Table Tennis

  

 

Some of the disabilities that participate in this sport are:

 

• Amputees
• Hearing Impairment
• Learning Disabilities
• Cerebral Palsy
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spina bifida
• Full use of their upper limbs
• A disability affecting all four limbs
• Limited mobility in their lower limbs

 

The ETTA is committed to change the cul­ture and structure of table tennis to ensure it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society whatever their race, gender, ability, ethnic origin, social status or sexual orientation. The aim of the association is to provide a structure within table tennis, which will allow people with disabilities to participate in the sport: in the venue of their choice to the level of their choice to access the coaching and support they need.

 

There are currently many opportunities for disa­bled people in England to play table tennis at local, national, international and paralympic levels. This includes people with hearing or visual impairments, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and amputees.

 

The rules differ very little from the able bodied game. The exceptions being that in the wheelchair games the service must exit from the end of the table, not from the side, and that those with an amputation or hand impairment do not need to throw the ball up when serving.

 

For more information about Table Tennis select one of the links below:

 

 

Learning Disabilities