RULES

of the
GAME
 PLAYERS HO W TO START TIME-OUT
THE GAME

TEMPORARY
SUSPENSION SUBSTITUTION SCORING SYSTEM
OF PLAY

FAULT PENALTY
  one of the three
 a match is played
players shall be
by two groups, positioned at
referred to as a the back and is
“Regu” or “Regus”,

PLAYERS
called a
each consisting of “Tekong” (The
three players. Server).

 the other two players shall be in front, one

on the left and the other on the right. The
player on the left is called a “Left Inside” and
the player on the right is called a “Right
Inside”. Both are referred to as “Inside
players”.
  Each team, referred to  each player shall be
as “Team” shall registered in order
comprise three Regu, to participate in any

TEAM
and shall consist of a competition.
minimum of nine  each player shall be
players and a permitted to play
maximum of twelve for only one Regu in
players. any Team Match.

EVENT  A maximum of three players shall be registered as part

of the team’s “reserve pool”. Players in the reserve pool
may be fielded only as substitutes.
 prior to the start of a game, each team must have a
minimum of nine registered players present on the
playing court.
 Any team with less than nine players shall not be
permitted to play the game and shall be disqualified.
  Any Regu with
 to the start of the less than three
game, each Regu

REGU
players shall not
must have at least be permitted to
three players play the game
present on the and shall be
playing court. disqualified.

EVENT  Each Regu shall consist of a minimum of

three players and a maximum of five players
(1 Regu of 3 players plus 2 reserves) all of
whom must be registered.
HOW
TO
START
THE
GAME
 a
 Just before the start of
e will (i) Serve first
match, the Court Refere
toss a coin or disc in the or
g (ii) Choose which
presence of the opposin
side of the court

COIN
ho
captains. The Captain w to
to start the match
calls correctly may elect
from.
either:

TOSS
 The loser makes
the remaining
choice. Both
sides shall abide
by the Court
Referee’s
instructions.
  Both Inside
A t t he s ta r t o f the play, players of the

e p la y e rs o f b oth Regu serving side mus
th t
ir
must be in the be in their
e s p e cti ve co urts in a respective
r

P O S I TI O N
ready position. Quarter Circles.

OF PLAYERS  The Tekong shall have

his non-kicking foot

DURING inside the service circle

in ready position before
 the opponent or

SERVICE
the Referee calls the
e
score. The kicking foot receiving Regu is fre
can be placed freely to be anywhere
anywhere during the inside their court.
service.
  Tossing the ball to the server must be done only after the referee
announces the score. If the throw takes place before the score
call, then the ball is again re thrown and a warning is given to the
team.

 A serve is called valid if it passes over the net to the opponent

side inside the boundary before the boundary line of the

THE START
opponent team. Whether it touches the net or not doesn’t matter.
Once the serve is done, the players are free to move in to any part

OF PLAY
of their respective court.

AND SERVICE
 In order to respond the serve, the defending team tries to again
pass the ball across the net to the opponent side within three
touches of the ball.

 Usually the feeder and the server move around the court to
defend the serve of the opposition and set the ball for the striker
to strike in two touches.

 The game continues till one of the team makes a fault. Once a
fault is done by a team, the opponent team gets a point.
TIME
OUT
 When the ball is not in play, each team is
entitled to a tactical timeout of one minute
during the game. There are no automatic
timeouts.

 Only the Team Manager or the Coach may call

for time-out only when the ball is not in play.

 During the timeout, maximum five players are

allowed on the base line in case of Regu
matches.
  The Referee may suspend play temporarily for not exceeding five
minutes for each Regu in the event that a player is injured and

TEMPORARY
required immediate medical attention.

 An injured player shall be allowed up to five minutes of injury time. If

SUSPENSION after five minutes, he is unable to continue play, a substitution shall be

made. However, if the injured player' s Regu has already made two

OF
substitutions earlier, the set shall be awarded to the opponent.
An injury time shall not exceed 5 minutes in total per Regu.

PLAY  Let is a call made by the Referee that requires the point or service to
be replayed. This occurs when;
-Referee is unable to decide which side to be awarded the point,
declares a “REPLAY”. Referee needs to stop play temporary due
to some interference during play.
S
U
 Substitution of a player shall be permitted at any time by showing the Substitution Card to the
B Referee when the ball is not in play. The Substitution Card shall indicate the jersey number of
the outgoing player.
S  In each Regu, two Substitutions may be permitted in each set. The player who has been
substituted earlier shall be allowed to re-enter the same set. One or two substitutions may be
T made at the same time for both Team and Regu event competitions.

I
 For Regu events, each Regu may nominate a maximum of two reserves for any match, in
addition to three players.

T  For Team events, each Team may nominate a maximum of three reserve players in a match.
 Each Team may be permitted to field a maximum of two of the three reserve players in a
U Regu.
 A reserve player fielded in the Regu shall play in that particular Regu only.
T  The remaining reserve players may be fielded in the next Regu.same shall not be allowed to

I
make any substitution if they have already fielded all their three serve players.
 A team with less than three players is not allowed to play in the game and is considered as

O the looser side.

N
 When either the serving or receiving Regu commits a fault, a point is awarded to the opponent.

 Each set is won by the Regu when it reaches the score of twenty-one (21) points with a minimum
lead of two points.

 The winner is determined by best of three sets. Once a set is over, the teams change their side and
the team which lost the previous set serves first.

 If both teams are at 20-20 at the end of the game, the game is extended up to 25 points and the
first team to be ahead by 2 points wins the set. When a team wins two sets, the match is won. If
any of the team doesn’t win two back to back matches, the third match which is also called the tie-
breaker match, only has the target of 15 points.

 Before a tie-breaker match takes place, again a coin is tossed by the referee and the winner of the
toss chooses to either serve or defend. After 7 points during the tiebreaker match, the teams
change sides. In case of a tie- breaker match, if both teams are at 14-14, then the match is
extended up to 17 points and the first team to be ahead by 2 points wins the match.
FAU LT d e e m e d to
A fault is e
c ur re d in th
have oc
event of the
followings;
The Serving Side During Service

 The Inside Player making service throws, plays about with the ball (throwing
up the ball, bumping, giving to other Inside player, etc.) after the call of the
score has been made by the Referee.

 Any of the Inside Players lifts his foot, steps on the Quarter Circle or Centre
Line or crosses over or touches the net while the ball is being thrown for
service.

 The Server still not in ready position after the 15 second Rule, for the second
time.

 During the execution of the service, The tekong's non-kicking foot is lifted off
the floor prior to the kicking foot’s contact with the ball, or the non-kicking
foot steps completely out of the Service Circle.
 The tekong does not kick the ball on the service throw.

 The ball touches his own player before crossing the net.

 The ball goes over the net but lands outside the court.

 The ball fails to cross the net.

 A player uses his hand or hands, or any other part of his arms to support the
execution of a kick even if the hand or arm does not directly touch the ball, but it
touches other objects or surfaces instead.

 The Thrower of the serving Regu throws the ball before the Referee calls the
score for the second or subsequent time during the match.
Serving And Receiving Side During Service

 Deliberately creating distractions by shouting, making

noises or gesturing at the opponent after the Referee calls
the score.
For Both Sides During The Game

 Touching the ball on the opponent side.

 Any part of player’s body crossing over into opponent’s court whether above or under
the net except during the “follow through”.

 Playing the ball more than 3 times in succession.

 The ball touches the player’s arm.

 Stopping or holding the ball under the arm, between the legs or body.

 Any part of the body or player’s outfits e.g. shoes, jersey, head band etc., that touches
the net or the post or the Referee’s chairs or falls into the opponent' s side.

 The ball touches the roof, wall or any object except the net.
PENALT Y
m i s co n du c t
Fouls and
e na li ze d a s
are p
follows:
a r y S a nc ti o n s
Disciplin
–
A player who is cautioned shall be shown the Yellow Card if he
commits any of the following offence:

• Ungentlemanly conducts detrimental to the proper conduct

of the game.

• Shows dissent to Match Officials by word or action.

• Repeated Infringement during the game.

• Delaying the start of play.

• Entering or leaving the court without the Referee’s

permission.
A player is shown a Red Card and sent off if he commits
any of the following offence:

• Dangerous play.

• Violent conduct including any act with intent to cause

injury to the opponent or any other person.

• Spitting at an opponent or any other person.

• Use of abusive language or gesture.

• Shown the Yellow Card for the second time in the same
match.
 YELLOW CARD
 The Yellow Card is shown to a player for
cautionary offence committed either on or off
the court, towards any opponent, team-mate,
Match Officials or any other person during the
match.

The practice governing the showing of the

Yellow Cards is as follows;
 OFFENCE PENALTY

• First Yellow Card - Normal Caution

• Second Yellow Card received by - Compulsory One Match Suspension

the same player in different
matches, but in the same
tournament
• Third Yellow Card received after - Compulsory two-match suspension
suspension for the first two - A fine of US$100 (One Hundred Dollars) to be
Yellow Cards in the tournament. paid by the club, association or federation which
the player represented.
Fourth Yellow Card Two ( 2) Yellow Cards received within the same
Immediate suspension from playing match:
in the next or subsequent matches - Compulsory two-match suspension
in any tournament sanctioned by - A Fine of US$100 (One Hundred Dollars) to be
relevant Sepaktakraw controlling paid by the club, association or federation
authority until the Disciplinary which the player represented.
Committee makes the decision. - A Red Card shall be given for a third offence
committed in any other matches in the
tournament.
 RED CARD
 The Red Card is shown a player who
commits a Sending-off Offence (Rule 16.2)
either on or off the court, towards any
opponent, team-mate, Match Officials or
any other person during the match.

 The penalty for a Red Card Offence is a

sending off from the game and immediate
suspension from playing in any tournament
sanctioned by the relevant controlling
authority for Sepaktakraw until the
Disciplinary Committee makes the decision.