The miniature version of the tennis is the table tennis. Everything from the court to the ball is smaller in size from that of the lawn tennis. The rules are very much the same also.
Unlike the lawn tennis, the table tennis does not involve arms to hit the ball; only hand and eye coordination and footwork to adjust the distance in hitting the ball. You can play by almost not changing your position but only swaying from side to side to be able to hit the ball.
Table tennis requires two players for singles and four players for doubles. The players face each other on opposite sides of the table. The ball is served and must be hit by the other. The ball is passed from the two sides of the table. Each player serves five throws at a time. Whoever breaks the chain by missing the ball or placing it outside the table loses points to the opponent. Whoever reaches 11 points wins the game. The matches usually are played in best of 3 or 5 games.
Any table tennis player would know that learning to go on offense and on defense are the ways to control and win the game from the beginning to the end. From serving the ball to receiving the ball, the player must have his or...