(By Larry Hodges) It’s time for some serious Hardbat Table Tennis! Y’know, the way the game was played in classic times, by Barna, Vana, Bergmann and Leach, and Americans Miles, Reisman, Schiff and McClure. Then modern table tennis was invented, with sponge and super spins, and it’s a great . . . but rather different […]
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Coaching Tips of the Week: 1% Hesitation = 100% Miss
(By Larry Hodges) In practice, it often seems easy. There’s no pressure, no worries, just you hitting the ball over and over. It’s easy to get into a consistent rhythm. Then you play in a tournament, and while you are perhaps a little nervous, you don’t think it’ll affect you too much. Maybe you’ll hesitate […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: “Losing Is Not My Enemy. Fear of Losing Is My Enemy.”
(By Larry Hodges) This is my favorite quote from Rafael Nadal, who (as of this writing) has won more Grand Slams in tennis than anyone in history. But I think you’ll find that the other two players close to him on this – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic – would say the same, as would […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: What Are Your Strongest and Weakest Links?
(By Larry Hodges) Amazingly, many players don’t really know how they win or lose most of their points. They have a general idea about it, but often the reality is a bit different than their gut feeling. And so, rather than focusing on how they win or lose most points, and how to maximize the […]
Southeast Asian Games (SEA) Table Tennis Event – Comments from Suthasini Sawettabut
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent’s Difficulties
Coaching Tip of the Week: Practice Matches vs. Tournaments
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent’s Difficulties
Coaching Tips of the Week: Rushed Backhand Loop
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent’s Difficulties
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent’s Difficulties
Coaching Tips of the Week: Playing the Middle Doubles the Opponent’s Difficulties
Coaching Tip of the week: Equally Comfortable Attacking or Defending
(By Larry Hodges) Many players tend to strongly favor either offense or defense. Even at higher levels, many players are very comfortable attacking, but get very uncomfortable and inconsistent when the opponent attacks first. At lower levels, it’s often the reverse, where they are most comfortable pushing and blocking, and hoping the opponent misses. One […]
Coaching Tip of the week: If You Play to Not Lose, You Are Playing to Lose
(By Larry Hodges) This is a simple one. When a player has a good lead or is playing a seemingly weaker player, they often play to “not lose.” This means lowering their own level of play, since they are no longer doing what they normally do. They are literally abandoning whatever gave them that lead […]
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