3. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF
THE GAME.
KHO-KHO
KHO-KHO IS A TRADITIONAL INDIAN SPORT, THAT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST
OUTDOOR SPORTS, DATING BACK TO ANCIENT INDIA. IT IS PLAYED BY TWO
TEAMS OF 12 NOMINATED PLAYERS OUT OF FIFTEEN, OF WHICH NINE ENTER THE
FIELD WHO SIT ON THEIR KNEES, AND 3 EXTRA WHO TRY TO AVOID BEING
TOUCHED BY MEMBERS OF THE OTHER OPPOSING TEAM.KHO
4. NUMBER OF PLAYERS
• 12 PLAYERS
• THE GAME OF KHO KHO IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TRADITIONAL TAG GAMES OF
INDIA. IT IS A TEAM GAME. A TEAM CONSISTS OF 12 PLAYERS, ONE COACH, ONE
MANAGER AND OTHER SUPPORTING STAFF.
5. TOURNAMENT
• NATIONAL KHO-KHO CHAMPIONSHIP.
• NEHRU GOLD CUP.
• FEDERATION CUP. DOMESTIC SEASONS AND TOURNAMENTS ARE ; NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP. JUNIOR NATIONAL. SUB JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP. MINI SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP. PRIMARY MINI SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIP. NATIONAL WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
6. NAME THE EQUIPMENT
• THE EQUIPMENT USED IN KHO KHO ARE POLES/POST, STRINGS, METALLIC
MEASURING TAPE, LIME POWDER, WIRE NAILS, TWO WATCHES, TYPES OF RINGS
HAVING INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF 28.25 AND 31.4 CM, SCORE SHOTS (LIKE A
WHISTLE, FOR INSTANCE), AND EQUIPMENT TO RECORD THE RESULTS.
8. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE GAME
• FOOTBALL
• MODERN FOOTBALL ORIGINATED IN BRITAIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY. THOUGH
“FOLK FOOTBALL” HAD BEEN PLAYED SINCE MEDIEVAL TIMES WITH VARYING
RULES, THE GAME BEGAN TO BE STANDARDIZED WHEN IT WAS TAKEN UP AS A
WINTER GAME AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
9. NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN A TEAM.
• ELEVEN PLAYERS
• A MATCH IS PLAYED BY TWO TEAMS, EACH WITH A MAXIMUM OF ELEVEN
PLAYERS; ONE MUST BE THE GOALKEEPER. A MATCH MAY NOT START OR
CONTINUE IF EITHER TEAM HAS FEWER THAN SEVEN PLAYERS.
10. TOURNAMENT
• THE UEFA EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, LESS FORMALLY, THE
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP AND INFORMALLY AS THE EUROS, IS THE PRIMARY
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL COMPETITION CONTESTED BY THE SENIOR MEN'S
NATIONAL TEAMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATIONS, DETERMINING THE CONTINENTAL CHAMPION OF EUROPE.
11. NAME THE EQUIPMENT USED IN THE GAME
• BASIC EQUIPMENT WORN BY MOST FOOTBALL PLAYERS INCLUDE HELMET,
SHOULDER PADS, GLOVES, SHOES, AND THIGH AND KNEE PADS, A
MOUTHGUARD, AND A JOCKSTRAP OR COMPRESSION SHORTS WITH OR
WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE CUP.