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What Helps Table Tennis Skills Off the Table?

(Courtesy of Matt Hetherington)
Improve table tennis off-table skills

It’s been a little while since I had any questions but this was asked by a friend of mine, what can help improve table tennis skills off the table? Not many players outside the international stage take as much time to develop off the table as they perhaps should and of course there are players out there who don’t have as much access to table tennis facilities and so hopefully a few tips here may help. See more from my Coaching Blog.

Liam Pitchford, England’s number 1 player also puts his off table focus on physical training, noting running and squats as two key exercises of importance. Building stamina and leg strength are two big areas to build in order to perform and focus well through long match days and also to build explosive power and good weight transfer, balance and footwork.

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