Table Tennis and ping-pong: characterization and practice

Abstract

Table tennis is a sport that develops reaction rate and many skills, improves balance and coordination. It is a complex system, which requires a variety of actions and decision making in a short time. In order to know more about characteristics of table tennis, this study will also bring the importance of Ping-Pong as a form of physical practices, which highlights the importance of this practice through playfulness, leisure, free time. This paper seeks to explain the fundamentals of table tennis, and forms of learning through the Ping-Pong. The results of this research can provide subsidies for both, beginners and for professionals, who would like to develop profoundly into this subject. This way, it was used a literature search.