The improvement of a skill of table tennis, the communication ability and the learning of a group work (leadership and followership) skill are made an aim.
Goals of this course are:
(1) understanding the significance and importance of sport activities,
(2) developing your exercise habits,
(3) understanding cultural background of sports
(4) learning sports manners and rules
sport, health, wellness
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students pick up one or two sports event in the beginning of the course. The number of the class is limited.
Every class includes sports activity and sports wears and appropriate pair of shoes are needed.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Selection of sports, and guidance | Selection of sport event |
Class 2 | Leaning basic movements: Forehand | Practicing basic strokes of table tennis Forehand drive |
Class 3 | Leaning basic movements: Backhand | Practicing basic strokes of table tennis Backhand drive |
Class 4 | Leaning basic movements: Long drive, short cut, Footwork | Short cut and Long drive, Footwork |
Class 5 | Leaning basic movements: Service, Receive, Smash | Develop to a game, Service, receiving and a smash are acquired |
Class 6 | Practicing games 1 | To know a rule of table tennis |
Class 7 | Practicing games 2 | To find out a weak point and attack |
Class 8 | Practicing games 3 | Review a 1st quarter |
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Documents will be delivered if necessary.
Students will be assessed by the commitment score (40%), the skill score (20%), the understanding (comprehension) score of rules and safety instruction (20%), and the practice score (20%).
No prerequisites (enrollment in the related courses is desirable)
For further information on registration, please visit www.wn.ila.titech.ac.jp, and check the flow-chart for application (in Japanese).
Equipments (ex. balls, rackets) have been prepared. Please bring your sport shoes and sportswear.