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-Objective:
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For players to successfully bounce a table tennis ball the correct number of times on a table.
Fundamental Skills
Manipulative Send
Throw
-Equipment List:
One table and one table tennis ball.
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
Players stand opposite sides of a table, one of them holding a table tennis ball.
-Instructions:
The player with the ball bounces the ball that it only bounces once on the table and then off the end of the table. Their competitor attempts to match this.
If both players hit the table more than once then players attempt to succeed at one bounce again. If one of the players does not succeed, then the one who did succeed scores a point.
If both players succeeded at one bounce then they attempt to do two bounces on the table. If one of the players does not succeed, then the one who did succeed scores a point. If both players succeeded they go to three bounces... until a player fails to bounce the ball on the table the correct number of times.
-Questions & Notes:
What are some of the tactics in terms of where to bounce the ball that increase success--particularly when there are many bounces required?