| Also known as ping pong, Table tennis is an indoor | | | | To master table tennis, playing skills and tips are better |
| game that is played by two or sometimes four players | | | | learnt and put into use. For instance, the game is |
| that hit a very small, light ball back and forth using bats. | | | | started by a serve. This is the start of a point which |
| The surface used to play the game is usually raised to | | | | you are awarded should your opponent fail to |
| the height of a normal table and is made of wood. A | | | | correctly return or toss the ball back to your side of |
| net divides the table into two sided and these depict | | | | the netting. The ball should be hit in such a way that it |
| the different sides where the two players or four | | | | should bounce twice, once on your side of the netting |
| incase of a doubles match play from. The game is | | | | and the other in the other player's side. |
| played in the Olympics and is played all over the world | | | | If the ball being served hit the net but proceeds to the |
| and has different competitions. | | | | other half, it is called a net-in or let. This necessitates |
| The table used in table tennis has specific | | | | that the serve be repeated. However if the ball hits the |
| measurements. Its height from the floor has to be | | | | net and remains in the half of the server, it is a lost |
| 72cm, its width 152.5cm and its length 274cm and the | | | | serve and the opponent if then given the chance to |
| net's height is 15.25cm. The bat used to hit the ball is | | | | serve. |
| usually covered with a thin sheet of rubber but is made | | | | A point is earned when the server serves the ball and |
| of wood. There are regulations in place that stipulate | | | | the opponent faults. Other recognized faults include if |
| requirements about the bats, the table, the net and the | | | | the ball bounces more than once on the same side, |
| rules of the game. To get a clear picture of what | | | | hitting the ball twice, if the ball does not land on the |
| these stipulations are it is wise to get hold of a ping | | | | opponent's half once it is served among others. Further |
| pong instructional DVD that has laid out all the | | | | tips and instructions may be found in table tennis DVD. |
| necessary details. | | | | |