This version of the traditional game Kabbadi was introduced to our troop by the most fantastic leader, Lol Olley. The sort of guy who could rustle up an evening with nothing much and always had a briefcase packed with things to make the magic happen…
Without further ado, here’s the game, still popular more than 15 years later…
- 8-12 players per team. Two teams (both with equal numbers and sizes).
- Alternate sides raid
- Single person raiders
- Defenders can hold hands
- Room divided into quarters longways (i.e. 4 X rectangles)
- Defenders to stay in home quarter until raider is in their half
- Raider has to tag a defender in his home 1/2 and get back to his home quarter without breathing in
- A raider has to emit a noise whilst breathing out
- Defenders can stop a raider by making him breath in (no body harm) before he gets back to his home quarter
- Defender pushing a raider out of court is a foul
- Raider going out of court is out of the game
- Raider who breathes in before returning home is out of the game.
Kabbadi has sometimes been spelt Kabadi or even Kabaddi. Lol used to love the fact that Kabbadi was shown on TV in the UK on terrestrial channels. I never saw it but always very fierce I am told!
haha this reminds me of my youth, never thought id see kabaddi on a scout trip tho. sounds like lol olley was a legend of a leader. gotta say, never seen it on the tv myself, wonder how brutal it looked to viewers at home.
Right? Kabaddi on telly must’ve been mad. Wish I caught some of those matches, sounded intense!
it was pretty intense, not gonna lie. they shud bring it back, would love to see more of it.
sounds cool but who is lol olley? and how do u even play kabaddi? never heard of it before.
love hearing stories like this! kabaddi is such a cool game, awesome to see it getting some love here.
Brings back memories, I do. Used to watch Kabaddi on the box back in the day with me old Dad. Different times, they were.
kabaddi on tv, how thrilling. bet it has more viewers than the news. wonder if they do reruns for the fans, all three of them.
awesome idea to introduce kabaddi to the troop. always lookin for new games to try, this might just be the next on my list!
neat story, but im kinda curious, how do you score in kabaddi? like, what’s the goal?
It’s about tagging opponents without getting caught and making it back to your side. Simple but intense!
Actually, Kabbadi was pretty popular on TV for a while. Surprising, I know. These days not so much, but everything comes back around, doesn’t it?
Reading this took me straight back to my childhood! Never played Kabaddi but love the idea of it being part of scouting. The good old days, eh?
kabaddi on tv really? seems a bit far fetched to me. cant imagine it being that exciting to watch or even play.