History of Table Tennis

 Table tennis originated about 1890 as a game ping-pong.

 International table tennis federation was established in berlin in 1926 while the United States
table tennis Association was established in 1933.
 Table tennis is considered as the number one racket in China, japan and United States.
 In 1988, table tennis was introduced in Olympics Games.
 China winning the women single and South Korea winning the men doubles.

Equipment

 Racket/Blade- A wooden rubber faced is mandated by the rules.

 The ball- is small, small celluloid, spherical, white or yellow in color, 40 mm in diameter and 2.5 g
in weight.
 Table- 9ftx5ft height is 0.76m.
 Net- 1.83 m height 15cm

The Grip

 Forehand grip/ Shake hand grip- the short handle of the racket is gripped very close to the
blade.
 Backhand grip- is the same as the forehand, except that thumb is usually placed on the back of
the blade.
 Penhold grip. The same blade surface is used for all shots; the grip position remains unchanged.

Serving or strokes

 Push Strokes- This is the foundation of all strokes and it is the recommended service for
beginners.
 Topspin serve/stroke- the ball is put into play by projecting it upward from the flat free hand.
 Backspin (chop)- the ball struck with a downward, forward motion of the racket.
History of badminton

 The game was played in china over 2000 years ago.

 A modern game form in India was known as “poona”
 In England it was called “battledore”
 In 1893, New York badminton club was formed is the oldest badminton club. The first national
badminton association was founded in1893, which is the English Badminton Association (EBA).
 It followed by American Badminton Association or (ABA) in 1936.
 The International Badminton Federation or (IBF) the body for international cup events.
 The “Thomas Cup” was established in 1948 for women category.
 The “Uber Cup” was founded in 1956 for men category.
 The world Badminton Federation (WBF) founded in 1977.
 The “Suderman Cup” in 1989 was established in memory of “Dick Suderman”
 The “Devlen Cup” pits the best U.S and Canadian Player against each other in 1966 and
conducted every three years.

Facilities and equipment

 Rackets- were of wood until the 1950’s when steel and fiberglass to replace them. Most quality
rackets are now constructed with steel, aluminum, carbon, graphite and baron.
 String- are made of synthetic as nylon but world-class players use lamb.
String diameter ranges from 19-22 gauge.
 Shuttlecock- two types of shuttle- feathered and synthetics
Synthetic are suitable for recreational games while the feather is the official shuttlecock weighs
from 4.74 to 5.50 grams with 14 to16 feathers
 Court- the official court measure 44ftx22ft for doubles while in single is 44ftx17. There also a 2
1/2 feet wide at both ends of the court.
 The ceiling height should be 30ft for the official, and 24ft for instructional game.

Rules of the game.

 Court of the net

 Players- single or doubles
 Tossing for serve
 Scoring- “love” designates a score of zero
 Setting scoring
 Changes of ends
 Service
 Service rotation for singles and doubles
 Faults
 Lets
Hand gripping

 Forehand grip (handshake grip)- the palm of the hand is in vertical position, similar to that
handshake.
 Backhand grip- it is a slightly modified version of the forehand grip
 Frying pan grip- it used exclusively for net play, primarily in returning the doubles service with a
push shot.
 Trigger finger separate the index finger from the middle finger by approximately 1 inch

Strokes

 Forehand strokes- refers to any shot struck on the racket side of the body.
 Backhand strokes- these are shots struck on the side away from the racket right/left side for
right-handed, right side for left-handed
 Underhand strokes- when the approaching shuttle is low in front of the player
 Overhand strokes- used to return the shuttle with a high trajectory coming from the opponent’s
court when the shuttle gets behind.
 Side arm strokes- if the opponents use a drive (fast low shot with flat trajectory) to hit the
shuttle parallel to either sidelines and you reach it at height between your waist and your
shoulder, return it with a side arms strike