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Sepak Takraw. By: Harrison Andros. What is Sepak Takraw ?. Sepak Takraw is native to the Malay-Thai Penninsula . It is also known as kick volleyball. The earliest historical evidence dates this game back to the fifteenth century.
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SepakTakraw By: Harrison Andros
What is SepakTakraw? • SepakTakraw is native to the Malay-Thai Penninsula. • It is also known as kick volleyball. • The earliest historical evidence dates this game back to the fifteenth century. • It is known by several different names in several different countries but the rules are all similar. • Some examples of those names are: Takraw, ThuckThay, Chine Lone, Sipa and Footnis. • There are also several closely related games. • Volleyball is considered the most similar game to SepakTakraw, but there are many differences. • You use a rattan ball when playing. • Players can only use their feet, knees, chest and head to touch the ball.
The Rules • The rules and regulations vary by tournaments and regulations. • The game can be played with two or three player teams. Or regu and doubles regu. • The ball must be a sphere of either synthetic fiber or woven with twenty intersections and twelve holes.
The Rules Continued • The court size is similar to a badminton doubles court. 44 ft x 20ft • The net should be similar to a volleyball net. • It should be 1.52 m at the center (1.42 women) and 1.55 at the posts (1.45 women).
The Gameplay • Service: The team that has the first serve starts the first set. The team that wins the first serve chooses the next service. The serve must be thrown to a teamate(Tekong) who then kicks the ball over the net. The serve must start as soon as the referee calls the score. The serve must go over the net and stay inside the court boundaries. The server can not leave the ground while serving. • After the serve players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms.
The Gameplay Continued • Players may not break the plane of the net unless they are in the follow through of the ball. • Players can not play or volley the ball more than three times in succession. • Players may not contact the net in any way or fall into the opponents side of the court. • The ball may not touch any objects outside of the court (ex. walls or roof).
How to Score • An official match is won by winning 3 of 5 sets. • When a fault is made a point is awarded to the opponent. • The first team to score fifteen points with a minimum lead of two points wins the match. • In the event of a 14-14 tie the first team to gain a two point lead or reach seventeen points is the winner.
SepakTakraw Example • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aacBuHqQjxw
SepakTakraw: Sources • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_takraw