Longship Scout Group

Two teams play against each other by touching or capturing players of the opponent team. The two teams fight for higher scores using defense & attack alternately.
Each team consists of 12 players - seven of which are on court and five are reserve.
The game is played in two halves of 20 minutes each with a five minutes break for change of sides.
The side winning the toss sends a "raider" to the opponents half who chants the words "kabaddi - kabaddi". The raider has to touch the players on the opposite side who are declared out and return in one breath.
The opposite team tries to hold the raider and prevents him from entering his own court. In case the raider fails to hold his breath he is declared out.
Both the teams alternately send players into the opponents court. Any player going out of the boundary line is declared out, except during struggle.
Three forms of Kabaddi are recognized in India:
Sanjeevani
Gaminee
Amar
"Sanjeevani" is played under Kabaddi Federation of India and is governed by its rules & regulations. In Sanjeevani, one player is pitted against one player of the opposite team i.e one-out, one-in basis. The duration of players, dimension of court etc. have been fixed by KFI.
In "Gaminee" form of Kabaddi, there is no revival. The game ends once the players are out. However, there is no time limit in this.
In "Amar" version, when a player is touched, he stays back in the game, but a point is awarded to the team that touches him and vice versa. However, this game is played with a time limit.
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