PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION (PHE)

THEME – THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ATHLETICS AND DANCES

CLASS – SS 1

TOPIC – RACKET GAMES – TABLE TENNIS

LEARNING AREAS

1. Introduction to Tennis Games

2. Types of Court Surfaces in Tennis

3. Basic Skills in Table Tennis

4. Equipments in Table Tennis

5. Officials of Table Tennis

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL

1. Tennis racket.

2. The table tennis bat.

3. Table tennis ball.

4. Tennis balls.

5. Table tennis table.

6. Diagram of a tennis court

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. list the types of courts in tennis.

2. demonstrate the basic skills in the games of table tennis.

3. list the officials of the games of table tennis.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON 

RACKET GAMES

Racket games are sports in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. Racket and paddle (bat) are equipments used for playing tennis games.

Rackets an open hoop that is tightly stretched strings with a short or long handle. A paddle is a wide flat surface with a short pole handle.

TENNIS GAMES 

Tennis is a racket or paddle sport that is played by individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). It is one of the major sports in the world. It is played at all levels of competition. Both young and old people play the game but at world championships, it is a young person’s game.

There are two types of tennis games – table tennis and lawn tennis.

1. Table Tennis is a game played with table tennis rackets (commonly known as bat in Nigeria) by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a hard table divided by a net.

2. Lawn Tennis is a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court.

BASIC SKILLS IN TABLE TENNIS 

Table tennis basic skills are as follows: Service and Return, Forehand, Backhand, Service and Scoring.

1. The grip

The bat (racket) should be regarded as an extension of the hand, therefore a correct and practical grip is of prime importance.

The two different types of grips are:

• Shake hand grip (horizontal grip)

• Penholder grip (vertical grip)

2. Service – The table tennis serve is the most important stroke in the game because it provides the only situation in which you have total control over how and where you play the ball.

However, before you can master the correct table tennis serving technique, you’ll need to ensure that you’re using the correct table tennis grip and that you’ve mastered the four basic table tennis strokes.

• Pre – serve

• Planning to serve

• The toss and strike

3. Forehand – Forehead stroke is used for rally or continuous play using the forehand side or face of the bat.

4. Backhand – Backhand stroke is used for rally or continuous playing using the backhand side or back of the bat.

5. Scoring – A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin.

A point is scored after each ball is put into play (not just when the server wins the point as in volleyball). The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides.

EQUIPMENTS IN TABLE TENNIS 

Table Tennis facilities and equipment of the game of table tennis are as follows:

1. The table tennis board

2. The net

3. The bat/racket and table tennis ball

4. The jersey

5. The sock and canvas

6. Dressing code

7. Hats or headbands

OFFICIALS OF TABLE TENNIS 

Officials in Table Tennis are divided into two categories Umpires and Referees.

1. Umpires are the officials who control the match by applying the rules and regulations of table tennis. They answer to the referee but their decision cannot overrule by them.

2. Referees are the officials who control the tournament by interpreting the rules and regulations of table tennis. They supervise umpires but cannot overrule an umpire’s decision.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains the types of court surfaces in tennis.

2. demonstrates the skills involved in table tennis.

3. lists the various officials and explains their functions in table tennis.

4. describes serving methods in table tennis.

5. supervises the students during practices.

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to the teacher and take down notes.

2. practice the various skills as demonstrated by the teacher.

3. participate in the class discussion.

4. ask and answer questions.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks students to,

1. list and explain two types of courts.

2. demonstrate three basic skills in tabe tennis.

3. list three officials of the game of tennis, table tennis and state their functions.