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Berks Chester Montgomery Co.
Berks Chester Montgomery Co.
Focusing on the meeting point of Berks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties, this page is intended to bring table tennis and ping pong players together for social play, competitive play, tournaments, training, and coaching. Table tennis for fun, exercise and/or for skills development.
Our first step is to locate and connect players.
Our second step is to develop a robust and lively program centered on the Fit Life Fitness facility at the Coventry Mall.
Come play Mondays 6pm-9pm, $5 for Guests, free for Fit Life Fitness members. Behind Boscov's department store. 351 W. Schuylkill Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465
Our third step, we'll address that once we conquered one and two!
Join our Facebook Group or Email list to stay in touch!
Talk to you soon!
The PongFather
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Join us at Fit Life Fitness, Mondays 6pm-9pm. $5 for guests, free for Fit Life members. (No cash, bring your CC!)
Rules of Table Tennis
Scoring and Games
Games are played to 11 points
Players serve two serves each, alternating. A player does not have to win specifically off their own serve in order to win a point
If a game ties at 10-10, a player must win by 2 points. In this situation, players serve one serve each, alternating
In competition, games are played best of 5 (first to win 3 games) or best of 7 (first to win 4 games). Social games can also be played best of 3 (first to win 2 games)
Legal Serving
You must throw the ball up straight, from a flat palm, at least 6 inches (16cm)
Your toss and service contact must be behind the table surface (not over)
You cannot hide the ball with any part of your body during service, from the ball toss, to contact with the raquet.
If the ball hits the net during service, it is a let, the point is replayed. There is no limit or point deductions for let serves.
Equipment Basics
A table tennis racket must be one side black, one side (recently approved) any approved color
The official approved ball is the 40mm+ plastic ball
The dimensions of an approved table tennis table are: 9ft long, 5ft wide, 2.5ft high
The approved height of a table tennis net is: 6 inches
*Taken from USATT.org. This link will take you to the Official Rules of Table Tennis.
Other Places to Play
Other Places to Play
More Local Clubs
Infinite Loop TTC - Trinity Lighthouse Church, 66 S. Limerick Rd, Royersford, PA 19468
Newtown Table Tennis Club - Newtown Elementary School (Cafetorium room), 1 Wrights Road, Newtown, PA 18940
Millersville Bible Church Table Tennis Club - 1940 New Danville Pike Lancaster, PA 17603
Manor TTC - 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
Trolley Car TTC - 1 Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
Club 28 - 3559 Edgemont St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
West Jersey Table Tennis Club - 3541 Pennsylvania Ave, Union and Orchard Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Princeton Pong - 745 Alexander Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Ping Pod - 325 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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