Table Tennis Handbook

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a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball. also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. Table tennis includes both individual and team events. Depending on sex, table tennis has singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and team disciplines.

TABLE TENNIS Who Invented Table Tennis? Table Tennis originated as a table version game of lawn tennis. In 1880, the upper-class inhabitants of Victorian England started playing table tennis as an after-dinner game at the night party. Due to cold weather in the winter season, they started the table version of lawn tennis by using the dining table as a playing surface.

1880 It was started as a after dinner game of upper clas inhabitants of Victorian England, They used the History of Table Tennis dinning table as a playing surface 1901 E.C Goode invented the modern version of rocket, combined with a blade and rubber 1926 Formation of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) First official world championship in London 1933 Formation of United States Table Tennis Association 1950 Use of Sponge underlying layer with top rubber sheet gave the game a new direction with a greater spin and speed

1980 Introduction of Speed Glue enhanced Spin and Speed History of Table Tennis 1988 Table Tennis was first played in the Olympic Games 2000 ITTF replaced 38 mm diameter table tennis balls by 2001 40 mm in September ITTF changed the scoring system from 2014 21 points to 11 points ITTF introduced plastic as the material of a table tennis ball

Rules of the Game 1 GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS 2 ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO POINTS 3 TOSS THE BALL STRAIGHT UP WHEN SERVING 4 THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE IN SINGLES 5 DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO RIGHT COURT TO RIGHT COURT 6 A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON THE WAY OVER IS A “LET” 7 ALTERNATE HITTING IN A DOUBLES RALLY 8 VOLLEYS ARE NOT ALLOWED 9 IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK OVER THE NET BY ITSELF IT IS YOUR POINT 10 TOUCHING THE BALL WITH YOUR PADDLE HAND IS ALLOWED 11 YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE WITH YOUR NON-PADDLE HAND 12 AN “EDGE” BALL BOUNCING OFF THE HORIZONTAL TABLE TOP SURFACE IS GOOD 13 HONOR SYSTEM APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENTS

Tactical Skills of Table Tennis 1. The ability to keep the ball in play 2. The ability to play the ball to certain areas of the table 3. The ability to apply pressure on your opponent by using different types and amounts of spin, and different speeds, in order to create openings and hit winning shots.

How toTABLE TENNIS Scoring Officiate the Sport. A competitive game of table tennis is played to the best of five or seven games. The first player to get to 11 points in a game is the winner. However, if a game is tied at 10-10, a player must win a game by two clear points. You do not lose service if you lose a point - each player must serve for two points in a row before handing the service over to their opponent. Officials For every table tennis competition, a referee is appointed with a deputy who can act on their behalf. The referee is required to be present at the venue throughout a tournament and is required to uphold the rules. During a table tennis match, an umpire is appointed to decide on the result of each point or rally. The umpire is required to use their judgement when applying the laws and regulations of the ITTF. Where the umpire is officiating alone, their decision is final and they should be seated about 2–3 metres from the side of the table and in line with the net.

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Loops Forehand is a stroke that generates a lot of topspin is often the first and most (with either the forehand or backhand) fundamental skill that table tennis player learns. This swing occurs when Spinning the ball the ball is coming to the side of the There are 4 major types of spins when playing body that is holding the paddle. table tennis. first is topspin second is backspin third is right spin and last is left side spin. Backhand Flicks is the second most fundamental skill is an attacking return against a that a table tennis player must learn. short serve from an opponent This swing occurs when the ball is heading towards the side of the player's body that is not holding the paddle. Serving Table tennis serves consist of hitting the ball from your hand, bouncing it once on your side of the table, and onto any part of your opponent's side. Pushes is a difficult defensive shot that requires the player to strike downwards on the back and underneath the ball to create backspin.