Table Tennis

Arbray Fast Ross Spaulding Anna Espino

History: Disciplines Origin

Table tennis was developed in the late 19th century. It is considered to be of the English origin. It is described as a miniature tennis that was played indoors in the 1880s and 1890s.

History: Disciplines Origin

Athletes first played with cigar-box lids for rackets and a carved champagne cork for a ball. Today, players use rubber-coated wooden and carbon-fiber rackets and a lightweight, hollow celluloid ball.

History: Disciplines Origin

The rules of the game were made in 1922 by Ivor Montagu. The International Table Tennis Federation formed in 1926, which included Austria, England, Germany, Hungary, and Sweden. The World Champions also began in 1926.

History: Disciplines Origin

Table tennis is the worlds largest participation sport. 40 million competitive players. Millions involved recreationally.

Olympic History

Table tennis first appeared in the Olympics in Seoul, in 1988. The four table tennis events in the Olympics include: 1. Mens singles 2. Womens singles 3. Mens doubles 4. Womens doubles

Olympic History

Singles: The top 16 teams advance to the main round, while 48 more players enter a qualification round. A second 16 teams advance from that round.

Olympic History

The main round is a single-elimination tournament. Semi-final winners compete for the gold and silver medals. Semi-final losers compete for the bronze medal.

Olympic History

Doubles uses a similar format with 32 teams involved. Matches are best-offive games. Mixed doubles is not played as an Olympic sport.

Olympic History

Mixed doubles is only played in the World Championships where it first appeared in 1926.

Clubs and Information

Information about table tennis is found at www.olympics.org/tableten nis Gilbert Table Tennis Center- Los Angeles 323-933-3751 Long Beach Table tennis Center562-423-4563

Equipment

Racket or paddle can be of any size, shape and weight Ball Table Comfortable clothing

Court

Table Net Floor

Referee

Umpire: responsible for controlling the match, announces points and calls out of bounds balls Assistant umpire: post the scoring, signal out of bound balls

Score

Matches are played in 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 11 point sets A lead of at least 2 points needed to win the set

Grips

Orthodox (Shakehand)

Penholder

Stokes

Forehand: drive, block, push. Backhand: drive, block, push. Both can be done with topspin, sidespin, backspin.

Players

Singles Doubles Mixed doubles

How to play?

Toss the ball at least 6 in to the air to begin the serve Ball must be struck while is dropping The server in singles can serve the ball anywhere in the court Only in doubles the serve is diagonally from the right side of the court to the opponents right court

Cont

A lost of point will happen when any part of your body touches the table A rally continues until the ball is out send out of the boundaries The player who served at the beginning of a game is the receiver at the beginning of the next game

Anatomy and Physiology of Table Tennis

Energy Systems Movements Player Demands Player Physique

Energy Systems

ATP CP
Immediate and Non Oxidative for quick bursts Aerobic for the play of whole match

Movement Types

Lateral side steps (side shuffle) Anterior stepping up Posterior stepping back Vertical jumping (hopping)/squatting Arms elbow flexion/extension Shoulders internal/external rotation

Players of Table Tennis

Player Demands

Major Muscles Used quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus, deltoids, biceps, triceps, S.I.T.S. (rotator cuff), etc. Hand Eye Coordination Quickness on Feet Endurance

Player Physique
Lean muscle mass (low body fat percentage) 55 511 140 165 lbs. High amount of fast twitch muscle fibers

Questions?