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5 Day Salem Training Camp Featuring Stellan Bengtsson

Train with a World Champion! A Five Day Camp with 1971 Champion Stellan Bengtsson Learn from the same coach that has helped Waldner and...

Jun 05 2012

Stellan Bengtsson, Observations on the Status of US Coaching

[caption id="attachment_305" align="alignleft" width="140" caption="World Champion Stellan Bengtsson"][/caption] I have been fortunate to have table tennis as my profession for 43 years and counting....

May 10 2012

Coaching Tip: Chalk Up Wins with Chop Blocks

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach What is a chop block? It is a block with backspin. Since long pips...

Apr 30 2012

Coaching Tip: 2-2-1 Placement Rule

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Where do most players block best? On the backhand. Where do most players attack...

Apr 09 2012

Table Tennis Tip: A Levels Approach to Tactics

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach I like to divide tactics into five levels. First, think of your game and...

Mar 02 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Moving opponents in and out

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Most players learn early in their table tennis lives the importance of moving opponents...

Feb 20 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Seven Placements and the Wide Angles

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach There are basically seven different directional placements in table tennis, though only five or...

Feb 02 2012