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Topic: Serving rule test

Posted By: PLLsystem
Subject: Serving rule test
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 4:14am

I have just faced with a surprising (for me) question in the hungarian technical minimum test for coache/referees:

During serving both player & the ball is over the side-line. Could the serve meet the regulations?

a. It is a faulty serve because the player's body is over the side-line
b. It is a good serve if the ball is behind the end-line and above the level of table's surface
c. It is a faulty serve because the ball is over the side-line

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Posted By: PLLsystem
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 4:21am

The correct answer is "B". There is no any determination layed down in the regulation about the side-line during serving only the end-line. It surprised me. Both of the serves meet the reqirements:

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Posted By: silvalis
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 4:28am

Yep, B
The ITTF book says just has to be behind the end line.

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Posted By: PLLsystem
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 4:34am

I've never seen a player serving through the side-line.. Maybe it is just because of lacking time??? can it simply decrease chance to reach 3rd ball?

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Posted By: Braveheart
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 5:13am

Sure, it is B the right answer

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Posted By: silvalis
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 6:09am

I've seen it a couple of times.
Usually just impatience, however sometimes to get angles.

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