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About know the game Hardbat
Introduction to Table Tennis from Wikipedia
Glossary from USATT, Hickoksports, Table tennis.about, Megaspin, Table tennis Dayton
About Table Tennis / Ping-Pong Glossary, a very useful FAQ, and also covers basic resources such as rules, scoring, links etc, online coaching and tips, club links etc
Brady's Table Tennis an informative introduction to Table Tennis, with some local resources for Table Tennis fans in Pennsylvania.
Table Tennis Terms from USATT
New to the Sport from Table Tennis About; riles, glossary useful articles
Basic Techniques from Magaspin; terms strokes, tips and tricks.....
Questions and Answers on Table Tennis eg the Two-colour Rule Send in your questions and answers
The sport of Table Tennis from ThinkQuest
Hardbat the classical table tennis playing style that existed prior to the advent of sponge rubber in the 1950-60s see Wikipedia
Hardbat rules, rating tournament results, articles, player profiles
Why Hardbat? Table Tennis Dayton provide an extensive article on the style
Classic Table Tennis a UK source summarises the style and differences compared to
the modern sponge bat game
US Classic Table Tennis formed for the purpose of encouraging the growth of
Classic Table Tennis; news, the game resources, ratings, international events
Hardbat Forum
Rules improve your depth of understanding of the game
ITTF Match Officials Handbook - a downloadable pdf document
Rules of Table Tennis: Rules of the game from USATT
Table Tennis Rules from Denis' Table Tennis World
Megaspin - Rules to download; amendments
Jarvis Sports Rules and definition used to define them
Dimensions of the table and other TT equipment specifications
The two-colour Rule
-did you know why this was introduced?
Table tennis rackets have a variety of surfaces: spinny, dead, knuckle-ball effects and others. Some players would have one variety on one side and another variety on the second side. Before the "two-color" rule, if a player had two different varieties, and the same colour on both sides, it was extremely difficult for the opponent to know what to expect. The player could also "twirl" his racket in mid-point (or before a serve), making for even more confusion. This led to many errors and poor spectator appreciation.
With the "two-color" rule an opponent player knows which side is hitting, be it the red side or the black side, and he can make the appropriate adjustment shot. ..from Bill, our TT Librarian
Improve your game - through online coaching advice. See also Coaching from SportsVL
Strategies, Table tennis grips, The Physics of Spin, TT Games Rankings Spin
Wikipedia presents the sport, technique and equipment
Basic Techiques from ThinkQuest - getting started and the basic strokes
Advanced Technique ( with pictures)
Coaching Forum from NewGY -coaching tips with articles from a range of columnists
Developing the perfect serve from Tom Veatch and other useful articles to develop your technique
Footwork from Tennis About -what is good footwork?
The Importance of footwork
Footwork from masateneisi.org
Footwork and serving from MegaSpin
Rankings from the ITTF also with stats and match details
Serving Strategies use top-spin, side-spin, back-spin or no spin at all. Returning such serves requires a player to carefully observe how the ball was served. Playing to your opponent's weaknesses in returning serves is a good strategy to use.
The Game and other strategies
Coaching Forums from TT Community
Find Table Tennis players
Spin
Spin in Table Tennis from the About team with articles on its importance, how to read it
Return of serve videos
The inside Forehand Looop an article by Richard McAfee from TT Community to show how to counteract backspin
Short returns of no-spin serves an article by Eric Owens from TT Community
Tips and Tricks from PongWorld
Technical information from Jarvis Sports to help with choice of equipment
Olympic Nutrition interview from About Tennis, with Rick Hall and Sean O'Neill
Table tennis Grips
Megaspin guide to grips
Grips Faq from About Tennis; Get a Grip
Penhold Reverse Backhand by masatenisi.org
How to grip from eHow
Basic Grips ( Shakehand; Penhold: Chinese penhold, Japanese penhold).
and how to improve for beginners.
How to play with short pips from Tennis About
Table Tennis Games have some appeal, but do not adequately substitute for the table!
Collection of embedded TT games on the web recommended by Table Tennis Dayton
X Box platform Table Tennis a different approach and a great experience
Video to help with basic Technique:
Video Clips from Table Tennis Dayton
Science and Table Tennis Understand motion with spin. Kinematics and Table Tennis motion of the ball
Simulation Game to see and repeat shots
The Magnus Effect Why do cricket balls swing and curve balls curve
The Mechanics of a curved ball an explanation of the Magnus force
Ping Pong Curves practical demonstration and explanation.
Ball spin and texture the role of the boundary layer
History know the background
History of Table Tennis from HickokSports
Robbins Table Tennis History summary
Equipment
Table Tennis Equipment Reviews from Pong World or add your own review
Megaspin Latest products, advice on equipment, video tapes
Selecting equipment including the role of the rubber on the bat
Choosing the bat choose the style to match the play - an introduction.
One of a kind trading Professional Table Tennis Equipment review site. A large collection of reviews of the rarest and latest table tennis rubbers and blades.
Forums The community -get answers to questions or air your views...
Megaspin - technique, equipment, air your views.......
Pingtv Table Tennis community
Table Tennis for community especially those living in Canada
Ultimate Table Tennis community for table tennis fans
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North America United States
Canada
Canadian Table Tennis Association news, coaching, calendar, ratings, National Team, details of Provincial Associations, Canada Cup Ratings
Provincial Association sites Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan Manitoba
Manitoba Table Tennis Association news, tournament reports, where to play, events, training, Superleague results
Toronto Clubs, Chat, Events, FAQ
Table Tennis for community especially those living in CanadaUnited States Tournaments
USATT United States governing body: national-club directory, tournaments , results etc; development programs
North America Table Tennis (NATT) organise major tournaments- North American Teams and North American Tour; archived information, event details
Table Tennis Clubs by State from Robbins Table Tennis
National Collegiate TT Association schedules, results, teams, standings, rules, championship, forum, newsletter
North America Table Tennis (NATT) organise major tournaments- North American Teams and North American Tour; archived information, event detailsTournaments in N America
San Diego Open June 2007
USATT major Tournaments
Arizona TT Clubs with tournaments, results, video and slow motion replays.
California
Los Angeles TT clubs and equipment; Southern California Corporate League results
San Diego Table Tennis Association
USATT sanctioned clubs in California
Connecticut Table Tennis schedules and where to find locations; info for new members
Eastern Region TT League under construction
Florida
Lakeland Table Tennis Association provides tournament information, places to play, playing tips and other information about table tennis in Central Florida; calendar, message board, clubs
Ohio
Table Tennis Dayton. Competition news, articles, club information, tournaments, games, video clips and an online forum.
Europe
European Table Tennis Union the Continental Federation for the organization and development of table tennis in Europe; events, rankings, results and links to all the European Organizations
Greece
Denis's Table Tennis World - "ultimate TT Guide" with losts of useful resources also about the sport in Greece
Sweden
Swiss Table Tennis Federation (STTF)
UK
ETTA: English Table Tennis Association for the main domestic and international table tennis competitions and results. Events
UK table Tennis Asssociations from About Tennis
Veteran English TT Soc
Wales Table Tennis latest news, ranking lists, regional contacts
Northern Ireland
Ireland Table Tennis player, coach information, interviews, regional news and leagues....
County Antrim
Scotland TT Association
Aberdeen and District, Dundee and District , Edinburgh and Lothians, Stirlingshire and Midland Counties
Ireland
Ireland Table Tennis comprehensive coverage and resources at all levels
Cork, West Cork,
Oceania
Oceania Table Tennis Federation an information base for members, players, officials and anybody else interested in the Olympic Sport of Table Tennis; events bulletin, championships, development support and regional links
Australia
Table Tennis Australia news, tournaments, Championships, state information, players, coaching; disability program, links
About Australian Table Tennis information and places to play.
Australian rankings from South Australia Inc
Victoria Table Tennis news, calendar, rankings; other pages under construction, Aug 2001
South Australia tournaments, calendar, National and International news, rankings
Queensland Table Tennis news, events, clubs, players, coaching, results, links
New South Wales Table Tennis
Western Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand a family of clubs, Associations and National Office working together at school, national and international levels; history of the game, calendar with links to events; championships, associations etcOther India
China but in Chinese
Hawaii Table Tennis rankings, clubs, tournaments
Singapore Table Tennis Association South-East Asia and world events, calendar, competitions, courses
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