table tenis
down-the-line
a ball that is hit along the side of the table
crosscourt
a ball that is hit diagonally from corner to corner
smash
a put-away shot... opponent cannot make a return
true
a rally shot that just hits the edge of the table is a valid shot
false
during the rally, if the ball hits the net and goes over its is no good ,
false
during the rally, one does not have to let the ball bounce before hitting the ball
false
each player shall serve for a total of five points just for their team
true
games are played to 15 points in singles, and 21 in doubles
false
if the ball hits the white lines on the edge of the table, the ball is out of bounds,
true
if the ball lands on the line that separates right and left service courts, the serve is good in doubles.
false
in doubles, one serves diagonally across the net from the left side
false
in doubles, the recieving team alternated recieving each serve
true
in doubles, the team alternates hits during the rally
true
in singles, the center white line means nothing
let
on a serve, the ball hits the top of the net and lands in the correct service court... "play the service point over"
false
one must bounce the ball then hit the ball over on the serve
true
one must win by two or more points
false
team A just served and scored a point making it team A 22 points and Team B 21 points... next serve is Team A
true
the reciever of the serve must let the ball bounce once before hitting the ball back.
1.)made an indoor tennis kit. 2.)bought patent to the hollow celluloid ball. 3.) bought rights to the game ping pong.
what three things did the parker brothers do to increase the popularity of the game in the United States?
dead ball
when play stops at conclusion of a point