Table Tennis History and Development PDF

PATH-Fit 3: Table Tennis CHAPTER 1: History and Development of Table Tennis Discussant: Mark Angelo A. Barangan, LPT LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this chapter, the learner must have: 1. explained the meaning of table tennis; 2. distingui...

PATH-Fit 3: Table Tennis CHAPTER 1: History and Development of Table Tennis Discussant: Mark Angelo A. Barangan, LPT LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this chapter, the learner must have: 1. explained the meaning of table tennis; 2. distinguished table tennis as a form of leisure/recreational activity and sports; 3. identified the relation of table tennis to health and disease prevention; 4. applied the relevance of physical literacy to table tennis and its application to real life situation; 5. traced the milestones of table tennis from early age to present; 6. identified the different equipment and facilities used in playing table tennis.  QUICK WHAT IS TABLE TENNIS? REVIE W! -Table Tennis a racket sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a table that is divided by a net.  TABLE TENNIS AS A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS TABLE TENNIS AS A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY. -table tennis is considered as a form of recreational activity because anyone can play it anytime and anywhere regardless of the rules and regulation of the game. As long as you have have a pair of racket, ping pong ball, improvised table and net and a safe covered area then you are good to go. TABLE TENNIS AS A SPORT. -table tennis is surely considered as a form of sport especially if the players are now following the official rules and regulation of the game itself. You can see the players here are now really competitive and they go through a lot of preparation and training before they compete. RELATION OF TABLE TENNIS TO HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION Aside from being a fun way to spend an afternoon with your family and friends, table tennis also offers surprisingly great health benefits. Like most sports, table tennis offers great mind-body stimulation, aerobic exercise, and social interaction. Unlike many sports, however, the overall risk for injury with table tennis is quite low. -www.killerspin.com HEALTH BENEFITS OF TABLE TENNIS 1. Improving hand-eye coordination. An intense game of table tennis stimulates mental alertness and concentration and develops mental acuity. 2. Improving reflexes. Due to the fast-paced, short- distance nature of the sport, both gross and fine muscle movements are improved. 3. It’s easy on the joints. Table tennis is the perfect choice for people who had knee surgery, history of back problems, or simply those who are tired of twisting their ankles while playing some other sports. 4. It burns calories. Hate going to the gym? Try table tennis instead. It's a fun & easy way to burn calories. Relation of table tennis to health and disease prevention HEALTH BENEFITS OF TABLE TENNIS 5. It’s a social sport. Social interaction is very important for mental health. In a world so connected through technology, people are feeling more and more disconnected from each other. Table tennis offers you a chance to #UnPlugNPlay, step away from the screen, and bond with the person on the other side of the ping pong table. 6. It keeps your brain sharp. Renowned physician, psychiatrist and brain imaging expert, Dr Daniel Amen, calls table tennis “the world's best brain sport” because it is highly aerobic, uses both the upper and lower body, and is great for eye hand coordination and reflexes. Table tennis also utilizes many different areas of the brain simultaneously as you are tracking the ball, planning shots and strategies, and figuring out spins. Relation of table tennis to health and disease prevention  HEALTH BENEFITS OF TABLE TENNIS 7. Table tennis is utilized a treatment for dementia. The Sport and Art Educational Foundation started a table tennis therapy program, which was designed for seniors with early stage Alzheimer's and various forms of dementia. Because table tennis activates various areas of the brain simultaneously, players can stimulate their overall state of awareness. 8. It improves balance. Staying balanced and being able to quickly change direction is key to being a good table tennis player. The more you play, the more you can improve your sense of balance. RELEVANCE OF PHYSICAL LITERACY TO TABLE TENNIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO REAL LIFE SITUATION. PHYSICAL TABLE TENNIS LITERACY  QUICK PHYSICAL LITERACY? REVIE W! Physical literacy is the competence, confidence PHYSICAL LITERACY PROCESS and knowledge to be KNOWLEDGE, APPLICATION physically active for SKILLS, AND ON PHYSICAL life. VALUES ACTIVITY -(Cairney et. al., 2019) 2. ACTIVE 3. LIFESTYLE PARTICIPATING 1. ENRICHMENT, IN TABLE APPRECIATION, AND TENNIS AS A REALIZATION MEAN TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH AND  MILESTONE OF TABLE TENNIS FROM EARLY AGE TO PRESENT  Introduction Table tennis, a recreational activity and an Olympic sport since 1988, is also known by the term ‘ping-pong’. Though it is excluded from official terminology, this name is very popular today. It notably originates from the onomatopoeic sound of the ball that appeared in the Far East in 1884: ‘ping’ is imitative of the sound of a bat striking a ball and ‘pong’ equates to the sound of the bounce on the table.  History Timeline and Development It was in England, in the late 19th century, that table tennis made its appearance. Taking inspiration from lawn tennis, the first players belonged to middle-class Victorian society. The first game would have been played using a champagne cork as a ball, cigar boxes as bats and books for the net. At that point, table tennis was seen as a mere distraction for the wealthy classes.  History Timeline and Development In 1890, Englishman David Foster, attracted by its wide appeal, introduced the first game of tennis on a table. In 1897, the first national championships were organised in Hungary. Following a trip to the United States, in 1901 James Gibb brought back the first celluloid ball, which was a lot lighter than the rubber balls. A year later, in 1902, E.C. Gould, a British enthusiast of the game, introduced the first bats covered in rubber and rubberized pimples. It was game on for the history of table tennis!  HISTORY TIMELINE AND DEVELOPMENT Following on from the success of the first public tournaments at Queen’s Hall in London, it was in 1901 that the first official World Championship took place. The sport enjoyed increased growth and the British Table Tennis Federation was created. The first European Championships were subsequently organised in 1907. Everything stepped up a gear in the 1920s. The Table Tennis Association was created in England in 1921, followed by the International Federation in 1926. HISTORY TIMELINE AND DEVELOPMENT In the 1950s, table tennis became integral to the countries of Asia. The Japanese excelled at the World Team Championships between 1954 and 1959. This domination was bolstered by the introduction of foam, which transformed classic bats. The Japanese have provided several world champions, including the likes of Hiroji Sato, distinguishing themselves with their impressive results in 1956 in Tokyo. The 60’s heralded the arrival of Chinese supremacy, punctuated by Zhuand Zedong’s triple world champion titles in 1961, 1963 and 1965. It was during this period that ping-pong diplomacy was developed, which contributed to the improvement in Sino-American relations. In 1977, during the World Championships in Birmingham, the first “Chinese service” was used. The service went from being seen as a mere serve to becoming a strategic element of the game. As such,  History Timeline and Development The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926, is the world-governing body of the sport of table tennis with 226 member Associations in the world. The ITTF supervises the staging of World Championships annually, and several other world title events.  History Timeline and Development Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988 in Seoul. The first gold medals were awarded to the female Chinese player Chen Jing and the male Korean player Yoo Nam-kyu. The sport gradually turned professional with the emergence of the Pro Tour in 1996. The practice has remained dominated by the Asian players since 1995, including Wang Liqin, triple world champion and world number 1 for numerous years. Today, table tennis is the most practised sport in Asia. In Europe, table tennis comprises champions like Belgian player Jean-Michel Saive, the German  History Timeline and Development In 2016, Chinese players Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin and Zhang Jike and German player Dimitrij Ovtcharov were leading the world ranking. Since 2005, the number of players in the world was estimated to be over 260- million. The International Table Tennis Federation embraces more than 200 nations and 33-million members. Competitions, club tournaments or championships are organised the world over. In June 2016, France boasted 207,213 members. The history of table tennis is today expressed through a constantly evolving infatuation, coloured by the many health benefits of regular practice. History Timeline and Development Table Tennis History in the Philippines In the Philippines, table tennis was introduced around 1900 by American soldiers, who were part of the first American colonization period in the Philippines. They brought with them early table tennis boxed sets and in their past time between duties, they introduced table tennis to the local Table Tennis History in the Philippines The Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc. is the national governing body for table tennis in the Philippines. It is recognised by the Philippine Olympic Committee, Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association, the Asia Table Tennis Union, and the International Table Tennis Federation. Table Tennis Updates (PINOY PRIDE) John Russel Misal and Richard Gonzales settled for a silver medal in the men’s doubles table tennis of the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday at Hai Duong Gymnasium, Vietnam. 16-year old INC member, Aljay Villena from the Philippines wins gold at Table Tennis U.S. Open in Ontario, California. PATH-Fit 3: Table Tennis CHAPTER 1: History and Development of Table Tennis Discussant: Mark Angelo A. Barangan, LPT  TABLE TENNIS EQUIPMENT and FACILITIES LE TENNIS EQUIPTMENT AND FACILI RACKET BALL NET TABLE ATTIRE  1. THE RACKET Table tennis rackets consist of the blade (frame), handle, sponge, and rubber. The racket blade can be sometimes in different shapes such as hexagon shape or round shape (common) as well as its size and weight. According to the ITTF rules, the rubber of the racket should not create big spaces (area without rubber) around its edges because this is prohibited before play. The ITTF approved mark should also be present to signify the compliance to standard. The racket’s overall length, including all the parts of the racket is 10.24 inches. The racket’s width is 5.9 inches and the rubber’s length is 6.7 inches. Early table tennis blade materials manufacturers produced only wooden blade and plain rubber, but modern manufacturers now produce rackets with carbon material blades and pimpled rubber.  2. THE BALL The official table tennis ball shall be spherical in shape with a diameter of 40mm. The ball shall be made of celluloid or similar plastics material and shall be white or orange, and matt Also an ITTF approved and 3 stars mark should also be present specially during official games for standard compliance. 3. THE TABLE The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m (274cm) long and 1.525m (15.25cm) wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor. The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of tabletop. The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of 30cm. The playing area shall be uniformly black dark coloured and matt, but with a white side line, 2cm wide, along each 2.74m edge and white end line, 2cm wide, along each 1.525m edge. The playing surface shall be divided into 2 equal courts by a vertical net running parallel with the end lines, shall be continuous over the whole area. For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white center line, shall be regarded as part of each half-court 3. THE TABLE 4. THE NET ASSEMBLY The net assembly shall consist of the net, its suspension and the supporting posts, including the clamps attaching them to the table. The net shall be suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post 15.25cm high, the outside limits of the posts being 15.25cm outside the sideline. The top of the net, along its whole length shall be 15.25cm above the playing surface. The bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to the playing surface and the ends of the net shall be attached to the supporting posts from top to bottom. 5. PLAYING ATTIRE The player shall wear a playing attire that should be decent to see and comfortable to wear EXCEPT for other considerations wherein the player’s attire is based from their religious beliefs. FACILITY USAGE CONSIDERATIONS What are the different facility usage rules in terms of playing a game of table tennis? 1. Safety is everybody’s concern. 2. No smoking and drinking! 3. Do not litter! 4. Avoid unnecessary noises specially during game. 5. Bring your own playing racket, balls, and drinking water. 6. Notify the venue manager in case of accident. 7. Follow other house rules to maintain peace and cleanliness. CHAPTER ACCOMPLISHED!