SEPAK TAKRAW Sepak means “kick” in Malay and Takraw means “ball” in Thai

HISTORY  Sepal Takraw was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago.  It looks very similar to the Japanese traditional game, "kemari" where the players form a loose circle and the number of times the ball is kicked before it touches the ground is counted.  In 1965 the net was added and international rules and guidelines were made.

PICTURES OF GAMEPLAY AND EQUIPMENT Takraw “ball” Pictures of me and my teammates(Worlds1999) Shoes created for Sepak Takraw

COURT LAY OUT AND DIMENSIONS

RULES  The use of hands is not permitted.  Each player may touch the ball only once before it is kicked over the net.  There is no rotation in the defense position.  It becomes a score (net in) even if the ball touches the net before falling into the companion court.

RULE CONT.  The player who kicks a serve surely puts a leg (shaft foot) in the service circle, and takes a toss from the player who went into the quoter circle (the semicircle of a radius 90 cm done around the contact point of the center line and the sideline), and kicks the ball.  When a game bigins by one serve, a ball can be touched by the attack of one time to three times. You can use a head, a back, legs, and anywhere except for the arm from the shoulder to the point of the finger.

RULES CONT.  The team which scored two sets out of three sets first get the victory in the game. Each sets consist of 15 points. Only 6 points of the third set are systems.

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