淺談桌球步法演進與基本步法訓練

Introduction to the Development of Table Tennis Footwork and the Training of Basic Footwork

步法是指桌球運動員為選擇合適的擊球位置，所採取的移動方法，所謂「步法是桌球運動員的生命」這句話是十分精闢的。桌球運動技術包括手法和步法，兩者密切聯繫，缺一不可。隨著桌球運動的不斷的發展，技術不斷的提高，器材不斷的改良，運動員的致勝武器已由以往的單一邁向多元發展，而步法的適當運用，是掌握桌球擊球技術的重要環節，也是擊球品質穩定的保證，因此受到運動員高度的重視。但許多初學者，由於缺對步法的瞭解，只重視手法的練習，忽略了步法的重要性，導致整體技術水準無法提昇。本文從步法的發展階段出發，進而介紹基本步法及訓練方式，希望帶給廣大的桌球運動愛好者，一套有效的桌球步法訓練模式。

Footwork refers to the moving way taken by a table tennis player in order to get the best hitting position. It is always true that 'footwork is the life of a table tennis player'. Table tennis techniques include footwork and hand skills, which are closely interconnected. With the development of table tennis, the improvement of techniques and facilities, a player's winning weapon, goes from single to multiple methods. And the suitable usage of footwork is the key to attacking technique and it is also a guarantee for stability to hit balls. Therefore, footwork is considered highly important for table tennis players. Many beginners, however, often ignore the significance of footwork. For them, instead of having full understanding of footwork, more attention is put to hand skills. It leads to a problem that their overall skills cannot be improved. This paper begins with the development of footwork and then extend to the training of basic footwork. The reading will bring a set of efficient table tennis footwork training to all table tennis lovers.