participate during the attack, out of which eight players sit on the boxes of the central lane. The players sit in the boxes alternately in such a way so as to face in opposite direction. . An active chaser gives a vocal signal ‘kho’ to the team’s own sitting player with a simple tap by palm on his/ her back and sits in their box.
It is a violation if the sitting player moves before the kho is completed. This violation of the sitting player is termed as ‘early kho’. . A chaser while chasing is not allowed to change the direction, but they can change the direction in rectangles known as free zones which are outside the poles.
. If a chaser touches the runner, the runner is given out. . The match consists of two innings.
Each team is given nine minutes for chasing (attack) and nine minutes for running (defend). . The running team is divided into three groups consisting of three players in each group. First group enters with the starting whistle and the second group enters when the players of first group are out and the game continues.
. A runner is also declared out if any part of his body touches outside the playing area or moves out of the playing area while defending himself. . A substitution can be made: a) for the runners team before giving the order of the runners to officials.
b) chasers can be substituted during the game any time. . After getting out, the runner should sit in the lobby accorded to his group. .
In a match, there are two umpires, one referee, one time keeper and one scorer. Specific exercises of warm-up and conditioning . Jogging, and running . Breath control exercises .
Dodging and Zig-Zag running . Bending and stretching exercises . Frog jump Fundamental skills of kho-kho . Types of giving Kho a) Simple Kho b) Beginners Kho c) Late Kho .
Method of chasing a) Left hand chase b) Right hand chase . Method of sitting a) Bullet/Bunch method b) Parallel method