South Shore Sports & Butterfly TT Championships The 15th South Shore/Butterfly Open is scheduled for December 29/30. Playing conditions are excellent and the venue is only 30 minutes SE from Chicago. The event features $10,000. in prize money and the top juniors in the U.S.A. battling it out for the Si and Nate Wasserman grants. […]
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Coaching tip of the week: Punish Passivity
Coaching tip of the week: Punish Passivity (By Larry Hodges) If you play an opponent who plays passively, he’s basically daring you to take your best shot. Take the dare! But first – what is your best shot? The problem passive players face is that a good tactical thinker knows what his best shot is […]
2018 Pan Am Championships: Recap
2018 Pan Am Championships: Recap (by Steve Hopkins/ Photo by ITTF) Santiago, Chile was host this week to the 2018 Pan America Championships. The tournament featured Men & Women Team events, Men & Women Singles events, and Men & Women & Mixed Doubles events. The Team events concluded on Thursday. The elimination stages of Singles […]
2018 Pan Am Championships: Teams Update
2018 Pan Am Championships: Teams Update (by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Santiago, Chile is host to the 2018 Pan America Championships. The tournament features Men & Women Team events, Men & Women Singles events, and Men & Women & Mixed Doubles events. The Team events concluded on Thursday. Singles and Doubles events will […]
University Table Tennis in America
University Table Tennis in America (By Bill Draper) As I finalize this article I am in Munich, Germany for business. Last week I was in Hong Kong. Any time I travel, in addition to busy business meetings during the day, I always try to make time to find a club nearby to play and to […]
NYITTC Nov. 18, 2018 Open Championship Results
NYITTC Nov. 18, 2018 Open Championship Results (By NYITTC) Under 1800 1st: Wong, Julio; 2nd: Li, Xiao E Under 1600 1st: Wong, Julio; 2nd: Li, Xiao E Under 1200 1st: Lau, John; 2nd: Davis, Akiva Under 800 1st: Leung, Ethan; 2nd: Vee, Allen 纽约国际乒乓球中心2018年11月18日比赛结果 1800 以下组 冠军: Wong, Julio; 亚军: Li, Xiao E 1600 以下组 […]
Coaching tip of the week: Forehand Stroke Efficiency
Coaching tip of the week: Forehand Stroke Efficiency (By Larry Hodges) Most top players extend their arm on forehands for extra power. And so should you. But have you noticed how top players can do these power shots over and over in quick succession, while weaker players struggle on the second one? A primary reason […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: NYITTC
WAB FEATURED CLUB: NYITTC (by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City. The center is just minutes from highways, subways, and bus stations – easily accessible to the most densely populated area of […]
2018 ICC Butterfly America Open
2018 ICC Butterfly America Open December 7, 8 & 9 at ICC Table Tennis Center Early Bird Special: Register before Nov 15th to get 6 packs of Butterfly latest 3 star A40+ balls for free. Reg. retails price is $16. 4 Star Major tournament sanctioned by USATT Largest event in bay area with over 250 […]
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I play at three different sites which have different table manufacturers. At home I have a ½ inch conversion top. On all tables except one (Prince 1” top) when I execute a heavy underspin serve (ghost serve variation) the ball stops […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Topspin Defense
September 16, 2019
Coaching Tip of the Week: Topspin Defense (By Larry Hodges) Look through almost any table tennis instructional book… Read More
Yuxiang Li Joins Butterfly
September 16, 2019
Yuxiang Li Joins Butterfly (by Steve Hopkins) This week, Bowmar Sports announced that Yuxiang Li Head Coach at New… Read More
Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay
September 15, 2019
Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Challenge… Read More
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center
September 15, 2019
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford,… Read More
Broward Table Tennis Club promotion video
September 12, 2019
The Broward Table Tennis Club is at 3371 N. University Drive in Davie, Florida, just North of Miami… Read More
Coaching Tip of the Week: Smashing Lobs
September 9, 2019
Smashing Lobs (By Larry Hodges) Smashing a lob is more difficult than it looks. There are several reasons… Read More
Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland
September 9, 2019
Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland (by Steve Hopkins) Sally Moyland is a rising star from Freemont,… Read More
WAB Club Feature: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club
September 9, 2019
WAB Club Feature: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (by Steve Hopkins) Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club… Read More
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