‘KICKING THE FEATHERS ‘ (SEPAK BULU AYAM/CHAPTEH)

INTRODUCTION

This is a game that involves kicking a soft ‘ball’ hand-made from chicken feathers.  The purpose of the game is to test the skills of the player in controlling and balancing the ‘ball’ for as long as possible so that it will not fall onto the ground. This game involves 2 or more players, usually boys between 10-17 years old. Played in open areas, the only item required for this game is a soft ‘ball’ made from 14 chicken feathers tied in the centre of a thick paper or a rubber sheet.

HOW TO PLAY CAPTEH:

• Players must weigh the ball without stopping

• Players must weigh without dying as much weight do.

• Players who have low points lost and must be punished.

• Players must toss capteh loser to winner.

• Winners also must weigh three times.

• If the winner fails to consider, no fine imposed on the defeated player.

• If the successful winner weigh, losing players fined.

• ity last game, period.

• The player who won every round or the amount of time and win a lot more than others calculated champion

CHAPTEH (HISTORY & HOW TO MAKE)

 Apart from seremban stone game, there are many other traditional games. For example, pride, top, chapteh, kite and others. On this day we will tell a little about the game chapteh.Chapteh game is also known as chicken feathers, chicken feathers or sebuyam football. Usually, the game played by young boys outdoors. This game can also be played in bersekumpulan. Chapteh, play sports just like soccer balls are different. Chapteh using sheep's balls and was formed from a bouquet of flowers. Also takraw ball of blades made of woven rattan round like a basket of fruit pulp oil two or three layers.

HOW TO MAKE CHAPTEH:

·        Basic Materials:

o   3 or more pieces of chicken feathers

o   1 medium sized nail Stick

o   Pieces of tire tubes, formed round (between 4 centimeters in diameter)

o   The type of strong glue

o   Diameter

o   scrap Rubber / Rubber bracelet

 WAYS TO MAKE:

• Put nail to penetrate in the middle of the tube sheets were formed round.

• Attach a few pieces of chicken feathers of equal length around the nail using a strong glue. Leave that can be dried.

• Tie the chicken feathers using scrap rubber or rubber bracelet with jewellery

•, Lastly, chapteh already played.

Like other traditional games, there must be a way to play to play, but we'll stop here for today