Coaching tip of the week: Training the Subconscious

July 11, 2018

Coaching tip of the week: Training the Subconscious (by Larry Hodges) Advanced players seem to always know exactly what shot to do and where to put it. It’s one of the reasons why they are advanced. But there’s no time during a point to really analyze the situation, so it’s all done reflexively, i.e. the […]

Cadet Boys Team Final Captivates All

July 11, 2018

2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships (By Natasha Carr-Harris) Cadet Boys Team Final Captivates All By the end of the day, what seemed like the entire gym had gathered to watch Team BC and Team Quebec battle for the gold medal in the Cadet Boys Category. Andy Chan (BC) and Steve Wang (BC) first overcame Jerome […]

An Inside Look: Coaches’ Perspective

July 10, 2018

An Inside Look: Coaches’ Perspective (By Natasha Carr-Harris) 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships Behind every great mind is the guidance of a great teacher. The same can be said of athletics; behind each successful table tennis player is a dedicated coach. Maxime Surprenant is one such example. A former competitor, Surprenant now alternates between coaching […]

Don’t Tell That To Mel

July 10, 2018

Don’t Tell That To Mel (by Bill Draper) It’s a young man’s sport. That is a common phrase said about many sports, and if we can set aside the obvious gender problem with that statement, we can likely agree that modern table tennis, at the professional level, has clearly become dominated by young players – […]

NYISC July 15th 2018 Tournament & Congratulations!

July 10, 2018

NYISC July 15th 2018 Tournament & Congratulations! (By NYISC) Come Join the June 10th 2018 Tournament!!! Tournament Download Link New 2018 NYISC Club Membership Rates!!! Look and come join our club with the new club membership rates. Monthly $50.00 3 Months $120.00 Yearly (12 Months) $400 Congratulations to Liu Juan our Club Coach & Co owner of […]

Player Spotlight: Winners of the 2018 Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles

July 9, 2018

Player Spotlight: Winners of the 2018 Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles (By Johnathan Humbles) 2018 Butterfly Canadian Senior Championships – Day 3 Veteran May Tong (ON) is the winner of the 2018 Women’s Singles event. The previous day, she was crowned the Women’s Doubles Champion along with her partner, Barbara Chiu (BC). Breathless with emotion […]

Top three finish the goal, team events commence play in Santo Domingo

July 9, 2018

Top three finish the goal, team events commence play in Santo Domingo (by Ian Marshall, Editor) Places at stake in the forthcoming World Junior Championships to be staged later in the year in the Australian city of Bendigo; it is the Boys’ Team and Girls’ Team events which commence play at the forthcoming 2018 Pan […]

2018 Butterfly Canadian Championships: Men’s and Women’s Finals

July 9, 2018

2018 Butterfly Canadian Championships: Men’s and Women’s Finals (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 Canadian Championships has brought Canada’s elite to Burnaby British Columbia in the Vancouver metropolitan area. The players competed in 15 events, 10 age events for juniors and U-21 plus Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The action began on […]

2018 US Nationals Men’s and Women’s Finals

July 7, 2018

2018 US Nationals Men’s and Women’s Finals (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 US Nationals has brought 700 players to Las Vegas to compete in almost 100 events. The action began on Monday, July 2 and will conclude on Saturday, July 7. Friday evening featured the Men’s and Women’s Singles Finals. The Women’s Finals featured Angela […]

Hazin is “Golden” at 2018 Butterfly Canadian Junior Championships

July 7, 2018

(by Johnathan Humbles / Bowmar Sports) Coming into Burnaby for the 2018 Butterfly Canadian Championships, there was a heavy favorite in the Junior Division. Jeremy Hazin, one of the top players for Canada, was looking to repeat his golden journey from last year. In the Junior Division of the 2017 Butterfly Canadian Championships, Hazin captured […]