With all the research I’ve been doing for my book (looking at the late bloomers of table tennis) I’ve been coming across lots of information about the benefits of sampling sports during childhood. Aside from the psychological and social benefits…
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the best strategies for playing table tennis. In particular I’ve been focusing on the different styles of play and the game-plans we can implement when we come up against certain opponents. In my…
I stumbled across a video on YouTube yesterday showing Xu Jinglei, a famous Chinese actress, mingling with the Chinese National Team in their training hall in the lead up to the 2013 World Championships and speaking to the players and…
Yesterday I stumbled across a table tennis video on YouTube from PintoTM. If you haven’t already, I recommend subscribing to his channel as he regularly releases interesting table tennis videos. This video was entitled, ‘5 Peculiarities to Become a Great…
I’ve spent the last few months thinking about how we (the table tennis community) practice; why we do the things we do and if there are any better ways to go about it. In my mind there is no argument…
Back in April I teamed up with ‘Table Tennis Tactics for Thinkers’ author, Larry Hodges, to give away a free copy of his new book. This was also when I first started reading my copy of the book… Five months…
If you want to improve your overall level in table tennis, spending a bit of extra time working on your serve is probably a good idea. A strong serve can be the difference between being an intermediate and advanced player,…
Do you ever feel like your table tennis team mates are actually your most significant opponents? Or are you a coach or club owner struggling to manage the dynamics of your players in regards to team or squad selection. Table…
In my last post, “Are Table Tennis Drills a Waste of Time“, I attempted to objectively look at the effectiveness of the drills we perform in our practice sessions. It was quite a long post (“You can say that again!”)…
