Table Tennis
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Table Tennis has been a Paralympic Games sport since 1960 but was one of the earliest sports introduced in the rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients.
Table Tennis is a popular indoor activity because it is a keenly competitive game, requires little space and is inexpensive. It is also easy to learn and beginners can have great fun playing at a recreational level. Table Tennis improves the concentration, reaction speed and coordination of those who play and has long since been used in the rehabilitation of people with a disability.
Table Tennis is one of the sports that wheelchair players can competitively play against an able-bodied opponent and many wheelchair players are members of table tennis clubs in their communities.
Competitions are grouped into male and female, singles and doubles with players playing in categories based on their level of disability. There is also an 'Open' competition were all classes compete to become the overall Champion.
Wheelchair play requires a lot of practice, manoeuvring the chair and playing to shot can be difficult and tends to produce a more defensive game than able-bodied table tennis making the sport both physically and mentally challenging.
Further information
Denise Barnett
Secretary, BWTTA
3 Brentford
Wellingborough
Northants