Table Tennis Review

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Table Tennis Review

• Prepared by Ms. Pellegrino

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Answer the following questions correctly and
you will ace the quiz!
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Each question is followed by the correct
answer. Answer the question then check your
answer to make sure it was the correct
answer.See how you do!
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Question 1

• How many points must you score in order to win
  the game?

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Answer 1

• 21

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Question 2

• How many points must you win by?

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Answer 2

• You must win by 2 points.

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Question 3

• How many games constitutes a match?

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Answer 3

• 3 or 5 games
• constitutes a match.

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Question 4

• What do you and your opponent physically do
• at the END of each game?

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Answer 4

• At the end of each game
• you and your opponent
• switch ends of the table.

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Question 5

• Choice of ends
• and the right to serve
• is determined by . . .

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Answer 5

• . . . a coin toss.
• If you win the toss you can either choose to
  serve or receive first. The loser of the coin
  toss has the choice of ends and vice versa. The
  winner of the toss may require the loser to
  choose first.

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Question 6

• The period when the ball is in play
• is termed a . . .

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Answer 6

• RALLY.

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Question 7

• The player who first strikes the ball in a rally
• is called the . . .

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Answer 7

• SERVER.

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Question 8

• The player who strikes the ball second
• is termed the . . .

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Answer 8

• RECEIVER.

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Question 9

• TRUE or FALSE
• When serving, the ball must be held in the palm
  of the free hand which must be cupped with ALL of
  your fingers tightly together.

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Answer 9

• FALSE
• Your free hand holding the ball must be held flat
  with your thumb free so that your opponent can
  see the ball at all times.

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Question 10

• When serving, the ball must be thrown __ ___ in
  the air.

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Answer 10

• 16 centimeters

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Question 11

• When serving, your free hand holding the ball
• must be behind . . .

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Answer 11

• . . . the edge of the table
• or
• an imaginary extension of the edge of the table.

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Question 12

• When serving, what is the correct path of the
  ball?

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Answer 12

• Throw,
• paddle,
• your side of the table,
• over the net,
• your opponents side of the table.

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Question 13

• When serving,
• you must serve
• in what direction?

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Answer 13

• Diagonally
• Right side to left side.

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Question 14

• How many times
• must the ball hit the table
• before you may return it?

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Answer 14

• ONCE

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Question 15

• Can the ball bounce
• two times consecutively
• before hitting it over the net?

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Answer 15

• NO.
• The ball must hit the table at least one time,
  BUT
• no more than one time before returning the ball.

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Question 16

• Can you hit the ball
• two times consecutively?

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Answer 16

• NO.

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Question 17

• When playing table tennis, what is to be
  considered out of bounds?

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Answer 17

• Anything other than the table, the net, the nets
  support, and the paddles.
• Examples
• Your shirt,
• the wall,
• the ceiling, the floor, etc.

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Question 18

• What is a LET?

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Answer 18

• A LET is a rally from which no point is scored.
  If a let occurs, a redo of the serve takes place.
• Example
• On the serve,
• the ball goes over the net
• but en route hits the net.

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HOW DID YOU DO?The Table Tennis/ Pickleball
Quiz is to follow the Pickleball Unit a week
from today.
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Pickleball Review
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The following is a QUESTION/ ANSWER Self-Quiz.

• Check Yourself!
• Table Tennis/ Pickleball Quiz
• TOMORROW!

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Question 1

• The game of pickleball is played to what score?

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Answer 1

• The game of pickleball is played to
• 11.

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Question 2

• How many points must you win by?

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Answer 2

• When playing pickleball, you must win by
• 2 points.

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Question 3What is a rally?
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Answer 3

• A rally
• is when you and your opponent get into a rhythm
  so that you are returning the ball back and forth
  consecutively.

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Question 4

• In pickleball, how do we determine the serving
  team?

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Answer 4

• In order to determine the serving team, players
  may toss a coin
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• rally the ball until a fault is made.
• Winner of the toss or rally
• has the option of serving first
• or receiving first.

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Question 5

• When serving in pickleball, describe what your
  stance should look like.

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Answer 5

• When serving in pickleball,
• your dominant foot
• should be behind
• the back yellow line
• and your non-dominant foot
• should be in front of the back yellow line.

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Question 6

• In carrying out the serve, what type of serve is
  permitted?

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Answer 6

• When serving, you are ONLY permitted to use the
  underhand serve.

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Question 7

• When serving in pickleball, do you volley the
  ball out of the air OR do you let it bounce first?

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Answer 7

• When serving in pickleball, you volley the ball
  out of the air.

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Question 8

• When serving in pickleball, you must aim for a
  certain area. In what direction do we serve in
  pickleball?

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Answer 8

• DIAGONALLY.

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Question 9

• When serving in pickleball, what area must you
  clear in order to be successful?

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Answer 9

• When serving, you must clear the
• NON-VOLLEY ZONE.

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Question 10

• What is a let?

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Answer 10

• A let in pickleball occurs when serving.
• You serve the ball over the net, it hits the net
  on its way over, but lands in the appropriate
  court.
• If a let occurs, the server is permitted to redo
  the serve.

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Question 11

• How many serving attempts are you allowed?

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Answer 11

• ONE, unless a let occurs.

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Question 12

• When do you lose your serve in pickleball?

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Answer 12

• You lose your serve when you commit a
• FAULT.

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Question 13

• What is considered to be a fault in pickleball?

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Answer 13

• Hitting the ball out of bounds . . .
• Not adhering to the double bounce rule
• The ball does not clear the net
• Hitting the ceiling or anything attached to the
  ceiling with the ball
• Volleying the ball in the non-volley zone.

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Question 14

• What side does the serve always start on?

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Answer 14

• The serve ALWAYS starts on the RIGHT side of the
  pickleball court.

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Question 15

• Explain the serving rotation.

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Answer 15

• After YOU FAULT, YOU LOSE the serve.
• It is then your PARTNERS turn to serve from
  their side of the court (left side).
• After your partner faults and loses the serve,
  the serve goes to the OPPONENT on the RIGHT side
  of their court.
• After they fault and lose the serve, the serve
  goes to THEIR PARTNER, etc., etc.

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Question 16

• DEFINE THE DOUBLE BOUNCE RULE.

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Answer 16

• After the serve, the receiving team must let the
  ball bounce before returning the ball.
• The serving team must then let the ball bounce
  before returning the ball.
• After 2 bounces, 1 on each side,
• you may either volley the ball or
• hit the ball off of the bounce.

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Question 17

• WHAT IS THE NON-VOLLEY ZONE?

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Answer 17

• There is a non-volley zone on both sides of the
  net.
• The non-volley zone is marked by the white inner
  line to the net on your side.
• In this zone, you are not allowed to volley the
  ball (hit the ball out of the air). If the ball
  lands in this zone, you must let the ball bounce
  before returning it over the net.

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Question 18

• In pickleball, can you score points when you are
  NOT serving?

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Answer 18

• NO,
• in pickleball you may not score points when you
  are not serving.

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Question 19

• Explain how you score points in pickleball.

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Answer 19

• If a fault is made by the receiving team, a point
  is scored by the serving team.

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Question 20

• If the ball lands on a line is it IN or OUT?

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Answer 20

• IF THE BALL LANDS ON A LINE THE BALL IS
• IN.

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HOW DID YOU DO?

• Continue on to the next slide.
• We are now going to compare and contrast the
  games of Table Tennis and Pickleball.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• Play to 21.

• Play to 11.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• score points on any serve.

• score points when YOUR team is serving.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• Change server after
• 5th serve.

• Allowed ONE fault then your partner serves.
  After your partner faults the serve goes to the
  other team.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• Must win by 2 points.

• Must win by 2 points.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• When playing both you must serve DIAGONALLY.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• In Table Tennis there is no non-volley zone.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• No double bounce rule

• Double bounce rule

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• A let is when the serve hits the net and lands in
  the appropriate court.

• Same as Table Tennis.
• Redo the serve.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• FAULTS ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH
• Ball goes out of bounds
• Not clearing the net
• Hitting the ceiling

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• Must stand behind table or imaginary extension of
  table on serve.

• Must have at least one foot behind yellow back
  line.

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Table Tennis v. Pickleball

• An effective strategy for both Table Tennis and
  Pickleball is hitting the ball close to the net
  without touching it. This gives your opponent
  minimal time to react and return the ball.

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