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How Children Benefit from Playing Table Tennis
[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,...
Jan 03 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: 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
YOUR DEEP SERVES SHOULD BE A WEAPON
[caption id="attachment_838" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jim Butler uses Nano Spin II rubber from JUIC[/caption] YOUR DEEP SERVES SHOULD BE A WEAPON A strong service game...
Oct 31 2012
Coaching Tip: Why Table Tennis Really Is Chess at Light Speed
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach We often say table tennis is chess at light speed. It has all...
Sep 17 2012
5 Day Salem Training Camp Featuring Stellan Bengtsson
Train with a World Champion! A Five Day Camp with 1971 Champion Stellan Bengtsson Learn from the same coach that has helped Waldner and...
Jun 05 2012
Stellan Bengtsson, Observations on the Status of US Coaching
[caption id="attachment_305" align="alignleft" width="140" caption="World Champion Stellan Bengtsson"][/caption] I have been fortunate to have table tennis as my profession for 43 years and counting....
May 10 2012
Coaching Tip: Chalk Up Wins with Chop Blocks
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach What is a chop block? It is a block with backspin. Since long pips...
Apr 30 2012
