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Sepak takraw · Basic · b2

Partner passing

At home 10 min 2 to 4 players Yard or lane, terrace

Ready when: Inside-foot juggling and stretching (b1) started.

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What you are learning

Passing the ball to a partner with the inside of the foot, low and soft, so they can control it. In a game the team has only three touches, so every pass must be easy to take.

Words on this card Inside kick, Knee kick
Inside kick
Hitting the ball with the inside of the foot, the foot turned flat; the main control kick.
Knee kick
Controlling the ball with the knee, the forehead or the chest.

Set up

A soft ball; 3 m apart; a square for 4.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for sepak takraw

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Stand 3 m from the child. Call "ready" and wait for "ready" back.
  2. Drop the ball onto the inside of your foot and lift it gently in an arc to the child's chest or knee height.
  3. Show how the foot ends up pointing at the partner.

Your part while they practise

Feed gently.

Step by step

  1. Call "ready".
  2. Low passes with the inside of the foot between partners.
  3. Then square passing in four.

How much: 30 passes 10 min a session 4 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Over the rope

A friendly match with a soft ball over a rope, three touches a side.

Who plays: 1 v 1 or 2 v 2; you hold one end of the rope and keep score.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Tie a rope at waist height between two chairs or posts
  2. One player drops the ball and kicks it over to start
  3. Each side may touch it up to three times, including passes to a teammate, then send it over
  4. Play to 11 points
Fair play
A grown-up may only use the inside kick.
Points
1 point when the ball lands on the other side, or the other side breaks a rule.
Fouls
The point goes to the other side
  • A touch with the hand or arm
  • More than three touches on one side
  • Kicking it over without calling "ready" at the start
Winning
The first to 11 points.
Stars
  1. 3 points for 1 star
  2. 6 points for 2 stars
  3. 11 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Closer.

Harder

Alternate feet and knee.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the pass is wild Point your toe at your partnerLift, don't kick.
  • the partner is not ready Call 'ready'Wait for the answer.

Self-check

10

10 passes between two partners without a drop.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains passing, communication.

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