Playing table tennis is a very fun sport. This is a game to be enjoyed by young kids as well as adults. It is not hard to play at all and after awhile, you will find yourself somewhat addicted to the game! This article is going to highlight how to play table tennis.
Table tennis is a lot like regular tennis. You will need to find a partner willing to battle it out with you and you will also figure out who serves first. Flipping a coin is the easiest way to determine who serves first. You also want to decide what score you are playing to. For instance, the first person to score 10 points wins.
In order to serve the ball correctly, you need to follow just a few short instructions. First you need to throw the ball in the air with your free hand. You don't need to throw it up in the air as if you were playing tennis on the court. Throw it at about eye's length and hit the ball with your other hand controlling the paddle. Make sure the ball bounces off of your side of the table once before going over to your opponent's side of the net. If the ball doesn't go over the net, you must start the serve again or, depending on how you play the game, you may have to surrender the ball to your opponent to serve.
Once there is a successful serve, the object of the game is to keep the ball bouncing back and forth over the net with the ball bouncing off of your side of the table only once. If you don't let the ball bounce once from your side of the net or if the ball goes off the court, a point is given to the opponent.
The first time you play table tennis may not be pretty but once you start practicing at it, you will get much better. Your serves won't be so clumsy and you will get the hang of returning the ball back to your opponent with ease. Practice makes perfect!
Table tennis is really a very easy game and it is so much fun. You will find yourself smiling while playing the game and also realize it actually relieves a lot of stress. So play away, keep your eye on the ball, and score!
Delicious
Digg
Google
Yahoo
