Wrist pull and the train
Ready when: Touch kabaddi (b3) started.
What you are learning
The chain: three or four defenders holding hands, or a bib between them, moving together, low with the knees bent, to close in on a raider without the chain breaking. Defenders who move as one are hard to escape.
Words on this card Raid, Defender, Midline, Chain, Corner
- Raid
- A raid is one attacking turn; the raider is the player who goes into the other half.
- Defender
- A player in the half being raided.
- Midline
- The line across the middle of the court. The raider must get back over it.
- Chain
- Two or more defenders holding hands and moving together to trap the raider.
- Corner
- Defending positions. Corners stand at the ends and start tackles; ins stand next to them and protect them; covers stand next and are all-rounders; the centre is in the middle.
Show it first for the one teaching
- Three players hold hands in a line, knees bent, low.
- They step sideways and forward together, never letting go.
- They curve the line round a walking raider in a marked box.
Your part while they practise
Match partners by size; stop if anyone is hurt.
Step by step
- The chain: three or four defenders hold hands, or each holds a bib between them.
- Move together, low, knees bent.
- Close in on a walking raider in a marked box without the chain breaking.
- Then the raider jogs.
How much: 5 tries, then 2 games 8 min a session once a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Chain tag
The chain catches the others one by one; each caught player joins the chain.
Who plays: 4 to 8 players of equal size; the chain against the runners.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- Two players hold hands as the chain; the others run inside the circle
- The chain tags a runner with a free hand; that runner joins the chain
- The last runner caught wins and starts the next chain
- Fair play
- A grown-up runs only with small steps.
- Points
- 1 point for each runner the chain catches (shared by the chain); the last runner scores 3 points.
- Fouls
- The tag does not count
- The chain breaks
- Pulling or grabbing a runner instead of tagging
- A runner leaving the circle (that runner is caught)
- Winning
- The most points after 3 games.
- 2 points for 1 star
- 4 points for 2 stars
- 6 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
A slow pull.
Teams of four.
What you will see, and what to say
- the chain stands tall
Knees bent, stay low
Low is strong. - the chain breaks
Hold tight, move together
Watch the end player.
Self-check
The train keeps its hold in 3 of 5 tries.
Stop and get a coach when
Wrist or elbow pain.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains grip, teamwork.
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