Physical Health Education, JSS 1, Week 1
TOPIC : Table Tennis
Content
- Origin of table tennis
- The game
- The object of the game
Origin of Table Tennis
The table tennis has been in existence since 1880s when game makers tried to emulate the popularity of Lawn Tennis by developing indoor versions of the game.The modern game of table tennis started in the early 1900s in Europe. Table tennis is played on a hard table measuring…9 feet (2.74m) long,5 feet (1.525m) wide and 2 feet 6 inches (76cm) high and the net is 6 feet (1.83m) long and 6 inches (15.25 cm) high.
The game
The game is played by two players (singles) or four players (doubles) who hit a 40mm diameter ball made of celluloid or plastic, back and forth over (or around) the net, using table tennis rackets made of wood covered with pimpled rubber.
The Object of the game
The object of the game is to score 11 points before your opponent.If the score becomes tied at 10 points each, the first player or pair to establish a two point lead will win a match consists of winning the best of any odd number of games – usually 3, 5 or 7 games. Players hit the ball back and forth over the net and must only allow a ball played towards them to bounce once on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side.Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball in accordance with the rules of table tennis.A point commences with a player serving in accordance with the official table tennis rules.Each player has two serves.After each two points have been scored, the receiving player or pair becomes the serving player or pair, and so on until the end of the game, unless both players or pairs have scored 10 points.If the score is tied at 10 points each, each player shall serve for only 1 point in turn.
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