Observation Of Table Tennis

When I walked in there was only two people volleying and two more walking in behind me. I didn't think there would be much action from such a small group, but even in those 4 weeks there were newcomers. When Hin picked new games to start he didn't choose based on skill or intensity, it was only random chance on whoever finished at the same time. Even the obviously competitive players were not sore about losing, it seemed that they were more focused on improving or just having fun while they played, they simply smiled and played their next game. The flexibility and overall welcomeness they all had was amazing, I was inviting to play or join a game at least 5 times each time I came to visit. There was no favorites or rivals, Katie said she,“ like[s] the variety of players, playing with new people and different groups keeps it fresh”
Although table tennis may not be emphasised as strongly as in other clubs, the players of Minneapolis Table Tennis are impressively skilled. Balls fly from one side of the room to another with both power and speed. As my observations continued I began to notice the techniques of players. For example, Jay always serves in a chopping motion to put backspin on the ball and make the opponent leap in the

“We’ve always gone to a bar after ping pong, and after the course of the years we'll put out the work, for a long time no one took us up on it, but then they started getting braver.” I was one of the brave ones apparently, I walked in to see them already chatting with one of the bartenders, saying ‘talk to you later’ as I sat down at their table. The whole encounter was very social and low pressure, Katie, Mary and Pat were easy to talk to and have no problem getting to know people. Mary said that is part of the reason they like their group of friends who play ping pong, “we have fun together just talking about