TABLE

TENNIS
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 HISTORY
▪ Highest governing body: ITTF
(International Table Tennis federation)
▪ First played: 1880s Victorian England
▪ Single or doubles
▪ Type: Racquet sport, indoor
▪ Olympic: since 1988
▪ Paralympic: since inaugural 1960 Summer
 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
The TABLE:
L-2.74m
W-1.52m
H: 76cm
The NET:
H: 15.2 cm
The BALL:
D: 3.8cm
 BASIC RULES
The GAME:
- Toss coin
-11 point score
-2 point lead
- consists of either 3/5 games.
-Legal Service

… in doubles, server must serve from his right hand

court into opponent’s.
A RALLY is the period during which the ball is in play.
A LET is a rally of which the result is not scored.
A POINT is a rally of which the result is scored.
The RACKET HAND is the hand carrying the racket.
The FREE HAND is the hand not carrying the racket; the free arm is
the arm of the free hand.
A player strikes the ball if he or she touches it in play with his or her
racket, held in the hand, or with his or her racket hand below the
wrist.
A player OBSTRUCTS the ball if he or she, or anything he or she wears or
carries, touches it in play when it is above or travelling towards the playing
surface, not having touched his or her court since last being struck by his or her
opponent.

The SERVER is the player due to strike the ball first in a rally.

The RECEIVER is the player due to strike the ball second in a rally.
The UMPIRE is the person appointed to control a match.
The ASSISTANT UMPIRE is the person appointed to assist the umpire with
certain decisions.

The ball shall be regarded as passing over or around the net assembly if it

passes anywhere other than between the net and the net post or between the
net and the playing surface.
The end line shall be regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions.
 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
A. Player receives 1 point if his opponent commits any of the ff. e

o failure to hit the ball

o Failure of the ball to cross the net
o Holding the ball with close hand
o Falling of the ball outside the receivers side
o Failure to let the ball bounce on the part of the server
o Bouncing the ball twice on the part of the servers before
it cross the net
o Hiding the ball under the table.
B. Violation on returning the ball.

o Pushing the table

o Failure of the ball to cross the net
o The player and his racquet touches the net
o The ball fall outside the opponents end line
o Twice bouncing of the ball on the receivers side
before it was hit
o The ball dropped outside the nets end line
o Volleying
 TRAINING
DRILLS and MULTIBALL:
X DRILL V DRILL

footwork and placement

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 Sample One Hour Table Tennis Training Session
Pre-Session
Warm up
 
-Forehand to Forehand How many times can you hit it in a row 2½ min
-Backhand to Backhand How many times can you hit it in a row- 2½ min
-Forehand Loop to Block - 5 min Swap roles 5 min
-Backhand Loop to Block - 5 min Swap roles - 5 min
-Footwork Drill - 5 min Swap roles - 5 min
-Loop to Loop - 5 min OR
-Smash to Lob - 2½ min Swap roles - 2½ min
 -Push to Push - 5 min
-Serve, Return, Open - 5 min Swap roles
-cool down