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Module XVII: PE 3 Dual Sports

Lesson 1: The Advantage and Disadvantage of Sport

Introduction
Playing table tennis helps with hand-eye coordination and with game-playing tactical
strategy. Table tennis is ideal for younger people and older people alike. Regardless that you
play other sports frequently or you don't take part in any kind of sport, your body can develop a
variety of problems over time. Like most sports, table tennis offers great mind-body stimulation,
aerobic exercise, and social interaction. Some of the many health benefits of table tennis include:
Improving hand-eye coordination. An intense game of table tennis stimulates mental alertness
and concentration and develops mental acuity.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you shall have been able to:
1. Describe the advantage and disadvantages of table tennis.
2. Understand the cause of the advantage and disadvantages of table tennis.
3. Apply the technique of table tennis on how to develop the fitness level.
4. Develop the performance of the sport.

Pretest
Multiple Choice: Each item is provided with four choices. Write the letter of your answer
on the blank provided before each number.
. 
_________1. What is the ping pong paddle used for?
A. To bang on the table
B. To hit a ping pong ball
C. To hit our partners
D. To toss it in the air
_________2. Each player gets how many consecutive serves in Table Tennis?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
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_________3. What happens on the service if the ball hits the net, but still goes over to the
opponent’s side?
A. It’s a 'let serve' and you redo it
B. Point for the receiving team
C. Point for the serving team
D. That's a penalty, your disqualified
_________4. Which one of these companies does not make table tennis equipment?
A. JUIC
B. Tibhar
C. Wilson
D. Yasaka
_________5. Some higher-level players like to reglue the rubbers on their paddle before every
match. Which of the following statements can NOT be applied to describe this special glue?
A. Applying special glue greatly improves the control over the opponent's shots.
B. The effects of the glue typically wear off 4-6 hours after gluing.
C. The glue improves the ball speed and is therefore commonly called speed
glue.
D. There is more solvent in this special glue than in regular glue.

Reading
Tennis is a lifelong sport, which provides many advantages and benefits for players of all
ages. Along with physical, psychological, and social benefits, however, come a few
disadvantages injuries and expenses. If you’ve never played and you’re trying to figure out if
tennis is the right sport for you, weigh the pros and cons before making your decision. When
played regularly it improves reflexes, hand-eye coordination and balance, while toning and
strengthening the core muscles, upper and lower body. It's great for working up a sweat and
increasing your heart rate, thus helping to keep your heart strong and healthy.

Most beginner table tennis players burn anywhere between 200 – 350 calories per hour. If

you are an advanced level player, you might even do a few fancy footwork while playing which
can burn up to 500 calories per hour. A high-speed game of table tennis can help
you burn 270 calories if you weigh 150 pounds. An intense game of table tennis stimulates
mental alertness and concentration and develops mental acuity. Improving reflexes. Due to the
fast-paced, short-distance nature of the sport, both gross and fine muscle movements are
improved. It's easy on the joints.

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The Advantage and Disadvantage of Sport

1. Physical Advantages

Being physically active is important in maintaining your overall health -- it reduces your
risk of heart disease and diabetes, helps you control your weight, strengthens your bones,
relieves tension, and can even improve your mood. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention guidelines recommend that adults participate in at least 150 minutes of moderately
intense aerobic activity each week. Playing tennis two to three times each week can help you
meet these guidelines and increase your chances of living longer.

 Physical Disadvantages

Tennis is a fast-paced sport and places a lot of demands on your body. Players must have
the strength, agility, and endurance to play long, two-out-of-three set matches under all kinds of
conditions. If players haven't trained properly to prepare their bodies or lack proper stroke
mechanics, the repetitiveness of the movements can put undue stress on their joints and muscles.
Possible injuries include tennis elbow, wrist tendinitis, inflammation of the shoulder and knee
joints, and muscle strains, pulls, and tears.

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2. Mental and Psychological Benefits

These benefits range from building self-confidence and self-esteem in young players to
reducing stress and maintaining cognitive abilities in adults and seniors, notes Jack Groppel,
exercise physiologist, and United States Tennis Association sports science adviser. Several
studies show how tennis can help improve your mental awareness, your assertiveness, lower
your levels of depression, help you portray a positive image, and develop self-control, according
to John Murray, a sports psychologist. Tennis requires alertness and tactical thinking and
because of this, playing tennis may generate new connections in the brain, which encourages
continued brain development, claims researchers, and scientists at the University of Illinois.

 Expense Disadvantages

The cost of playing tennis can be a disadvantage, depending on your situation, budget,
and goals. If you don't have access to a public court, which many times are free, or have very low
per-hour fees, you'll have to join a club, pay monthly membership fees, and high court fees.
Equipment can be as expensive as you make it. Low-end rackets are affordable, available at
many local sporting goods stores and are perfect for beginners who are new to the sport.
Advanced players, however, prefer expensive, higher-end rackets with custom string jobs. If
your goal is to be a successful player who plays tournaments, you'll have the expense of many
private lessons, tournament entry fees, and travel expenses.

3. Social Benefits

Playing tennis is a great way to meet people, spend time with your friends, widen your
social circles, and build networks. No matter your age or skill level, you can usually find a
competitive match, join a league, or participate in a group lesson with people who have a similar
ability. Playing doubles allows you to work on your communication and team skills.

Advantages of Playing Table Tennis

1. Playing table tennis helps you to improve your mental alertness, to sharpen reflexes, and to
improve your general concentration. Playing table tennis helps with hand-eye coordination and

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with game-playing tactical strategy. Table tennis is ideal for younger people and older people
alike. 

 2. Not harsh on the joints

Regardless that you play other sports frequently or you don’t take part in any kind of
sport, your body can develop a variety of problems over time. With table tennis, you can
improve your arm, leg, and core strength, and yet, there’s rarely any intense pressure placed
upon your joints. 

3. Calorie burn

If played relatively intensely for around an hour, you can burn around 300 calories by
playing table tennis. Table tennis is an ideal way to lose weight – there’s no slogging it out on
the treadmill, no jogging when it’s raining, no injuries incurred by repetitive weight lifting.

4. Reflexes improve

Table tennis helps you to improve fine and gross muscle movement. Fast-twitch muscle
fibers develop because of the game’s requirement for fast bursts of exertion and recovery. 

5. Playing table tennis helps prevent dementia

In Alzheimer’s Weekly, it has been reported that people that regularly played table tennis
enjoyed increases in cognitive awareness and improvements in motor skills. Preliminary clinical
studies that took part in Japan demonstrated that playing table tennis increases the flow of blood
to the brain. Furthermore, there are some indications that playing table tennis often could help to
prevent dementia. 

 6. Improvements to balance

If you want to partake in fast-paced table tennis, your body needs to remain balanced and
you must have an ability to alter your direction quickly. 

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7. Table tennis improves coordination

Hand-eye coordination is improved when you play table tennis frequently. 

8. Table tennis can stimulate a different part of the brain

Strategic planning occurs in the brain when you anticipate your opponent’s shots. This
occurs in the brain’s prefrontal cortex. The hippocampus is stimulated by the game’s physical
activity. 

 9. Social

You may play table tennis at your local sports complex. Perhaps you play in a nearby
community center. Wherever you play, table tennis is a great way to socialize. Regardless of age,
playing table tennis helps with communication skills and in building relationships. 

Disadvantages of Playing Table Tennis

 There are very few disadvantages to playing table tennis. While it is not always easy to play
table tennis at home, few sports can be played at home. Further, you do require a table tennis
table, a ball, and some bats. Again, however, every sport necessitates some equipment. 

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1. Blisters

 Perhaps you’ll develop some blisters on your batting hand and maybe on your feet.

2.  Indoor game

 You can rarely play table tennis outdoors because the ball is too light. Hence, an indoor
setting is almost always required. 

Self-Assessment Questions (SAQ)

Answer briefly the following questions.
1. What muscles do table tennis work?
2. Can table tennis make you fit?
3. What is the difference between ping pong and table tennis?
4. How many calories do you burn in 1 hour of sports table tennis?
5. How can sports improve your physical and mental health?

Summary
Losing weight is an ongoing struggle that most people face in their lives. They want to
reduce their belly and look as good as the models and actors they see on screen. But not all of
them are willing to work out to get the results. Exercises such as running, cycling, going to the
gym can help you reduce a few pounds. Not many indoor sports are known to boost weight loss.
But playing table tennis for a certain period and at a certain pace has its advantages. You might
think that playing table tennis should be a leisure hobby just like playing billiards or bowling.

Holding a table tennis paddle in one hand doesn’t seem to have many advantages. But
Table Tennis is played by millions of people all over the world. It is a fast-paced game that is
played all over the world in hostels, office rooms, etc. Most beginner table tennis players burn
anywhere between 200 – 350 calories per hour. If you are an advanced level player, you might
even do a few fancy footwork while playing which can burn up to 500 calories per hour.

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This sets table tennis apart from other recreational indoor games. If you are wondering
that table tennis only involves the use of your hands and minor footwork, then you must know
that it is a total body sport. It involves a good amount of usage of your leg muscle. Your quads,
hips, calves are stretched when you play this game. Other muscles such as obliques, forearms,
abdominals, shoulders, biceps, and triceps are also used while playing this sport. You could spice
up your workout routine by adding an hour of table tennis to lose a few kilos and also to form a
great bond with your competitor. Your monotonous workout regime could thus feel more
excited.

Adding fun to any physical activity improves your mood as well as instills confidence
that you can lose weight. A high-speed game of table tennis can help you burn 270 calories if
you weigh 150 pounds. Table tennis not only activates your body but it also activates your mind.
It requires a lot of concentration while playing. The best part is that table tennis tables are present
in most offices and hostels. You can schedule to play a match during a break in your office
which will lighten up your mood and also make your muscles stretch. The only disadvantage
with this is that you always need a partner to play against. If you are alone, you can’t do it.

Suggested Enrichment Activity

Discuss the advantage and disadvantages of engaging table tennis sport in your life.

References
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What are the disadvantages of playing table tennis, Vendant Agrawal, July 7 -
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