R.T.AmbekarP.E.T.JNV Solapur

HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS

Table tennis is a game of very recent origin it is started as variation of Lawn Tennis and was first played on dining room table tops in the clubs of Great Britain. From Britain, this game spread to other countries of Europe and Asia. It found a place in the modern Olympic games only in the year 1988at Seoul , south Korea

It is very popular game today because it suits players of all ages and can be played under all condition. Table Tennis Association of India was formed in 1938.

RULES OF TABLE TENNIS

• TABLE

• NET AND SUPPORTER

• BALL

• RACKET

• CLOTHING

• GAME

• MATCH

• CHOICE OF SERVING RECEIVING OR ENDS

• CHANGE OF ENDS

• CHANGE OF SERVICE

• SERVICE

• GOOD RETURN

• ORDER OF PLAY

• POINTS

• LET

• REST

• TIME OUTS

TABLE

LENGTH- 2.74 M.(9 ft.)WIDTH - 1.525 M. (5 ft )HEIGHT - 76 CM.(2.6 ft )

SURFACE- DARK-BLUE / GREEN

NET & SUPPRTER

LENGTH – 1.83 M.HEIGHT - 15.25CM.

( 6 Inc.)

BALLDIAMETER- 40 M.M.WEIGHT - 2.7 grm.COLOUR - WHITE /YELLOWTHE BALL SHOULD BE MADE

OF CELLULOIDE OR SIMILAR PLASTIC MATERIAL

RACKET

MAY BE OF ANY SIZE, SHAPE , OR WEIGHT, PIMPLED RUBBER OF

NOT MORE THAN 2MM . INWARDS OR

OUT WARDS NOT MORE THAN 4 MM

CLOTHING

HALF SLEEVED SHIRT SHORT OR SKIRT SCOCKS & PLAYING SHOSE COLOUR – ANY COLOUR OTHER THAN

WHITE

GAMEA GAME NORMALLY CONSISTS OF 11 POINT, BUT IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT 10, THEN THE WINNER IS THE PLAYER OR PAIR THAT FIRST SCORES 2 POINT MORE THAN THE OPPOSING PLAYER OR PAIR .

MATCH

A MATCH MAY CONSIST OF THE BEST OF THREE

GAMES OR BEST OF FIVE GAMES.

CHOICE OF SERVING, RECEVING OR ENDS

•SHOULD BE DECIDED BY A

TOSS

CHANGE OF SERVICE

•TWO SERVICE •AFTER DUES ONE SERVICE

CHANGE OF ENDS

• At the change of ends, a player or a pair that served first in a game should be the first receiver in the following game till the end of a match.

• In the last possible game of a match ,the players should change ends when a player scores 5 points. In the last possible game of a double match ,the receiving player should alter its order of receiving when either pair scores 5 points.

Service•The server should project the ball upwards at least 16 cm. without imparting spin to the ball when it is descending downwards

GOOD RETURN

•Passes directly over or around the net and touches the opponents court. A ball touching the net or its supports while passing over or around it is considered to have passed over directly

ORDER OF PLAY

•Server & Receiver should make a good return alternately till the Ball gets out of play.

(same doubles also)

POINTA PLAYER LOSES A POINT IF

• HE FAILS TO MAKE A GOOD SERVICE• HE FAILS TO MAKE A GOOD RETURN AFTER A GOOD SERVICE

OR RETURN• HIS FREEHAND TOUCHES THE PLAYING SURFACE WHEN THE

BALLIS IN PLAY• HE VOLLEYS THE BALL• HE HIS RACKET OR ANYTHING HE IS WEARING , TOUCHES THE

NET OR ITS SUPPORTS DURING PLAY• HE OR ANY THINGHE HE CARRIES, MOOVES THE PLAYING

SURFACE DURING THE PLAY • HE OR ANYTHING HE IS WEARING COMES IN CONTACT WITH

THE BALL BEFORE IT TOUCHES THE PLAYING SURFACE ON HIS SIDE OF THE NET AFTER GOOD RETURN OF THE OPPONENT.

• HE STRIKES THE BALL OUT OF HIS TURN IN DOUBLES GAME.• HE STRIKES THE BALLTWICE IN SUCCESSION• BALL DOUBLE TOUCH ON TABLE SURFACE

LET/ REST/ TIME-OUT

• LET- ITS VOLLIED BY THE RECEIVER WHEN SERVICE TOUCH THE NET

• THE RECEIVING PLAYER OR HIS PARTNER IS NOT READY TO PLAY AND MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO STRIKE THE BALL

• THE GAME IS INTERRUPTED FOR CORRECTION OF MISTAKE IN PLAYING ORDER OR ACCIDENT etc.

• REST- IN BETWEEN OF TWO GAME REST TIME IS ONE MINUT

• TIME OUT- ONE MINUT IN A ONE MATCH

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF TABLE-TENNIS

• RACKET OR BAT SELECTION• RACKET OR BAT GRIP• 1)- WESTERN GRIP OR SHAKEHANDGRIP • 2)- PENHOLD GRIP • POSITION FOR FOREHAND STROCK• POSITION FOR BACK HAND STROCK• BASIC STROCK• PUSH STROCK- A) FORE HAND B) BACKHAND• FOREHAND FLAT HIT • BACK HAND FLAT HIT• BLOCK STROCK- A)-REFLECTIVE B)-DEFLECTIVE

SPIN•TOP SPIN

•BACK SPIN•SIDE SPIN

•MIXED SPINSS

SERVING•TOP SPIN

•BACK SPINE

•TOP SPINE WITH SIDE SPINE

•BACK SPINE WITH SIDE SPINE

ATTACKING STROCK

• TOP SPINE• DROP SHOT• COUNTER HITTING

•GAME TACTICE

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS OF TABLE TENNIS

• WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP- started from 1923

for men- Swathling cup for women- Corbilion cup

OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP- started first time Seoul Olympics in 1988.

ASIAN TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION- started from 1958.

COMMONWEALTH TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP- started from 1971 at Singapore.

NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP