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You Don’t Play Well in Tournaments Because… You don’t adapt quickly enough! Playing well in tournaments involves 2 major things – being able to...

[caption id="attachment_2163" align="alignright" width="276"] Kasumi Ishikawa, 2014 World Team Silver Medalist[/caption] The Attacking Mindset If you are an offensive player, there are 2 aspects...

Winning Deuce Games by Samson Dubina [caption id="attachment_2180" align="alignright" width="255"] Wang Liqin, 3-Time World Champion[/caption] There are several keys that you must remember when...

Concentration I have a little homework assignment for you. Stand 2 feet away from a 5-gallon bucket and toss a penny into the bucket....

You Can’t Stop Him [caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignright" width="300"] Dima Ovtcharov, leaning in for a short one.[/caption] Your opponent is attacking your short serve and...

This Will Hurt by Samson Dubina [caption id="attachment_2170" align="alignright" width="150"] Stepping around the backhand[/caption] There is one shot in table tennis that will really...

Ratings and Skills by Samson Dubina [caption id="attachment_2161" align="alignright" width="178"] Samson Dubina[/caption] Often times, table tennis players will wrongly associate ratings with skills. Just...

Put the Ball on the Table By Samson Dubina There are several key elements to footwork: 1. Basic mechanics 2. Anticipation 3. Watching the...

[caption id="attachment_950" align="alignleft" width="225"] Samson Dubina[/caption] Why Should Kids Play Table Tennis? Kids love table tennis. Even starting as young as five years old,...