Ping Pong Game -- Simple And Fun To Play
Sue Jan
Ping pong, otherwise known as table tennis, is a popular indoor
sport enjoyed by many around the world in facilities ranging
from recreation clubs to school common rooms etc. Ping pong is
very similar to tennis in that players on opposite sides of the
ping pong table hit the ball back and forth over a net. But
similarities end there as ping pong is played on a table
surface rather than a hard court, thus the name "table tennis."
To enjoy a game of ping pong, you need a ping pong ball, a net,
ping pong table, and paddles.
Rules of Ping Pong
In a ping pong game the first player to reach 21 points is
declared the winner. However, upon one player reaching 21
points with the opponent trailing less than 2 points, the game
must continue until one player takes a definite 2 point lead
over the opponent, at which point that player is declared the
winner.
To start a point the server serves the ball with the paddle to
the opponent's side of the ping pong table. If the server fails
to serve the ball into play, either by serving the ball into the
net or serving it out, the point goes to the opponent. Once the
ball is in play either player can score points. The players
must hit the ball back to the opponents' side of the table. If
one player fails to return the ball to the opponent's side
either by netting the ball or hitting it out, the point then
goes to the opponent.
To start a point with a serve, the server throws the ping pong
ball up at least 6 inches and as it comes down the server hits
the ball with the paddle. Before crossing over the net the
served ball must hit the server's part of the table first
before bouncing a second time on the opponent's side. After the
serve the ball remains in play as long as it clears the net and
bounces once on the opponent's side of the table with each
stroke. The point ends either when a player hits the ball into
the net, or when the ball goes out without bouncing at all on
the opponent's side of the table, at which time the opponent
earns a point.
Ping pong games can be played as a single as well as a doubles
game. In a doubles game, an additional rule is that the ball
must be served diagonally across to the opposite court. If the
server fails to serve to the diagonal area on the opposite side
then the opponent gets the point.
As you can see the rules of the ping pong game is nice and
simple enough so that anyone new to ping-pong can easily enjoy
a game of ping-pong without much trouble and confusion.
About The Author: If you are thinking of picking up Ping Pong
visit Susan's site at http://www.ping-pong-pro.info. Susan also
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