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It’s volleyball, no wait it’s football, noooo it’s Sepak Takraw Sepak Takraw translates to ‘kick a ball”. Sepak means to kick in Malay and Takraw is a rattan ball. The sport is widely believed to have originated in Malaysia in the early 15th century before spreading to other parts of Southeast Asia over the next …
https://learnsportsrules.blogspot.com/2021/08/wallyball-game-rules.html Feel like playing volleyball on a rainy, windy or a really hot day? Do you have access to a racquetball court? Well then you are all set to play Wallyball! As the name may have suggested, wallyball is volleyball (mostly) played in an indoor court with walls. Specifically, a racquet ball court. The sport …
I came across this really intriguing sport very recently. Like the name suggests, disc golf involves throwing frisbee like discs in baskets. Moreover, this takes place on a disc golf course. There are usually 9 or 18 “holes” i.e baskets. The course also has hazards like water bodies, sand pits, trees a few others- much …
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I was recently criticised for a lack of variety in the “unsual” sports I was writing about. This fair observation prompted me to further expand my horizons. While shin-kicking got my attention, I eventually settled on Underwater Hockey. As the name suggests – the sport is played underwater in a pool with hockey like small …
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Yes, it exists, and has been played professionally since 2003. It was conceptualized by lepe Rubingh- a Dutch performance artist and athlete- who may have been motivated by a comic piece written in 1992 which featured a sport event along the same lines. Although, I do wonder whether a 1979 martial arts film – The …
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Being a badminton fan, this one really amazed me. Imagine playing volleyball with a shuttlecock or badminton without racquets. Peteca means “hit” in Tupian, a South American language spoken in Brazil. It originated in ancient times as a recreation and dance activity, but the modern game found its roots in the Minas Gerais state of …
Long before badminton or volleyball there was… Peteca Read More »