(By Larry Hodges) Here is how I would describe the “grinding” mentality. It means a willingness to play as many shots as needed, never missing, while refusing to make a single weak return, whether pushing, chopping, or counter-hitting, with a focus on returning anything that’s not smashed or loop-killed, and relying on your reflexes to […]
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Coaching Tip Of The Week: Analyze an Unorthodox Style from the Opponent’s Point of View
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Many players fear playing unorthodox styles because they both aren’t used to and don’t know how to play them. Often they spend so much of their mental energy trying to figure out what they should do that they don’t consider it from the opponent’s point of view. Doing so is a shortcut […]
WAB Club Feature: Han-In Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America. They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Han-In offers a table […]
April Rankings Delayed
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on events in all sports, the ITTF has elected to delay the release of the April Rankings. When the April Rankings are released (likely on or around April 15), all rankings will be frozen until activities resume as normal. ITTF has taken this extra time as […]
Where is Setka and What is the Setka Cup?
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As I write this post, there is a table tennis tournament going on right now. The fact that this is news is a sad commentary on how much the COVID-19 quarantines and safety guidelines have affected all sports worldwide. The truth is that I don’t have a whole lot to report. Scoreboard.com shows […]
Coaching Tip Of The WeeK: Tactics at the End of a Close Game
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Many think that, at the end of a close game, they should change their tactics because of the score. I remember one player assuring me that, “When it’s close, everyone knows you should play safe.” When I asked him why that would be the right tactic, he said, “If you play safe, […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance Part 3
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance (By Steve Hopkins) Denver Table Tennis Alliance features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and Gerflor rubber flooring. The great facility is combined with a friendly atmosphere to provide a great place where table tennis knowledge and experience are freely shared and available to all. With all these characteristics, […]
Pong for One: Table Tennis Home Workouts
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As many of us continue to be trapped at home, I have been getting lots of requests for home workout regimes that could benefit our sport. For those of us with tables at home, there are options for limited practice. However, for most of us (trapped without a table or a robot […]
Coaching Tip Of The Week: Ten Table Tennis Truisms: Larry’s Laws
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If you can’t do it in your sleep, you can’t do it consistently in a match. Practice everything in your game, but focus on your strengths and weaknesses. Remove the weaknesses and turn the strengths into overpowering ones. At the higher levels, if you can see it, loop it; if you can’t […]
A Table for One: Table Tennis and Isolation
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With schools and events closing, and many of us banished to our homes even for work, table tennis is one of the few sports that can survive in the limited spaces we have available in our basements and other spare spaces indoors. When this storm has passed, our sport will be one of […]
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