Officiating (SATTOC)

The South Australian Table Tennis Officiating Council (SATTOC) is an affiliate of Table Tennis SA. SATTOC was formed in excess of 20 years ago to foster the provision of qualified officials at TTSA sanctioned tournaments and major table tennis events hosted by South Australia.

SATTOC is continually looking for persons seeking to undertake officiating activity, gain accreditation and help share the annual tournament officiating workload in SA.

For those who wish to extend the boundaries of officiating, on obtaining international accreditation, opportunities exist to go overseas and umpire at World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Olympics and ITTF circuit events.

“SATTOC officials had a strong representation at the National Para Championships held at Murray Bridge during 1 to 5 February 2019. Greg Bungey was at the helm as Referee with SATTOC officials Jurgen, Lenore, Eva and Wing undertaking umpiring activity [pictured is also interstate officials Gary and Marie].” Go Team SATTOC

Legal Serving

While there is quite a few elements to serving legally, focus on the following keys aspects.

1. start with the ball in a stationary position in the palm of your hand above the height of the table and behind the endline.

2. project the ball near vertical at least 16 cm in height, and

3. ensure your free hand is removed out of the way upon projecting the ball

Maintaining a Legal Bat

General Concept – any damage is minimal, less than 2mm in size. Only minor damage acceptable

1. No pieces of rubber missing / torn rubber

2. No exposed wood on the edges of the blade surfaces

3. Wood from the side of the blade is not missing or damaged, and

4. Pimpled rubber – groups of pimples not missing.

Serving -The Dont’s

1. Do not throw the ball backwards on projecting the ball

2. Do not carry the ball up, throw it up

3. Do not hold the ball in your fingers or closed hand, use an open palm, and

4. Do not hold the ball below the table or project it upwards over the table

Table Tennis Laws

Are you aware accidental double hitting is OK?

The Laws of Table Tennis [2.10.1.6]

If you move the playing surface during a point, you lose that point.

The Laws of Table Tennis [2.10.1.8]

You can have any size bat, as long as it complies, good luck finding a single sheet of rubber!!

The Laws of Table Tennis [2.4.1]

Links and Documents

Officiating – Accreditation State TT Umpire Requirements
Officiating – Reaccreditation State TT Umpire Requirements
Tournament Round Robin And Main Draw Sheets
SATTOC Constitution – AGM Approved 11 Nov 2018
Qualified SA Table Tennis Officials May 2019
New Hand Signals 2016
Zermelo Flow Chart & Training Manual
Variation To Advice Rule – ITTF3_5_1
ITTF Frequently Asked Questions/Case Studies
ITTF List of Approved and Authorised Equipment

To Become A Table Tennis Official – Qualification Requirements
Round Robin And Main Draw Sheets
Round Robin Groups – Whose The Winner
Table Tennis Hand Signals
Table Tennis Seeds And Byes Placement
SATTOC Officiating Appointments 2019
2019 ITTF Handbook
ITTF Handbook for Tournament Referees
ITTF Referee & Umpire Training Videos

Greg Bungey

SATTOC President

Enquiries To Become A Qualified Umpire:

Maurice Quinn

Treasurer, SATTOC.

Email : mquinn@tabletennissa.org.au

Phone : 0411 042 320