Table Tennis
10 ways the opponent scores a point
1. fails to make a serve 2. fails to make a good return 3. obstructs the ball 4. allows the ball to bounce twice in her court 5. strikes the ball twice when making one return 6. moves the table while the ball is in play 7. touches the playing surface with free hand 8. touches the net or its supports while the ball is in play 9. strikes the ball out of sequence in doubles play 10. fails to return the serve and 2 successive returns under the expedite system
when the score reaches what in both singles and doubles, the serve changes after each point
10-10 and beyond
table tennis is also known as
Ping- Pong
what is a let
a rally that is not scored
the ball must be located
above the level of the playing surface and behind the servers end line.
in singles after how many points the server become the receiver, and the receiver becomes the server
after 2 points
a ball is in play until a what has been called or what occurs to hydrate or towel off
break, brief pause
the ball cannot be
hidden form the receiver by any part of the body or clothing form the start of the service until it is struck
table tennis was developed
in England in the late 1800's or early 1900's
the length of a match
is the best of 5 or 7 games. doubles are normally the best of 5
the length of a game
is the first side to score 11 points wins-unless the scored is tied at 10. then the side that first gets ahead by 2 points wins
how a singles game works
is the server serves, the receiver returns, and the two continue to alternate hits until a point is scored
how a doubles game works
is the server serves, the receiver returns, the partner of the server returns, and the partner of the receiver returns. and continues until a point is scored
what is included in the playing surface
is the top edges of the table but NOT the sides below the edge
the object of table tennis
is to score more points by hitting the ball across the net and onto the opponent's side of the table so that the opponent is unable to return the ball successfully
a good return in table tennis is when
it passes over or around the net or its supports and strikes the opponent's court
where must the ball be tossed on a serve
nearly vertically upward at least 6 inches, without spinning it
on the serve, the server must strike the ball
on the descent with the racket behind each serving end line
in a game of doubles, the server rotation is
player 1, team A (serving to player 1, team B) player 1, team B (serving to player 2, team A) player 2, team A (serving to player 2, team B) player 2, team B (serving to player 1, team A)
when serving the ball
the ball has to be held on the open palm of his free hand, stationary, above the table, and behind the serving end line.
when does obstruction occur
when a player or a player's racket or clothing touches the ball in play when it is over his court or heading toward his court, and when it has not touched his court since last being struck by his opponent