Sports for Life

 BASKETBALL Basketball has always been a key part of Indian sports  culture. One of the most popular sports which is played regularly in schools and colleges, it is strange to see the lack of involvement of Indian basketball players on the international stage. It was i nvented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher  James Naismith  in  Springfield ,  Massachusetts ,  United States , basketball has evolved to become one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.  The  National Basketball Association  (NBA) is the most significant  professional basketball  league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition. Basketball  is a  team sport  in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular  court , compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball,  of  shooting  a  basketball  (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in

   KHO - KHO ( also known as "GAME OF HUNTING"  ) Kho Kho  is a popular tag game invented in Maharashtra, India. It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field who sit on their knees (Chasing Team), and 3 extra (Defending Team) who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team. It is one of the two most popular traditional tag games in the Indian subcontinent the other being Kabaddi. The sport is widely played across South Asia and has a strong presence in South Africa and England. Kho-kho is a traditional Indian sport, that is one of the oldest outdoor sports, dating back to ancient India. It is played most often by school children in India and Pakistan and is a competitive game.  Kho Kho is a game  played by 11 players per side in which only 9 players are allowed to play in the field. The game is more popular in the Asian Sub Continent, especially in countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.  Surprisin

KABADDI (a game of strength and trick) Kabaddi is a team sport which is being played between two teams of seven players in each team. The modern version of the kabaddi was founded in Maharashtra. Kabaddi has received International exposure in 1936 Olympics, demonstrated by India. The game Kabaddi was introduced in Indian Games in Calcutta 1938. Kabaddi is popularized by Sundar Ram of India in Japan, when he toured on behalf of Asian Amatruer Kabaddi Federation.  As we all know that Kabaddi is a team sport. Two teams are on opposite side of the same field. They used to send one raider into the opponents half. This is basically done to gain a point, if the raider touches the opponent teams any player and come to his court safely then the person raider has touched will be out. And for gaining more and more point for their team one has to tackle the member of the opposing team. He used to hold his breadth and chants the word "Kabaddi" during the whole raid. It will

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams are required with six member in each team is required and both the teams are separated by a net in between. Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court under the rules of the game. It has been a part of the official game of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.  The volleyball is originally called "Mintonette", the game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G Morgan. However, later Alfred Halstead  renamed it to volleyball as because the game was to volley the ball back and forth over the net. Some of the basic Volleyball Rules: There should be six players in each team in side of the net. In the front row there are three players and in the back row there are three players. There should be maximum of three hits per side at a time. Points are being made on every serve for winning team who gets the point (rally-point scoring). One player cannot hit

HOCKEY- National Game of India Hockey is the national game of India. India has won lots of gold medals in Hockey. Till now India has won Gold Medals in hockey which is 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980 Olympics.  Hockey is normally played on grass field or an indoor stadium. Hockey is basically a ball and a stick game (stick is made up of wood). Hockey is often played at schools in UK but its origins are unclear. Later we have seen that another hockey category came which is ice hockey which was developed in Canada. It was found that its origin is in Indian Punjabi's game "Khido Khundi". The Sports Ministry confirmed that it had not declared any sports or game as the national game. This is why hockey has so long been known as national game of India.. The Indian Hockey team won Six Olympic Gold Medals from 1928  to 1956 and 11 untill 1980. Hockey was invented in the beginning in Nova Scotia in the early 1800s, now a days hockey began to evolv

FOOTBALL ( A game which you can play anywhere and anytime ) Football: Football is a team Sport which is basically kicking a ball to score a goal. Football is also known as association football or soccer, game in which there are two teams, each team is carrying 11 players. You have to play the game by using any part of your body but except the hands and arms and while playing the game the main aim is to kick the ball in oppositions goal. The famous game right after cricket is football and also loved by most of the youngsters. Actually it has been seen that some of the youngsters don't like cricket and they are die heart fan of football. So basically in this game of football no one is allowed to hold the ball with their hand. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball with his hand to stop the ball from opposition but he has to be inside the penalty area, if he comes outside the penalty area and holds the ball then there is a foul. The simple rule of the game is t