LESSON 3:

TABLE TENNIS
By Group 3: Janpert Kirby Copino
Baron Benedict Besmonte
Djhouella Rose Dulfo
Robert Neo Llantino
Kassandra Nicole Suva
Julia Paraiso Buena
WHAT IS TABLE TENNIS?
 Table tennis, predominantly known as Ping Pong, is a fast moving
racquet sport requiring exceptional hand-eye coordination. Men and
Women play either as individuals or in pairs and win points by
hitting a lightweight ball over a net so that their opponents can't
return it or are forced into an error.
TABLE TENNIS TIMELINE
1880 - The Beginning • Table tennis began in the 1880s when
Tennis players adapted the game to be
played indoors on a small scale.

• In the late 1800s table tennis adopted

the trademark name of Ping-Pong by
1890 - Ping Pong the Parker Brothers game company,
after the name was invented by the
English firm J. Jaques and Son.
 TABLE TENNIS TIMELINE
• The Ping-Pong Association was
1922 - Ping-Pong Association formed and then renamed the Table
Tennis Association in 1922. This is
important because this shows that table
tennis began getting more recognition
as a sport.

1926 • The first World Championships were

1926
World - World Championships
Championships held in London in 1926. This started
the world's recognition of the sport on
the competitive level.
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• After being introduced years before to
Apr 24, 1927 - English Table England, the English Table Tennis
Tennis Association Association was formed in 1927. This
event marks the expansion of table tennis
to other parts of the world.

• In the 1950s, paddles switched to an

1950 - Rubber outside rubber sheet and underlying
sponge padding to enhance the speed and
spin of the game.
 TABLE TENNIS TIMELINE
1960 – Beer Pong • Beer Pong emerged out of Table Tennis in
fraternities from Dartmouth in the 1950s
and 1960s. This marks the evolution of the
game into social culture and integrating young
people into the game.

1972 1972 Ping-Pong

Diplomacy
Ping-Pong Diplomacy • During the Cold War tensions were high
between China and the US. Through table
tennis the countries were able compete
peacefully.
TABLE TENNIS TIMELINE
1988 - • Table Tennis is first played in the Olympics in
Seoul 1988. This event marks the international
Olympics recognition of the sport and the love of the game
worldwide.

• In Forest Gump, Forest is seen playing table

tennis and being part of Ping-Pong Diplomacy.
Jun 23, 1994 - Forrest Gump This scene in Forrest Gump brings table
tennis's importance in history to the silver
screen in a classic movie.
TABLE TENNIS EQUIPMENT
• The table is 2.74 metres long, 1.525
metres wide and 76
centimetres high. The playing
1.) Table surface may be of any material but is
usually made from wood or
synthetic materials.
• Wheelchair friendly tables should have table legs at least 40
cm from the end line of the table for players competing in a
wheelchair.
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EQUIPMENT

1.) Table
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The net is 15.25 centimetres high

2.) Net and extends along the width of
the centre of the table, dividing it
into two equal parts.
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TENNIS
EQUIPMENT

2.) Net
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• The ball is spherical and has a

3.) Ball 40mm diameter and weighs 2.7
grams. It is made of celluloid or
of similar plastic material and is
coloured white or orange, and
matt.
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EQUIPMENT

3.) Ball
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• The racket may be of any size,
shape or weight but the blade
4.) shall be flat and rigid. The surface
of the covering material on a side
Rackets of the blade, shall be matt, bright
red on one side and black on the
other.
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TENNIS
EQUIPME
NT
4.)
Rackets
 TABLE TENNIS RULE
1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 2. ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO
1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS
POINTS
A Game POINTS
is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two points. A Match is generally the best three of
• A Game is played to 11 points. A Game • Each side of the table alternates serving two
five Games.
must be won by two points. A Match is points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10
generally the best three of five Games. (“deuce”), service alternates at every point. Can
you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is
no separate rule for serving on Game Point.
 TABLE TENNIS RULE

3. TOSS
1. GAMES THE BALL
ARE PLAYED TO 11STRAIGHT
POINTS UP WHEN SERVING
A Game •is played
How dotoyou serve the
11 points. ball inmust
A Game pingbe
pong?
won Hold
by two thepoints.
ball inAyour open
Match palm, behind
is generally yourthree
the best end of
of
five Games.the table. Toss at least 6” straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of
the table and then the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in play,
and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-hit.
 TABLE TENNIS RULE
4. THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE 5. DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO
1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS
IN SINGLES RIGHT COURT TO RIGHT COURT
A Game is played
• There is notorestriction
11 points. on
A Game
wheremust be won
the ball landsbyontwo points.
• TheA serve
Matchmust
is generally
bouncetheinbest
thethree of
server’s
five Games.
your side or your opponent’s side of the table. It right court, and receiver’s right court
can bounce two or more times on your opponent’s (NOTE: landing on center line is fair).
side (if so, that’s your point), bounce over the Doubles partners switch places after their
side, or even hit the edge. team serves twice.
 TABLE TENNIS RULE
6. A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON 7. ALTERNATE HITTING IN A
1. GAMES ARE OVER
THE WAY PLAYED
ISTO 11 POINTS
A “LET” DOUBLES RALLY
A Game is played
• Can to 11
the ball hitpoints.
the netAin
Game
pingmust be Yes,
pong? won during
by two apoints.
• ADoubles
Match is generally
partners the best three
must of
alternate
five Games.
RALLY, if it touches the top of the net and then hitting balls in a rally, no matter
otherwise lands as a legitimate hit. BUT not when where the ball lands on the table.
serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over
and otherwise legally bounces in play, it’s a “let”
serve and is done over. There is no limit on how
many times this can happen.
 TABLE TENNIS RULE
8. VOLLEYS ARE NOT ALLOWED 9. IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK
1. GAMES
• Can ARE
you PLAYED
hit TO 11 itPOINTS
the ball before bounces in ping pong? OVER THE NET BY ITSELF IT IS
1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS
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be won YOUR
two points. POINT
A Match is generally the best three of
five Games.
(hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the
five Games. • If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve
net). But in table tennis, this results in a point for and it bounces back over the net after
your opponent. NOTE: When your opponent hits a hitting your opponent’s side of the table
ball that sails over your end of the table without (due to extreme spin), without your
touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is opponent touching it, that is your point.
still your point.
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10. TOUCHING THE BALL WITH YOUR PADDLE HAND IS ALLOWED
• What
1. GAMES ARE PLAYED
happens if theTO
ball11hits
POINTS
your finger or hand during a ping pong rally? If the ball touches your
A Game is played tohand
PADDLE 11 points. A Game must
and otherwise be won
results in aby two hit,
legal points. A Match
there is no isrule
generally the and
violation best play
three shall
of
five Games.
continue as normal. Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what
if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a ping pong rally? You may not touch the
ball with your non-paddle hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if
your opponent’s hit sails over your side of the table without touching it, and hits any part of you or
your paddle, that is still your point.
 TABLE TENNIS RULE
11. YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE • 12. AN “EDGE” BALL BOUNCING
WITH ARE
1. GAMES YOUR NON-PADDLE
PLAYED HAND
TO 11 POINTS OFF THE HORIZONTAL TABLE
• You
A Game may touch
is played the ballA or
to 11 points. the must
Game table be
with your
won by two points.
TOPASURFACE
Match is generally
IS GOOD the best three of
paddle hand (after reaching in to return a short
five Games. • An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact
serve, for example), or other parts of your body. the top edge of the horizontal table top
NOTE: If the table moves at all from your surface and be counted as valid, even if it
touching it during a rally, that is your bounces sidewise. The vertical sides of the
opponent’s point. table are NOT part of the legal playing
surface.
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13. ARE
1. GAMES HONORPLAYEDSYSTEM
TO 11 APPLIES
POINTS TO DISAGREEMENTS
A Game•is played to 11 points.
If no referee A Game
is present musta be
during won and
match by two
the points.
playersA disagree
Match is on
generally the call,
a certain best three
the of
five Games.“honor system” applies and the players should find a way to agree, or play the point over.
Ping pong carries a tradition of fierce but fair play. Help us keep it that way!
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QUIZ
 PART 1:
1. It is a fast moving racquet sport requiring exeptional hand eye coordination.
2. Who invented table tennis?
3. When and where was the table tennis first played?
4. What event was held in London in 1926?
5. When was the Ping Pong association renamed the TTA?
6. What happened during the cold war tensions were high between the China
and the US, through TT the countries were able complete peaceful.?
7. - 10. Enumerate the 4 equipments in table tennis
QUIZ
 PART 2:
 11. How high is the net in centimeters?
 12.In table tennis, how many times can you fold the table?
 13. What do you call a system if no referee is present during a match ang the
players disagree on a certain?
 14. When can you tell that the ball hit the net with ping pong?
 15. What happens if the balls hits your finger or hand during a ping pong rally?