Table Tennis
Anything to do with Table Tennis
Jessika
@Jessika -
over 4 years ago
Coaching Tip Of The Week: Training Down the Line
June 29, 2020 (By Larry Hodges) One of the lessons I learned from legends like Dan Seemiller and Dave Sakai was the value of down-the-line training. When you hit crosscourt, you have about ten feet and 3.5 inches. Down the line, it’s only nine feet, so 15.5 inches ...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
over 2 years ago
Ochsenhausen's Longshot Playoff Hopes Alive
April 2, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen logged a 3-1 win over TSV Bad Konigshofen on Friday to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the TTBL (German League). With one match left to play, Ochsenhausen is 12-9 and in fifth position – where only t...continued
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Nelson
@Nelson -
almost 3 years ago
Naresh and Jalli Make Waves in Metz
February 20, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The World Table Tennis Contender event in Metz, France concluded this week. A pair of Americans made deep runs in the event, Sid Naresh (who was the top seed in the U19 Boys Singles event) and Sarah Jalli (who advanced to at lea...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 3 years ago
Coaching Tip of the Week: Looping a Push is Not Going for a Shot
April 26, 2021 By Larry Hodges When you push (backspin vs. backspin), you don’t think of yourself as “going for a shot.” It’s just an easy shot that you can normally do over and Over and OVER, with few mistakes. But when you learn to loop (topspin vs. backspin, for...continued
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Anderson
@Anderson -
over 4 years ago
Sally Moyland's Taiwan Under 18 Jr trip. Taiwan team trials
February 25, 2020 Sally Moyland’s Taiwan Under 18 Junior trip (By Sally Moyland) The format for the Taiwan team trials is arranged in rounds. For the U18 there were three rounds, and four people make the junior team each round. Because of the coronavirus, there wer...continued
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Jany
@Jany -
almost 5 years ago
World Juniors Update: Solid Results for US Junior Teams
November 25, 2019 World Juniors Update: Solid Results for US Junior Teams (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships started yesterday in Korat, Thailand. The tournament features Team and Singles events this week co...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
about 4 years ago
Ask The Experts: Rachid El Boubou, No. 367 Butterfly Table Tennis
November 14, 2020 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: When doing a forehand or backhand topspin: should our top edge of the racket or the head of the racket be leading the swing? In other words should our racket swing or swing path be in directio...continued
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Juliet
@Juliet -
over 2 years ago
Peak Performance Strategy Workshop: (Free 12p Eastern Sunday) Invitation from Lillieroos...
May 21, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)Lillieroos International Table Tennis (USATT Hall of Fame Member Christian Lillieroos) is inviting everyone to a free Live, interactive, Peak Performance Strategy Workshop via Zoom. The event will include Tony Robbins’ top certified ...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 2 years ago
Rankings - Harimoto Jumps to No. 2
November 27, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)After a busy month of October, the ITTF and WTT Calendars are coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we are done with movement at the top of the World Rankings. Fan Zhendong continues to dominate – his 7700 points is 3150 ahea...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
over 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 391 Butterfly Table Tennis
May 5, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Hi coachI want to use the Timo Boll tj but I’m not sure if I should or not I’m 13 and have small hands but I don’t know if it is a good blade for me my play style is attacking it would be nice if you co...continued
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George
@George -
over 4 years ago
China Working Hard Under Lockdown
July 8, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins/Photo Courtesy of ITTF) As much of the table tennis world is beginning to emerge from their various lockdown circumstances, many are discussing how they have had to stay fit with robots, limited training partners, and other hardships....continued
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Bart
@Bart -
over 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 396
August 9, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:Chen Meng’s footwork is so good, so fast. I don’t see a moment in an entire match where her feet aren’t just the right distance apart, on her toes. My question is very basic. To move sideways to a ba...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 4 years ago
Open Doors: Texas Table Tennis Center (Houston)
May 30, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Center (TTT) opened last week in Houston, Texas. Beginning Wednesday, May 18, the State of Texas allowed gyms to reopen and TTT opened for the first time two days later on May 20th. When they opened, they did ...continued
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
over 2 years ago
Top Gun: Maverick or Timo Boll?
July 1, 2022 (by Steve Hopkins)The ITTF Foundation’s Social Media had a fun post today (see below, link here). The text attached to the graphic was, “Did you know? According to a study by Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, a table tennis player has better vision ...continued
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Alvah
@Alvah -
almost 5 years ago
Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 319. at Han In Table Tennis Club
February 12, 2020 Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 319 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am a national level player. At present I play with above mentioned rubber combination with Dr neubauer world champion ply. My forehand drives ar...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
about 3 years ago
African Championships Update: Assar and Aruna Into the Semis
September 6, 2021 (Steve Hopkins)Egypt and Nigeria have each had periods of dominance in Africa. Nigeria has had strong individual players, with recognizable names like Quadri Aruna and Segun Toriola leading the way. Egypt has had depth, and has dominated the tea...continued
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Juliet
@Juliet -
about 4 years ago
PongNow: David Zhuang - Butterfly Table Tennis
September 18, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. This edition features David Zhuang, one of the most decorated American table tennis players of a generation. He...continued
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
almost 2 years ago
WTT Contender Durban: Calderano Starts 2023 with a Win
January 16, 2023 (by Steve Hopkins)Brazil’s Hugo Calderano was the top seed, and aside from a tight 3-2 Quarterfinal win over China’s Lin Shidong, her did exactly what he needed to do. Kallberg and Franziska each reached the other Quarterfinal – and it was Kallberg...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
almost 4 years ago
Junior Clinics During Covid: The Rhode Island Club - Butterfly Table Tennis
February 2, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)With the Rhode Island Table Tennis Club currently in operation with limited hours, we were initially hesitant about running a winter juniors group. However, even with our sign up form going out while Rhode Island was in a state of lock-d...continued
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
about 3 years ago
Welcome to Houston: A World Championships Preview
October 4, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)We are only two months away from the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals – and the biggest table tennis event is coming to the biggest city in the USA’s biggest State (November 23-29).The venue is the George R. Brown ...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
almost 4 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Broward Table Tennis Club
January 24, 2021(by Steve Hopkins)The Broward Table Tennis Club is at 3371 N. University Drive in Davie, Florida, just North of Miami in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton metropolitan area of the Southeast coast of the State. The club is near to Florida’s Turnpike abo...continued
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Marjory
@Marjory -
almost 3 years ago
Ask The Experts: Hui Wang No. 413
December 7, 2021 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and AnswerQuestion:I want to buy a new bat. I need a carbon type blade that is very light. Fannel or straight handle does not make much difference. I am a looper you can recommend one. For the rubbers:Forehand: I wan...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
about 4 years ago
RESTART in TT-Minus 6 days: Cheng I-Cheng - Butterfly Table Tennis
November 2, 2020 (by Steve Hopkins) Its almost time for the three ITTF events that are collectively being called the ITTF RESTART events. The ITTF has selected 21 male and 21 female athletes to come to China to participate in the Women’s World Cup, the Men’s World ...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
over 4 years ago
Ovtcharov and Jha in Action in Dusseldorf. A week ago, Timo Boll won
June 10, 2020 by Steve Hopkins (These photos and the full article *in German* can be found at tischtennis.de) A week ago, Timo Boll won the first installment of the Dusseldorf Masters, a tournament series held at the team facility of Borussia Dusseldorf and with t...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
almost 3 years ago
WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod
December 18, 2021 (by Steve Hopkins)PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many more people in NYC...continued
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