South Africa who brought it back with them. A row of books were stood up along the center of the table as a net‚ two more books served as rackets and were used to continuously hit a golf-ball from one end of the table to the other. Alternatively table tennis was played with paddles made of cigar box lids and balls made of champagne corks. The popularity of the game led game manufacturers to sell equipment commercially. Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame‚ and the sound
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Rules‚ regulation and scoring systems for one individual sport Table tennis [pic] ADDING UP THE POINTS • The winner of a match is the one who wins the first THREE or FOUR games (according to the competition) • A game consists of 11 points • There must be a gap of at least two points between opponents • If the score is 10-10‚ the game goes in to extra play until one of the players has gained a lead of 2 points • The point goes to the player who successfully ends a
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Tennis "I think about that sometimes learning to play in a parking lot‚ stringing nets between cars. I learned to play by hitting against a brick wall‚ not a ball machine or other players. And my father was my coach teaching me from a 20 year old book. When I hear people say that you can’t make it in tennis if you don’t have a lot of money‚ I know they are wrong. We didn’t have much money. But I loved the sport and that was enough" Monica Seles is a great example of someone who didn’t have
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Badminton vs. Tennis Sports are considered to be an extremely important part of our lives today‚ they are essential to our health‚ entertainment and relaxation. Even though some sports are alike in ways‚ many people still prefer to choose one over the other. This is because even though there are some similarities between them‚ they are still completely different when compared properly‚ like in the case of racquet-based sports. Two racket sports that are played worldwide are badminton and tennis. Both are
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Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent’s court. The modern game of tennis was born in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. Then it was called “lawn tennis”. Tennis soon became popular among the upper- class English-speaking population. Then it began to be played around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport
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Table tennis is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve‚ players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory
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Jack Wilcox This picture was taken at the Gonzaga tennis courts. The picture depicts a tennis player in the motion of serving the ball. The purpose of the serve is to get the ball from the baseline‚ where the server stands‚ to the crosscourt service box. The goal of the server is to strike the ball in a way that makes it difficult for the opposing player to return it after one bounce in the opposite service box. The difficulty of the serve return can be increased through a combination of spin
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Table Tennis Table Tennis is an Olympic Sport which is played indoors – although it can be played outdoors as a recreational sport. The game was invented in the late 1880’s when game makers tried to emulate the popularity of lawn tennis by developing indoor versions of it. Around 1898 the English sports company John Jaques & Son were manufacturing the first table tennis sets and popularizing the game. They used rackets (bats/paddles) with velum stretched over an outer casing (similar to small drum)
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History of lawn tennis: Predecessors While the modern game of tennis originated in late 19th century England‚ most historians believe that the game’s ancient origin lay in 12th century France‚ where a ball was struck with the palm of the hand. Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume‚ which evolved into real tennis‚ and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. Louis was unhappy with playing tennis out of doors and accordingly had indoor
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Why I See Tennis as a Lifelong Sport For me‚ I do see tennis as a lifelong sport that I will always like to play. I have enjoyed playing tennis since the age of 11 when my father took me out to my neighborhood court and taught me to play. Ever since then I decided that tennis would be my sport of choice. Tennis is a sport that only requires one other person to play‚ it is fairly easy to play for fun‚ and tennis requires you to use your entire body and stay in shape. Those are my reasons for keeping
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