Table
Tennis
  Table
Tennis classes at the Russian Cultural Center will help
the students learn or improve their game and become better players.
This class is held every Saturday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the
Russian Cultural Center.
Benefits
of Table Tennis: Improves reaction
time and decision making under stress, coordination, endurance.
Helps with back and leg strength, improves posture.
 Sport
Description, Taken from the Athens 2004 Olympics website:
The exact origin of Table tennis is unknown. It first appeared
in England in 1890 as a sport for aristocrats and slowly spread to
the
general population. The sport was originally named “ping pong”,
after the sound the ball makes when it hits the table. Ping pong
was used as a commercial name by the J. Jaques & Son Ltd. company.
In 1936, the term “ping pong” was replaced by the term "Table
Tennis", during the Prague Convention.
Table
Tennis is an individual sport, which includes both individual and team
events. Depending on gender, Table Tennis has singles, doubles,
mixed doubles and team disciplines.
In the Olympic Games, Table Tennis includes four disciplines: men’s
singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s
doubles.
 Students
will be subdivided into the following age groups for more effective
instruction suitable for specific ages.
5 to 7 years old
8 to 9 years old
10+ years old
Skill
Levels
Level 1: Table Tennis Basics, physical preparation, movement, proper paddle handling
techniques. 12 classes minimum.
Level 2: Intermediate skills development, basic tactics, coordination. 12
to 24 classes.
Level 3: Advanced skills and tactics development and cementing prior
knowledge. Sharpening of techniques, development
of psychological game. 12 to 24 lessons of competitive level instruction.
Helpful
Links
- Olympic
Sport Information
- Athens
2004 Olympic Games Animation: Table Tennis
- Wikipedia information on Table Tennis
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