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Sepak takraw · Basic · b4

Catch on the foot, toe kick and circle kicking

At home 10 min 1 to 5 players Yard or lane, terrace, hall or court

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

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What you are learning

Three more ways to control the ball: catching it on top of the foot by sinking with it, a small toe kick straight up, and keeping the ball up in a circle of friends with the feet, knees and head.

Words on this card Knee kick, Toe kick, Catch on the foot, Juggling, Circle kicking
Knee kick
Controlling the ball with the knee, the forehead or the chest.
Toe kick
A small kick straight up with the front of the foot.
Catch on the foot
Letting the ball settle on top of the foot.
Juggling
Keeping the ball in the air with repeated touches.
Circle kicking
A group in a circle keeping the ball up together.

Set up

A soft ball or a footbag; a clear space.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for sepak takraw

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Toss the ball onto the flat top of the foot and lower the foot with it so it settles.
  2. Lift the thigh, drop the ball and kick it straight up with the front of the foot, between knee and chest height.
  3. In a small circle, keep it up with one touch and pass it gently up to the next player.

Your part while they practise

Toss gently; join the circle.

Step by step

  1. Catch on the foot: toss the ball onto the flat foot and sink with it.
  2. Toe kick: lift the thigh, drop the ball, kick it straight up.
  3. Change legs after each success.
  4. Then circle keep-up.

How much: 10 of each 10 min a session 3 days a week

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

The game: Circle keep-up

3 to 5 players in a close circle keep the ball up with feet, knees and head; count the touches before it lands.

Who plays: 3 to 5 together, against their own best.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Stand in a close circle
  2. One player starts with a drop kick up into the middle
  3. Anyone may touch it, one touch at a time, sending it up
  4. Count together until it lands. 5 tries
Fair play
A grown-up may only use the knee.
Points
1 point for each touch before the ball lands; the group's best try is the score.
Fouls
The count stops
  • A touch with the hand or arm
  • A kick across the circle instead of up
  • The same player touching it twice in a row
Winning
Beat the group's best.
Stars
  1. 5 touches for 1 star
  2. 10 touches for 2 stars
  3. 20 touches for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

A balloon.

Harder

A bigger circle; everyone touches it once.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the ball bounces off the foot Sink with the ballSoft foot.
  • the toe kick flies forward Thigh up, kick straight upUp, not out.
  • kicks go across the circle Kick up, not acrossInto the middle.

Self-check

3

3 catches on the foot out of 10; 5 touches in the circle.

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 control, toe and knee, group keep-up.

Basic is done when the child meets the self-checks on b1 and b2.

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