and can be constructed either outdoor or indoor. In outdoor spaces, it should be made on a levelled clay surface and synthetic or wooden surface should be used when playing indoors. Table : Basics of Kho-Kho Terms Units Shape of the playfield Rectangular Total area including lobbies 32m × 21m Dimensions of the playfield 27m × 16m (Men/Women and Junior Boys/ Girls) 23m × 14m (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Free Zone .5m × 16m (Men/Women and Junior Boys/Girls) .5m × 14m (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Centre Lane 24m (Men/Women and Junior Boys/Girls) 20m (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Do You Know? Practice of Kho-Kho helps to develop coordinative abilities more than other games.
Terms Units Cross Lane 35cm × 30cm (Men/Women and Junior Boys/Girls) 30cm × 30cm (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Distance: Pole to first Cross lane .55m (Men/Women and Junior Boys/ Girls) .15m (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Distance between two chasters block .30m (Men/Women and Junior Boys/ Girls) .90m (Sub Junior Boys/Girls) Number of innings in Kho- Kho for each team (total turns of minutes each) Duration of the interval minutes (after first inning for both teams) Time interval between team turns including interval time minutes ( + + + + + + ) = minutes Dimensions of the pole (Height) .20m to .25m Diameter of the pole 9cm to 10cm Number of players playing members and extra players Officials Umpires, Referee, Time Keeper, Scorer Fig. . : Specifications of kho-kho playground (men/women) Equipment For the construction and playing Kho-Kho, the following equipment are required— . Posts (Two Wooden Poles) .
Cord (for field marking only) . Steel measuring tape (for field marking) . Lime powder (for field marking) . Stopwatch .
Score sheet . Large score board (score indicator) . Time indicating Plates ( mm × cm) General rules and regulations . Each team consists of players.
Nine players play the game. . On the basis of the toss, the captain chooses running (defending) or chasing (attacking). .
Nine players of the chasing team