Target Games

 Indoor or outdoor
 Unopposed game- the contender only aims to hit the target
 Opposed game- the player uses offensive and defensive strategies to achieve their
goal.

Manipulation of Object Games are activities in which players use or control certain
objects to have scores or achieve a goal.
Striking / Fielding Games are activities in which players score points by striking an
object and running to designated playing areas or prevent opponents from scoring by
retrieving the object and returning it to stop the play.
Skills that are common to target games are:
1.Players must be able to demonstrate hand-eye, foot-eye accuracy
2.Players aim and shoot/throw/roll/etc. for a goal target
3.Players utilize the synchronization of numerous body parts when releasing the object
used in the game.
4.Both gross and fine motor skills are used to alter the flight/path of the released object
Example of games that have thrived here in the Philippines are:

1. Sipa

 “Sipa” which literally means kick or to kick is a home-grown national sport.

 Traditionally, boys kick in front of the body while girls modestly kick behind the body.
 Skillful players can kick it any number of ways. When played informally among
friends, the game is to see who can kick the item the most consecutive number of
times.

Sipa historically it’s considered the Philippines national and traditional native sport as it
predates the Spanish rule, going back to the 15th century. Surviving mainly as a
children’s game, it derived its name from the object being used to play, the Sipa. It is
made of a washer (a metal stud, coin-like object), covered with cloth or a bunch of
rubber-bands or colourful threads attached to it, usually plastic straw. Modern Sipa ball
versions are made of feather light balls similar to the shuttle-cock which is used in
badminton. However, it is Sipa’s team play variant, called “Sipa Lambatan” that, in
accordance with customs and culture of the Philippines, deserves the name of ‘National
Sport’. [LR]
The more professional variant of Sipa is known as Sepak Takraw played a/o by clubs of
The Philippine Amateur Takraw Association (PASTA)

Mechanics:
The Sipa is thrown upwards for the player toss using only the leg, particularly the area
from the foot until above the knee; the player must prevent the Sipa touching the ground
by hitting it several times. Each hit is counted; the player kicking the Sipa most wins the
game. The game can be modified to add other rules/ restrictions/ punishments to make
the game more thrilling.
Sipa Lambatan
The game is played on a court surface, about the size of a modern day tennis court,
either indoors or outdoors – by 2 teams consisting of 1, 2 or 4 players on each side. The
aim is to kick the ball (rattan, cane, and wicker) back and forth over a high rise net in the
middle of the court. A Sipa coach told me that in this variant the Sipa is allowed to touch
the ground. The sport requires speed, agility and extremely good ball control.

2. Syato (Stick Game)

 The game makes use of two sticks, one longer than the other.
 Played outside on the ground where you dig a small square hole (slanted) where
you put the small wood so it sticks out.
 The longer stick will serve like a bat and the shorter stick serves like the hit. There
needs to be two teams to play this game the hitter and the fetcher.
 The concept of the game is to hit the shorter stick with the longer stick as far as it
can go and when this happens, the hitter will run to a marked area.
 There will be 4 marked areas just like in baseballand while the other team is
fetching the shorter stick, the hitter will have to make it to the home base hitting the
first mark, the second, the third and back to the home base.
 The fun part of the game is that while the hitter is running from one marked area to
the other, he or she must be shouting the name of the game as
in SHAAAAAATONG.

3. Tatsing (Touching)

 The game was played by the Tagalogs of Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
 Each player located before the toe line will try to hit the bottle caps out of the square
without leaving the pamato inside the square.
 Player 1 continuously hits the bottle caps until he loses his turn by leaving his
pamato inside the playing area.
 The player with the most bottle caps at the end of the game, wins.

4. Burador (Saranggola)

 This game is played usually every windy season in empty places.

 Saranggola is usually made of string, paper and stick.
 They can be of any form, the important thing is , it can freely fly. This game became
popular in every corner of the country and further became a Kite Fight.

5. Agawan Buko
 Agawan ng buko (grab the coconut) – a traditional Filipino game where the oil is
spread on the coconut fruit to make it hard for the players to hold on it.
 While all the players try to get hold on the coconut, the one who totally gets hold of
the coconut wins game.

6. Holen

 Jolens is a kind of game played by kids and even teenagers.

 This kind of game gives the players the privilege to get the marble of the other
players. T
 he players will put their “taya”, one or two marble depending on what was their
choice, in a small circle. They will then throw their jolens from the circle to the toe-
line.
 The one with the closest marble to the toe-line comes first; the second closest
marble will be the second, and so on.

Manipulation of Object Games are

activities in which players use or control
certain objects to have scores or achieve
a goal.
• These games help develop characteristics
such as but not limited to:
• Dexterity
• Agility
• Concentration
• Patience
• Muscle Coordination

TUMBANG PRESO
• The game’s primary objective is to knock down the
guarded “prisoner” or “can”. Players use a certain tool to hit
the prisoner. And they retrieve the same tool without being
caught by the guard.•

TURUMPO
• Turumpo or trumpo is a native Filipino game which is a popular
as outdoor game in 80's. ... The wooden material is usually
hardwood such as "bayabas", "ipil", or "sampaloc" so that it will be
durable from the hits of other player during the group game.