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3 Awesome Footwork Drills
Nittaku Girl Sarah Jalli shares her 3 favorite footwork drills courtesy of the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy. Forehand 1 and 1 Backhand Crosscourt...
Mar 29 2018
Coaching Tip: Start Drills with a Serve
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Most players practice with drills that are very different from what they actually...
Oct 29 2013
Coaching Tip: Proper Practice Progression Prevents Poor Play
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Do you do the Six P's? Proper Practice Progression Prevents Poor Play. (Or,...
Apr 23 2013
Coaching Tip: Learning to Counterloop
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Once you get past serve & receive, the basic rallying shot at the...
Jan 14 2013
The Physical Aspects of Your Table Tennis Game: Endurance; Speed; And Strength
[caption id="attachment_912" align="alignleft" width="300"] Seth Pech[/caption] The Physical Aspect of My Table Tennis Game By Seth Pech Today I am going to talk about...
Nov 30 2012
Coaching Tip: How to Handle the First Loop Off Backspin
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach A loop against backspin comes at you differently than one against block or...
Oct 15 2012
Coaching Tip: Training Cycles
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach So you have a big upcoming tournament a few months away, and want...
Oct 09 2012
Coaching Tip: Covering the Middle
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Players so often hear coaches tell them to attack the opponent's middle. (The...
Aug 20 2012
Coaching Tip: How to Play and Practice with Weaker Players
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach In some table tennis club in Lake Wobegone, all the players are above average...
May 07 2012
