PASTA and STRAP ORAL

EXAMINATION
Prepared by: ERWIN G. PELAYO
PASTA Executive Board Member
International/Asian Referee
PASTA Vice President for Mindanao
PASTA National Lecturer
ORAL EXAM #1
As a technical official/coach,
how will you draw the court
sidelines and end lines so that
the dimension will not be big,
and the quarter circle lines and
the service circle lines will not
be too small ?
ORAL EXAM #2
How important is it to have
free zone in a ‘sepaktakraw’
court? What are its
functions?
ORAL EXAM #3
How do we place the post/s and
what is its measurement? What
is the importance of the
distance of the post/s to the
sideline? Give me a situation as
to why it is important.
ORAL EXAM #4
At what part do we measure the
height of the net? Why do we
measure it at that part?
ORAL EXAM #5
Compare and contrast the ‘sepak
takraw’ male and female ball? Give
me the characteristics of each.
ORAL EXAM #6
Why do you think is the
‘sepak takraw’ ball round or
spherical?
ORAL EXAM #7
How is the composition of the
players in the REGU event? Can
you name the different position
of the players and their roles?
ORAL EXAM #8
How is the composition of
the players in the TEAM
event?
ORAL EXAM #9
Given a chance to be the
organizer and considering
different factors, will you hold a
REGU or TEAM event? Give me a
concrete situation and support
your claims?
ORAL EXAM #10
In a situation where players will
have an inquiry or question about a
decision made by the referee, who
is the only allowed person to ask
for clarifications? What indicator
will you check from this player for
you to be ensured whether to
entertain him/her or NOT?
ORAL EXAM #11
In a national or international
competition, if competing
teams are playing in a neutral
venue and it happens that both
teams are wearing the same
color jerseys, who is supposed to
change and adjust?
ORAL EXAM #12
In a national or international
competition, if competing
teams are playing in a home
venue and it happens that both
teams are wearing the same
color jerseys, who is supposed to
change and adjust?
ORAL EXAM #13
Where is the armband
supposed to be placed? If the
armband is not placed on the
proper position, are you going
to entertain the question/query
form that player?
ORAL EXAM #14
What medium is used and
showed when there is a
substitution? When can a
substitution happen?
ORAL EXAM #15

How many substitutions are

permitted in each set?
ORAL EXAM #16
If the two reserve players entered
the 2nd set of a regu after the 1st set,
without doing the proper
procedure of substitution, what
will be your decision as a match
referee when you found out that
the players of the 1st set were
replaced without prior notice?
ORAL EXAM #17
In the course of the game, the
coach already made two
substitutions and a player was
injured and is rendered unfit to
continue play, what will be your
decision as a match referee for
the said regu?
ORAL EXAM #18
If a player is shown a Red Card
and is sent off from the game,
what will be your decision as a
match referee for the said regu?
Give me at least two situations.
ORAL EXAM #19

What is the proper procedure in

doing the toss coin and the
warm-up? Demonstrate
ORAL EXAM #20

How will you explain the

position of the players during
service?
ORAL EXAM #21

Who are the officials involved

during a match? Specify them
and their functions
ORAL EXAM #22
How many times does a regu
serve before the service is
changed to the opposing regu?
If the score is tied (i.e 20-20),
how will the service be?
ORAL EXAM #23
When do we consider the
motion of the “Rolling Ball” as
just one count? Justify your
answer.
ORAL EXAM #25

In the third set, when do the

teams change sides?
ORAL EXAM #26
In the course of the game, the
referee calls “POINT, (Name of
Team)”, what shall the players
do? What if the players failed to
get ready for the next service,
what will the match referee do?
ORAL EXAM #27
During the service, the player
throws the ball to the server before
the call of the match referee, what
shall be done by the match referee?
If the same action was repeated the
second time around, what will be
the match referee’s call?
ORAL EXAM #28
During the execution of the
service, the inside server tossed
the ball to the Tekong shortly,
the Tekong’s non-kicking foot is
unintentionally lifted off the
floor, what will be the referee’s
call?
ORAL EXAM #29
During the execution of the
service, the inside server tossed
the ball to the Tekong shortly,
the Tekong’s non-kicking foot
unintentionally stepped on the
service circle line, what will be
the referee’s call?
ORAL EXAM #30
In the course of the game, a player
of Team A kicked the ball on the
outpost. When the ball crossed the
opposite side of the court, a player
of Team B received the ball with
his/her hands. As a match referee,
what should be the right
call/decision? Give two situations.
ORAL EXAM #31
During a game, the ball is on top
of the net. Two players of opposite
team joust for the ball. After the
joust, the ball crossed outside the
court of Team A. What should be
the right call of the match referee?
Give me concrete situation/s.
ORAL EXAM #32
While on play and the ball is on
Team A side, the sole of a player
of Team A tapped the ball which
resulted to his/her foot crossing
the other side of the net. Is
there a fault?
ORAL EXAM #33
The ball is about to cross the
boundary of Team B and then
suddenly the player of Team B is
about to receive the ball and did
not push through because there
might be an existing threat
because the player of Team A is
chasing the ball at the boundary of
Team B. Is there a fault?
ORAL EXAM #34
While on service, one inside
player is distracting a player of
the receiving team that is,
making unnecessary gestures
after the referee calls the score.
Is there a fault?
ORAL EXAM #35
During the course of the play, the
player was trying to chase the ball
and due to momentum was able to
hold the referee’s chair to help
him/her receive the ball. Is there a
fault? Yes or No? If there is, what is
the fault?
ORAL EXAM #36
How can a team win in a set?
How can a team win in a Regu
Event? In a Team Event?
ORAL EXAM #37
In the event of the score 20-
20 in a match, what shall the
referee announce?
ORAL EXAM #38
How many time-out/s can a
team have in a set? How long
is/are the time-out/s?
ORAL EXAM #39
How many persons from the
playing Regu shall be allowed at
the baseline during time-out
and break? Who are allowed?
What is the indicator that they
are allowed to go at the
baseline?
ORAL EXAM #40
In the course of the game,
who are allowed to call a
time-out? When are they
allowed to call?
ORAL EXAM #41
During the course of the game,
a certain player was injured.
How many minutes of injury
time shall be allowed? After the
maximum injury time was over,
what will the referee advice?
Give two situations.
ORAL EXAM #42
In the event of obstructions,
disturbances or disruptions,
who is the only person allowed
to suspend a game? Who shall
he consult? After the
suspension, what shall the
match referee do?
ORAL EXAM #43
Following a match suspension,
to whom are the coach and the
regu captain supposed to ask
permission to leave the court or
to attend personal necessities?
ORAL EXAM #44
What action shall be taken
to any Team Official or Player
who disputes the Referee’s
decision during the match?
ORAL EXAM #45
In the course of the game, a
player is shown a yellow card.
What possible offenses did this
player commit? Give at least two
situations.
ORAL EXAM #46
In the course of the game, a
player is shown a red card.
What possible offenses did
this player commit? Give at
least two situations.
New law of the Game
2013
DISCUSSION & DEMONSTRATION
7 SUBSTITUTION
Sepaktakraw - Law of the Game

7.5 For Team events, each Team

may nominate a maximum of
three reserve players in a match.
7 SUBSTITUTION
Sepaktakraw - Law of the Game
 7.5.1 Each Team may be permitted to
field a maximum of two of the three
reserve players in a Regu.
7 SUBSTITUTION
Sepaktakraw - Law of the Game

7.5.2 A reserve player fielded in the

Regu shall play in that particular
Regu only.
7.5.3 The remaining reserve players
may be fielded in the next Regu.
7 SUBSTITUTION
Sepaktakraw - Law of the Game

7.5.4 Teams shall not be allowed

to make any substitution if they
have already fielded all their
three reserve players.
10 THE START OF PLAY AND SERVICE
 10.5 The motion of the “Rolling Ball”
is counted as one count when the
ball touches any part of the body
from below the neck and roll to the
other approved part of the body and
vice versa unintentionally.
10 THE START OF PLAY AND SERVICE
 10.6 At deuce (when both sides
reaches 20-20), the service shall
alternate at every point made.
 10.9 During the third set, the teams
shall change sides when one Regu
reaches 11 points.
10 THE START OF PLAY AND SERVICE
 10.10 Once the Referee calls “POINT,
(Name of Team)”, the Tekong of the
serving team has fifteen seconds to be
ready for the next service with his foot in
the Service Circle. If this action is
delayed, a warning shall be given.
10 THE START OF PLAY AND SERVICE
10.11 Wiping of sweat, adjusting
of attire and other related
actions shall be done within the
period of fifteen seconds.
11 FAULTS
11.1.3 During the execution of the
service, The Tekong’s nonkicking
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.
12 SCORING SYSTEM
12.2 Each set is won by the Regu
which scores twenty-one (21)
points with a minimum lead of
two points.
12 SCORING SYSTEM
 12.3 In the event of a score of 20-20, the
set shall be won by the side which gets
a lead of two (2) points, or when a side
reaches twenty-five (25) points,
whichever occurs first. In such a
situation, the Referee shall announce
“Setting up to twenty-five (25) points”.
Any Furthered Questions
or Clarifications?