Sepak Takraw was originated in ____ around 500 years ago.
Malaysia
Around 16th century, the game was spread across Indonesia, where people called it ____
Sepak Raga
The first official Sepak Takraw competition was held at a _____ on May 16th, 1945 in Penang
Swim Club
The first official Sepak Takraw competition was held at a swim club on May 16th, 1945 in ____
Penang
Center Line
The central line is of 0.02 metre drawn in the middle of the court, dividing it into two equal halves.
Quarter Circles
At each side of the central line corners, quarter circles with a radius of 3 feet are drawn.
Service circle
Each half has a service circle from where the server serves the ball. Each of them has a radius of around 1 foot and the centre of each circle is 8 feet from the back lines and 10 feet from the side lines.
Ball
Considered as the most essential equipment of the game
170-180 gram
the ball has a maximum weight of ___ for men
150-160 grams
the ball has a maximum weight of ___ for women
1.42 meters, 1.52 meters
The height of the net should be ____ from the centre of the court for women and ___ for men.
Regu
Three players on each side
Double Regu
Each team has two players
Server or Tekong
The main job of the ____ is to serve the ball.
striker or killer
The _____ is responsible for executing the volleys in to opponent side with high speed.
Feeder
The third type of player is the ____, who has the maximum control over the ball during the match. He is the most agile and responsive player in the team.
3 sets
The winner is determined by best of ____
Inside Kick
is the most basic form of kick performed by Sepak takraw players. It is mostly used to control the ball.
Inside Kick
To perform this shot, players usually have to stand with their feet apart and then while bending their supporting leg a little, they need to hit the ball in upward direction using the inside of the other leg.
Outside Kick
This shot mostly used as a part of defense in order to propel the ball move upward.
Outside Kick
To perform this shot, the player needs to bend his supportive leg a little while he needs to make the contact with the ball using the outside of his playing leg. The knee of the playing leg turns inward and makes a right angle with the leg while performing the shot.
Knee Kick
Is mostly a defensive shot and performed mostly
while defending a serve from the opponent side.
Knee Kick
Here the player actually uses the thigh just above the knee. During the shot, the players try to raise his knee as high as possible.
Header
in this game is played using the forehead to hit the ball and make it fly
Header
This shot is mostly performed when the ball height is too much for performing a shot using their legs. This shot is played both as a serving as well as striking shot.
horse kick serve
A difficult shot to perform, the ___requires players to have a high degree of flexibility in order to perform the shot
horse kick serve
It is usually a high kick used to hit the ball as high as the player wants. Here the player needs to perform a high kick and for that he needs to use his foot to hit the ball in backward direction over his shoulder or head.
Sunback Spike
This shot is very much similar to that of horse kick serve
Sunback Spike
The only difference is that the shot is performed in a jump. Here the player needs to jump on one leg while using the other leg to hit the ball while still in air. Here the player needs to hit the ball in backward direction over his shoulders or head before finishing the kick and touching the ground.
Roll Spike
One of the toughest and most stylish shot, here the player first need to jump using one leg and while being airborne, he needs to flip in the direction in which he wants the ball to go. He usually needs to kick the ball backward over the opposite shoulders and the kick has to happen before the player touches the ground.