Name Of Sport With Ball Being Kicked Around (no Not Football)

[PaulAllen]

What is the name of the Thai sport where they kick the ball around in the air, sometimes over a net and sometimes up into a net that hangs above them? The English name?

Thanks

[BambinA]

sepak takraw / takraw ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_Takraw

[southbot]

Takraw Wong (Circle takraw)

Takraw Lot Huang (Hoop Takraw)

Net Takraw

from Thailand Life website

I think that sepak takraw is the malay version which is played in very much the same manner.

[sbk]

Net takraw, or sepak takraw is played similarly to volleyball, but with the feet. My husband played it when I first met him, when he was young and limber. Its a great game to watch with some incredible feats of athletic ability. My husband was good at spiking the ball across the net. In this manner (but this is not him, he's a bit old for it now ):

Here is some video from Google video