For official Table Tennis rules please visit USATT web site
Club Rules
- Respect at all times in the playing area and for others around you.
- Treat other's property with care.
- No alcohol or tobacco use in the building.
- No disruptive behavior, loud outburst or swearing.
- If other players are waiting to play, no more than 10 minutes warm up, then game play should begin.
- If there are more players than tables available, you must either play a match or vacate the table after 30 min of practice.
- If other player called a winner of your table, you must start a match after 2 min of the call.
- If you finish your match and nobody called a winner of your table, you must vacate the table.
Unwritten Rules of Conduct
Like all sports, table tennis has unwritten rules you should know. This code of conduct includes both common etiquette and good sportsmanship concepts that are accepted practices of the sport.
- The server should announce the score before each point, giving the server's score first.
- In matches without an umpire, each player is responsible for calling his side of the table, determining whether a ball hit or missed the table.
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Spectators should not be involved in the match and should not be solicited for their opinion about whether a ball was good or not.
- If a dispute arises, try to settle the argument with your opponent. If this is not possible, ask for an umpire.
- If a ball rolls into your court, immediately call a let. If you continue to play the point, you cannot call a let after the point is over.
- If your ball rolls onto an adjoining court, wait until play is over at that table before asking for your ball back.
- Shake hands with your opponent after the match.
- Spectators should feel free to applaud or cheer winning shots but should refrain from cheering when a player makes an error.