[PPT2] Table Tennis Flashcards
Table Tennis evolved along with ________ and ___ _____ in ____
badminton; lawn tennis; 1880’s
Early version of the game in 1890 had .
cloth-covered rubber ball, strung racket and wooden fences around the table
Changes started in 1900 when due to the sound of the ball.
celluloid ball was used and the name changed to ping-pong
Table Tennis became popular and was known by different names such as: (8)
- Ping pong or Gossima
- Table Tennis
- Whiff Waff
- Parlour Tennis
- Indoor Tennis
- Pom-Pom
- Pim-Pam
- Royal Game
A Table Tennis racket is made up of two distinct parts: A wooden blade which and the table tennis rubbers .
incorporates the handle; affixed to each side of the blade using special table tennis glue
**Most rackets are actually very similar in size-about **
15cm (6 inches) across and 25cm (10 inches) long including the handle
The table for the game is ____ long, ____ wide, ____ high with a ____ (type of hardboard) or similarly manufactured ____, layered with a ____.
2.74m (9ft), 1.525m (5ft), 76cm (30inch), Masonite, timber, smooth, low-friction coating
The table or playing surface is divided into two halves by a ____ high net.
15.25cm (6inch)
An International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) approved table surface must be ____ in color.
green or blue
The International rules specify that the game is played with a light ____ diameter ball.
2.7gram, 40mm
The rules say that the ball should bounce up to ____ when dropped from a height of ____ onto a standard steel block, thereby having a coeffiecient of restitution of ____.
24-26cm, 30cm, 0.89 to 0.92
The ____ ball was introduced after the ____.
40mm, 2000 Olympic Games
This is popularly used worldwide. Grasps the
racket as if to shake hands with it. It gives you the best forehand and backhand.
Orthodox Grip
This is similar to holding a pen between the thumb and forefinger. The forefinger and thumb reach over the shoulders of the blade, with the other fingers spread over the back.
Penhold Grip
With either a forehand or backhand stroke, the ball is put into play by projecting it upward from the flat free hand.
Topspin Serve
The ball is struck with a downward, forward
motion of the racket. The racket face is open
(facing upward from the tabletop and net).
Backspin Serve
Strokes
- Push Shot
- Forehand/Bachand Drive
- Forehand/Bachand Chop
- Smash Shot
Rules of the Game
- The objective of the game is to hit the ball with the racket or paddle held in the hand over the net.
- striking the ball before it bounces is not allowed.
- whoever commits a mistake looses a point.
- A player or pair first scoring eleven (11) points is the winner of the game.
- a match is won in a three out of five games.
A good service is delivered by ____ and the projection starts from ____. As it starts to descend, the ball is struck so that ____ and then, passing directly over or around the net, ____.
projecting the ball from the free hand; above the playing surface; it touches the server’s court first; touches the receiver’s court
