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Introduction
Table Tennis is a fast-paced sport that requires excellent hand and eye coordination. Special Olympics athletes demonstrate the necessary elements of power and finesse in order to play table tennis.
In addition to offering traditional singles, doubles and mixed doubles events, Special Olympics Table Tennis offers individual skills competition to allow athletes to train and compete in basic table tennis skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to match play. These skills include racket bounce, forehand and backhand volley and serving.
Special Olympics athletes can also participate in Unified Sports® doubles and mixed doubles events. Special Olympics Unified Sports is a program that combines Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disabilities (partners) on sports teams for training and competition. In Unified Sports Table Tennis, a team consists of one Special Olympics athlete and one partner.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped in competition divisions according to ability level, age and gender
Competition Venue
Recently refurbished, this comprehensive leisure and sport facility would provide a venue for a number of sports and is therefore ideally suited for Table Tennis. The centre also has good disabled access and car parking facilities.
- 1 x 6 badminton court sports hall – for competition
- Separate adjacent hall – for practice
- Fitness Suites
- Changing facilities
- Ancillary rooms
- Seating capacity – 200 for event plus viewing gallery
- Swimming pool
- Café
Competition Schedule
| Saturday, 25th July | Rest Day |
| Sunday, 26th July | Rest Day |
| Monday, 27th July | 9.30 - 5.00 pm |
| Tuesday, 28th July | 9.30 - 5.00 pm |
| Wednesday 29th July | 9.30 - 5.00 pm |
| Thursday, 30th July | 9.30 - 5.00 pm |
| Friday, 31st July | 9.30 - 2.00 pm |
Car Parking
Athletes/Coaches: From their drop off point I the bus bays, athletes and coaches will proceed into the venue via the main entrance at the front of the venue. This is a very short walk, the surface is even and there will be no other traffic in this area at this time apart from disabled are park users. The area will be marshalled.
Officials: Officials will enter the venue via the main entrance at the front of the venue.
Families: Most family members are expected to arrive at the venue by public transport. On arrival at the main entrance, families will be directed to the Townsend Suite or spectator seating.
Spectators: There is no parking for members of the public at the venue and therefore they will arrive at the venue either on foot or by public transport. On arrival at the main entrance spectators will be directed to the main sports hall building.
Honoured Guests: From their designated drop off point, guests will enter the venue through the hospitality area which is located in a area within the Townsend Suite on the first floor.
Media: From their designated parking bays media will be directed to the main entrance.
Volunteers: From their arrival point all volunteers will enter via the main entrance at the front of the buildingCatering
The Centre has a number of vending machines serving hot/cold drinks, crisps and chocolate etc.
Upstairs in the Townsend Suite is a comfortable bar/lounge area and there will be a ful range of hot and cold snacks for sale throughout competition times. Locally within one minutes walk there are also a range of shops offering snacks.food for sale (Saffron Lane).
Equipment/Uniform
Athletes will be required to wear t-shirt, track-suit and appropriate trainers during all practice and competition.
Athletes/Coaches are required to provide all items of uniform listed above.
Head Coaches are reminded that competition uniform must comply with Special Olympics Rules on sponsorship (for details see SO Summer Sports Rules, Article I, Section X – Commercial Messages (pages 33 – 34).
Athletes must be provided with their table tennis bat. All other equipment, tables, nets, balls, scoreboards etc will be provided by Drumchapel Table Tennis Club.
List of Events
The following events will be offered:
CODE | EVENT |
TTSING | Singles |
TTDBLE | Doubles |
TTMXDB | Mixed Doubles |
Competition Rules
The Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Table Tennis shall govern all Special Olympics competitions. As an international sports program, Special Olympics has created these rules based upon International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and International Paralympic Table Tennis Committee (IPTTC) Rules for table tennis found at http://www.ittf.com/ittf_handbook/ittf_hb.html and http://www.ipttc.org/ respectively. IPTTC rules shall be used during wheelchair competitions. ITTF, IPTTC or National Governing Body (NGB) rules shall be employed except when they are in conflict with the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Table Tennis or Article I. In such cases, the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Table Tennis shall apply.
For full details of the competition rules please go to:
