A Futuristic, 24/7 Ping Pong Spot On East 86th Street

July 11, 2022

(By: Mike Mishkin) PingPod — which offers “table tennis on demand” — recently opened its doors at 515 East 86th Street, between York and East End avenues. This is a place where you can simply reserve a table, bring a pal and ping away — and you can do so 24/7, because there are no employees […]

Coaching Tip Of The Week – Five Ways To Force An Opponent Out Of Position

July 11, 2022

(by Larry Hodges) One of the best ways of winning a point is to force an opponent out of position. There are many ways of doing this. (Many start with serve.) Here are some of the best! (Note that “middle” means the transition point between forehand and backhand, roughly the playing elbow.) Attack middle, then […]

Dang Qiu – The Winner WTT Contender Lima 2022

July 10, 2022

WTT Contender Lima (June 14 to 19, 2022) Comments from Dang Qiu The Winner of the Men’s Singles and the Mixed Doubles Comments were received from Dang Qiu (GER) who won the men’s singles and the mixed doubles events at the WTT Contender Lima held in Lima, Peru from June 14 to19, 2022. Q: How do you feel after securing […]

Congratulations to Winston Wu (and Coach Zeng)

July 9, 2022

(by Bowmar Staff) Coach Jeffrey Zeng logged another success a week ago in Texas – as his student, Winston Wu, finished with 12 wins and 2 losses across the whole event. Coach Zeng said, ” At the USA National Team Trials, Winston Wu has gone through all the difficult games, defeating tough opponents, to become […]

Moreno Dominant At The Olympic Hostel Open

July 8, 2022

(By: Bowmar Sports) On June 30, Steven Moreno and other students of the Olympic Hostel in Salinas, Puerto Rico, participated in the Olympic Hostel Open. Moreno and Brianna Burgos came out on top of the first and second divisions respectively. Steven went undefeated in the tournament and with good prospects for the national tournament next […]

Coaching Tip Of The Week – Consistent Contact Leads to Consistency

July 5, 2022

(by Larry Hodges) There’s a stereotype of Chinese table tennis coaches that they often do just two things during a practice session – watch the player’s feet and listen to the contact. (I often do this as well.) The latter tells the coach if the player is making good contact. Top players contact the ball […]

NeuroPong & Table Tennis Connections

July 2, 2022

(by: Antonio Barbera, Table Tennis Connections Founder & CEO) Table Tennis Connections is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Fort Collins, CO, that wants to increase the awareness about the benefits of table tennis for everybody. It is a table tennis community and, as such, it values diversity, inclusion and connections between human beings. It […]

At Full Steam Training At The Mario Jiménez With The Participation Of Steven Moreno

July 1, 2022

Steven Moreno and the group of tennis players between the ages of 6 and 13 continue training, reinforcing basic skills and fundamentals. Among the participants are the multiple Pan American and world medalists Ángel Luis Naranjo, Steven Joel Moreno and Enrique Yezué Ríos who had motivational messages for the rest of the participants. These trainings […]

The Amount Of Perseverance & Hard Work That Goes Into Table Tennis…

June 29, 2022

(By: Shivkumar Jha) Table Tennis. Also known as ping pong to the lay people. I recall as a child playing this game myself. I’m not sure why I taught my son this game, but he clearly gravitated towards it playing for the last 5 years himself. Not a day goes by when I question myself if […]

NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS UPDATE: U15 BOYS AND GIRL EVENTS CONCLUDE, TRAN AND MOYLAND CONFIRM TOP SEED STATUS

June 28, 2022

(By: Vlad Farcas) Saturday June 25th, the National Team Trials started in Fort Worth, TX at the Texas Wesleyan University. First events being played were Boys U15 and Girls U15 both having a significant number of entries including the best players for these age brackets in the country. Preliminary groups took place Saturday with no […]