P.E Flashcards
What year was the sport adapted after lawn tennis, where dining table was used with improvised equipment
1880s
The year james Devonshire, an English man, was granted provisional patent for “table tennis”
1885
The year earliest surviving action game was introduced by David Foster’s parlour table games, and names such as Gossima, and indoor tennis with lawn tennis-style rules were introduced.
1890s
What year was the introduction of celluloid balls was introduced , replacing the rubber and cork ones.
The celluloid ball had perfect bounce, and so the game became a success
1900
What year did the longest rally took place,the first point taking over 2 hours
1936
The year the asian dominance in table tennis began
1950s
The year Hiroji satoh (JPN) became the first player to win a world championship when using a racket covered with thick sponge and is the first non-european winner
1952
The year china entered the world championships for the first time
1953
The year ichiro ogimura (JPN) is the epitome of japanese dominance with technology development and physical training
1954
The year tomie okada-okawa (JPN) is the first female player from asia to win the world championships and stops the European reign on worlds female table tennis
1956
The year the first European championships for paraplegics (wheelchair players) was held in stoke Mandeville, England
1979
The year The first European championships was held in Budapest, Hungary,the USSR made their entry to the international scene
1958
The year rong guotuan (CHN) is the first Chinese world champion. Racket standardization laws were enacted
1959
The year world championships was held in nova sad, serbia. Total triumph for china, whose athletes won all 7 gold medals
1981
The year for the very first time, table tennis was featured at the Olympic games in seoul,south korea
1988
The year the former world champion, jan-ove waldner (SWE) became Olympic singles champion and reputedly,the first table tennis millionaire
1992
The year world championships was held in tianjin, china total triumph for china for the second time, winning seven gold medals
1995
The year after the Olympics in Sydney, Australia , the ball size increased to 40mm for improved television viewing
2000
The year Game score changed from 21 to 11 points
2001
The year world championships was held in Shanghai,china total triumph again for china winning all 5 gold medals
2005
The year world championships were held in bremen,Germany
2006
The year world championships were held in zagreb,croatia
2007
The year china sweeps the team championships in guangzhou, china
2008
The year table tennis is part of the first youth Olympic games
2010
The year china dominates the london Olympics
2012
The year plastic balls were used at world championships
2016
The ____ has a rectangular surface 2.74m (9ft) in length and 1.52m (5ft) in width the playing surface lies on a horizontal plane 76cm (2ft.6in) above the floor
Table
The playing surface is divided into two equal parts by a ____ running parallel to the end lines. The ____ is suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post of 15.25cm high. The top of the ___ along its whole length is 15.25cm above the playing surface while its bottom should be as close as possible to the playing surface along its whole length.
Net
The ___ is spherical with a diameter of 40mm made of white, yellow,and matt celluloid or a similar plastic. It must weigh 2.67-2.77g.
Ball
The ____ may be any size,shape,or weigh. Its blade is flat and rigid. Atleast 85% of the blade by thickness is made of natural wood.
Racket/paddle
Holds the paddle like shaking someones hand.
Shakehand grip
Holds the paddle like a pen.
Penhold grip
___ affects the balance and trajectory of the ball
Spin
Your paddle must be in a position where your forehand side faces 45 degrees downward remember to swing over the ball
Topspin
Your paddle should be angled upward so that your forehand side faces the ceiling
Backspin
The angle of your paddle in ___ is sideways and swings sideways
Sidespin
______ are foremost offensive in nature. You do this light topspin stroke to produce a low ball trajectory
Drive
____ are the basic backspin shots you use to change the pace of an exchange or to return very low and close shots
Push
_____ allow you to use your opponents force against him or her
Block
_______ combines waist, forearm, and wrist movements to the fullest extent. It is the “kill” in table tennis
Smash
