Every child needs a ball. It should be the size of a tennis ball or slightly bigger. The coach will need five hoops and a big wooden or carton box. The following drills can be used:

• Running around the room with a ball.
• Running around the room throwing the ball in the air and catching it carefully without falling down.
• Running around the room while bouncing the ball on the ground continuously.
• Alternating between the above exercises whenever the coach blows his whistle.
• The above exercises starting from the squatting position.
• The children try to throw the ball in a hoop hanging from a wall at a height of 2-3m (the children are to aim for the center of the hoop).
• The children try to throw the ball in a big box at a 10-15cm distance.
• All the above exercises must be done in a simple way. Many children do not know how to use a ball. The purpose of this session is to see to what extent the child can master the ball. In this session, the concentration level of each child should be carefully monitored.

Source: Table Tennis: From A to Z e-book

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