Central Luzon State University

Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation

Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

H.Y.P.E.
“Home Yoked Physical Education”
(Strategies in Teaching Physical Education during Pandemic)
Module in PE 2110 INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORTS- TABLE TENNIS

BIENVENIDO SI KANAPI JR
Associate Professor III

“Excellent service to humanity is our commitment.”

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 Philosophy
The ultimate measure of the effectiveness of Central Luzon State University
as an institution of higher learning is its contribution to and impact on the
educational, economic, social, cultural, political and moral well-being
and environmental consciousness of the peoples it serves.

Vision
Central Luzon State University (CLSU) as a world-class National Research University
for science and technology in agriculture and allied fields.

Mission
CLSU shall develop globally competitive, work-ready, socially-responsible
and empowered human resources who value life-long learning;
and to generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge and
technologies for poverty alleviation, environmental
protection, and sustainable development.

Quality Policy Statement

“Excellent service to humanity is our commitment.”

“We are committed to develop globally-competent and empowered human resources, and to
generate knowledge and technologies for inclusive societal development.”

“We are dedicated to uphold CLSU's core values and principles, comply with statutory and
regulatory standards and to continuously improve the effectiveness of our quality management
system.”

“Mahalaga ang inyong tinig upang higit na mapahusay ang kalidad ng aming paglilingkod.”

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 Vision
To make the ISPEAR as a Center of Learning and Excellence in Sports,
Physical Education, and Recreation in the province of
Nueva Ecija and in Region III.

Mission
To serve as an implementing arm of the University to become a Center of
Learning and Excellence within its scope of concern specifically
in the fields of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation.

Goal
At the end of five (5) years, it is expected that ISPEAR will become a center of Learning and
Excellence in the fields of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation in Region III.

General Objectives
“To make the Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (ISPEAR) as a Center
of learning in the fields of sports, physical education, and
recreation in Nueva Ecija, and in Region III.”

“To serve as a ground for harnessing the potential talents and skills of students, faculty
and staff members in the area of Sports, PE and Recreation and imbuing
in them with such carry over values: sportsmanship,
honesty, respect for others etc.”

“To develop the Institute as a Center of Excellence in the conduct of regional/national

sports clinics and workshops for the government/private agencies in
Nueva Ecija, Region III and in the national level.”

“For the Institute to be the responsible Center for Sports, Recreational

and Cultural Development Programs of the university.”

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 Specific Objectives

“To produce competent PE teachers with sound pedagogical theories and techniques
geared toward teaching physical education in the elementary,
high school and at the tertiary level.”

“To come up with graduates who possess professional qualities capable of performing
tasks such as: training, coaching and officiating various activities in the
fields of sports PE, and recreation.”

“To produce athletes of high caliber.”

“To produce dance performers/dance directors/ trainers together with students who are
endowed with musical talents to promote and enhance cultural
awareness in the university and in the country in general.”

“To cater the sports, recreational and cultural needs of our faculty, staff and the
community through their participation and involvement in the given
programs of the Institute/University.”

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Introduction

H.Y.P.E. Strategy or Home Yoked Physical Education strategies is an innovation

of the Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation or the ISPEAR in Central

Luzon State University to support Physical Education classes during the time of

pandemic. HYPE strategies are approaches in the modules painstakingly studied and

produced by ISPEAR faculty to deliver and transfer learning in their Physical Education

classes. This kind of strategy were formed and conceptualized especially during this

trying times where people are mostly staying at home. Inspired by and anchored in the

World Health’s Organizations’ “Stay Physically Active during Self-Quarantine”, this idea

is a collaboration of the ISPEAR Faculty whose goal is to transfer physical education

learnings at the comfort of each students’ own homes. This strategy considers activities

using different available resources common to the student’s settings/localities.

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 Table of Contents

Title
Page
HYPE Strategies
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CLSU Policy, Vision, Mission, Quality Statement
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ISPEAR’s Mission, Vision, Goals, General Objectives
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Table of Contents
iv
ISPEAR’s Specific Objectives
v
Introduction
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MODULE 5
KINDS OF STROKE IN TABLE TENNIS 1
Lesson 10: The Four Basic Table Tennis Strokes
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 PE 2110-INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL SPORTS
(TABLE TENNIS)

MODULE 5

KINDS OF STROKE IN TABLE TENNIS

Overview

As part of learning the game table tennis, you should also know
the different kinds of stroke used in playing the game. This will enable you
to better learn techniques and skills in playing table tennis. In this module,
you will be learning the different kinds of strokes in table tennis. At the
end of this module, you are expected to apply the kinds of stroke through
video presentation.

Objectives:

a) Determine the kinds of strokes used in Table Tennis;

b) Differentiate the kinds of strokes in table tennis;

c) Demonstrate the kinds of strokes in table tennis through a performance of walling.

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Lesson 10: The Four Basic Table Tennis Strokes (Larcombe, 2012)

Let us break down into four each type of stroke for you to easily understand and
know how it was done. The stance, the backswing, the strike and the finish. Get all of
these parts correct and you’ll have a pretty good basic table tennis strokes.

1. The Forehand Drive

The forehand drive was break down into four for you to easily understand and know
how it was done. The stance, the backswing, the strike and the finish. Get all of these
parts correct and you’ll have a pretty good basic forehand drive.

The stance is the first thing you need to worry about. Make sure this is correct
before trying to hit any balls. You’ll want your feet wider than shoulder width apart
(some coaches even say two shoulder widths apart). If you’re right handed, then
your right foot needs to be slightly further back than your left. About half a step.
Knees should be bent. Body crouched (leaning forwards) and weight on the balls
of your feet (not your heels). Then put both arms out in front of you and you’re
good to go.

The backswing is the first movement after you’ve seen the ball. Without it your
shot will lack power and you’ll struggle to control the ball. The key things you need
to remember are, rotating your body to the right from your hips and shifting your
weight onto your back foot. Keep everything else the same as it was in the stance.

The strike is the forward movement, towards the ball. You basically need to do
the opposite of the backswing. Rotate your body to the left/forwards, from your
hips. Transfers your weight from your back foot to front foot. Also remember to
keep your bat angle slightly closed throughout, to take the ball at the peak of the
bounce and keep a small gap between your elbow and body. To give the shot a
bit of extra zip, try accelerating your forearm slightly as you make contact. This
action is similar to a military salute and will give you a little extra pace and spin.

The finish is the end point of the shot. It’s important not to over rotate and finish
with your bat over your shoulder or behind your neck, like in tennis. Instead, you
should finish the forehand drive with your bat pointing where you have hit the ball.
From the strike the bat should move forwards and up. Finally, don’t forget to get
back to your ready position so you can play the next shot!

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2. The Backhand Drive

The stance should be ‘square to the line of play’. This means that your feet should
be facing the direction of play. Usually this will mean your feet will be pointing
diagonally towards your opponent’s backhand corner. Everything else is the same
as the forehand drive. Feet slightly wider than shoulder width, body is crouched,
arms are out in front of you with a bend at the elbow.

The backswing for a backhand does not involve any rotation of the body or weight
transfer. Instead, just bring the bat back towards your body. If you are right-handed
you will probably want to bring it back so that it is just above your left hip. This is a
drive so the bat angle should be slightly closed.

The strike is pretty simple. Move your bat forwards and up, towards the ball, from
your elbow. As a beginner focus on just using your elbow for movement. Common
mistakes involve players using too much wrist or trying to play the shot from their
shoulder (which lifts the ball). Remember to keep the bat angle closed throughout.

The finish is the same as the forehand drive. The bat should follow the ball and
finish in the direction it has just been hit. Your arm should still have a slight bend
in it (not finish completely straight) and just recover to your ready position and
anticipate the next shot.

3. The Backhand Push

The stance is the same as that used for the backhand drive. Feet and body must
be square to the line of play.

The backswing for the backhand push requires the bat to be brought backwards
and slightly upwards, towards the chest. The bat angle will need to be open at
about 45 degrees. The elbow will be bent.

The strike simply involves ‘pushing’ the bat forwards and down from the elbow.
You should strike somewhere between the back and bottom of the ball. It important
to ‘brush’ the ball using the rubber rather than ‘tapping’ it with the blade. The bat
angle should stay open throughout the shot and you’ll want to make contact at the
peak of the bounce or slightly earlier. A common mistake is trying to ‘scoop’ the
ball instead of slicing it.

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 The finish should have the bat out in front of you and down towards the table. The
angle at the elbow should have opened but the arm should still be slightly bent.
The common error with the finish of the push shot is the bat moving across the
body to one side when it should follow the ball.

4. The Forehand Push

The stance needs to go back to the forehand ready position you used for your
forehand drive. If you’re right-handed that means right foot slightly back and then
as always, knees bent, body crouched, both arms out in front of you.

The backswing for the forehand push is not as extreme as for the drive. The push
is a softer shot and therefore requires more feel and less weight transfer/power.
However, you will still need a small amount of twisting backwards in preparation.
You ‘ll also need an open bat angle, 45 degrees is good, like in the backhand push.
Keep a small gap between your elbow and your body.

The strike requires you to twist your body forwards with a slight transfer of weight
onto your front foot. You may also need to step in with your playing foot if the ball
is short. Upon contact with the ball you should be using the brushing action I
mentioned earlier and having very soft hands. The elbow may open slightly during
the strike to combine with the turning of your body. The bat angle should be open
throughout.

The finish should leave the bat in front of your body, having followed the line of
the ball. As you’re putting backspin on the ball the bat should be down towards the
table. The difficulty here is to follow the ball rather than swiping across your body.
If your bat is finishing over to your left-hand side you may need to get your elbow
slightly further forward during the strike. A tucked in elbow can lead you to swipe
across the ball.

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Additional Information

1. What is a Chop in Table Tennis?

Chop is a kind of stroke wherein the ball is tipped away from the racket to counteract the
spin of a drive.

2. What is a Drop shot?

It looks like a drive but the ball drops dead just over the net.

3. What is a Half Volley?

The ball was met by the racket and push just over the net.

4. What is a placement shot?

The ball was met by the racket and pushed to an intended spot or it is also known as
placement shot.

5. What is smash?

On a high return of the ball by your opponent, the ball is being hit by the racket as hard
as possible.

6. What is spin?

Skills developed by top flight players.

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For further learning of the Four kinds of Stroke used in Table Tennis, please watch the
following videos on youtube. Links are listed below.

Forehand Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abe_FicwtAE

Backhand Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDTUlBznFo

Forehand Push https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D9VWKR-iFc

Backhand Push https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_NAMempMvs&t=71s

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Table Tennis Stance and Ready Position-Play like Fan Zhendong! (2019, November 15).
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