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.
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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.
5. 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.
ARE YOU READY TO PALY?
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