pe — table tennis

d. Soft Sponge rubber/Smooth Rubber

- Rubber that produce spin. Commonly used by professional

8. Point

- Score

b. Pimpled Rubber

- Single layer with a pimpled surface

2. Topspin

- Spin placed on the ball that makes the ball curve down into the table.

6. Game Point

- The determining of point in the game.

4. Twirling

- Turning the racket usually in the middle of a serve or while the ball is in play to confuse the opponent.

c. Sandwich rubber

- a "sponge' layer measuring 1mm - 1.5mm

1. Static Ball

- no rotation of the ball or no spin.

Deuce

- when a game's score is 10-10 or even at any point after 10 such as 11-11, 12-12, 13-13 etc

a. 90 degrees or Loop Spin b. 60 degrees c. 30 degrees or top spin

3 kinds of Spin

Speed drive:

A direct hit on the ball propelling it forward back to the opponent

table tennis

A sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using rackets

December 1926

Constitution and by-laws were agreed and first World Championships were held

Originated as a sport in Britain during the 1880s where it was played among the upper class as an after dinner parlour game

History of table tennis

Dr. Gerog Lehman & Ivor Montagu

Initiated the ITTF

Junk Rubber/Anti Rubber Pimpled Rubber Sandwich rubber Soft Sponge rubber/Smooth Rubber

Kinds of rubber

- 1.83 m length - 15.25 cm Post to upper part.

Net & Post sizes

- gossima - flim flam - whiff whaff

Other names for table tennis

side tape

Protects the blade of the racket

a. Junk Rubber/Anti Rubber

Rubber that doesn't produce spin

January 15, 1926

The ITTF was initiated

Smash:

The offensive trump card in table tennis is the ______. A player will typically execute this when his or her opponent has returned a ball that bounces too high or too close to the net.

9. Rally -

The period where the ball is in play

1. Clip Board with scores sheet and pen 2. Balls chosen for the match 3. Set of White, Red and Yellow Card 4. Coin for toss 5. Stop watch 6. Racket bag 7. Ruler

Umpire equipment

Flip:

When a player tries to attack a ball that has not bounced beyond the edge of the table, the player does not have the room to wind up in a backswing. The ball may still be attacked, however, and the resulting shot is called a ______ because the backswing is compressed into a quick wrist action.

1988

Year when table tennis was acknowledged in Olympic

ping-pong

another term for table tennis.

Umpire

appointed for each match or at the request of any player or pair in that match.

green or blue

approved color of playing area or table

1. Towel 2. 2 Set of White, Red and Yellow Card 3. Net gauge and Tension Gauge 4. Stop watch 5. Dial Counter 6. Pen 7. Scoreboard

assistant umpire equipment

Push, Chop, Block, Lob

defensive strokes

Chop:

defensive, backspin counterpart to the offensive loop drive.

40mm ; 2.7g ; celluloid or similar plastic material ; white or orange, and matte.

diameter, weight, material, and color of the ball

books were to be stood along the center of the table as a net; two more books as rackets; golf-ball

equipment of history of table tennis

Block:

executed by simply placing the racket in front of the ball right after the ball bounces

Loop:

is essentially the reverse of the speed drive

Counter-drive:

is usually a counterattack against drives, normally high loop drives.

Racket

made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides depending on the grip of the player

2.74 m (9 ft) long, 1.525 m (5 ft) wide, and 76 cm (30 inch) high

measurements of playing area / table

38mm

old diameter of the ball used before

a paddle or bat

other words for racket

blade, rubber, side tape, face

parts of the racket

Lob:

propels the ball about fifteen feet in the air only to land on the opponent's side of the table with great amounts of spin

1. Interpretation of the competition's laws and regulations. 2. Assigning and if necessary, replacing match officials. 3. Informs the players of the rules and regulation of the game. 4. Prepare the ramification of the game

referee's responsibility

racket, ball, net & post, playing area/table

table tennis equipment

David Foster; England; 1890

the earliest surviving action game of tennis on a table (made by? where? when?)

Referee

the tournament manager

1. Checking the equipment and playing conditions and reporting any deficiency to the referee. 2. Choosing a ball at random in accordance with the rules. 3. Conducting the draw for choice of serving, receiving and ends. 4. Controlling the order of serving, receiving and ends and correcting any errors. 5. Deciding each rally as a point or a let. 6. Calling the score in accordance with procedure. 7. Introducing the expedite system at the appropriate time. 8. Maintaining the continuity of play. 9. Taking action for breaches of the advice or behavior regulations.

umpire responsibilities

Push:

usually used for keeping the point alive and creating offensive opportunities.

Masonite (a type of hardboard) or similarly manufactured timber,

what the playing area is made of

1. That a player's serve is illegal. 2. That, in an otherwise good service, the ball touches the net assembly while passing over or around it. 3. That a player obstructs the ball. 4. That the conditions of play are disrupted in a manner which may affect the outcome of the rally. 5. Time the duration of the practice period, of play, and of any intervals. 6. Either the assistant umpire or a separate official may act as stroke counter to count the strokes of the receiving player, or pair, when the expedite system is in operation. 7. The umpire may not overrule the assistant umpire or stroke counter on a decision of fact made within their area of responsibility.

what the umpire or assistant may decide

face

wooden part of the racket

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

worldwide organization that controls table tennis

rubber

(parts of racket) the rubber sheet portion of racket

blade

(parts of racket) wood

Ivor Montagu

- 1st president of ITTF - world champion in table tennis

Expedite System

- A rule to shorten the time of a match, it is mainly seen in defensive players' games.

3. Side Spin

- A spin to the right or left

5. Let

- An interference of the game such as a serve hitting the net or distraction, which causes the point the point to be played over.

7. Match

- Consist of 2 out of 3, or 3 out of 5

Assistant Umpire

- Decides whether the ball in play touches the edge of the playing surface at the side of the table top nearest to him. (Other names are Scorer and Stroke Counter)