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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center

(by Steve Hopkins) WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center The Washington DC Table Tennis Center is located on Chillum Place in the NW section of Washington, DC with easy access to public transportation and the red line.  WDCTT is the only full-time table tennis center our Nation’s Capitol. The location is convenient across the whole region, […]

Tip of the week: The Balance Between Tactical and Strategic Thinking

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: The Balance Between Tactical and Strategic Thinking You should both tactically and strategically develop your game. What does this mean? First, let’s define these terms. Tactical thinking is what you do when you are looking to win now. Strategic thinking is what you do when you are looking […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis Club North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating two locations in Plano, Texas.  Their Independence location, which used to be called the Xtreme Table Tennis School, operates out of HuaYi Education on Independence Parkway in Plano.  HuaYi Education provides after school […]

How to Make Your Strengths Stronger with Serve and Receive

(by Larry Hodges) How to Make Your Strengths Stronger with Serve and Receive Excluding serve and receive, what’s the strongest part of your game, or the part that you want to make the strongest part of your game? There’s an old adage, to state the obvious, that practice makes perfect. But doing something in practice is not […]

Where Are They Now? Anderson College Series

Where Are They Now? Anderson College Series (By Steve Hopkins) Article 1: South Carolina – A hot bed for collegiate table tennis? In 1986, Anderson College began a collegiate table tennis program.  Over the next decade, the program would grow to become the first true varsity table tennis program in the United States with campus […]

Tip of the week: Develop Power Timing by Slapping

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Develop Power Timing by Slapping Power in table tennis comes primarily from timing. Not just timing with the ball, but timing the proper use of each muscle used, in the proper order and duration, while timing all this while also hitting the ball. For example, when forehand hitting […]

WAB Club Feature: Bridgeport Sports Club

(by Steve Hopkins) WAB Club Feature: Bridgeport Sports Club Bridgeport Sports Club is located in Richmond, just South of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.  The club is located near Highway 99 and 9, with easy access to the greater Vancouver area. At over 14,000 square feet, this is one of the largest table tennis clubs […]

Tip of the week: Tactical Thinking Between Points

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Tactical Thinking Between Points Everyone has their own tactical thinking ritual . . . or doesn’t have one. If you don’t, you should. What is a tactical thinking ritual? It’s when you habitually think tactically about the next point. Different players have different rituals, but most are similar. […]

Tip of the week: Serve and Attack . . . Almost Always

(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: Serve and Attack . . . Almost Always When serving, don’t look for a ball to attack. Unless the receiver does something to stop you from attacking, serve and attack over and over. If you aren’t confident in your attack, then this will make your attack much stronger and turn […]

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