TERMINOLOGY
Block: Blocking is a defensive skill used to counter a spike coming from close to the net. Block is usually made by jumping in the air and raising a leg and/or back to divert the ball back into the opponents court. A block counts as one contact.
Center Line: Divides the length of the playing court into two equal halves.
Dig: The act of fielding hard hit ball successfully, usually a spike or block, to regain control.
i.e. The Dig by Thailand came at crucial point in the game..
Dink: A soft hit ball -usually either a "dink serve" or a "dink spike" Fault: A violation of one of the rules of the game.
Feeder: Person who "sets" the ball to the "spiker".
First Ball: Term used to describe receiving the serve by the opposing team.
Killer: Same as Spiker. Common in international terminology.
Quarter Circle: Place on court where the serving team's forwards (left inside and right inside
players) must remain until the ball has been kicked by the server or back player.
Regu: Malaysian word for team. In takraw, a team of 4 players (3 starters plus 1 reserve) is
known as a "Regu" and a squad of 3 "Regu's is known as a "Team".
Roll Spike: Spike in which the player jumps with his back to the net, rotates in the air and
kicks the ball over the opposite shoulder from the kicking foot with a flip like motion. Th most dramatic and famous move in the game!
Service Over: When the serving team fails to return the ball over the net or commits a fault
or foul. The opposing team becomes the serving team but a point is not awarded to either
team. USA also uses the same term as volleyball - "Side Out".
Serving Circle: Circle of 1 foot radius located in both halves of the court. The server is
required to have one foot touching the ground inside the serving circle during a serve.
Set (1): A period of play which is concluded when one team reaches 15 points. Matches
consists of the best of three sets.
Set (2): A high pass by one player to a team-mate or to self to enable a spike.
Service: The act of putting the ball into play by the back player.
Service (Hand) Toss: A hand throw of the ball by one of the forward "inside" players to the
"back" who must kick the ball into play in one try.
Spike: A powerfully hit shot directed into the opponents half of the court by the foot or head.
Sunback Spike: Spike in which the player jumps with his back to the net and kicks the ball
over the same shoulder as the kicking foot. In soccer this is known as a "bicycle kick" or
"bike" for short.
BY A.G.S
Sepak Takraw, otherwise known as kick volleyball, is a native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula. Sepak Takraw is played worldwide but is more popular in the eastern and southern Asia countries.
Malaysia
soccerites
As I've seen in other websites, "Sepak Takraw" is the term used in the country "Malaysia" while "Sipa" is term used in the Philippines. I'm not sure with the other countries what they call to that sport. :)
sepak takyaw is actually likened to volleyball...
Check out the links
kyutness :))
are you kidding me.there are fans.
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sepak takraw
Wilmar illut
during the 15th century