Table tennis is a very exciting emotional game that does not require large muscle loads. It contributes to the development of visual acuity, reaction and attention, prompt decision-making, and the ability to concentrate. Everyone can play table tennis, regardless of age, financial condition and profession. It may well be mastered by people with impaired hearing, vision, various health deviations. For
no special sports uniform is required at all. Any clothes and shoes that will not constrain movements are suitable.
Where to play table tennis? The advantage of playing ping pong (the second name of table tennis) is that it does not require equipped halls and venues. A small room, a landing or a corridor is quite suitable. It is very useful to play outdoors - in a park, sanatorium, cottage and even on the veranda of the house. You can play all year round and at any time, and you can train both on the kitchen or dining table, and on the coffee table.
In order for the game to be successful and spectacular, you need to master some of the basics of technology. At the initial stage, it will be enough to master the rules of the game, and in the future, if there is a desire, to acquire deeper knowledge.
If you watch the professional players, then with the naked eye you will see the high technique of playing table tennis. This is a complete set of rational and reliable ways to hit the ball on the opposite side. First of all, the outcome of a successful game largely depends on the correctness of the racket's grip and the starting position. There are two ways to hold a racket in your hand:
- European horizontal grip.
- Vertical Asian grip.
The active participation of the fingers in the racket’s grip helps to feel the ball more subtly when striking both the left and the right.
The technique of playing table tennis provides for the natural position of the body and the main rack. For her, she does not need special muscle tension, it’s enough just before holding the ball to keep the distance from the table at the level of an outstretched arm with a racket. With a horizontal grip, the player is facing the middle of the table, legs shoulder-width apart, feet parallel to each other, knees slightly bent. With a vertical grip, the athlete faces the left half of the table, the trunk and feet are turned to the right side, the knees are slightly bent. Crossing from one leg to another is allowed for instant start on the move.
The technique of playing table tennis depends on the methods of hitting the ball with a racket. The most common blow for tennis players is a kick to the left or right. The quality of its execution depends on the shock position and powerful swing of the hand. Having mastered the correct implementation of these basic techniques, they can be used in protective blows by trimming and intermediate strokes by trimming.
The technique of playing table tennis also provides for the work of the legs, in particular - rational movement. The basic rule of a tennis player is that the legs in the game should be ahead of the hand movements. Advanced footwork is a special, uncharacteristic reaction for an athlete, which is developed by hard training over a long period of time and is the key to a successful game.