Historical Facts
  First played in 1864 as a quiet parlor game.
  It has been called several names:
    “indoor tennis”
    Gossima (name given by a British Manufacturing Co.)
    Ping pong: (a name derived by the sound of the ball hitting the 
     table and paddle – Parker Brothers , manufacturers patented the 
     name.  This led to a dispute over the name.  Thus, the term 
     “Table Tennis” was adopted in the 1930’s.
    1926 the International Table Tennis Association was formed. 
  How to play!                        THE SERVE:
                                          The ball is held on an open flat 
                                           palm.
  The serve is decided by a              The ball must be stationary, 
     toss of a coin.                       above the table and behind the 
                                           serving end line.
  The winner picks sides or              The ball must be tossed up at 
     get the serve.                        least 6 inches and hit on the 
                                           decent and behind the end 
  The server serves for the               serving line.
     next 5 rallies that end in a         The ball must hit the servers side 
     point.                                of the table once before gong 
                                           over.
  Then the receiver becomes              In Doubles the ball must first hit 
     the server.                           the servers right side and then the 
                                           receivers right side of the table
               Returns
 1.) A return is good if it hits the net and then goes 
   over and lands in the opponents court.
 2.) The ball can not bounce two time in a row on 
   the same side of the court.
 3.) The ball can not be hit two times in a row on 
   the same side of the court
               Terms
 1.) Let: is a rally that no point is scored
 2.) Obstruction: occurs when a player or a players 
   clothing or racket touches the ball in play 
    The is in play until it touches: 
 1.) something other than the table, 
 2.) net assembly, 
 3.) the racket,
 4.)  the racket hand below the wrist, 
 5.) or the ball is a let