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Coaching Tip: Backhand Sidespin Push
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach When pushing on the backhand, most players are at one of three levels:...
Feb 24 2014
Coaching Tip: Pushing Short
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One of the trickier things in table tennis starting at the intermediate level...
Nov 12 2013
Coaching Tip: Pushing Change of Direction
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Far too often players make two mistakes when pushing. First, they push to...
Jul 22 2013
Put the Ball on the Table!
Put the Ball on the Table By Samson Dubina There are several key elements to footwork: 1. Basic mechanics 2. Anticipation 3. Watching the...
Mar 01 2013
Coaching Tip: Winning with Backspin for the Non-Chopper
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach You don't need to be a chopper to win with backspin, even in...
Feb 11 2013
Coaching Tip: Make a Game of Your Weaknesses
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach One of the best ways to improve is to make a game that zeroes...
May 29 2012
Table Tennis Tip: Pushing and Looping Deep Backspin
If you want to play table tennis at a high level, you really should learn to loop any deep backspin ball. There are, of...
Jan 03 2012
Table Tennis Tip: Push with Purpose and Placement
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach [caption id="attachment_582" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pierre-Luc Hinse executing a strategic push"][/caption]So often players push just...
Dec 08 2011
