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What should I know?

Time is important, past is experiences, and history is unforgettable. Would you like to
travel on the past and know the unforgettable history of Sepak Takraw? By knowing it, you will
encounter how Sepak Takraw is being developed, how it is being popular in the different countries
and what are the different names before they called it “Sepak Takraw”. Are you ready to know
everything in Sepak Takraw? Let’ Go!

Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
A. acquire knowledge on the history of Sepak Takraw;
B. identify the different names of Sepak Takraw in the different countries; and
C. trace the origin of Sepak Takraw.

Preliminary Activity

Instructions:

1. Watch these Video Clips on YouTube. It covers the Introduction of Sepak Takraw.

 https://youtu.be/Dw7Z9oASHeE
 https://youtu.be/b8Nmlf_hmOw
2. List all the terms and terminologies used in Sepak Takraw based on the Video clip.
Write it on the box.

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What is Sepak Takraw?

Sepak Takraw is a foot volleyball game where players touch as well as handle the ball
using only their feet, knee, chest and head. The rules and regulations of the game are very much
similar to that of volleyball. A very popular game around Southeast Asia, the game is played using
a rattan or synthetic ball. Since 1990, Sepak Takraw is also included in Asian games.

Similar to volleyball, here also two teams of players try to control the ball by touching it
using only their feet, chest, knee or head and try to kick the ball past the net to the opposition
side. Failing to kicking the ball past the net results in a point to the opposition and the first team
scoring the maximum point is declared winner.

History of Sepak Takraw

Sepak Takraw was originated in Malaysia

around 500 years ago. In the 15th century,
it was mostly played by the royal court.
Around 16th century, the game was
spread across Indonesia, where people
called it Sepak Raga. By 1940, the net
version of the game was spread across
Southeast Asia and formal rules and regulations were formed for the game.

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An agreement was subsequently
arrived at and it was decided that the
sports would be known as “Sepak
Takraw”. Sepak means kick in Malay
“Takraw” means ball in Thai word. Almost
every nation that played this game knew
it by different names. In Malaysia,
Singapore and Brunei, it’s called “Sepak
Raga”, whereas in Thailand commonly
known as “Takraw”. The same game goes
by the name of “sipa” in the Philippines,
“da cau” in Vietnam, “rago” in Indonesia,
“kator” in Laos and “chin lone or chin loong” in Myanmar.

The first official Sepak Takraw competition was held at a swim club on May 16th, 1945 in
Penang where teams mostly from various villages of Penang participated in it. During that period,
the game used to be called Sepak Raga Jaring. Slowly the game spread across Southeast Asia
and around 1950s, it was played in almost every school.

The Malaysian Sepak Raga Federation was founded in 1960 at Penang and in 1965 it was
included in South East Asia Peninsular Games. It was then formally named as Sepak Takraw and
in 1965 the Asian Sepak Takraw Federation (ASTAF) was founded as the governing committee of
the sports. In 1992, the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) was formed as the world
governing body of the game.

Participating Countries Even though Sepak Takraw is quite popular in Southeast Asian
countries, its popularity is also spreading in other parts of the world including European as well
as American countries. In Los Angeles, there is already a Sepak Takraw community which is
familiarizing the game around the country. In Canada also, the game has experienced widespread
popularity.

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Name:__________________________________ Date:____________
Course and Section: _______________________ Score: ___________

Activity 1: “Place Hunt!”

Instruction: “Place Hunt” is like a “Word Hunt”. On this activity, identify the different countries
and names of Sepak Takraw you know on the grids. Locate all the letters to form
a word.

GRID 1: COUNTRIES GRID 2: NAMES

P E R Y D K H F H J L E S E P A K R A G A P
S H D V I E T N A M G S I P A A S D F G H J
A D I A S G A A S B E R A S D F G H J K L Z
F G G L S J K L D R R F X C T A K R A W Z X
A T H A I L A N D U O G Q W E R T Y U I O P
D G H J A P A N D N P H R A G O Y Y E W R Y
L A O S S F P S S E A J D A C A U Q W E R T
S M A L A Y S I A I G K W E R Y K A T O R Q
D F G R T U V D N A N L A S D F G H J K L Q
M Y A N M A R A S E I C H I N L O N E U I P
I N D O N E S I A A S A A S W E R T Y U I O

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Activity 2: “Match Me”

Direction: Choose the correct names of Sepak Takraw on their respective countries.

COUNTRIES/PLACES NAMES OF SEPAK TAKRAW

___________1. BRUNEI a. sepak takraw
___________2. INDONESIA b. sepak raga
___________3. LAOS c. chinlone
___________4. MALAYSIA d. sipa
___________5. MYANMAR e. da cau
___________6. PHILIPPINES f. rago
___________7. SINGAPORE g. kator
___________8. THAILAND h. Takraw
___________9. VIETNAM
___________10. JAPAN

Activity 3: “Answer Me!”

Direction: Identify and answer correctly the corresponding questions.

1. What is first name of Governing Body of Sepak Takraw?

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2. What is ISTAF stands for?

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3. When does Sepak Takraw included in the Southeast Asian Games?

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4. When does the first official Sepak Takraw competition?

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5. What are the sports game similar to Sepak Takraw?

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Directions: Answer the following questions. Be guided on the rubrics.

Rubrics

Areas of 4pts. 3pts 2pts 1pt.

Assessment
Ideas Presents ideas in an Presents ideas in a Ideas are too general Ideas are vague or
original manner consistent manner unclear
Organization Strong and organized Organized beg/mid/end Some organization; No organization; lack
beg/mid/end attempt at a beg/mid/end beg/mid/end
Understanding Writing shows strong Writing shows a clear Writing shows adequate Writing shows little
understanding understanding understanding understanding

1. What have you learned about the history of Sepak Takraw?

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2. Why do you need to learn the History of Sepak Takraw?

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References:

Sepak Takraw- Tutorialspoint-www.tutorialspoint.com

Takraw Guide-takraw.webark.org

https://youtu.be/Dw7Z9oASHeE

https://youtu.be/b8Nmlf_hmOw

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