KS4 · Physical education · Year 11
Pushing and slicing to keep it in play
Net and wall games: teaching others tactics and strategies in table tennis
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Your learning goal
I can keep a rally going with push shots and add slice to make it harder for my opponent to return.
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Pushing and slicing to keep it in play: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can keep a rally going with push shots and add slice to make it harder for my opponent to return.
Key learning points
- Move: pushing the ball requires a short 10-40cm jabbing action.
- Think: adding slice requires a different bat angle to simply pushing it over the net.
- Feel: aiming the ball to a target and hitting it consistently with accuracy comes with practice.
- Connect: giving feedback to other people can help support others to improve.
Words to know
- push
- a passive shot with underspin to get the ball back on the table
- slice
- a type of backspin where the ball spins backward and stays low
- alternate shots
- to take it in turns to hit shots
Common mistakes
Pupils think they need to hit the ball hard to slice effectively.
Pushing and slicing require a light touch and controlled movements, not power.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The final game will differentiate the class into ability/expereince which may be where you want to group pupils in subsequent lessons so you are able to support/tailor activities to suit certain tables. Print and laminate a class set of the battle ship cards so you can use them in other lessons too.