Sepak Takraw (Kick Volleyball) is a fast growing and popular sport in Asia. Called Takraw for short, it is a cross between soccer & volleyball, played on a badminton doubles sized court.
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A match is played between two teams, each with three players.
A three player team is also referred to as a "Regu".
Played in court 20' x 44' (13.4m x 6.1m) similar to doubles badminton court.
The net which divides the court stands 5' (1.52m) at the centre
and 5' 1" (1.55m) at the posts for men; 4' 8" (1.42m) at the centre
and 4' 9" (1.45m) at the posts for women.
Traditionally hand-woven, the Takraw ball is made of rattan stems or very hard
plastic. A ball weighs approximately 250 grams.
Two teams compete for higher scores by spiking a ball into the opponents court.
Each team gets three chances to kick, knee, shoulder or head the ball back to
the opposing team. Like in Volleyball there are passes, sets and spikes — but
the strokes must be made soccer style: no hands or arms allowed.
The same rules apply as for volleyball, with the following exeptions:
There's a discrepancy here. Some report the following:
A match is composed of 3 sets. The team scoring 15 points win a set. The
firstteam winning two sets wins the match. In any set, if both teams are tied,
13 to 13, the first team to score 13 points may choose to decide the set
through 5-point match. If the teams are tied at 14 to 14, the first team
to score 14 points may choose to decide the set through a 3-point match.
Meanwhile, this alternate scoring system has also been published;
Originated in South East Asia. Originally, the game was not played with
a net; villagers would enjoy standing in a circle kicking the ball around to
each other.
As far as historians can figure, the rattan ball in S. E. Asia dates back
some 500 years.
It is Malaysia’s national sport.
Sepak Takraw introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1998 Commonwealth
Games in Kuala Lumpar.
Has spread to over 20 countries world-wide.
Now a sport played at the South East Asian Games and at the Asian Games.
Played both indoors or outdoors, as a solo or group recreational activity.
Typically, the goal is to hit the ball consecutively as many times as
possible without using hands or arms.Teams
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