Are you familiar with a native game called “Sepak takraw”? Sepak takraw is a malaysian term for kick volleyball. We also called it here as “Sipa”. Sipa or Sepak Takraw is the Phillippines National Sport. It is a native Southeast Asian Sport that is originated from Malaysia and we used to play it in school during my elementary days. Resembling volleyball, except that it uses a rattan ball and only allows players to use their feet, knee, chest and head to touch the ball.
Rules:
Now here’s how the game works.
- Measurements of court and equipment often vary among tournaments and organizations that operate from a recreational to a competitive level; international competitive rules and regulation are used in this section.
- The sepak takraw sport is played on a similar to badminton double sized court
- The net shall be made of fine ordinary cord or nylon with 6 mm to 8 mm mesh. Similar to a volleyball net.
- The sepak takraw ball shall be spherical in shape, made of synthetic fiber or one woven layer.
- A match is played by two regus (teams), each consisting of three players.
One of the three players shall be at the back; he is called a “Tekong”. The other two players shall be in front, one on the left and the other on the right. The player on the left is called a “Left Inside” and the player on the right is called a “Right Inside”.
- he winning point for a set is 21 points, unless the point is tied at 20–20, the set shall be decided on a difference of two points, up to a ceiling of 25 points. When the score is tied at 20–20, the referee announces “Setting up to 25 points”.