Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In high jump the most crucial time in the athletes jump is the take off if this part fails the whole jump is a failure so for a high jumper practice in this area is crucial. While closing into the bar the jumper must find their place of take off this should be closer to…

There are 4 basic components of the approach: Take-off point Take-off angle Number of Steps on the Curve Stride Length (the take-off point)  –  this is the point at which you plant your foot and take off from the ground normally towards the start of the bar from your angle of approach however depending on…

due to table tennis become a more advanced sport the number of ways to hit the ball from on side of the table to the other is increasing one of the moves developed and mastered by the top players is the back spin shot. As with any shot in table tennis it comes with a…

In table tennis there are many types of shots that players can use to return the ball I am going to talk about two of them. topspin forehand and topspin backhand both cause the ball to be returned fast and attacking. As with the drive shot topspin shots can often overwhelm new players to the…

THE DRIVE SHOT during our training sessions we were faced with challenges to learn how to do certain skills and techniques one of these is the FOREHAND DRIVE (as seen in the attached picture). To learn how to do this move we practiced playing the forehand drive onto green mats over the net. The forehand drive is…

Stance: start by first standing towards the corner of the table facing towards your opponent spread your legs slightly and lower your center of gravity this will help keep you stable during your serve. Bat and ball positioning: hold the bat open as if you are about to play a pushing shot on the ball.…

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  THE BLOCK SHOT during our training sessions we were faced with challenges to learn how to do certain skills and techniques one of these is the block shot (as seen in the attached picture). To learn how to do this move we practiced playing the defensive shot onto green mats just over the net. Table tennis…

This is your blog. You will use this space to write all about your participation, knowledge and understanding of 2 individual sports. You must first write about the six Table Tennis sessions we have taken part in. You must write about what you did and what you learned. Which skills, techniques and tactics did you…