USATT Announces Roster of National Coaches
USATT Announces Roster of National Coaches
Ten Selected for National Coaching Program
Courtesy of USA Table Tennis
May 10, 2016 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Table Tennis (USATT) High Performance Director Cory Eider announced today that the following coaches have been named to the new National Team Coaching Program:
- Lily Yip (Dunellen, NJ)
Playing Career: 2 time US Olympian; former US Women’s Team Member; former Chinese Professional Player.
Coaching Accomplishments: Coached Lily Zhang to a bronze medal at 2014 Youth Olympic Games; coached 2014 and 2015 US Girls junior team to a bronze medal at the junior World Championships; 2004, 2010, 2013 and 2014 National Coach of the Year.
- Barney Reed (Milpitas, CA)
Playing Career: North American and US Men’s National Doubles Champion; former US National Team member
Coaching Accomplishments: Current coach at Google Inc.; coached top 100 player in the European Olympic Games; coached Kanak Jha to make Pan Am Team.
- Teodor Gheorghe (Colorado Springs, CO)
Playing Career: 15-time Romanian National Champion; long-time Professional player in Europe.
Coaching Accomplishments: Romanian Olympic Coach; 4-time US Women’s Olympic Coach; US Women’s National Team Coach since 1998; 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2008 National Coach of the Year.
- Massimo Costantini (Milpitas, CA)
Playing Career: 1988 Olympian (Italy); National Italian Team Member for 23 consecutive years; reached a world ranking of #39.
Coaching Accomplishments; 2011 and 2015 National Coach of the Year; coaches several current National and Olympic Team Members; former National Team Coach of Italy.
Playing Career: Former Professional player in Germany; German National Team Member
Coaching Accomplishments: 2012 US Men’s Olympic Coach; US Men’s National Team Coach; primary coach of current Olympian, Kanak Jha; 2011, 2012, and 2013 National Developmental Coach of the Year
- Wang Qing Liang (Gaithersburg, MD)
Playing Career: US Open Semifinalist; US Open Finalist (U-21).
Coaching Accomplishments: Current coach of several National Team players; Head Coach of HW Global Foundation Junior Talent Development Program
- Zhou Xin (Milpitas, CA)
Playing Career: Former Chinese National Team Member; professional player in Swedish and Turkish leagues.
Coaching Accomplishments: 2012 National Coach of the Year; current coach of several National Team Players.
- Han Xiao (Philadelphia, PA)
Playing Career: Former National Team member; US Men’s doubles champion; US Men’s singles finalist, Pan American Games Team member.
Coaching Accomplishments: Current coach and mentor to several US National Team players; coach of Timothy Wang at 2016 North American Olympic Trials.
- Sean O’Neill (Portland, OR)
Playing Career: Two-time US Olympian, 5-time US Singles Champion; 5-time Men’s Doubles Champion; 6-time US Mixed Doubles Champion.
Coaching Accomplishments: Three-time US Paralympic Games Coach; 2005 USATT National Coach of Year; 2010 National Developmental Coach of the Year.
- Maggie Tian (Milpitas, CA)
Playing Career: Liaoning Provincial Team Member; top-80 World Ranking (U-21).
Coaching Accomplishments: Current coach of several National Team Players; Full time coach at ICC Table Tennis Center (Milpitas, CA).
- Samson Dubina (Akron, OH)
Playing Career: US Men’s Singles finalist, former US Men’s National Team member
Coaching Accomplishments: 2015 USATT Doc Counsilman Science Coach of the Year; owner and Head Coach, Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy
