Sports Rules
Exam focus
Sports Rules checks your knowledge of current playing rules in games prescribed for Maharashtra schools: cricket, kabaddi, kho-kho, volleyball, football, basketball, badminton, and athletics. Expect scoring, restart procedures, fouls, and officials.
Rule points to secure
- Cricket: an over has six legal balls; a no-ball gives a run and a free hit in limited-overs play; LBW depends on pitch, impact, and wicket line, not just hitting the pads.
- Kabaddi: a raider must chant kabaddi continuously; a raid ends on return, tackle, or timeout; the bonus line is behind the baulk line; lona is when all opponents are out.
- Volleyball: three touches allowed before return; a block does not count as a team touch; rotation is clockwise after winning serve.
- Football: offside applies to a player in the opponent half, ahead of the last defender and ball, when the ball is played; a penalty is 11 m from goal.
- Badminton: rally scoring to 21; win by two clear points, cap at 30; change ends after each game.
Worked example
In badminton the score is 20–20. A player wins the next rally: the score becomes 21–20, but the game continues because a two-point lead is required. If the score reaches 29–29, the next point wins at 30. Reasoning: the 21-point rule is not first-to-21; the two-point margin and 30 cap decide the game.
Traps
- Applying first-to-21 without the two-point margin.
- Saying a block counts as one of the three volleyball touches.
- Giving offside for any player ahead of the ball; the opponent half and active play matter.
- Mixing kabaddi baulk line and bonus line.