Kho Kho
PLAYERS
12 per team (24 total, 9 active per side)
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
- A rectangular field with two poles at either end
MEASUREMENTS
Field roughly 27m x 16m, with two poles at each end about 30cm tall.
HOW TO PLAY
1
One team sits in a row of alternating facing directions across the middle of the field; the other team sends out three runners to be chased.
2
One seated "chaser" stands and pursues a runner, only able to change direction by tagging a seated teammate and shouting "kho" to swap into their spot facing the other way.
3
Runners try to avoid being tagged, using the field's boundaries and the pole turns to change direction quickly.
4
A tagged runner is out; the round continues until all three runners from that turn are tagged or time runs out.
5
Teams switch between chasing and running after each turn, and points are tallied from tag efficiency and time survived.