Table Tennis - a sport of Equal Opportunities

Table tennis is a sport enjoyed by millions of people around the world. This is an inclusive sport, skills and education can be played by people of all. If a player can serve and give the ball, you can play. This is a sport that does not exclude people because of physical disability. Nor can lead to significant changes remain open to all.

Ping Pong is a part of the Paralympic Games since 1960. The program consists of fivewheelchair divisions and five divisions permanent disability. Athletes can qualify for the Paralympics in one of three ways. You can IPTTC regional powers to win in their individual category will be one of the best international players in their first class, or can be selected as a wildcard player.

The International Table Tennis Committee for the Disabled (ITTC) began in 1976, at a time when there were no other sports organizations, which provided for the disabled. L 'Committee has changed its name in 2003 to the International Paralympic Table Tennis Committee (IPTTC). In 1997 he created a display IPTTC Web site and maintain charts, rules and other general information. Were again leading the way with their thoughts as this website was the first of its kind in sports organizations for the disabled. IPTTC continue to sport a great job to get information about people who are interested. To date, athletes frommore than 100 countries have participated in international tournaments sanctioned IPTTC.

It takes practice and patience to be a world-class athlete, not whether the athlete is disabled or physically. Athletes with physical disabilities are not only competing against other players with disabilities is limited. Table tennis is a sport of balance. Bodied and physically disabled people can compete against each other. Many players started the Paralympic sport racingagainst non-disabled friends and family. Although it can be for players in wheelchairs to maneuver their chairs to play a difficult shot to learn to adapt these players often learn to play effectively in a more defensive game.

wheelchair athletes often chairs that provide specifically for the stability and high enough for the player. Rules state that players can use pads for the height, but can cause bad balance sheet and pillow on the athletesLevel of the game. athletes permanent implants and orthodontics light, that are well suited for lateral movement. Athletes who are unable to access a club because of their disability by using specially designed instruments that set the bat in his hand. Some athletes choose, just use a bandage on his racket in hand to install. These changes will not give them an advantage over another player, but even the playing field so that players can compete regardless oftheir disability.

This sport can be challenging mentally and physically, but with this challenge comes a feeling of satisfaction when a player experiences of success. The actors involved and the practice will not only develop the skills needed for the athletes, who will also get the confidence that comes to work and achieve a goal.