Pathfit- table tennis Flashcards
TABLE TENNIS ORIGINATED IN?
ENGLAND, 19TH CENTURY
OTHER NAMES OF TABLE TENNIS?
PINGPONG, INDOOR
TABLE TENNIS BECAME AN OLYMPIC WHEN?
1988
TABLE TENNIS IS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF WHERE?
CHINA
TABLE TENNIS BEGAN AS WHAT?
MILD SOCIAL DIVERSION
Though Table Tennis evolved, along with Badminton and Lawn Tennis, from the ancient game of Tennis (also known as Jeude Paume, Real tennis, Court Tennis or Royal Tennis), the game was developed after Lawn Tennis became popular in the 1880s.
TABLE TENNIS WAS MARKETED UNDER WHAT NAMES
PGTWPI
PING PONG
GOSSIMA
TABLE TENNIS
WHIFF WAFF
PARLOUR TENNIS
INDOOR TENNIS
TABLE TENNIS BECAME AN OLYMPIC SPORT WHEN AND WHERE?
1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN SEOUL
TABLE TENNIS IS BOTH WHAT?
AN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC SPORT
ELITE PLAYER CAN HIT THE BALL AT SPEEDS OVER?
160 KM/HR
WHAT IS THE EQUIPMENT IN TABLE TENNIS?
A RACKT WITH A WOODEN BLADE COVERED WITH RUBBER
A TABLE
A NET ASSEMBLY
BALLS
- ALL OF IT NEEDS TO BE WITH THE STAMP ITTF
What is ITTF
International Table Tennis Federation
What is the requirement in the racket?
the blade must be flat and rigid
what is the blade of the racket?
wooden part of the racket
what are the categories of blades?
Defensive blade
All-around blade
offensive blade
Carbon blade
Defensive blade is?
Slow
all-around blade is?
medium
offensive blade is?
fast
carbon blade is ?
very fast
top players mostly use?
an all-around or offensive blade with faster rubbers to let them have an extra speed
Three types of rubber
Reverse pimpled rubber (pimples in)
short pimpled rubber (short and wider pimples)
long pimpled rubber
what is the shape of table tennis ball?
spherical ball