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Coaching Tip: Serving Short to Forehand and Long to Backhand
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Want to twist your opponent into a pretzel? You can do so with...
Nov 27 2012
Coaching Tip: Backhand and Forehand Playing Distance
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach At the intermediate and advanced levels (below world-class level), the most common rallying...
Nov 19 2012
Coaching Tip: Complex or Simple Tactics?
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Far too often players don't think tactically, believing the game is too complex...
Nov 13 2012
Coaching Tip: Developing Your Forehand Smash
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach So many players have this strange idea that the best way to develop...
Nov 05 2012
The Falkenberg Drill: Mastering Table Tennis Footwork
The Falkenberg Drill: The Gold Standard of Table Tennis Footwork Training By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach If you...
Oct 29 2012
Coaching Tip: Turn Opponents into Puppets with Long Serves
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the big mistakes players at the intermediate/advanced levels make is to...
Oct 22 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: Short Serves to the Forehand from Backhand Side
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the most under-utilized serves is the short serve to the forehand...
Oct 01 2012
