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• Table tennis


  Also known as ping pong, originated in the late 1800s in England

  
• Origins of table tennis

  1. Began as an indoor version of lawn tennis, with makeshift equipment made from everyday household items

  2. First official table tennis tournament held in England in 1901

  3. Game continued to evolve and improve over the years, with the introduction of new equipment such as rubber paddles and celluloid balls
• Table tennis became a popular pastime for soldiers, and it continued to grow in popularity after the war ended


  World War II
• Table tennis became an Olympic sport, with both singles and doubles competitions for men and women

  1988
• Table tennis is played by millions of people around the world in both recreational and competitive settings
• Ma Long


  The number 1 in our best table tennis players list, a Chinese player who has won many big titles back to back, surpassing the track record of other great players like Waldner
• Table

  • Rectangular, 9 by 5 feet (2.7 by 1.5 meters), its upper surface a level plane 30 inches (76 cm) above the floor
  • Net is 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, and its upper edge along the whole length is 6 inches (15.25 cm) above the playing surface

  
• Racket


  Table tennis is a sport that uses a racket and a ping-pong ball made of a champagne cork

  
• Ping-Pong Ball

  
• Basic skills in playing table tennis

  1. Forehand drive

  2. Backhand drive

  3. Serving

  4. Pushes

  5. Flicks

  6. Spinning the ball

  7. Loops

  8. Footwork

  9. Speed

  
• Forehand drive


  Often the first and most fundamental skill that a table tennis player learns
• Backhand drive


  Occurs when the ball is heading towards the side of the player's body that is not holding the paddle
• Table tennis serve


  Hitting the ball from your hand, bouncing it once on your side the table, and onto your opponent's side

  
• Pushes

  Forehanded and backhanded pushes are used for returning short balls
• Flicks


  Forehanded and backhanded flicks are used to aggressively return an opponent's ball that has spin on it
• Spinning the ball


  Very important offensively and defensively because it makes it difficult for your opponent to read your next move
• Loops


  A shot where the player swings their paddle in a path from low to high in an aggressive fashion to hit the ball
• Footwork


  Quick feet are essential to becoming a proficient table tennis player
• Speed


  Competitive and professional players serve and volley the ball in excess of 70mph
• Games are played to 11 points


  A game must be won by two points. A match is generally the best three of five games
• Alternate serves every two points


  Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time
• Serving


  Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of 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
• Serve in singles


  There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent's side of the table

  
• Serve in doubles


  The serve must bounce in the server's right court, and receiver's right court. Doubles partners switch places after their team serves twice
• Non-paddle hand


  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
• Basic hand signals

  • Finger above the palm (your service is not high enough)
  • Bent palm (your palm is not open)
  • Palm above the chest (do not hide your serve)
  • Index finger under the palm (do not throw the ball below the table)
  • Index finger above the palm (do not serve inside the end line)
  • Index finger on the palm (do not throw the ball with your fingers)
  • Index finger pointing semicircle from the palm (throw up near vertical)