The Hinsdale Central Table Tennis Club is a social, competitive and philanthropic club that is open to Hinsdale Central students who want to “UnPlugN’Play” table tennis.

Table Tennis

Also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table, and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side at least once. A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988.

7 FUN FACTS ABOUT TABLE TENNIS

Ping pong uses more brain power than any other sport

Before bat/paddles, books were used to hit the ball

Ball speeds can reach over 100 miles per hour

All ages play table tennis even in the Olympics

Table tennis restored relations between USA and China

The most decorated table tennis player is Swedish

Table tennis was called Gossima