Mark your space
Mark it once. Every card in kho-kho starts from this space and adds what it needs.
The space
An open, flat, clean surface; a central lane about 3 m wide with eight squares and a pole at each end; at home a line of cones for the lane and a bottle as each pole. Court and team sizes by age: ask the school or club. A full team has 12 players, 9 of them on the court at a time.
Where it fits: lane, terrace (stance and sitting work), park, school ground, village ground.
Mark in this order
- The central lane (a line of cones or chalk)
- Two poles (bottles)
- Cross lanes if the space allows
Chalk or tape is enough. Tick each mark as you make it.
Practice kit first
Cones, bottles, chalk; light footwear or bare feet on soft ground; no sharp objects.
Safety
Land on the thigh supported by the hands and then the abdomen after a dive; no pushing when giving kho; keep the surface clear.
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