Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

Week: 4

Term: 2^nd Term

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Physical and Health Education

Topic:-       Rules and regulations of table tennis

                   Officials in table tennis

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. State the rules and regulations of table tennis
2. Highlight the officials in table tennis and their functions

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on table tennis game	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She states some of the rules and regulations of table tennis	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further highlights the officials in table tennis and their functions	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

RULES AND REGULATIONS IN TABLE TENNIS

1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS

A Game is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two points. A Match is generally the best three of five Games.

2. ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO POINTS

Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 (“deuce”), service alternates at every point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no separate rule for serving on Game Point.

3. TOSS THE BALL STRAIGHT UP WHEN SERVING

How do you serve the ball in ping pong? Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6” straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in play, and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-hit.

4. THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE IN SINGLES

There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent’s side of the table. It can bounce two or more times on your opponent’s side (if so, that’s your point), bounce over the side, or even hit the edge.

5. DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO RIGHT COURT TO RIGHT COURT

The serve must bounce in the server’s right court, and receiver’s right court (NOTE: landing on center line is fair). Doubles partners switch places after their team serves twice.

6. A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON THE WAY OVER IS A “LET”

Can the ball hit the net in ping pong? Yes, during a RALLY, if it touches the top of the net and then otherwise lands as a legitimate hit. BUT not when serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over and otherwise legally bounces in play, it’s a “let” serve and is done over. There is no limit on how many times this can happen.

7. ALTERNATE HITTING IN A DOUBLES RALLY

Doubles partners must alternate hitting balls in a rally, no matter where the ball lands on the table.

8. VOLLEYS are NOT ALLOWED

Can you hit the ball before it bounces in ping pong? No. In regular tennis you may “volley” the ball (hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the net). But in table tennis, this results in a point for your opponent. NOTE: When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is still your point.

9. IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK OVER THE NET BY ITSELF IT IS YOUR POINT

If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the net after hitting your opponent’s side of the table (due to extreme spin), without your opponent touching it, that is your point.

10. touching the ball with your paddle hand is allowed

What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal. Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a ping pong rally? You may not touch the ball with your non-paddle hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if your opponent’s hit sails over your side of the table without touching it, and hits any part of you or your paddle, that is still your point.

 

OFFICIALS IN TABLE TENNIS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

1. UMPIRES

• An Umpire has the authority to apply the Rules and Regulations of table tennis.
• An Umpire controls the match and everything and everyone inside the court.
• Umpire's answer to the Referee.
• Players may ask for a decision from the Referee if they disagree with an Umpire’s decision.
• A Referee cannot overrule an Umpire’s decision if it is based on a point of fact.  

2. REFEREES

The Referee is responsible for:

• The technical management of the tournament
• Doing the draw
• Interpreting the Rules and Regulations
• Deciding on the eligibility of players to enter events
• Deciding on the acceptability of clothing
• Supervising umpires
• Taking any necessary disciplinary action
• A Referee is the responsible authority for a tournament. Along with the Tournament Director or Committee and/or Competition Manager, together, they run the tournament and ensure that all the different factions within the tournament fulfill their obligations. In general terms, the referee is responsible for all technical aspects, and the Tournament Director or Committee and/or Competition Manager for matters of presentation, housekeeping, etc.

 

EVALUATION:    1. State the rules and regulations of table tennis

2. List and explain the functions of the officials in a tennis game

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively