Physical Education

for Senior High School

MR. ROMEO LANOG, JR

Student Intern
 Unit 2:
Promotion of Active Lifestyle
Through Individual, Dual, and
Team Sports Participation
 Optimize Health Through Sports:

TABLE TENNIS
History of Table Tennis

 Table Tennis is a relatively new sport. It was first conceived

by a British officer in 1881.
 In 1901, the game was also known as “whiff- whaff”, “flim-
fam” and “gossima” which were the trade names of balls
given by the Jacques and son, Parker brothers who are the
manufacturers of sporting goods.
 Later, the game was named “ping- pong”, derived from the
sound made by the ball when it hits the racket and table.
 In 1903, Arnold Parker, a champion table tennis player
formulated the first law in table tennis.
History of Table Tennis

 The game lost its popularity in 1904.

 Regained its popularity in 1922
 Different national associations were formed in 1926, one
of which was the International Table Tennis
Federation (ITTF) which was established in Berlin.
 It became the number one racket game in China, Japan
And United States.
 In the Philippines, it also fast becoming a popular sport. It
is now included as one of the events in athletic sports
meets.
 Facilities and Equipment
Table
constructed of ¾ -inch (1.9cm) thick fine
plywood; 9 ft. (2.74 m.) in length and 5
feet (1.52 m)in width.

 playing surface: should be dark (usually

green and non-reflecting) and should lie in
horizontal plane 2 ft. 6 in. (76cm.) above
the floor. Sidelines and endlines are white
and should be ½ to ¾ in. (2 cm.) wide. The
centerline is also white, but only 1/8 to 1.4
inch (3mm) wide.
 Facilities and Equipment

Net
 Light in texture and stretched
across center of table and
attached to the outside by
vertical standards.

 Netshould be from 6 to 6 ¾
inches above the table.
Facilities and Equipment
Racket or Paddle
 a wooden rubber faced racket (as
mandated by the rules)

 The striking surface of the racket must be

covered with a pimpled rubber facing
inward and outward.

 A single layer of cellular (sponge) rubber

may be located underneath the rubber
surface.

 The two surface of the blade shall

be black on one side and bright
red on the other side.
Facilities and Equipment
Ping-pong Balls
 is small, celluloid, spherical, white
or yellow in color, 40 mm in
diameter, and 2.5 g. in weight.
 is fragile but quite hard to break
unless stepped on.
 The ITTF approved standard ball
has a uniformed bounce.
 If it is dropped from a height of 12
inches (30.5 cm) on a plywood, it
should bounce up to 8 ¾ to 9 ¾
inches (22 to 25 cm)
Fundamental Skills and Techniques

A. Grip and Racket Control

Holding the racket determine how you play
the game. Two basic grip is recommended.

1. OrthodoxorShake-hand Grip
> This is popularly used worldwide. Grasps
the racket as if to shake hands with it. It
gives you the best forehand and backhand.
Fundamental Skills and Techniques

2. PenholdGrip

 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. Only one side of the racket
is used for both forehand and
backhand shots.
 Fundamental Skills and Techniques
B. Stance and Footwork
Proper stance and footwork in serving or receiving are just as important in
learning table tennis as they are in tennis, badminton, or any sport skill that
requires a constantly alert player.

Beginner’s Stance in Serving – Face slightly to the

right side with feet well apart and the left foot
forward. Be in position about 1 ½ to 2 ft. directly
behind the center line of own court.
Stance in Receiving – Position is about 2 to 2 ½ feet
directly in the back of the center line of own court.
Feet are well apart, knees slightly bent and body
inclined forward inready position.
Fundamental Skills and Techniques

For Forehand Strokes – The left foot and left

shoulder point approx. toward the table.

For Backhand Strokes - The right foot and

shoulder
should point approx. toward the table.
Fundamental Skills and Techniques
C. Serving
1. Topspin serves
 With either a forehand or backhand stroke,
the ball is put into play by projecting it
upward from the flat free hand. As the ball hit
the racket, which is swung forward and
upward meets descending it and the racket
face is closed (facing upward from the
tabletop and net).
Fundamental Skills and Techniques

2. Backspin serves

 The ball is struck with a downward, forward

motion of the racket. The racket face is
open (facing upward from the tabletop and
net).
Fundamental Skills and Techniques
D. Strokes
1. Push shot - Is the basic defensive shot.

2. Forehand/Backhand Drive

3. Forehand/Backhand Chop - This is primarily a defensive stroke.

4. Smash Shot - Is used on a higher-than-the-net bounce --- the higher

the better. It is high straight forward and downward without spin on
the opponent’s court. This is an offensive stroke.
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. The ball must strike on the server’s side of the
court before strikingthe top of the table on the opponent’s court.
 Striking the ball before it bounces is not allowed.
 Whoever commits a mistake looses a point and your opponent gains a
point.
 A player or pair first scoring eleven (11) points is the winner of the game,
unless both players or pairs score 10 points, the game shall be won by the
firstplayer or pair subsequently gaining a lead of two points.
 A match is won in a three out of five games.
 Rules of the Game

The Service

A good service is delivered by

projecting the ball from the free hand and the
projection starts from above the playing
surface. The ball must be resting on the palm of
free hand, which is flat, and the thumb free of
the fingers. As it starts to descend, the ball is
struck so that it touches the server’s court first
and then, passing directly over or around the
net, touches the receiver’s court.
 Rules of the Game

A Point
A point isawarded to the opponent in the following circumstances:

1. Failureto make a good service, unless a let isdeclared.

2. Failure to make a good return of a good service or a good return made by
the opponent, unless a let isdeclared.
3. Ifthe player, the racket, or anything that the player wears or carries touches
the net or itssupport while the ball isinplay.
4. If the player’s free hand touches the playing surface while the ball isin play.
 Rules of the Game

A Point

5. If,before the ball in play has passed over the endlines or sidelines,not yet
having touched the playing surface on the player’s side of the table after
being struck by the opponent, it comes in contact with the player or
anything the player wears or carries.
6. If a player strikesthe ball twice in succession.
7. If the server(orpartner) stamps a foot during the service.
 Rules of the Game
A Let
A let ball, which isthen replayed, iscalled in the following cases:
1. If the served ball, in passing over the net, touches it or its support,
provided that the service would otherwise have been good or
volleyed by the receiver.
2. If a service is delivered when the receiver is not ready, provided
always that the receiver may not be deemed unready if an attempt
to strikeat the ball is made.
3. If either player is prevented by an accident not under his or her
control from serving a good service or making a good return.
Rules of the Game

Scoring

A point is scored by the side that makes the last

successful return prior to the end of a rally. In an
unsuccessful return the ball is missed, struck with the
side of a racket blade having an illegal surface, hit off
the table, sent into the net, or hit onto the player’s own
half of the court on the return. Failure to make a good
serve also scores a point for the opponent unless itisa let.
 Rules of the Game
In Play
The ball is in play from the moment it is projected from the hand in service until one of the
following has occurred:
1. it has touched one court twice consecutively.
2. It has, except in service, touched each court alternately without having been struck by
the racket immediately.
3. Ithas been struck by either player more than once consecutively
4. Ithas touched either player or anything that the player wears or carries, except
the racket or racket hand below the waist.
5. On the volley it comes in contact with the racket or the racket hand below the wrist.
6. Ithas touched any object other than the net and supports.
 Rules of the Game

TheOrder of Serving,Receiving, and Ends

1. The right to choose the initial order of serving, receiving, and ends shall be decided by lot
and the winner may choose to serve or to receive first or to start at a particular end.
2. When one player or pair has chosen to serve or to receive first or to start at a
particular end, the other player or pair shallhave the other choice.
3. After each two points have been scored, the receiving player or pair shall become the
serving player or pair and so on until the end of the game, unless both players or pairs
score 10 points or the expedite system is in operation, when the sequences of serving and
receiving shall be the same but each player shall serve for only one point in turn.
Rules of the Game

TheOrder of Serving,Receiving, and Ends

4. In each game of doubles match, the pair having the right to serve first shall choose
which of them will do so and in the first game of a match, the receiving pair shall
decide which of them will receive first; in subsequent games of the match, the first
server having been chosen, the first receiver shall be the player who served to him in
the preceding game.
5. In doubles, at each change of service the previous receiver shall become the server
and the partner of the previous server shallbecome the receiver.
Rules of the Game

TheOrder of Serving,Receiving, and Ends

6. The player or pair serving first in a game shall receive first in the next game of the
match and in the last possible game of a doubles match the pair due to the receive
next shallchange their order of receiving when firstone pair scores five points.

7. The player or pair starting at one end in a game shall start at the other end in the
next game of the match and in the last possible game of a match the players or pairs
shallchange ends when firstone player or pair scores five points.
 Attire

Playing clothing shall normally consist of a

short-sleeved and shorts or skirt, socks, and
playing shoes; other garments, such as part
or all of a track suit, shall not be worn during
play except with the permission of the
referee.
Attire

Clothing shall not carry designs or lettering

which might cause offense or bring the game into
disrepute. Absolutely no playing without a shirt, no
cutoffs, no jeans, and no tank shirts.

Any markings or trimming on the front or side

of a playing garment and any objects such as
jewelry worn by a player shall not be brightly
reflecting as to unsight an opponent.
Thank You!
REFERENCES:

PE3-notes-prelim - Jgycyf - TABLE TENNIS Table Tennis is a common

sport that could be played inside – Studocu

Table tennis | PPT (slideshare.net)

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