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The regulations of a sport are a little more complicated. An official regulation wouldn’t be (in terms of football) scoring a goal. A regulation are the main rules of a certain sport. E.g. the size of a football pitch at professional level.
1) THE TABLE
The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor.
The playing surface shall not include the sides of the table top.
The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of 30cm.
The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side line, 2cm wide, along each 2.74m edge and a white end line, 2cm wide, along each 1.525m edge.
The playing surface shall be divided into 2 equal courts by a vertical net
running parallel with the end lines, and shall be continuous over the whole area of each court.
For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white
centre line, 3mm wide, running parallel with the side lines; the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court.
2) THE NET ASSEMBLY
The net assembly shall consist of the net, its suspension and the supporting
posts, including the clamps attaching them to the table. 2) The net shall be suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post
15.25cm high, the outside limits of the post being 15.25cm outside the side line.
The top of the net, along its whole length, shall be 15.25cm above the playing surface.
The bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to
the playing surface and the ends of the net shall be as close as possible to the supporting posts.
3) THE BALL
The ball shall be spherical, with a diameter of 38mm.
The ball shall weigh 2.5gm.
The ball shall be made of celluloid or similar plastics material and shall be white or orange, and matt.
4) THE RACKET
The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid.
At least 85% of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood; an adhesive layer within the blade may be reinforced with fibrous material such as carbon fiber, glass fiber or compressed paper, but shall not be thicker than 7.5% of the total thickness or 0.35mm, whichever is the smaller.
A side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with either ordinary pimpled rubber, with pimples outwards having a total thickness including adhesive of not more than 2 mm, or sandwich rubber, with pimples inwards or outwards, having a total thickness including adhesive of not more than 4 mm.
Ordinary pimpled rubber is a single layer of non-cellular rubber, natural or synthetic, with pimples evenly distributed over its surface at a density of not less than 10 per sq cm and not more than 50 per sq cm.
Sandwich rubber is a single layer of cellular rubber covered with a single outer layer of ordinary pimpled rubber, the thickness of the pimpled rubber not being more than 2 mm.
The covering material shall extend up to but not beyond the limits of the blade, except that the part nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be left uncovered or covered with any material.
The blade, any layer within the blade and any layer of covering material or adhesive shall be continuous and of even thickness.
The surface of the covering material on a side of the blade, or of a side of the
blade if it is left uncovered, shall be matt, bright red on one side and black on the other.
Slight deviations from continuity of surface or uniformity of colour due to accidental damage or wear may be allowed provided that they do not significantly change the characteristics of the surface.
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The rules and regulations of table are fairly simple. The rules are:

SCORING
A player scores a point when his opponent commits one of the following errors:
Player isn’t able to return the ball.
Player returns the ball outside the opposite side of the table.
Player lets the ball bounce more than once in his own court before returning it.
Player touches the ball several times successively.
Player strikes the ball in volley (without it bouncing on the table) above his side of the table.
moves the table during play.
Player touches the net or a post.
Player free hand touches the table.
Player makes a bad service.

SERVICE
The initial order of serving is decided by lot. Service changes every 2 points, except during periods of extra play where it changes each time. Service must adhere to the following rules :

The ball rests freely on the open palm of the hand.
The hand holding the ball must be above the level of the table.
The ball should be projected upwards (at least 6 inches)
The ball should be struck when it is falling and behind the table.
The ball should first bounce in one’s court, then in the opponent’s court.
Service can be diagonal and also in a straight line in singles
Service can be replayed when :
The ball touches the net or its supporting posts before touching the opponent’s court.
The ball touches the net then is struck in volley by the opponent without it touching his court.
The receiver was not ready at the time of service.
In terms of a service, the reason why players have to serve the ball behind the the table, is because if players have a longer reach and allowed to serve over the table, then it is deemed as unfair. Where-as, having all players serve behind table makes it fair for everyone.
ADDING UP THE POINTS
The winner of a match is the one who wins the first TWO or THREE or FOUR games.
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 rally
The score of the server is always announced first

RULES OF THE GAME:
If the ball touches the table surface, it is declared in
If it touches the side of the table, it is declared out
A player is not allowed to strike the ball in volley, unless the opponent’s ball leaves the table and I strike the ball in volley behind the table, in which case the point would be given to me

A MATCH
A match shall consist of the best of 3 games or the best of 5 games. Play shall be continuous throughout a match except that any player shall
be entitled to an interval of not more than 2 minutes between successive games

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The Block Shot from Sam Ainsworth on Vimeo.

As a follow up to the previous week’s session, we were gathered around a table and shown how to perform a block shot. Block shot in table tennis, is commonly known a more defensive shot. The idea of the shot is to take all the pace out of the ball once your opponent has played an attacking shot, so that it will land just over the net to try and force your opponent into rushing the shot, then you will be able to counter from there. As so many inexperienced players would play this shot as a way of trying to get the ball back over the net. They just didn’t know that they were playing a block shot. Again, our teacher for the lesson gave us a live demonstration on how to perform this shot and gave us a run down on what our movement should be before we play the shot, whilst we’re playing the shot and after. He told us to:
1.Stand a short distance away from the table with your shoulders squared toward your opponent. Balance your weight so that you are slightly on the balls of your feet. This will allow you to move quicker and easier. Shift your weight in the direction that the ball is coming from.
2. Wait for the ball to bounce and reach at least the height of the net before you make contact. The ball should come to you more than you going to the ball. Don’t reach for the ball, or you may hit it too hard, giving your opponent a good shot and leaving you vulnerable. Exercise patience.
3. Angle your paddle forward slightly. This will help the ball hit close to the net on the opponent’s side of the table. Don’t angle too much, or you can hit the net. Practice to get your paddle angle right
4.Make contact with the ball with hardly any back-swing and little force going forward. Remove any spin on the ball and primarily use the speed of the ball to return it. Keep your paddle still as you strike the ball. Practice placing the paddle in the way of the ball without applying any force to gauge the minimum force you need to get the ball just barely over the net.
Because the modern table tennis game has developed with people trying to dominate the opposition, one way of counteracting the opposition’s shot would be learning how to master the block shot. The purpose of the shot is to catch your opponent out of position and reduce the time to play their next shot.
Tactics Tactics for the block shot are fairly simple as well, the block shot is more of a defensive shot in comparisons to a forehand drive. The aim of the shot is to get it over the net, and wait for the next shot to come at you, from there you can choose whether to play the same shot or a more attacking shot