PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2

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“History of Table Tennis”
(Indoor Games)
CRISEL R. DULCE
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“History of Table Tennis”

(Indoor Games)
”
1. Explain why table tennis is played
indoors
2. Identify the following equipment in table
tennis
3. Discuss the terms used in the game
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Table tennis, also known as ping-pong

and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two
or four players hit a lightweight ball,
also known as the ping-pong ball, back
and forth across a table using small
rackets. The game takes place on a
hard table divided by a net.
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History
1890's- table tennis started as a parlor
game in Europe but did not stay long and
died down
1920's- it became popular again and clubs
were formed all over the world
1988- The game was added in the Olympic
Games Program in Seoul
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• Ping-Pong was the original name copyrighted by Parker

Brothers

• The name "ping pong" is still used in certain parts of the

world, particularly in the USA, probably because it was
promoted extensively in the early 1900s by the equipment
manufacturers who owned the trademark, and therefore it
became ingrained in people’s minds - just as any other
product which is widely advertised and promoted.
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By:Parker Brothers
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WHO INVENTED THE GAME TABLE TENNIS?

• An English Patent (number 11,037) was filed on 15 July 1890

when David Foster of England introduced the first action
game of tennis on a table in 1890.
• Only one example is known to have survived and it's now on
display in the ITTF Museum.
• Foster's Parlor Table Games was a compendium of table
versions of Cricket, Football and Lawn Tennis.
• The table tennis game featured elegant strung rackets, a 30mm
cloth covered rubber ball, a small wooden perimeter fence and
elaborate side nets to catch stray balls.
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•1926 -
Formation of the International Table Tennis Federation
•1937 - Introducing a time limit on games
•1937 - Lowering the height of the net
•1937 - Banning finger spin serves
•1952 - Changing from hardbat table tennis to sponge
rackets
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•1953 - China first entering the World

Championships
•1971 - China offering Ping Pong Diplomacy
•1980s - The introduction of speed glue
•1980s - The introduction of combination
rackets
•1986 - The introduction of the two colour rule
•1988 - Becoming an Olympic sport
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•1996 - The formation of the ITTF Pro-Tour

•2000 - Changing the ball size from 38mm to 40mm
•2000 - Separating the World Championship events
•2001 - Changing the scoring system from
21up to 11up
•and.
•China winning all 7 of the World Championship
events in 1981, 1987, 1995 and 2001
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•Modern table tennis is now based on

speed and strength and new strikes
require excellent know-how.
•Hiroje Satoh was the first World
Champion in Table Tennis who used
sponge racket.
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“Facilities and Equipment Table Tennis”

Equipment
•Table
•9 ft X 5 ft with its upper surface 30 inches/ 2 feet
and 6 inches above the floor.
•divide into two opposing courts by a net
•Has a white stripe running lengthwise down the
center of the tale which is useful in doubles.
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•Net
•15.24 cm/6 inches high
•Celluloid Ball
•1.5 inches in diameter and about .88 oz in
weight
•Rackets
•Some are in any shape but usually oval and made of
wood faced with rubber or sponge that may be
pimpled or smooth.
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Terminologies in Table Tennis

Definition of Terms
1. Stroke- is any shot used in the game, including the
serve
2. Serve- begins with the ball being tossed from the
palm of the hand and struck by the racket
3. Server- is the player due to strike the ball in a rally
4. Receiver- is the player due to strike the ball first in
a rally
5. Match- is a two out of three contest
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6. Block- is a quick, off the bounce return of an

aggressive drive done by holding the racket in the
ball's path
7. Default- is a disqualification for a match for any
reason
8. Footwork- is a movement to make a shot
9. Rally- is hitting of the ball back and forth
commencing with a serve and ending when a point
is won
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10.Forehand- is any shot done with a racket to the right of

the elbow for a right hander, to the left for a left hander.
11.Backhand- is a shot done with the racket to the left of
the left elbow for a right-hander, to the right for a left
hander.
12.Let- is a rally of which the result is not scored13Point- is
a rally of which the result is scored
14.Free Hand- is the hand not carrying the racket
15.Umpire- the official who keeps the score and enforces
rules during a match
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PR-2.1.1
ESSAY

Pen, Paper
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PR-2.1.1

State your answer and explain it fully. . 30% for

each question. (10 pts. for effort; 10 pts. for
correctness of content; 10 pts. for depth)
ESSAY:
“Being the best is not good enough. Try harder.
Just make sure having fun is a central
component of striving for excellence”
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“Education is the most

powerful weapon to
change the world.”