WAB Club Feature: Maryland Table Tennis Center (By Larry Hodges) The Maryland Table Tennis Center, founded in 1992, has been a successful full-time table tennis training center in the United States for almost 30 years. The club dominated play in the U.S. in the 1990s and much of the 2000s, winning over half of the gold medals […]
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Tip of the week: Sound and Feet
(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Sound and Feet The Chinese know something about table tennis, and there’s a stereotype about Chinese coaches that we can learn from. The stereotype is that in a group training session, they often walk around with their heads down as they do two things – listen to the […]
Focus on Performance and Fun to Maximize Your Chances of Winning
(By Larry Hodges) Focus on Performance – Fun; Maximizing Your Winning Chances Do you think you have a better chance of winning if you focus on winning, thereby putting pressure on yourself for results, or by focusing on playing well, which maximizes your chances of actually winning? The question answers itself. You’ll always play better and […]
Tip of the week: Playing the Crafty Veteran
(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Playing the Crafty Veteran Suppose you have your opponent outgunned – you simply are the better player, shot for shot. And yet, somehow he’s rated about the same as you. How is this possible and how do you beat him? Most likely he’s a lot more experienced than […]
Istvan Jonyer, Others at 2018 World Veterans Championships in Las Vegas
(By Larry Hodges) Istvan Jonyer at 2018 World Veterans Championships in Las Vegas If you started playing in the 1970s, like me, then Istvan Jonyer of Hungary was a God. There’s no other way of describing the 1975 World Men’s Singles Champion, the big two-winged looper from a time when two-winged looping was still relatively […]
Doubles Signals and Why You Should Use Them
(by Larry Hodges) Doubles Signals and Why You Should Use Them When you serve in singles, you know what serve you are about to do, and so can be ready for the possible returns off that serve. Imagine playing where you had no idea what serve you did, and so couldn’t prepare for the follow-up. […]
Tip of the week: Best Way to Learn – Watch, Mimic, Practice
(by Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Best Way to Learn – Watch, Mimic, Practice Often the best way to learn table tennis is to watch a top player and mimic what you see. Pick out someone whose game or strokes you like (or ask a coach to suggest someone to watch), and just watch […]
Systematically Practice Against What You Have Trouble With
(by Larry Hodges) Systematically Practice Against What You Have Trouble With Often a player has trouble with something very specific, and yet only practices against it in actual games, where he only sees it now and then. This allows little chance of any type of systematic practice to develop the proper technique. The same player […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Elbow Drill
(By Larry Hodges) Coaching Tip of the Week: Elbow Drill Playing the opponent’s middle – roughly where the playing elbow, the midpoint between forehand and backhand – is one of the more difficult tactics for players below the advanced level. It’s easier with the backhand, where the opponent’s right in front of you. But below […]
Push-Button Matches – Playing the Scary All-Out Attacker
(by: Larry Hodges) Push-Button Matches – Playing the Scary All-Out Attacker Ever have one of those matches where you felt like the opponent completely dominated with their attack and controlled everything, and yet you won? I call those “push-button” matches. In matches like that, the opponent basically attacks everything, no matter what you do. If […]
Reverse Adverse Results With Reverse Serves
September 23, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) You probably have a regular forehand pendulum serve, or backhand serve, or perhaps a forehand… Read More
Follow the Triangle
September 22, 2025
Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to middle/pocket, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Backhand, robot plays… Read More
Featuring Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC
September 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) Featuring Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC https://youtu.be/NHB8RMMdYhE Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table… Read More
Hong Lin – Backhand Loop Transition
September 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In the Butterfly Training Tips, Hong Lin is focusing on her Backhand Loop Transition. She… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fremont Table Tennis Academy
September 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) has locations in both Fremont and San Ramon. Regular tournaments,… Read More
MLTT Week 2 Update
September 21, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The second weekend of Major League Table Tennis featured six matches at the Charlotte… Read More
Daniel Tran – Pan Am Games Highlights
September 21, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) Pan Am Games Highlights, Daniel Tran is in action at the Youth Pan Am Games… Read More
WTT Youth Contender San Francisco III
September 21, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) USA’s Daniel Tran took top honors in the U19 Boys Singles event at the… Read More
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