Baku: Gold for Portugal Congratulations Gold for Portugal, silver for France and bronze for Austria in the Men’s Team event at the 1st European Games. Portugal’s team includes Tiago APOLONIA, Marcos FREITAS & Joao GERALDO. In the Women’s Team event, Germany claimed gold, Netherlands obtained silver and bronze for Czech Republic. Germany’s team includes Ying HAN, Xiaona SHAN and […]
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Coaching Tip of the Week: Good Receive is What Works
Posted onGood Receive is What Works by Larry Hodges What is a good receive? It’s whatever maximizes your chances of winning the point. End of story. But let’s elaborate. Many players fall into one of two bad habits when receiving: too passive or too aggressive. The ideal receiver can do both, depending on the situation. Plus, […]
World Champions Coach at Canada Eastern Hopes Camp
Posted onWorld Champions Coach at Canada Eastern Hopes Camp Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada This year’s Canada Hopes camps will feature two prominent coaches – both rightfully associated with title ‘World Champion’. The Eastern Canada Hopes camp will be led by former Austrian National team coach Ferenc Karsai. Karsai can lay claim to building the Austrian […]
Improving the Brain’s Visual Skills, the Best Possible Vision Training of All
Posted onImproving the Brain’s Visual Skills, the Best Possible Vision Training of All Courtesy of ITTF Todd Simpson decided he wanted his brain to see more accurately, he searched for a solution and found an answer; he went to see Australia’s current leading player William Henzell and colleague Trevor Brown, who played in seven World Championships […]
WATCH: Kaepernick loses to former rugby star teammate in ping-pong
Posted onWATCH: Kaepernick loses to former rugby star teammate in ping-pong Courtesy of CBS Sports.com “OTAs are important, but they’re not exactly the most exciting time of year, even for NFL players. So of course, they have to find some way to entertain themselves before, between or after sessions. For San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick […]
Butterfly Visits 2015 Butterfly Teams Facility
Posted onButterfly visits 2015 Butterfly Teams Facility On May 19th, Butterfly stopped by the 2015 Butterfly Teams facility, the Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center at 4842 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. The Butterfly Teams tournament is a 4-star USA Table Tennis sanctioned tournament November 27th through November 29th with $10,000 in total cash prizes. The Early Bird fee of $549.00 […]
Winning Without Speed and Power
Posted onWinning Without Speed and Power by Han Xiao Many of us watch the best players in the world and are extremely envious. It’s easy to get caught up in the amazing points that they play and try to emulate the shots that we see. As a result we go back to our clubs and try […]
Baku 2015 European Games Live Table Tennis Coverage
Posted onLive coverage of Day 1, Saturday June 13th, of the Baku 2015 European Games Visit the Official site of the Baku 2015 European Games for results, photos and more.
Ask The Experts
Posted onAsk The Experts Blade: Zhang Jike ZLC Forehand: Tenergy 80 or Tenergy 64 Backhand: Donic Acuda S1 Question: I don’t know what I should use on Zhang Jike ZLC FL. Tenergy 80 or 64? People said to me Tenergy 05 is better for Zhang Jike ZLC FL. Thank you Answer: Hi Pedro, With the Zhang Jike ZLC, the Tenergy 05 […]
Timo Boll: “The Silence is the Problem”
Posted onTimo Boll: “The Silence is the Problem” Source: German “VID” (Clubs Information Service) newsletter June 2015/ “SID” (Sport Information Service) Timo Boll wants table tennis to be more spectacular. Germany’s table tennis star Timo Boll worries about the appeal of his sport. The record-holding European Champion sees an extensive “face lift” as a necessary step […]
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