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