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    Common Terms Reporting

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    Diana Mae Pagcaliwagan
    1) The document defines common terminology used in table tennis, including terms like let, lob, long pips, loop, match, medium-long, open, penhold, pips-in, pips-out, push, receive, Seemiller grip, serve, set, shakehand, short, sidespin, skunk, and smash. 2) It provides brief descriptions of each term, explaining tactics, techniques, and rules associated with table tennis. 3) The terminology covers a wide range of concepts including shot types, grips, serves, spins, scoring, and more to describe the game and strategies of table tennis.

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    Common Terms Reporting

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    1) The document defines common terminology used in table tennis, including terms like let, lob, long pips, loop, match, medium-long, open, penhold, pips-in, pips-out, push, receive, Seemiller grip, serve, set, shakehand, short, sidespin, skunk, and smash. 2) It provides brief descriptions of each term, explaining tactics, techniques, and rules associated with table tennis. 3) The terminology covers a wide range of concepts including shot types, grips, serves, spins, scoring, and more to describe the game and strategies of table tennis.

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    1) The document defines common terminology used in table tennis, including terms like let, lob, long pips, loop, match, medium-long, open, penhold, pips-in, pips-out, push, receive, Seemiller grip, serve, set, shakehand, short, sidespin, skunk, and smash. 2) It provides brief descriptions of each term, explaining tactics, techniques, and rules associated with table tennis. 3) The terminology covers a wide range of concepts including shot types, grips, serves, spins, scoring, and more to describe the game and strategies of table tennis.

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    Common Terms Reporting

    Uploaded by

    Diana Mae Pagcaliwagan
    1) The document defines common terminology used in table tennis, including terms like let, lob, long pips, loop, match, medium-long, open, penhold, pips-in, pips-out, push, receive, Seemiller grip, serve, set, shakehand, short, sidespin, skunk, and smash. 2) It provides brief descriptions of each term, explaining tactics, techniques, and rules associated with table tennis. 3) The terminology covers a wide range of concepts including shot types, grips, serves, spins, scoring, and more to describe the game and strategies of table tennis.

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    COMMON TERMINOLOGIES IN

    TABLE TENNIS

    Casapao, Frithz Nicca B.


    Pagcaliwagan, Diana Mae B.
    Let
    a stoppage of play as a result of a serve hitting the
    net or interference from outside the playing court

    Lob
    a defensive shot used against high-speed balls,
    where the ball is returned very high in the air,
    causing difficulty in timing and technique
    long pips loop

    A rubber type whose surface


    An offensive shot that carries a
    consists of fairly long pimples.
    tremendous amount of topspin.
    Produces unpredictable spin.
    Match

    A competition format with the winner


    winning two of three or three of five games

    Medium-long

    A serve whose second bounce, given


    the opportunity, would bounce near
    the very end or just off the table.
    Difficult because the opponent cannot
    execute a good attacking stroke
    Open

    A racket angle that allows the bottom


    of the ball to be struck

    Penhold

    A grip where the racket is held exactly as it


    sounds, with the racket handle held straight
    up and down
    Pips-in

    - a rubber type whose surface is smooth yet


    gripping. Produces much spin and in many cases
    better speed. Also known as inverted rubber

    Pips-out

    a rubber type whose surface consists of many


    tiny pimples. Produces much control and speed,
    but little spin
    Push

    a defensive shot used to successfully return


    backspin shots, where the racket is open to
    lift the backspin over the net

    Receive

    Return of service, usually done tactically to set up


    an attack
    Seemiller

    Name of 5 time US champion Dan


    Seemiller. Also the name of a table tennis
    grip

    Serve

    The beginning of a point where one player


    strikes the ball after tossing it. Usually used
    tactically to set up a strong attack
    set shakehand

    A grip where the racket is held


    Set one game to 11 points in a
    exactly as it sounds but with the
    match
    middle, ring, and pinky fingers
    wrapped around the handle
    Short

    a serve that, given the opportunity,


    would bounce at least twice on the table.
    Difficult because the opponent cannot
    execute a good attacking stroke

    Sidespin

    a type of spin where, if struck with a


    normal racket position, the ball would
    travel either to the right or left without
    landing on the table
    Skunk

    an informal rule in table tennis that says


    that a player wins a game at a score of 7-0
    or 11-1

    Smash

    an offensive, high-speed shot used


    against high balls, where the racket is
    in a normal position to generate the
    most speed possible. Also called a kill
    Topspin

    a type of spin where, if struck with a normal


    racket position, the ball would travel over the
    opposite side of the table without hitting the
    surface
    THANK YOU!

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