pe 2 Flashcards
an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individuals or teams compete under a set of rules.
sports
are played by one participant on each competing side.
Individual Sports
are played by two competing pairs.
Dual Sports
are played with three or more players
Team Sports
the basics of playing the game
technical skills
strategies to take advantage of the game
tactical skills
set of rules on how the game is played, violations, penalties, how to score points, how many players are allowed ,etc.
rules of game
officials of the game, their duties and responsibilities of calling of violations, penalties, points, etc. and regulating fair play.
officiating
often called ping pong, is played on a wooden table, with a plastic ball and paddles covered in rubber and a net dividing the playing surface. It is sometimes called the miniature version of tennis since the rules are so similar.
table tennis
The game table tennis was invented in England by rich Victorians looking for an activity to be played indoors.
1800s
Improvements were made to the equipment.
Parker Brothers opted to go with the ping-pong name when they introduced the game to the United States.
1900s
The game continued to grow in popularity and the first tournament began
1902
a champion table tennis player formulated the first law in table tennis.
Arnold Parker
Table Tennis Association was founded in England and less than 10 years later, the World Championships also took place there
1921
rolled around and other innovations were made.
1850
Table Tennis was included as an Olympic Sport.
1888
Increase in size of the plastic ball in tournaments from
38mm to 40mm
They made changes to the way the game was scored, now using a __ point system as opposed to the traditional 21 points,
11
ITTF
International Table Tennis Federation
organization International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in
1926
Four major equipment of table tennis
- The ball
- The racket or paddle
- The table
- The net