Pronounced as: see-pah

Sipa is the National game/sport of the Filipino people which is uniquely played in the Philippines. In this game, the player keeps kicking a small coin-line object (sometimes a tansan or bottle cap) which has colorful threads attached to it. The object of the game is to keep sipa in the air as long as possible. When playing with competitors, the sipa is passed to the next player, who must catch the sipa with his foot and continue kicking it.

SIPA (Girls): Players decide on the mano (who gets the first turn). Get a coin or lead washer and wrap it in a piece of light cloth or paper. Gather the edges, then tie them tightly and cut/shred/fringe the edges. Thin colored paper is sometimes used to make it more attractive. The sipa is kicked by the outside part of either right/left foot (ideally just below the ankle) as many times as possible without dropping the sipa. The kick is made so that your sipa goes up vertically into the air. As the sipa comes down, you kick it again into the air. The objective is to keep on kicking it without dropping or missing the sipa. For each successful kick into the air, you get one point. If a player drops or misses the sipa, she is "out" but keeps the number of sipa points made. Then the next player takes her turn. The player who scores the most sipa points is declared the winner.

SIPA (Boys): Same procedure as the girls' except for the style of kicking. Boys kick the sipa by the inside part of either the right/left foot. Variation (Team Play): A team of players may group together and get a running total of all the points the players make.