Lesson 3 Terminologies (Table Tennis)

1. Lesson 3
Terminologies
(Table Tennis)

2. •Service–doneatthestartofeachrally.
•Server–playerduetostriketheballfirstinarally.
•Receiver–playerduetostriketheballsecondinarally.
•Strike–aplayerstrikestheballifhetouchesitinplaywithhisracketheldinthehand,or
withhisrackethandbelowthewrist.
•Rackethand–handcarryingtheracket.
•Freehand–handnotcarryingtheracket.
•Returnofservice–theballmustbehitafterithasbouncedonthereceiver’shalfofthe
table.Thereturnmustbemadestraightbackoverthenetontotheopponent’shalfofthetable.

3. •Rally–periodduringwhichtheballisinplay.Therallyendsiftheballdoesnotlandonthe
tableorifaplayermissesorfailstoreturntheballtotheopponent’stable.
•Let–arallyofwhichtheresultisnotscored.
•Point–arallyofwhichtheresultisscored.
•Drive–amorecontrolledhit.Itisnotasmash,andithasnospin.Itisdonewithadirector
frontalhit.Itisbettertohittheballimmediatelyaftertheballhitsthetableforafasterball
movement.
•Spin–rotatingtheballindifferentdirections(topspin,underspin,sidespin,andnospin)

4. •Smash–tohittheballwithforce.Theballisbetterhitafterreachingitspeak,whentheball
goesdowntotheleveloftheeyes.
•Block–ithasnoforce.Itisacounterordefensivemove
•Push–theballishitwiththeracketbrushingunderneaththeballwithlessforce.
•Lob–returningtheballtotheopponentatahighlevel.Ballisalmostatheadlevel.
•Umpire–personappointedtocontrolamatch.
•Assistantumpire–apersonappointedtoassisttheumpirewithcertaindecisions.
•Obstruction–aplayerobstructstheballifhe,oranythinghewearsorcarries,touchesitin
play,whenitisaboveortravellingtowardstheplayingsurfaceandhasnotpassedbeyondhis
endline,nothavingtouchedhiscourtsincelaststruckbyhisopponent.

5. •Forehand–sidefacingthepalmofthehand.
•Backhand–sidefacingthebackofthehand.
•Grip–mannerinwhichtheracketisheld.
•Endline–shallberegardedasextendingindefinitelyinbothdirections.