Special O Olympics T Table Tennis Coachin Guide ng Tab Tennis Rules, Pro ble otocol & Et tiquette Unified Sports Doub S bles and Mixe Doubles ed 1. Each Unified Spor doubles te h rts eam shall con nsist of one a thlete and on partner. ne 2. Each team shall determine its own order of service. h d f Target Serve S The athle shall serv five balls fr ete ve rom the right side of the t t table and five balls from the left side o the e of table. Racket Bounce B 1. Using the racket, the athlete attempts to hit the ball up a h pwards into th air as man times as po he ny ossible ng nd durin a 30-secon time limit. 2. If the athlete lose control of the ball, the official may h e es o hand him/her another ball and continue the r l e coun nt. 3. The athlete is given two 30-second rounds. The highest score from e a . t either of the t two rounds s shall be recorded. Return Shot S 1. The athlete stand on one side of the table with the off a ds e e ficial, who is a acting as a feeder, positioned on the opposite side o e. 2. The feeder tosses the ball to the athlete's forehand side s t e. rded to the athlete if he/she successfu lly returns th ball to the feeder's side of the he e 3. One point is awar e. ust ble table The ball mu hit the tab in order for a point to count. If the ball hits the net and falls back onto the athlete's side of the table, no poin is given. o s nt 4. The athlete attem a mpts to return a total of five balls. 5. The maximum sco that can be achieved is 25 points. ore b s ympics Table Tennis Coaching Guide- July 2014 G Special Oly 67