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Coaching Tip: Staying Low
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the biggest problems beginning/intermediate players have is standing up too straight....
Jun 10 2013
Coaching Tip: Five Steps to a Great Spin Serve
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach There are five steps, roughly in this order. Serving takes practice, often alone...
Jun 04 2013
Coaching Tip: What to Do at the End of a Close Game
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach You know the problem: you're playing well, you're battling with stronger players, and...
May 28 2013
Coaching Tip: Tools and Tactics for the Physically Challenged
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Table Tennis is an Olympic Sport, and at the highest levels, is played...
May 20 2013
Coaching Tip: Beat Unorthodox Players with Fundamentals
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How often have you played somebody with, for lack of a better word,...
May 13 2013
Coaching Tip: How to Create a Truly Heavy Backspin Serve
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Before we start, here are two videos to watch. Here's a video (1:18)...
May 06 2013
Coaching Tip: The Decline of the High-Toss Serve and Why You Should Learn It
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach The high-toss serve used to be one of the most popular serves at...
Apr 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: Playing the Big Backhand Player
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How does one play an opponent with a big backhand? There are several...
Apr 15 2013
