SEPAK TAKRAW

(Kick Volleyball)
 HISTORY
 Sepak Takraw originated in South East
Asia. Originally it was not played with a
net. Normally people would stand in a
circle and kick a ball to each other.
 The ball dates back 500 years ago.
 SYNOPSIS
 A match is played between two teams, each
with 3 players.
 A 3 player team is called a “REGU.”
 COURT

 Dimensions- 20’ x 44’, similar to badminton

courts.
The net stands 5’ at the center and 5’ 1” at the poles
for men. For women it is 4’8” at the center and
4’9” at the post.
 THE BALL
 Traditionally hand-
woven made of rattan
stems or very hard
plastic.
 It has 12 holes and 20
intersections.
 Circumference is no
less than 1’4.5”.
 Weight= 6 oz.
 Speed= 86.9 mph
 GAME PLAY
 2 teams compet for higher scores by spiking
a ball into the opponents court.
 3 chances to kick, knee, shoulder, or head
the ball across the net.
 3 passes, sets, spikes- but the strokes must
be made soccer style; no hands or arms.
 RULES
 1. NO hands
 2. Touch ball only 3 times
 3. Defense is not rotated.
 4. Net-in service
 THE 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 quater 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.
 SCORING
 3 sets for a match- best of 3
 Team scoring 15 points wins a set. If both
teams are tied 13-13, the first team that
scored 13 first may choose to decide the set
through a 5 point match or if its 14-14 the
decided match will go to a 3 point match.
 SCORING
 1. When either serving side or receiving
side commits a fault, a point and the next
service is awarded to the opposing side.
 2. The match is played in 2 sets with a 2-
min. rest in between.
 DRESS
 Men- shorts, jerseys
or t-shirts, and sport
shoes.
 Women- shorts to
knees and a round
neck t-shirt w/sleeves.
 Information
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 Images-
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