PEH 4th Quarter

• Laro ng Lahi


  Literally "game of the nation". These games are typically played outdoors and involve physical activity, strategy, and luck. Examples include patintero, tumbang preso, sungka, luksong lubid, and piko.
• Larong Pinoy


  A term used to refer to the traditional Filipino games that have been played for centuries by the ancestors of the Filipino people. These games have been passed down from generation to generation.
• Patintero

  
  

  A traditional Filipino game played by two teams. The objective is for a player from each team to run around a series of obstacles and try to avoid being tagged by members of the opposing team.
• How to play Patintero

  1. Played by two to six players on each team, with one team acting as the taggers and the other as the runners

  2. The goal is for the runners to cross the rectangle back and forth without being tagged

  3. Teams score points when they complete "isang gabi", a full circuit of the playing rectangle, from one end to the other and back again
• Piko


  • A traditional Filipino game similar to hopscotch. It is played by drawing a diagram with a series of numbered, rectangular boxes on the ground, usually in a cross or spiral pattern. Players take turns to throw a small stone or other object into the boxes, hopping from one box to the next in numerical order and trying to reach the last box without missing.
• How to play Piko

  1. A two-player game where each person takes turns to hop over nine boxes while throwing a "pamato" into each box

  2. To determine who goes first, they throw their "pamato" to a line across the fifth box and the closest one goes first

  3. Players must hop on one foot, throwing a "pamato" into the first box, hopping to the ninth box, and throwing the "pamato" into the second box before returning to the starting point
• Tumbang Preso


  • Also known as "tumba-lata" or "bato-lata". The objective is for players to hit and knock down the can with the slipper, and for the "taya" to put back the can inside a small circle a few meters away from the toe-line. If a player is tagged while recovering their slippers, they become the "taya".
• How to play Tumbang Preso

  1. The "taya" must guard the can with a stone or slipper and prevent the other players from retrieving it

  2. If the can is knocked down, the "taya" must place the can back in the circle and tag one of the players, who then becomes the new "taya"

  3. If the slipper is knocked down, the "taya" must place it back under the can and become the new guard
• Luksong Tinik


  • A traditional Filipino game that originated in the northern part of the Philippines. It is played by two teams with equal numbers of players, with each team designating a leader, the "mother". The game involves players jumping over parts of other players' bodies.
• How to play Luksong Tinik

  1. The game consists of the jumpers leaping over the feet of the base players, and then adding a hand at a time until all the base players have their hands piled

  2. The jumpers must not hit any of the hands as they jump. If a jumper makes a fault, their "mother" must jump for them

  3. If the "mother" fails to make the jump, then the base players take their turn
• Langit Lupa


  • This is the game that determines your place in heaven and earth. In the game, one person is designated as the "taya", or untouchable, and stands in an elevated place. The "taya" then recites a rhyme and everyone else must scramble to a new elevated spot while avoiding being tagged by the "taya".
• Palo-sebo


  • A traditional Filipino game that originated in the northern part of the Philippines. A local variant of the greasy pole is likely derived from the Spanish cucaña.
• Pabitin


  • A traditional Filipino game that originated in the northern part of the Philippines. It involves suspending a lattice of bamboo sticks (called balags) in the air with string. Prizes are strung across the lattice and it is suspended in such a way that it can be quickly lowered and raised.
• How to play Langit Lupa

  1. Players determine the "taya" through a sudden death match of Jack En Poy (Rock, Paper, Scissors)

  2. All players run to elevated positions and chant a rhyme, and at the end of the chant everyone must run to new positions

  3. The "taya" must tag someone, who then becomes the new "taya". This process is repeated until the game ends.
• Other traditional Filipino games

  • Sepak Takraw
  • Luksong Baka
  • Tagu-taguan
  • Syato Game
  • Yo-yo Game
  • Sipa Game
  • Jak En Poy
  • Jackstones
  • Trumpo Game
• Traditional games are a way to connect with our past and remind us of a simpler time. They bring us closer to our family, friends, and culture and are a great way to have fun!
• Basketball


  A game invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts
• James Naismith


  A Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program
• Invention of basketball

  1. On December 21, 1891, Naismith published rules for a new game using five basic ideas and thirteen rules

  2. Naismith asked his class to play a match in the Armory Street court: 9 versus 9, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets
• Name "basketball"

  Suggested by Frank Mahan, one of Naismith's students, after Naismith rejected "Naismith ball"
• Peach baskets


  • Used as the original goals, nailed to the lower rail of the gymnasium balcony. These are two 18-inch square boxes.
• First ball used

  A soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years before the first basketball was marketed in 1894. It measured close to 32 inches, or about 4 inches larger than the soccer ball, in circumference, and weighed less than 20 ounces.
• Basketball court size

  • 94 by 50 feet (28m long and 15m wide)
• FIBA


  The International Basketball Federation, an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide
• 5 basic skills in basketball

  • Shooting
  • Dribbling
  • Defending
  • Rebounding
  • Passing
• Offensive skills


  Fundamentals can be broken into: with and without the ball. With the ball skills include shooting, pivoting, passing, and dribbling. In playing without the ball, players must move with a purpose
• Defense in basketball


  Defensive strategies, alignments, and positioning used to prevent the opposing offense from scoring baskets
• 5 basketball positions


  • Point guard or 1
  • Shooting guard or 2
  • Small forward or 3
  • Power forward or 4
  • Center or 5
• Basketball

  A usually indoor court game between two teams of five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal