Racket Games –Table tennis and badminton

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Racket Games –Table tennis and badminton, the JAMB Physical and Health Education syllabus expects you to study:

• 3. Racket Games –Table tennis and badminton a. Skills in table tennis and badminton b. Specification of facilities and equipment in table tennis and badminton c. Rules, regulation and officiating in table tennis and badminton.
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Study notes & guidance

Study Racket Games –Table tennis and badminton using a recommended Physical and Health Education textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physical and Health Education, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Racket Games –Table tennis and badminton, you should be able to:

1. Describe the skills in table tennis and badminton;
2. Identify various facilities and equipment in table tennis and badminton;
3. Identify the officials in table tennis and badminton and state their functions.
4. Differentiate the rules and regulations of table tennis and badminton. OBJECTIVES

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Physical and Health Education syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.