Hold Neck In Kabaddi: A lot of people often ask whether they can hold their neck in Kabaddi. Is it allowed in professional games such as the Pro Kabaddi League? As we all know holding the neck of a player can be a very dangerous situation, so that is why there are some rules created for it. To know whether it is allowed or not, read this blog till the last.
Can We Hold Neck In Kabaddi?
No one is allowed to hold a neck in Kabaddi. A raider may not be grabbed or held by his clothes, hair, or any other art of his body other than his limbs and torso. Holding a player by the neck can be very dangerous as it can risk their life.
Also read: Can We Push In Kabaddi?
Basics of Kabaddi
- The toss will happen between both of the teams and the team who will win the toss will decide whether they want to raid first or defend first.
- If your team goes first, send a raider across the midline.
- In this game, the teams take turns sending players known as raiders. The raider will go across the midline to the other team’s side of the court. The raider have a duty of tagging members of the other team and then run back to his side in 30 seconds.
- Each player the raider will touch equal one point for his team if he makes it back safely.
- On the other hand, if your team is being raided, so you and the other three players in play are anti-raiders. You aim is to keep the raider from tagging you and crossing back over the midline.
- You can do this eariledy by running away from him until he runs out of breath.
- Take turns alternating between raiding and defending, as the two teams alternate between raiding and defending for two halves of twenty minutes each.
- After the halftime, both of the teams will switch sides of the court.
