Sipa is a traditional Philippine sport that is played by kicking a ball. It can be played individually or in teams, and the aim is to kick the ball back and forth over a net. Sipa dates back to the 15th century before Spanish colonization, and was considered the national sport until 2009 when it was replaced by Arnis. The game is played by two teams on a tennis-sized court, with the objective being to kick the rattan, cane or wicker ball to the opposing side without it touching the ground. Core skills for Sipa include speed, agility and ball control.
Sipa is a traditional Philippine sport that is played by kicking a ball. It can be played individually or in teams, and the aim is to kick the ball back and forth over a net. Sipa dates back to the 15th century before Spanish colonization, and was considered the national sport until 2009 when it was replaced by Arnis. The game is played by two teams on a tennis-sized court, with the objective being to kick the rattan, cane or wicker ball to the opposing side without it touching the ground. Core skills for Sipa include speed, agility and ball control.
Sipa is a traditional Philippine sport that is played by kicking a ball. It can be played individually or in teams, and the aim is to kick the ball back and forth over a net. Sipa dates back to the 15th century before Spanish colonization, and was considered the national sport until 2009 when it was replaced by Arnis. The game is played by two teams on a tennis-sized court, with the objective being to kick the rattan, cane or wicker ball to the opposing side without it touching the ground. Core skills for Sipa include speed, agility and ball control.
traditional sport in the Philippines. Both boys and girls play this sport. A single person can play sipa by himself or herself, but there are moves to standardize the game with rules and teams.
Sipa is related to the Indonesian/Malaysian game sepak
takraw, and the sports authorities are trying to develop sipa into a team sport to be played with a net as sepak takraw is, but that is not how Filipino children traditionally play it. Filipinos started playing Sipa in the 15th century before the Philippines was colonised by Spain. Sipa was even considered the Philippines’ national sport before Arnis replaced it in 2009 during the administration of former President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo. RULES The game is played on a court surface, about the size of a modern day tennis court, either indoors or outdoorsa – by 2 teams consisting of 1, 2 or 4 players on each side. The aim is to kick the ball (rattan, cane, and wicker) back and forth over a high rise net in the middle of the court. Sipa is thrown upwards for the player toss using only the leg, particularly the area from the foot until above the knee.the player must prevent the Sipa touching the ground by hitting it several times. Each hit is counted the player kicking the Sipa most wins the game. Basic skills
In the traditional and native
Philippine sport Sipa, the skills necessary are SPEED, AGILITY, and the ABILITY to control the ball. Euipments used • A metal stud • Coin-like object • Covered with cloth or a bunch of rubber-bands or colourful threads attached to it, usually plastic straw.