Table Tennis
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I read on the Web that when "English aristocrats in the late 19th century were inspired
to create an indoor version of lawn tennis, they used cigar box lids to hit
champagne corks back and forth over stacks of books." In 1890, the name Ping
Pong was registered in England and sold to Parker Brothers of Salem, MA. In 1921,
organized players gave the sport the name of Table Tennis.
Here in Rainberry Bay we've progressed a bit: we've replaced the champagne corks
with 40 millimeter, orange Table Tennis balls. If you join us with your very own cigar
box lid we may even be curious to see if you can hit a few balls over the net....for a
bunch of laughs. Of course, if you have a ping-pong paddle, you might have a slightly
better game. Or we have a few spare paddles and a bunch of proper Table Tennis
tables that we set up for our club members' enjoyment.
Do you find that as you get older, you are losing your sense of balance? Then this
sport is for you, REALLY! When played regularly, it will improve your balance and
reflexes. Most doctors highly endorse this sport. Right after soccer, Table
Tennis is the MOST POPULAR SPORT in the world!
According to Rob Bennett, of The New York Times, "Ping-Pong is only marginally
popular in the United States. According to the National Sporting Goods Association,
. . . 8.4 million Americans participated in 2001....
At present, U.S.A. Table Tennis, the national governing body of the sport’s Olympic
version, claims slightly more than 8,000 members and about 240 affiliated clubs.
But table tennis is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Coach Li’s table tennis
center, one of 25 clubs in New York State, has just 40 active members. Yu Xian Li,
who has won many international titles and now gives instruction at his center in the
basement of a hotel building in Flushing, Queens, informed me that there were well
more than 100 million players in his native China. Table tennis also attracts large
followings in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Denmark and Germany,
where Coach Li taught for 10 years. By comparison with sports like golf or baseball, it
is inexpensive: a handful of Ping-Pong balls and a pair of secondhand paddles can
easily be had for less than $10.
As Coach Li pointed out, table tennis can be a physical fitness regimen, as well as a
game. Sorry, but to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Li has never played here at our
clubhouse in Rainberry Bay. Neither have we recently seen a student of his, Martin
Shortz of the New York Times crossword puzzle fame. Darn!
to create an indoor version of lawn tennis, they used cigar box lids to hit
champagne corks back and forth over stacks of books." In 1890, the name Ping
Pong was registered in England and sold to Parker Brothers of Salem, MA. In 1921,
organized players gave the sport the name of Table Tennis.
Here in Rainberry Bay we've progressed a bit: we've replaced the champagne corks
with 40 millimeter, orange Table Tennis balls. If you join us with your very own cigar
box lid we may even be curious to see if you can hit a few balls over the net....for a
bunch of laughs. Of course, if you have a ping-pong paddle, you might have a slightly
better game. Or we have a few spare paddles and a bunch of proper Table Tennis
tables that we set up for our club members' enjoyment.
Do you find that as you get older, you are losing your sense of balance? Then this
sport is for you, REALLY! When played regularly, it will improve your balance and
reflexes. Most doctors highly endorse this sport. Right after soccer, Table
Tennis is the MOST POPULAR SPORT in the world!
According to Rob Bennett, of The New York Times, "Ping-Pong is only marginally
popular in the United States. According to the National Sporting Goods Association,
. . . 8.4 million Americans participated in 2001....
At present, U.S.A. Table Tennis, the national governing body of the sport’s Olympic
version, claims slightly more than 8,000 members and about 240 affiliated clubs.
But table tennis is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Coach Li’s table tennis
center, one of 25 clubs in New York State, has just 40 active members. Yu Xian Li,
who has won many international titles and now gives instruction at his center in the
basement of a hotel building in Flushing, Queens, informed me that there were well
more than 100 million players in his native China. Table tennis also attracts large
followings in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Denmark and Germany,
where Coach Li taught for 10 years. By comparison with sports like golf or baseball, it
is inexpensive: a handful of Ping-Pong balls and a pair of secondhand paddles can
easily be had for less than $10.
As Coach Li pointed out, table tennis can be a physical fitness regimen, as well as a
game. Sorry, but to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Li has never played here at our
clubhouse in Rainberry Bay. Neither have we recently seen a student of his, Martin
Shortz of the New York Times crossword puzzle fame. Darn!
Apparently Will Shortz confided that he uses table tennis to clear his mind; He says: “I
play for the same reason that many people do crossword puzzles,” he said. “It makes
me focus on something totally unrelated to what I do in the rest of my life. I especially
like the geometry involved in the shot making. I come away completely refreshed.”
Actress Susan Sarandon is the unlikely celebrity who opened a New York Table
Tennis bar, called Spin New York... see what she has to say on the web! We should
invite her. Perhaps we should also invite Tom Hanks because, in Forest Gump, he
seemed to have the right moves.
Not bad....better balance and a clearer mind AND FUN! ...I want
that! How about you?
All ages and all levels, or no level, of ping pong experience are welcome. We are
happy to help you have fun.
The RB Table Tennis club meets three times a week in the Club House
auditorium:
play for the same reason that many people do crossword puzzles,” he said. “It makes
me focus on something totally unrelated to what I do in the rest of my life. I especially
like the geometry involved in the shot making. I come away completely refreshed.”
Actress Susan Sarandon is the unlikely celebrity who opened a New York Table
Tennis bar, called Spin New York... see what she has to say on the web! We should
invite her. Perhaps we should also invite Tom Hanks because, in Forest Gump, he
seemed to have the right moves.
Not bad....better balance and a clearer mind AND FUN! ...I want
that! How about you?
All ages and all levels, or no level, of ping pong experience are welcome. We are
happy to help you have fun.
The RB Table Tennis club meets three times a week in the Club House
auditorium:
- Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 3:00
and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:30.
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