Thumping on the serve
Table Tennis Rules
Last updated 12 years ago
LeangHeng IT Asked 12 years ago
Hi Coach,
I have seen some players pounding their foot while serving to distract the opponent. Is it legal???
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi LeangHeng,
It is legal as long as they are not deliberately doing it to distract their opponent. If it is part of their action it will usually be tolerated.
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LeangHeng IT Posted 12 years ago
Hi coach, they do deliberately wanna distract the opponent for the amount of spin they put on the ball with the pounding sound. How can it be counted as part of action???
Refering back to Wang Liqing's serve, he really pounds his foot while serving!!!
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
In a lot of cases they are playing in noisy stadiums where the sound of the ball is barely audible at times. I think this is a fine line and a difficult rule to police.
LeangHeng IT Posted 12 years ago
Thank you coach!!!