Table Tennis

  1. Participants must be 7th grade through 12th grade and must be in school at the time of Celebrate Life. Participant must also be a regular attendee of the Church of the Nazarene in the NEI District. However, for the District competition, 12 years olds (6th graders) will be permitted to play.
  2. There will be four district representatives determined by the tournament as follows: One boy’s single, one girl’s single and two in mixed doubles. The winner of either the boy’s or girl’s singles may not make up part of the mixed doubles team.
  3. Each entrant should have his/her own paddle.
  4. When serving, the entire free hand must be flat and horizontal, with the thumb spread out. The ball should rest on the palm from where it is tossed upward. The service must be visible to the umpire. Once tossed up, the ball must be struck behind the end line or its imaginary extension. It must hit the table before and after crossing the net. Serves hitting the center line are good.
  5. The following are all illegal while the ball is in play: moving the table, touching the net or post by the player or his effects, volleying or returning the ball with an empty hand, and touching the playing surface with the free hand. Furthermore, a player may not touch the ball with his body or effects while it is over the table.
  6. Any game that is not started within ten (10) minutes of its posted time will be forfeited by the individual or team failing to arrive.
  7. At regionals, a teen may participate in only one sporting event. The only exception is a basketball player, if eligible, may participate in Hot Shot/Free Throw.
  8. Table Tennis Director: Jeff Street
    3058 Ash Way
    Lapel, IN 46051
  9. Registration Form: Download here.
  10. Location of activity: Crestview Middle School
  11. Registration and entry fee deadline is March 6, 2012.  Entry Fee: $6 per person

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