Essay on Kabaddi
Introduction
Sports have an important place in our life, it is also important to play as much food as is necessary for our health. Sports fill our lives with joy and enthusiasm. Every child's childhood begins with playing games.
In ancient times, children loved to play outside. Sports are of two types, one indoor and one outdoor. Outdoor sports are those which are played in the open in the fields, in which kabaddi, kho-kho, football, hockey, cricket, running, pittu etc. are played. By playing these games, the body was exercised and the body remains healthy.
Games played on the grounds develop the ability to understand and think. By playing sports, the body remains strong and there is no laziness. This increases the importance of sports in our lives.
I like to play all sports but my favorite game is Kabaddi. I love playing kabaddi. Kabaddi is a popular game in our country, which has been played since the old times. I live in a small village, so the cheapest and best sport here is Kabaddi.
All my friends also like to play Kabaddi, we go to the playground every day and play this game. To play this game it is necessary to have energy in the body and at the same time it should also have more thinking ability.
We play kabaddi because we like it best and at the same time it helps in our physical and mental development. Every year in our school and college, kabaddi matches are held at the state and district level.
Playing this game also keeps our mind calm and the brain also works fast in our country, it has been played since ancient times, this game is played more in the village because there is no cost in it.
How to play Kabaddi -
A field is required to play kabaddi, whatever the field may be, whether it is of clay or a field with short grass.
To play kabaddi, there are 2 teams in which there are 7 - 7 players.
In this game, the field is divided into two equal halves, in which a line is formed between the two halves, both parts are also called "Pala" in the common language. It is tossed in whichever team wins the toss
The player of the day goes to the other team's court chanting kabaddi-kabaddi and if that player comes back to his court with a hand on a player from the other team, then that team gets 1 point and if that player If it is not able to do this, then the other team gets 1 point.
In this way, only the team that gets more points wins.
Both the kabaddi teams have 5-6 stoppers (players who are good at catching) and 4-5 riders (players who can touch and run).
There were no more rules for playing kabaddi in the olden times, but ever since the game has been made a part of the Asian Games, some rules have been made in it.
Rules of playing Kabaddi -
(1) To play kabaddi, 13 meters long and 10 meters wide grounds are required.
(2) Kabaddi field can be made of soil and grass.
(3) Two teams are required to play this game. Both teams have 7 - 7 players.
(4) The time duration of playing this game is 20 minutes. In these 20 minutes, the team that makes the most points is declared victorious.
(5) To play this game, like all other sports, the first toss is played, the team that wins the toss plays first.
(6) A player who plays kabaddi has to keep chanting the word kabaddi while going to the other team's court, if he forgets to say the word kabaddi or gets stuck while speaking then the player is dismissed.
(7) Even when the player goes out in Kabaddi field, the player is considered out.
(8) Kabaddi game is organized on the basis of age and weight.
History of Kabaddi -
Kabaddi games are mainly played in India and the countries around it, but ever since Kabaddi has been ranked in the Asian Games, the game has also been played in countries like Japan and Korea.
Kabaddi game is as famous in India as it is in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc. It is also a very famous sport. Kabaddi game is the national sport of Bangladesh. But it is believed that Kabaddi game originated in India.
The first World Cup of Kabaddi was played in the year 2004 and since then it has been played in 2007 and 2010 and 2012. This game has been played in the Asian Games since 1990, every time our Indian team has been victorious in it.
The Kabaddi World Cup was played in 2004, 2007, 2016. South Asian Games - was played in 2006, 2010, 2016.
In the Kabaddi Asia Cup 2017 and Dubai Kabaddi Masters 2018, our Indian team has been victorious every time in organizing these games, which is a world record.
Kabaddi is the best game played in the playing field. We all should play this game. Kabaddi game keeps our health good as well as teaches us to fight back from the troubles of life.