Table Tennis

Introduction
Introduction
What is table tennis?

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Introduction
What is table tennis?
Table tennis is a racket sport derived from
tennis but distinguished by its playing
surface being atop a stationary table, rather
than the court on which players stand.
Either individually or in teams of two,
players take alternating turns returning a
light, hollow ball over the table's net onto
the opposing half of the court using small
rackets until they fail to do so, which
results in a point for the opponent.
History of table tennis
History of table tennis
Where it came from? And when it became
popular?
The sport originated in Victorian
England, where it was played among the
upper-class as an after-dinner parlour
game. It has been suggested that
makeshift versions of the game were
developed by British military officers in
India around the 1860s or 1870s, who
brought it back with them. A row of
books stood up along the center of the
table as a net, two more books served as
rackets and were used to continuously hit
a golf-ball.
History of table tennis
Where it came from? And when it became
popular?
The name "ping-pong" was in wide use
before British manufacturer J. Jaques & Son
Ltd trademarked it in 1901. The name "ping-
pong" then came to describe the game played
using the rather expensive Jaques's equipment,
with other manufacturers calling it table tennis.
A similar situation arose in the United States,
where Jaques sold the rights to the "ping-pong"
name to Parker Brothers. Parker Brothers then
enforced its trademark for the term in the
1920s, making the various associations change
their names to "table tennis" instead of the
History of table tennis
Where it came from? And when it became
popular?
The next major innovation was by James
W. Gibb, a British table tennis enthusiast,
who discovered novelty celluloid balls on
a trip to the US in 1901 and found them
ideal for the game. This was followed by
E.C. Goode who, in 1901, invented the
modern version of the racket by fixing a
sheet of pimpled, or stippled, rubber to
the wooden blade.
History of table tennis
Where it came from? And when it became
popular?
Although both a "Table Tennis Association"
and a "Ping Pong Association" existed by
1910, a new Table Tennis Association was
founded in 1921, and renamed the English
Table Tennis Association in 1926. The
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
followed in 1926. London hosted the first
official World Championships in 1926. In
1933, the United States Table Tennis
Association, now called USA Table Tennis,
was formed.
History of table tennis
Where it came from? And when it became
popular?
In the 1950s, paddles that used a rubber sheet
combined with an underlying sponge layer
changed the game dramatically, introducing
greater spin and speed. These were introduced
to Britain by sports goods manufacturer S.W.
Hancock Ltd. The use of speed glue
beginning in the mid-1980s increased the spin
and speed even further, resulting in changes
to the equipment to "slow the game down".
Table tennis was introduced as an Olympic
sport at the Olympics in 1988.
History of table tennis
Who invented the sport table tennis?
David Foster.
The earliest surviving action game of tennis
on a table is a set made by David Foster,
patented in England in 1890 (No. 11037):
Parlour Table games, which included table
versions of lawn tennis, cricket and football.
History of table tennis
Why table tennis is important to us to
learn?
Table tennis raises the heart rate, helps
strengthen muscles, mobilizes the joint and,
importantly sharpens reaction time and
hugely improve hand-eye coordination.
Facilities and Equipment
TABLE
The table. The upper surface of the table, known as
the playing surface, is 2.74m long and 1.525m
wide and is horizontal 76cm above the floor. The
playing surface does not include the vertical sides
of the tabletop.
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TABLE
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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Net
The net is 15.25 cm high and extends along the
width of the center of the table, diving it into
two equal arts.
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Ball
the ball is spherical and has a 40mm
diameter and weights 2.7 grams. It is
made of celluloid or of similar plastic
material and is colored white or orange,
and matt.
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Rackets
the racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the
blade shall be flat and rigid. The surface of the
covering material on a side of the blade, shall be matt,
bright red on one side and black on the other.
 The skills of table
tennis
The most basic skills are:
Forehead and Background hits, pushes, flicks, loops, spinning the ball, and
serving.
 The skills of table
tennis
Forehead and Backhand hits
 A backhand stroke has a shorter swing and uses a forearm to hit the
ball, whereas a forehand stroke uses the whole arm swing with a little
twist of the upper body.
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tennis
Pushes
• The table tennis push comes in two form; the forehead push and the
backhand push. The difficult push is the forehead push; it is a
defensive shot that requires the player to strike downwards on the
back and underneath the ball to create backspin.
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tennis
Flicks
• A flick (flip) is most often used to aggressively return a short serve
that is a bit too high. Forehand flick is used more frequently than
backhand flick, probably because returning short serve to the
backhand side can be much more aggressive using (backhand)
‘banana’ flick.
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tennis
Loops
• A loop in table tennis is an offensive stroke with the primary purpose
of producing lots of topspin.
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tennis
Spinning the ball
• Spin is imparted onto the ball by using a tangential brushing action
with your racket. And the faster your racket brushes against the ball,
the more spin you’ll impart onto it. So improving your brushing action
is crucial if you want to impart more spin onto the ball.
 The skills of table
tennis
Serving
• The server has to hold the ball with an open palm, toss it up and strike
it in a manner that the ball bounces first on the server’s side of the
table before bouncing over the net to the other side.
Officials of table tennis

Officials in table tennis are divide

into two categories Umpires and
Referees.
Officials of table tennis
An umpire has the authority to
apply the rules and regulations of
table tennis and they control the
match and everything and
everyone inside the court. While
the Referees control the
tournament.
Etiquettes of table tennis
1. Game are played to 11 points.
• A game is played to 11 points. A game must be won by two points. A match is generally
the best three of five games.
2. Alternate serves every two points
• Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. Except: after tied 10-10
(“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.
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3. Toss the ball straight up when serving
• Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the tablet. Toss at least 6” straight up,
and strike it 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.
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4. The serve can land anywhere in singles
• There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent’s side, bounce
over the side, or even hit the edge
5. Doubles serves must go right court to right court
• The serve must bounce in the server’s court and receiver’s right court.
• NOTE: landing in the center line is fair.
• Double partners switch places after their team serves twice.
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6. A serve that touches the net on the way over is a “LET”
• When serving in ping pong you must not hit the net. It’s a “let” serve and is done over. There
is no limit on how many times this can happen.
7. Alternating hitting in a double rally
• Double partners must alternate hitting balls in a rally, no matter where the ball lands on the
table.
8. Volley are not allowed
• The ball must bounce first before hitting it.
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9. If your hit bounce back over the net by itself it is your point.
• If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the net after hitting your
opponent’s side of the table, without your opponent touching it that is your point.
10. Touching the ball with your paddle hand is allowed.
• If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a legal hit,
there is no rule violation and play shall 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.
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11. YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE WITH YOUR NON-PADDLE
HAND
• you may touch the ball or the table with your paddle hand (after reaching in
to return a short serve, for example), or other parts of your body. NOTE: If
the table moves at all from your touching it during a rally, that is your
opponent’s point.
12. AN “EDGE” BALL BOUNCING OFF THE HORIZONTAL
TABLE TOP SURFACE IS GOOD
• An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact the top edge of the horizontal table top
surface and be counted as valid, even if it bounces sidewise. The vertical sides of
the table are NOT part of the legal playing surface.
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13 HONOR SYSTEM APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENTS
If no referee is present during a match and the players disagree on a
certain call, the “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!