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Nicky Jarvis
Nicholas 'Nicky' Jarvis is a male former international table tennis player from England. Table tennis career He represented England at three World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) from 1973-1979. He won two English National Table Tennis Championships titles. He later became the head coach of the National team and Head Performance coach & Technical Manager at the English Table Tennis Association. Personal life He married Linda Jarvis-Howard, Linda Howard in 1979 and their son is professional footballer Matt Jarvis. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships References English male table tennis players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: Players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce once on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory and limits an opponent's options, giving the hitter a great advantage. Table tennis is governed by the worldwide organization International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926. ITTF currently includes 226 member associations. The official rules are specified in the ITTF handbook. Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988, with several event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
