Legal points
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Orel orelohana100 Asked 12 years ago
Hi coach.
Can you please make a video that show's legal and nonlegal points?
I saw in your Will see/Won't see video that you made a point(on the will see part)by getting the ball to the other side by bringing it under the net and i always have been told that that's a nonlegal point 'cos there is an "invisible continue of the net that the ball need's to go above" and i got really confused.
I want to know every way that the ball will hit the other side and it will be/won't be my point(including serves).
Thanks.
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Orel,
It is perfectly OK for the ball to go around the net. I definitely doesn't have to go over the net or an imaginary extension of that line.
We have a lesson on our Youtube channel on Essential Table Tennis Rules that will help you out.
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When the ball hits the ceiling the point is over. You must hit the ball directly back onto the table otherwise you lose the point. In International tournaments the roof needs to be at least 5 metres above the playing surface but in local competitions you might often encounter much lower ceilings.
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Orel orelohana100 Posted 12 years ago
That video really helped me.
Thanks.
Good to hear. Let us know if you have any other rules queries.