Table Tennis Rules, Regulations and Scoring
Aim of the game
The aim of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opposition’s side of the table, a point is awarded when your opposition is unable to hit the ball to your side of the table. A point is also awarded if either the opponent misses the ball or misses your side of the table, the first player to score 11 points wins the game.
Table size and Layout
The table tennis table has to be 9 ft long and 5 ft wide also has to be 2.5 ft high and the height of the net which is in the center of the table should be 15.25cm.
Surface of the table
The surface of the table can be made out of anything as long as it has a uniform bounce off 9 inches from drop from 12 inches.
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Equipment
You need to have 2 rackets, 2 players, a ball, an umpire, a referee, an assistant umpire and a time keeper. The racket is made up of two parts i.e. the handle and rubbers. The handle which is called a blade is normally made of wood (85% must be natural wood) the overall size in the majority of rackets is 15cm across and 25cm long which includes the handle.
The umpire checks the correct thickness of the rubber covering the racket which needs to be no greater than 2mm or 4mm and a continuous/even thickness and surface.
Clothing
The players can wear any colour except that the main colours on the shirt / shorts has to be a different colour of the ball being played with. You can’t have any more than 3 clear separated advertisement within a total combined area of 200 sq.cm either on the front or side of shirt and one advertisement of a total combined area of 200 sq.cm on the back of shirt. Also no more than two advertisements on the shorts or skirt of a total combined area of 80 sq.cm you are no allowed to play without a shirt, cut offs also you can’t wear jeans or a tank
Aim of the game
The aim of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opposition’s side of the table, a point is awarded when your opposition is unable to hit the ball to your side of the table. A point is also awarded if either the opponent misses the ball or misses your side of the table, the first player to score 11 points wins the game.
Table size and Layout
The table tennis table has to be 9 ft long and 5 ft wide also has to be 2.5 ft high and the height of the net which is in the center of the table should be 15.25cm.
Surface of the table
The surface of the table can be made out of anything as long as it has a uniform bounce off 9 inches from drop from 12 inches.
Number of players …show more content…
Equipment
You need to have 2 rackets, 2 players, a ball, an umpire, a referee, an assistant umpire and a time keeper. The racket is made up of two parts i.e. the handle and rubbers. The handle which is called a blade is normally made of wood (85% must be natural wood) the overall size in the majority of rackets is 15cm across and 25cm long which includes the handle.
The umpire checks the correct thickness of the rubber covering the racket which needs to be no greater than 2mm or 4mm and a continuous/even thickness and surface.
Clothing
The players can wear any colour except that the main colours on the shirt / shorts has to be a different colour of the ball being played with. You can’t have any more than 3 clear separated advertisement within a total combined area of 200 sq.cm either on the front or side of shirt and one advertisement of a total combined area of 200 sq.cm on the back of shirt. Also no more than two advertisements on the shorts or skirt of a total combined area of 80 sq.cm you are no allowed to play without a shirt, cut offs also you can’t wear jeans or a tank