PE2 REVIEWER

MODULE 1: “INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS” Individual and Dual Sports

Sports
- come from the old French desport meaning “leisure”, which means it is anything humans
find amusing or entertaining’.
- competitive physical activity requiring skill or physical powers which through casual
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OBJECTIVES OF SPORTS:

1. To develop the physical fitness by maintaining andincreasing such components as

speed, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, aerobic capacity and
anaerobic capacity:
2. To develop understanding of the importance of sports in the pursuit of a healthy and
active lifestyle at the college and beyond.
3. To provide opportunity to become creative in sporting activities:
4. To promote an awareness of and an ability to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of
sporting performance and movement.

IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS TO MAN’S LIFE

SPORTS IN BODY BUILDING

- Sports refreshes people’s bodies and minds. It is said that “Health is Wealth.”

SPORTS IN EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- is very important for mental and emotional development.

SPORTS AND DISCIPLINE

- Discipline not only for just individuals but for the overall development of the entire
country and nation is a major tool.

SPORTS AND CHARACTER

- Sport is an eternal source of endless joy. It is through this joy that the mind and
character of the human being arise.

SPORTS AND EDUCATION

- Education is not just a promise of passing the test, not even a living thing, but the ground
of mental exercise.

SPORTS AND BROTHERHOOD

- Sport embraces the distant one as its own ignoring the difference. Through it, one
country greets another country.
SPORTS IN DISEASE PREVENTION
- Our hearts require a certain amount of daily works. During the game, hearts pump more
blood.

CAREER PATH
- Sport persons are heroes of national and regional importance who are looked up to.

BENEFITS OF SPORTS
Hereunder are some benefits of sports:

1. Better sleep
2. A strong Heart
3. A new connection
4. Improve Lung Function
5. Increase Confidence
6. Reduce Stress
7. Improve Mental Health
8. Sports Build Leaders
9. Develop Stronger Relationship

MODULE 2: “History of Table Tennis” (Indoor Games)

Table tennis
- Also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a
lightweight ball,
- back and forth across a table using small rackets.
- takes place on a hard table divided by a net.

History
1 8 9 0 ‘s
- Table tennis started as a parlor game in Europe but did not stay long and died down

1 9 2 0 ‘s
- It became popular again and clubs were formed all over the world

1988
- The game was added in the Olympic Games Program in Seoul

Ping-Pong
- was the original name copyrighted by Parker Brothers
- The name "ping pong" is still used in certain parts of the world, particularly in the USA.
1926
- Formation of the International Table Tennis Federation

1937
- Introducing a time limit on games
- Lowering the height of the net
- Banning finger spin serves

1952
- Changing from hard bat table tennis to sponge rackets

1953
- China first entering the World Championships

1971
- China offering Ping Pong Diplomacy

1980
- The introduction of speed glue

1986
- The introduction of the two color rule

1988
- Becoming an Olympic sport

1996
- The formation of the ITTF Pro-Tour

2000
- Changing the ball size from 38mm to 40mm
- Separating the World Championship events

2001
- Changing the scoring system from 11 up to 21 up and China winning all 7 of the World
Championship events in 1981, 1987, 1995

Hiroje Satoh
- was the first World Champion in Table Tennis who used sponge racket.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TABLE TENNIS

Table
- 9 ft X 5 ft with its upper surface
- 30 inch/ 2 ft and 6 inch above the floor. divide into two opposing courts by a net.

Net
- 15.24 cm/6 inches high

CELLULOID BALL
- 1.5 inches in diameter and about .88 oz in weight

RACKETS
- Some are in any shape but usually oval and made of wood faced with rubber or sponge
that may be pimpled or smooth.

TERMINOLOGIES IN TABLE TENNIS

STROKE
- Is any shot used in the game, including the serve

SERVE
- Begins with the ball being tossed from the palm of the hand and struck by the racket

SERVER
- Is the player due to strike the ball in a rally

RECEIVER
- Is the player due to strike the ball first in a rally
MATCH
- Is a two out of three contest

BLOCK
- Is a quick, off the bounce return of an aggressive drive done by holding the racket in the
ball's path

DEFAULT
- is a disqualification for a match for any reason

FOOTWORK
- is a movement to make a shot

RALLY
- is hitting of the ball back and forth commencing with a serve and ending when a point is
won

MODULE 3: “SPINS: The Hidden Side of Table Tennis”

Top spin
- starting your stroke below and/or behind the ball and brushing the ball in an upward and
forward motion.

Back spin
- starting your stroke above and/or behind the ball and brushing the ball in a downward
and forward.
Side spin
- Brushing the ball in a sideways motion.

Strokes
- it is necessary to remember to keep a loose but controlled grip.
- Your arm should be relaxed, and your hitting powering should come from your forearm,
wrist, and waist in one fluid

Drive
- A drive in table tennis is a stroke that has medium to fast forward speed, and from no
topspin to a medium amount of topspin.
- Any topspin on the ball will cause it to dip towards the playing surface (although not as
quickly as a loop).
- A very fast drive with little or no topspin is often called a smash.
The Forehand Drive
- Draw your right upper arm in close to the side of your upper body, but loosely.
- Bend arm so that your forearm forms a 90 degree angle with your upper arm.
- Move your elbow back slightly, so that your forearm is at 3 o'clock position with the side
of your body.
- Make sure your feet are shoulder-width apart, and that your left foot is a bit in front of
your right for balance.

Backhand Drive
- From starting position, move waist to the left.
- At the same time, draw your right arm across your body to the left until it is in a 9 o'clock
position
- Weight should have been transferred to the back or left foot for balance
- Make contact with the ball in front of your body, while shifting weight back to the front or
right foot.
- Using your elbow as a pivot, snap your forearm forward and slightly upwards.
The Forehand Push
- From starting position, swing waist to right.
- At the same time, raise your right arm up and back to about 11 o'clock, with elbow close
to waist.
- Weight should be on the back or right foot.
- Bend your wrist slightly back.
- Swing paddle forward and down, while at the same time switching weight to forward or
left foot.
- Make contact with the ball in front and to the right of your body, and snap wrist forward.
- Follow through forward and down.

The Backhand Push

- From starting position, move waist to the left.
- At the same time, draw your right arm across to the left side of your body, with elbow
close to your waist.
- Weight should be on the back or left foot.
- Draw your racket slightly up and back, with wrist bent back a bit.
- Make contact with the ball directly in front of you, and follow through with the same
snapping motion.
MODULE 4: EXERCISES IN TABLE TENNIS

EXERCISES IN TABLE TENNIS

1. Quadriceps stretch
- an exercise to stretch the quadriceps muscle, the large muscle in the front of the thigh.
- To do this exercise, lie on your left side, on the floor.
- Your hips should be lined up so that the right one is directly above the left one.

2. Seated Hamstring Curl-

- an exercise you can do with a weight machine to work the muscles in the back of the
thigh.
- As the name implies, the seated hamstring curl targets the hamstring muscles here in
the back of the thigh.
- Strong hamstring muscles help to protect your ligaments in the knee.
3. Groin
- is an area of your hip between your stomach and thigh.
- It is located where your abdomen ends and your legs begin.
- The groin area has five muscles that work together to move your leg.
- These are called: adductor brevis.

4. Running, walking, and hiking

- are excellent calf-strengthening exercises, especially when you go uphill.
- The steeper the climb, the more your calves have to work.
- Running sports such as soccer, basketball, and table tennis demand that you run, jump,
and push off your calf muscles to accelerate or change direction quickly.

5. Wrist flexion
- is the action of bending your hand down at the wrist, so that your palm faces in toward
your arm.
- It's part of the normal range of motion of your wrist. When your wrist flexion is normal,
that means that the muscles, bones, and tendons that make up your wrist are working as
they should.
6. Trunk rotation
- is an exercise used to improve core strength, stability, flexibility, and greater mobility of
the spine.
- The exercise can be done in a variety of ways allowing you to progress, challenge
yourself, and perform what works best for you.
- The trunk muscles play a vital part in any motion the body performs.

7. The muscle that extends (straightens) the forearm

The triceps can be felt as the tense muscle in the back of the upper arm
while one is doing push-ups.

8. The glute muscles are located in your buttocks,

- with the gluteus maximus giving shape to this area of the body.
- The eight other glute muscles are located underneath the gluteus maximus, connecting
the hip bone to the femur (thigh bone)
- and to the base of the spine at the coccyx and sacrum.