Types of Sports.

Rules for Kho- Kho

Chaser.
The players who sit inside the squares are known as chasers. An attacker ( an active chaser) is a player who runs after the players of the opposite side (known as runners) with a view to tag and to touch them.

Runners.
The players of the other side other than the chasers side are known as runners. The runners who are inside the squares, limits for their turn of running are known as defenders.

To give Kho.
To give kho perfect manner, an active chaser should touch the sitting chaser by hand from behind and say only the word ‘KHO’ loudly and clearly. The feet of an active chaser should not go beyond the cross lane.

Foul.
If a sitting chaser or an active chaser violates or commits to break of any rule, it is known as a foul. A foul is to be declared by a continuous ’short’ whistle unless the foul is been corrected.

To take a direction.
If an active chaser goes from one post line to the other and after getting a kho, if he goes towards a particular post line, then he is said to have taken a direction.

Shoulder line.
An imaginary line running through the centres of the shoulders of the player is known as shoulder line.

To recede.
While going in a particular direction, when an active chaser touches the ground which the player had already covered, then the player is said to have receded.

To leave the rectangle.
When an active chaser leaves his contact of his feet with the rectangle and get to comes in contact with the ground between the post lines, then he is said to have left the rectangle (or Free zone).

To reach the rectangle.
When an active chaser leaves his contact of his feet with the ground and between the post lines and comes in contact with the ground of the rectangle, then he is said to have reached to the rectangle.

Out of limits.
If a defender loses his contact of the ground within the limits of the ground and comes in contact with the ground outside the limits, then he is said to have gone out of limits.