Sepak Takraw By: Carson Carroll

Sepak takraw introduction Sepak Takraw was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name itself comes from two languages. Sepak is "kick" in Malay, and Takraw is the "ball" in Thai. When it is born, It looked like Japanese "Kemari", and some became a circle, and a pole was kicked, and the number of times was being competed in. 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 game was unified into the present volleyball style with the addition of a net and the adoption of international rules.

Rules Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw Ball “Takraw” is Thai for “hand-woven ball”, and indeed each ball is meticulously woven by the workers at GAJAH EMAS, Malaysia, to provide a durable ball with a true round surface and accurate bounce performance. The varying appealing colors actually represent various levels of balls, with each higher level being a little heavier (better feel of the ball/control) and a little more tightly woven (springier bounce/faster game).

HOW TO PLAY SEPAK TAKRAW The court and the net height and size are identical to those used in badminton and each team has three players. The rules are very similar to those in volleyball, with the following five important exceptions. 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. Most people don't know very much about the game!

HOW TO SERVE 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 begins 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.

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