Teach Yourself Table Tennis

Contents: Preface. 1. History of table tennis. 2. Skills and techniques of table tennis: i. Forehand counter attack. ii. Forehand flick. iii. Service. iv. Receiving the serve. v. Power play. vi. Perfect timing. vii. Spin. viii. Forehand Smash. 3. Rules of table tennis.

"Table Tennis or "Ping Pong" is a game of two players (singles) or four (doubles) and is normally played indoors. Rackets, sometimes called "bats" or "paddles", are used to hit a small, light ball back and forth across a table divided by a low net. The object is to win points by making shots that an opponent is unable to return. In this century, Table Tennis is the most exciting new sport to reach major status and world-wide acclaim.

Teach Yourself Table Tennis is an outstanding effort by the author in the field of sports and physical education. By going through this book, any aspirant learner may definitely understand and sharp his/her Table Tennis Skills. It includes all the essentials ingredients of Table Tennis viz., skills, techniques, latest rules and court measurements and dimensions along with relevant illustrations.

The present book will be useful for the new aspirants learners, prospective coaches, teachers and students of sports sciences etc." (jacket)