Traditional Sport or Games
Rounders
Rounders games are played between two teams. Each team has a maximum of 15 players and a minimum of 6 players. No more than 9 players may be on the field at any one time (Rounders England, n.d.). Most of these games are played using rounded end wooden, plastic, or metal bat to hit the balls. While in Kabong they do not use a bat but they used their hands to hit the ball. They will not suffer any injuries to the hands because the balls used are made of used materials such as paper. After hitting the balls, the player needs to run on 4 base points and they can stop for any points two times only if the opponent already has a ball in their hands. Then, the next batter would do the same process until they complete the 4 base points round. Also, the player's score was by running around the four bases on the field. Each hit is influenced by one's strength to do a long hit, it will be difficult for the opponent but make it easier for them to earn points for the group when able to complete a run for 4 base points on the field.
Teben
“Teben'' which is also known as “Ketinting” is a traditional game that was very popular a long time ago. This game can be played in groups and individuals with the number of players should be more than two people. The tool used in this game is "gundu". "Gundu" is something that is used as a launcher in a game. Usually the "gundu" used is from the fragments of a broken "tempayan". The court should be on a flat surface and usually play on the ground. Wooden twigs will be used to make the court line. If the court is on cement then charcoal will be used to make the court line. The rule of this game is each player must throw their "gundu" into the box in sequence starting from the first square from the bottom, if the "gundu" exceeds the line of the square that the player should not be allowed to play in that round. The player is also prohibited from stepping on the line, the player will be considered out of the round or the commonly used term is "dead". If it has reached the top of the square which is called "head of the king" the player should take the "gundu" in reverse. The player who successfully completes the round will be allowed to make a "home" in the box. The owner who owns the house in the square shall step on the square using both feet. The player with the most home will be counted as the winner.
Guli
"Guli" is a traditional game that is very famous in childhood life. "Guli" which also known as "Kelereng" in Malay has several types of style in playing. The first style is "Petak" where the player has to draw a square on the sand and put the marbles on the compartment. The player has to make a line called "adan" or known as a boundary line. The number of marbles at stake is determined based on the agreement of each player. This process is called "negar" in Kabong. After the player puts all the marbles in the compartment, they have to stand at the "adan" or boundary line and throw the marbles to the square but do not touch the marble in the compartment because it will be considered void. The turn will be based on which marble is closest to the marbles that are in the compartment. The first player will throw the marbles which called "angko". "Angko" is a marbles that are use and function as a shooter. Usually, the player will choose a special marble which is different from others to be an "angko" such as the marble that is consisting of one colour. This strategy is used to differentiate the marbles that are used as a shooter and the marbles in the compartment. As usual, players will use a marble that is consisting of 3 colours to be stake. The player will throw the "angko" to the target or into the marbles in the compartment. The "angko" used for throwing must be outside the compartment area to allow participants to take the rest of the marbles. After that the player can shoot the others player or just throw her marbles somewhere. If the marbles thrown hit the target, the marbles that are targeted will declared out of the game. The games will be end if the marbles in the compartment are completely removed or only one player left.
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The next style is called rocket which will be play in a group. One group will be consists of three players and will be play in three round. Each group is asked to send a representative for each round. The determination of the turn is determined based on the distance close to the marble throw of the participants in the starting line thrown from the direction of the rocket box. The number of marbles at stake is determined based on the agreement of each group.
The marbles are arranged in a straight line in the rocket box. Points are taken based on the number of marbles obtained in each round. Each participant will try to remove the marbles from the rocket box. When the first marble is successfully removed the participant will not only obtain the marble that is successfully removed but also obtain the marble that is in the back starting from the marble that has been successfully removed. The closer the marbles are successfully removed from the top of the rocket the more marbles are collected. The marbles used for throwing must be outside the rocket box area to allow participants to take the rest of the marbles. The round will end when the number of marbles in the rocket box is less than 4.
Total points will be collected after completing 3 rounds. The turn of the participants will always be determined when each round begins.
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Petanque
Petanque is very famous in Kabong, too. Many communities in Kabong, both men and women, and all ages have played at this petanque court. There is also a Petanque club of its own in Kabong. Like the Kabong Petanque Club headed by Ahmad Nazri Maini. A number of Petanque competitions have been held in Kabong and have made this district the focal point of many. Organizing petanque sports here can be a platform for producing backers in sport, as well as providing exposure and improving the skills of petanque athletes. A lot of competitions have been held in Kabong. For example, Pertandingan Petanque Tertutup Kabong. Arena Petanque Kabong is the place where people play petanque. Arena Petanuqe Kabong is suitable for a strategic location at the Tanjung Kembang Beach Party Site, Kabong. This petanque arena was newly built in the early 3rd month of 2019, and by 2020 the arena had built several new courts. A lot of people around whether they are men or women or people of all ages who have played in this petanque court. Every weekend this beach will be a crowded place. It wil be filled by the local community or out of the area to do their activities such as relaxing, family recreation, picnic or play sports including petanque.
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This versatile game can be played on nearly any level surface, but thin gravel or sand is most appropriate. Specific pétanque courts are usually around 3m wide by 12m-15m long. To play pétanque you will need metal ‘boules’ which are the balls you will throw, and one smaller, wooden target ball known as the ‘jack’ or ‘cochonnet’. There should be six ‘boules’ per team, and only three if playing ‘tête à tête’ or known singles one player playing against another; a singles game, 3 boules per player.
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To start your game. To choose which team goes first a coin is flipped. Whichever team wins the coin toss gets to go first. The name pétanque comes from ‘pieds tanqués’, which means ‘feet planted on the ground’. This relates to one of the fundamental rules, boules must be thrown with both feet planted on the ground.
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To make sure everyone throws from the same point you must draw a circle on the court around 50cm in diameter. Then play can begin.
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Step 1 – A member from the first team should stand in the circle and toss the jack. It can be tossed in any direction and should land six to ten meters away from the circle. It should be at least one meter away from any object (like a tree) that might interfere with a player’s throw.
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Step 2 – A member from the same team should now step into the circle and throw the first boule. You can throw the boule with your palm facing down or up, but down gives you more control of the spin. The aim is to get it close to the jack and ideally in front of it, to make it more difficult for the other team to get close.
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Step 3 – Now it’s the second team’s turn. The goal is to get their boule closer to the jack than that of the first team. They can do one of two options:
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They can ‘point’ – try to roll their boule close to the jack
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Or they can ‘shoot’ – try to hit the opponent’s boule away from the jack
Step 4 – If the second team succeeds in having their boule closer than that of the first team then they will ‘have the point’. The team that does not have the point must throw next, and continue to throw until they are the closest, or they run out of boules.
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If, each time a boule is thrown, the player succeeds in getting their team’s boules closest to the jack, play will alternate between the teams until there are no boules left to throw.
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If one team runs out of boules before the other, the other team must throw all of their remaining boules.
Step 5 – The round is finished once all of the boules have been thrown. The winning team is the one with a boule closest to the jack. They earn a point for every boule that is closer than the opposing team’s closest boule. The losing team does not get any points.
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Step 6 – Next, start a new round. The winning team draws a new circle where the jack was in the previous round and that is where both teams must now throw from. The same team will toss the jack and throw the first boule.
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Step 7 – Repeat this process until one team reaches 13 points. The first team to reach 13 points wins the game.
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