Shouldn't there be fancy footwork? Customized presentation! Sepak Takraw is going to elementary school
Nov 18, 2025
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The Korea Sepak Takraw Association announced on the 18th that it will implement a Sepak Takraw physical education program for elementary school students in Gyeonggi Province from the 17th. In May, the Korea Sepak Takraw Association was selected as the '2025 Youth Sports Foundation Construction Project' sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Sports Promotion Agency.
This project is a 'School Sports Class Application Program that adjusts Sepaktak's rules and difficulties in consideration of elementary school students' physical level and safety, and supports easier participation by using modified game methods and educational equipment. Sepaktakraw is known as a difficult sport centered on foot skills, but the association organized it so that students can experience it without burden through step-by-step technical practice and transformation games.
The association will apply the educational program developed through this project to elementary schools in Gyeonggi Province on a trial basis and operate it with the aim of improving understanding of Sepak Takraw events and expanding youth participation in physical education. Through this, students' physical activity opportunities are expanded, and educational effects such as improving basic physical strength and strengthening cooperation and concentration are also expected. It also plans to increase interest in Sepaktakraw events to lay the groundwork for discovering future players in the long run.
The trial period is from November 17 to the second week of December 2025, and it will be held for a total of three schools: Goyang Janghang Elementary School, Ilsan Elementary School, and Yuldong Elementary School. Each school will be dispatched with three professional instructors with experience as players from the Sepak Takraw national team, and systematic classes consisting of a total of 10 sessions per school will be held once or twice a week.
Starting with the introduction of the event and safety education, the educational program will focus on acquiring basic skills such as inside kicks, knee control, heading, serve, and receiving, and after that, students can naturally learn skills and experience the fun and dynamics of Sepaktak through modification programs by difficulty such as one-on-one give-and-take, hands-free Sepaktak, bound Sepaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktaktakt.
Kim Young-jin, president of the Korea Sepak Takraw Association, said, "This program is a valuable opportunity to easily convey Sepak Takraw's dynamism and enjoyment to students. The association will actively support children to experience Sepak Takraw safely and interestingly, and further challenge new sports."."
The association hopes that the pilot project will expand the base of Sepak Takraw's school sports and provide students with healthy physical activity opportunities" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
