August tournament 8/28 & Spaces Available in Current Group Lessons at The TopSpin August tournament 8/28 & Spaces Available in Group Lessons In their recent newsletter, The TopSpin reminds us to enter their August 28th Tournament. In addition, they announce some spaces are still available in their current Group Lessons, enroll today! Check out the full […]
Ask The Experts: Lily Yip, No. 143
Posted onAsk The Experts: Lily Yip, No. 143 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ALC FL Forehand: Tenergy 25 FX 2.1 Backhand: Tenergy 25 FX 2.1 Question: Hi. Thinking about my playing style I am an average player that tends to play close to the table. Based on the information on the Butterfly site and Youtube videos, […]
An Official’s Perspective – the Olympics in Rio 2016
Posted onAn Official’s Perspective – the Olympics in Rio 2016 Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada Canadian Blue Badge International Umpire Denis Vigeant representing Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Denis, from the province Quebec, was selected to represent Canada as an umpire at the Olympics in Rio. He is one of 7 high level […]
ITTF NA Championships & New Quarter of Classes & Leagues at ICC
Posted onITTF NA Championships & New Quarter of Classes & Leagues at ICC 2016 ITTF North American Championships at ICC Event Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016 – 12:00pm onward Event Location: ICC Table Tennis Center 1507 N Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035 Click here to purchase tickets Online You can also purchase Tickets at ICC TT […]
2020 Summer Olympics: Team USA Names to Know for the Tokyo Games
Posted on2020 Summer Olympics: Team USA Names to Know for the Tokyo Games Bleacher Report features Kanak Jha in the “2020 Summer Olympics: Team USA Names to Know for the Tokyo Games” article. August 22, 2016 – “According to Janissa Delzo of CNN, 16-year-old table tennis prodigy Kanak Jha was the youngest U.S. athlete to compete in […]
Ask The Experts: Kaden Xu, No. 142
Posted onAsk The Experts: Kaden Xu, No. 142 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ALC Forehand: Tackifire C Soft Backhand: Tackiness Drive Question: Hi, I am a decent all around player and would like to try a new blade and rubber. I am more offense oriented and want to try the Innerforce Layer ALC […]
WCTTA Thanksgiving 2016 Camp
Posted onWCTTA Thanksgiving 2016 Camp Mark your calendar, November 23-27, WCTTA’s 2016 Thanksgiving Table Tennis Camp in Santa Clara, California. Celebrate this Thanksgiving with your WCTTA Family and learn directly from the Coaches who have created Olympic & World Champions. If you are competing in the 2016 U.S. Open, this is the ultimate way to boost […]
Invitation List Released for Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup
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Ask The Experts: Han Xiao, No. 141
Posted onAsk The Experts: Han Xiao, No. 141 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Allround Classic Forehand: Flextra Backhand: Flextra Question: I read the article written by Han Xiao (Modern Topspin Stroke) that compares the old technique and the modern technique for doing topspin. Basically, the modern one requires less backswing due to more modern […]
Coach Zhou Xin Demonstrates Double Skipping
Posted onCoach Zhou Xin Demonstrates Double Skipping Double skipping is a part of all Chinese professional table tennis players’ physical training sessions, training off the table. Zhou Xin is a Coach at the ICC Table Tennis in Milpitas, California
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