COACH
Shashin Shodhan is Founder and Head Coach at Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA)

EXPERIENCE AS COACH IN TABLE-TENNIS

• 2024 OCTTA Butterfly March Open Seniors Finalist
• 2024 Alameda Ping Pong Gym Spring Open Open Singles-3rd Place
• 2023 OCTTA Butterfly Senior Open Under 2400-3rd Place
• Represented US at North American Olympic Trials
• Winner of 15 National Junior/Rating titles

April 2007-Present Fremont Table Tennis Academy (FTTA) Fremont, CA – Founder and Head Coach

• Won designation as USA Table Tennis National Center of Excellence given to only top clubs
• Plan and teach group and one-on-one table tennis classes to both adults and juniors
• Supervise assistant coaches for group and one-on-one lessons
• Develop training programs for all FTTA students at various skill levels and ages
• Coach students during all tournaments including US Nationals and US Open
• Run corporate programs as well as junior and weekend leagues
• Run camps during school holidays

January 2008-June 2015 Stanford University Palo Alto, CA

• Supervised and instructed students in table tennis throughout the school year
• Developed table tennis training programs for different levels of classes

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS COACH IN TABLE-TENNIS

• Certified as USA Table Tennis National Coach
• Certified as International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level 3 Coach
• Certified as ITTF Course Conductor
• Students often win first-place locally and often average one medal won per participating student in national tournaments

EXPERIENCE AS PLAYER IN TABLE-TENNIS

• Traveled to China, Sweden, and Germany for extended periods over 10 times to learn from top coaches and practice with top professional players
• Trained and competed in tournaments throughout North America

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PLAYER IN TABLE-TENNIS

• Represented USA at the 2000 North American Olympic Trials
• Won 15 National/International titles
• Won over 50 tournament titles in USA Table Tennis-sanctioned tournaments
• Represented USA at US Open and international junior opens in Taiwan and Sweden as member of US Junior National Team

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS ORGANIZER

• Planned and executed tens of successful USA Table Tennis-sanctioned tournaments
• Founded Northern California Division of National Collegiate Table Tennis Association
• Founded UC Berkeley Table Tennis Club
• Founded and Ran Northern California Table Tennis League featuring all top local players
• Founded Fremont Table Tennis Academy and Fremont Table Tennis Academy Tri-Valley Branch

EDUCATION

• Graduated from UC Berkeley with BA in computer science (took 3 years off college to prepare for 2000 US Olympic Team)
• Graduated at the top of the class from Mission San Jose High School, one of top US public high schools