Fundamental Skills of Kho-Kho
Class 6 · Physical Education and Well Being
5 ideas in Class 6 Physical Education and Well Being, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Kho-Kho Basics and Sitting
Part of: Game basics and chasing
Kho-kho tags opponents who dodge away, building speed, agility, leg strength and teamwork through defend-chase turns. Chasers sit balanced on toes with bridged hands leaning ahead at blocks on 14 by 24 metre sub-junior courts, drilling stance-frog-duck circuits.
Why it matters. Balanced seats launch chases. Measured courts host fair games.
Try it in two minutes
- Sit in kho stance.
- Hold twenty seconds.
- Frog-jump ten metres.
Try at home. Hold sitting stance daily.
Chasing and Giving Kho
Part of: Game basics and chasing
Chasers rise from stances leading left legs left and right legs right, running upright head-up swinging arms at focused defenders. Long whistles launch runs, short whistles seat players, fouling wrong moves. Kho taps teammates' backs shouting kho with a leg behind cross lanes, typed simple, early and late.
Why it matters. Led legs turn sharply. Timed transfers sustain chases.
Try it in two minutes
- Lead left leg left.
- Rise on long whistle.
- Tap-shout kho transfers.
Try at home. Practise whistle rises safely.
Running and Dodging
Part of: Running, dodging and turns
Straight running stands upright chest-head straight with hands parallel, accelerating from quick starts while eyes lock end-points. Shuttle runs restart on line touches or sideways drift. Defenders dodge leaning one way then running another with rapid pivots, while chasers vary pace to stun, scoring Move-to-Safety points per finisher.
Why it matters. Locked eyes hold lines. Leaning bodies lie beautifully.
Try it in two minutes
- Sprint ten metres straight.
- Lean left, run right.
- Burst speed suddenly.
Try at home. Practise straight-line sprints.
Zig-Zag and Pole Turn
Part of: Running, dodging and turns
Zig-zag running weaves straight and sidewards patterns, starting slow for footwork then quickening controlled, crossing feet laterally and reacting to random teacher cues. Pole turns plant inner feet, pivot bodies, swing free legs around and push off, drilled in 4-metre shuttle relays.
Why it matters. Slow weaves teach feet. Pivoted poles slingshot chases.
Try it in two minutes
- Walk one zig-zag slowly.
- Cross feet laterally.
- Pivot one pole turn.
Try at home. Weave cones in parks.
Covering, Chain and Fake Kho
Part of: Running, dodging and turns
Covering chases read defenders, walk straight lines and attack left-right on openings, drilled one-on-one and in cone-touch relays. Chains link barriers cornering runners from centre lines on hand-sound signals, handing off in nine-member sitting relays. Fake kho times misleading transfers seamlessly, crowned in Ace-of-the-fake's three-real-two-fake Pancham races.
Why it matters. Read runners, corner runners, fool runners — fairly.
Try it in two minutes
- Walk one straight chase.
- Link one chain barrier.
- Fake one transfer.
Try at home. Practise straight-line walks.
What your child will practise
- Chasing and Giving Kho: Mission Control Quest (Match It Up)
- Covering, Chain and Fake Kho: Ocean Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Kho-Kho Basics and Sitting: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Running and Dodging: Explorer'S Map Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Zig-Zag and Pole Turn: Candy Quest (Flip and Match)
- Quiz: Chasing and Giving Kho (8 questions)
- Quiz: Covering, Chain and Fake Kho (8 questions)
- Quiz: Kho-Kho Basics and Sitting (8 questions)
- Quiz: Running and Dodging (8 questions)