Plastic Rattan Ball, Sepak Takraw One of Thailand's most unusual sports, Sepak Takraw, is an exciting combination of the skills of soccer, the teamwork of volleyball, and the pace of badminton. This sport and its variations are popular throughout Southeast Asia, and Thailand is one of the perennial powers in the sport, which is showcased at both the Asian Games, and the South East Asian (SEA) Games. In Thailand Sepak Takraw is extremely popular with people of all ages, and it is not unusual to see people playing it at schools, temples, on the side of the road, in vacant lots, or just about anywhere. Variations of Sepak Takraw Net Takraw Net Takraw is played in teams of three, on a small court, similar to that used in badminton, using a small, hollow, rattan ball. Players attempt to keep the ball aloft by using a variety of body parts, such as the feet, legs, knees, thighs, shoulders, and head. Serving is a team effort, as one player throws the ball to the server, who launches it spinning over the net. Much like volleyball, each team has three touches to send the ball across the net, and players often use these to set up teammates for spikes. It is much more difficult than it seems, however, and more advanced players have developed techniques that are truly amazing to watch. Net Takraw's acrobatic flip kicks and shoulder kicks require the most flexible and agile of athletes, not to mention kicks such as the cross legged jump kick, in which the player jumps into the air and crosses one leg over the other before spiking the ball across the net. The pace of the game is lightning quick, and the points are seldom longer than a few seconds long. The scoring system is similar to that used in volleyball in that there are side outs, and points can only be scored on one's serve. Hoop Takraw With the exception of Net Takraw, Hoop Takraw is the most common form of Takraw found in Thailand. Hoop Takraw is played in teams of seven players, who stand in a circle beneath a suspended hoop. The objective is for the players to collectively pass the ball back and forth while trying to put it through the hoop. Each team is allotted a time of 30 minutes to get as many points as possible, and successive teams try to best the score. Hoop Takraw, much like Net Takraw, requires a tremendous amount of skill, and some players are able to do trick kicks that must be seen to be believed. Perhaps the most difficult of these is a kick in which a player makes a hoop of his arms behind his back, lets the ball pass through, and then heels the ball back into the air and through the suspended hoop. Although Hoop Takraw is slower paced than Net Takraw, it is by no means easy. The package will be shipped without any tracking number unless it stated to be shipped as Register package with tracking number in the posting. The lead time to your country is depended on the number of flight and the time spent on custom inspection both in Thailand and your country. If at peak time / custom inspection is needed, it will take a bit longer time than usual. Please understand that there might be situations out of my control which will delay shipping time. The items ordered will be shipped via Airmail without any tracking number unless it stated in the posting as "Free Register package with tracking number", the tracking number will be added on Ebay shipping status once it's available. Please acknowledge that the delivery time to most countries will be 2 4 weeks depend upon how fast the Authority on your side processes the mail. The approximate expected delivery time for each country and zone below……. Asia, Europe, Middle Eastern & Central America = 4 8 weeks America & Canada = 10 days 3 weeks Australia = 2 4 weeks For items that considered as “Liquid” may be failed the random Airport’s inspection, if that's the case, I will contact you for re sending the item again at no cost to you. This is something that I can’t control. We all have the same Air port rules about the liquid getting on the Air plane. We accept Paypal only. Any question, please email me and I will respond at the soonest possible. My email address is down below.