Drills and Exercises for Table tennis

(Instructional Manual)

Ball Balancing Ball Bounce

1. Each player stands with a ball balancing 1. Each player bounces the ball on the face of the racket.
2. on the racket face(palm up). It may be done on the forehand side first for a few
3. The leaders call out instructions such as change seconds and then on the backhand side.
4. hands , lift right leg, kneel, sit, walk forward, 2. The players count the number of times they hit the
and walk backward. Ball successfully in 30 seconds.
5. The players follow the instructions 3. The ball must not fall to the ground and the players
while balancing the ball. must avoid moving in different
directions.

Roller ball on the

Table
1. The players use the sides of a full-sized table or the ends of a modified table.
2. They roll the ball to each other.
3. The ball must roll with minimal noise.

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Drills and Exercises in Table Tennis

Roller Ball on Table

1. The players use the sides of a full-sized table or the ends of a modified
table.
2. They roll the ball to each other.
3. The ball must roll with minimal noise.
4.

Ball balancing

1. Each player stands with a ball balancing on the racket(palm up)

2. The leaders call out instructions such as change hands, lift right leg, kneel, sit, walk forward, and walk backward.
3. The players follow the instructions while balancing the ball.

Ball bounce

1. Each player bounces the ball on the face of the racket. It may be done on the forehand side first for a few seconds.

2. The players count the number of times they hit the ball successfully in 30 seconds.