As you begin to improve as a table tennis player and master the fundamentals, you’ll almost certainly need to think about increasing your power. As a beginner consistency and accuracy are key. If you are missing half of your shots…
In table tennis, as in most sports, it’s paramount to get the technical basics correct. These basic strokes are the foundations that can be built upon as a player improves. It is possible to correct major technical issues at a…
Ten years ago it would have been virtually impossible to watch table tennis online. I doubt any websites were actually uploading matches and live streaming certainly wasn’t available. Even if they were, chances are your internet connection wouldn’t have been…
As a player I’ve come across my fair share of left-handed table tennis opponents. Personally I don’t think it effects me that much. I don’t seem to struggle against left-handers anymore than right-handers. However, I have heard players say similar…
In some sports sponsorship deals are worth millions of pounds. Unfortunately, this is not the case in table tennis. Table tennis sponsorship, in the UK at least, is quite uncommon. Few table tennis players or clubs manage to obtain sponsorship…
The forehand drive is always the first of the four basic strokes that I teach. It is also Day 4 of my How to Play Table Tennis in 10 Days course (following grip, stance and footwork). Once mastered, the forehand…
For years, players and coaches have believed in the importance of early specialization in table tennis. In my dissertation, one of the most common answers I heard from players, when asked “Which factors do you think prevented you from reaching…
If you caught any of the table tennis at the recent London 2012 Olympic Games, you will have noticed that China completely dominated. They completed their second straight clean sweep of the medals (they did it in Beijing too!), winning…
So, you would like to become a professional table tennis player, or at least learn how to make some significant improvements to your current standard. We’re all after that massive trophy really, aren’t we? In this article I will be investigating…
