Traditional game "Galah panjang"
GALAH PANJANG..
Galah panjang which also known as Runner and Tagger is one of the famous Malaysian traditional games and usually played by children. This game does not required any equipment. It is not an individual games. Furthermore, it requires two separated teams of attackers and defenders, it consist of not less than 4 people.
Each player is required to run past all defending lines from the first line to the last and run back towards the first line without any physical contact with the opposing team. If any member of the opposing team manages to touch any player, the player is considered ‘dead’ and out of the game.
Galah panjang which also known as Runner and Tagger is one of the famous Malaysian traditional games and usually played by children. This game does not required any equipment. It is not an individual games. Furthermore, it requires two separated teams of attackers and defenders, it consist of not less than 4 people.
Each player is required to run past all defending lines from the first line to the last and run back towards the first line without any physical contact with the opposing team. If any member of the opposing team manages to touch any player, the player is considered ‘dead’ and out of the game.
This games is quite interesting because it needs strategy and team works from the players. Moreover it does not need any material and equipment.
With the development of technology, children are spend a lot of their time on indoor game such as i-pad, Plays Station and other computers game.
In addition, Galah panjang is an outdoor games which needs energy, the players can exercise while enjoy this game. It also can improve their healthy and mind development as well.
GALAH PANJANG
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