(By Larry Hodges) If you don’t have something that threatens your opponent, then you can’t threaten the opponent. So, how do you develop something that threatens an opponent? You can’t do it by just training everything equally each session. You need to spend a huge amount of time developing the things you can do that […]
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WAB Club Feature: New York Indoor Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring. The NYISC has […]
TeamUSA Olympic Hype: Get to Know Kanak Jha with this Collection of Links and Information
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly-sponsored Kanak Jha is heading to Tokyo as the highest ranked of all the US table tennis players. At the last Olympics, he was the youngest of all of the US participants. This year, he enters as a seasoned international player who has been focused almost exclusively on table tennis, who has […]
2021 World Table Tennis Championships is ready for lift-off in Houston
Posted on(Courtesy of ITTF) Houston, in the United States, will host the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships which will be the first time in the Americas and for the first time outside Europe and Asia since 1939. Dating as far back as 1926, it will showcase the world’s best table tennis players. Houston, in the United […]
UPCOMING LATTA TOURNAMENTS, JULY 25th & 31st! Register Now!
Posted onBig Congrats to all our Champions from LATTA Butterfly Open June 26, 2021!!! Bottom row, right corner picture: Stunning Upset Award went to LATTA’s Arthur Lopez! He defeated a 2100+ Player twice and a 2050 Player. Pre-tournament rating 1930. Post-tournament rating 2038! Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Thank you to all players that joined my recent, LATTA […]
Timo Boll Tips: 7 Quick Tips to Become a Safer Player
Posted onIn this video, Timo Boll provides seven tips for improving by avoiding mistakes. Tip 1: Keep the racket above the table Tip 2: Push your knees outward Tip 3: Bend your wrist Tip 4: Focus Tip 5: Play safer Tip 6: Vary your serves Tip 7: Come back to the table Watch below to see […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Playing the Non-Adjuster
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If your opponent is one who analyzes an opponent’s game and adjusts to it, and is able to identify patterns and take advantage of it, you need to be unpredictable and vary your tactics. But many players, probably most, do not do this. If your opponent is not one who adjusts, then […]
Battle of the Sexes: China’s Men Versus Women Challenge Matches
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table tennis is an equal-opportunity sport. In many tournament in the US, adults play kids, men play women, and many of our para athletes play in the same events. So it could be possible for a tournament player to face a senior, a junior, a woman, and a wheelchair player – and […]
WAB Club Feature: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra. This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the greater Los Angeles area. The Academy focuses on the […]
Tokyo, Covid, and How the Olympics is Taking Shape
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) In an announcement that was not a surprise, Japan has officially announced they will bar spectators from the Tokyo Olympic events. The announcement was made yesterday by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, and it follows the country’s declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID infection rates. A few months ago, […]
Rogelio Castro – WTT Dusseldorf Highlights
April 24, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is in action at the WTT in Dusseldorf… Read More
Don’t Start Below the Table
April 22, 2026
Robot plays backspin to short middle, half long in middle or long in middle randomly. The player needs… Read More
Jessica Reyes Lai – WTT Singapore Highlights, pt 2
April 22, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights,, Jessica Reyes Lai is in action in more WTT… Read More
Push with Purpose and Placement
April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
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