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Article 20: Front of House & Back of House

When running a Pencak Silat event, there are 2 main areas that you are required to focus on:

1. Front of House (FOH)
2. Back of House (BOH)

Article 20.1: Front of House
Front of house, or FOH, is a quick way of referring to the front part of an event. The term
usually means all the public area of the event, which includes the following:

1. Field of Play (FOP)
2. Sport Stand
3. Public Spectator Stand
4. Media Stand
5. VIP Viewing Platform
6. Mixed Zone
7. Pat Down Area
8. Victory Ceremony Area
9. Time out Zone

Field of Play (FOP)
In Pencak Silat, the FOP refers to the Competition Arena. Spectators are not allowed to be in
the FOP. A standard FOP for Pencak Silat includes the following:

1. 10m by 10m Puzzle Mattress (Approved by PERSILAT)
a. 92 Green, 4 Red, 4 Blue, 2 Yellow
2. Table for Competition Chairman, Council, Secretariat Team
3. Table for Medical Team, fully equipped with Medical Items
4. Arena Helper

Chairman Area Medical Area Arena Helper Area

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