Sepak Takraw (Kick Volleyball)
Sepak Takraw is a net game played mostly in countries in Southeast Asia region. It is similar to volleyball but played mostly with your feet, thus the name "kick volleyball". Players may also use any parts of their body except arms and hands (similar to soccer). I also like to compare some of the skills used to hacky sack. Here is a good introductory video from the official website. Here is video of my students playing with some modifications. Here is a link to some officials rules with some official terminology. For PE purposes, we modify the rules and equipment quite a bit to allow for greater success. Here are some of the modifications I make: 1. Ball: While I do have the official sepak takraw balls. I have found that a very small amount of my students will master the skills needed to use it. The official balls are plastic and do travel quickly. Therefore, we use 5 1/2 inch foam, rough-skin dodgeballs. 2. Net : The first day we lower the net to pickleball