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Coaching Tip: Playing the Big Backhand Player

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach How does one play an opponent with a big backhand? There are several...

Apr 15 2013

Coaching Tip: Covering and Recovering From the Middle

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach Most coaches stress that you should place most shots to one of three...

Apr 08 2013

Coaching Tip: The Many Ways to Receive a Short Backspin Serve

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach I am often left in open-mouthed astonishment when watching matches as players will...

Apr 01 2013

Coaching Tip: Importance of Constant Competition

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach One thing that always stands out from years of coaching is that those...

Mar 25 2013

World Champion Fan Zhendon Signs with STIGA!

[caption id="attachment_1043" align="alignleft" width="540"] One of Chinas’ biggest hopes for the future Fan Zhendong, has signed a long term agreement with STIGA! The 16...

Mar 20 2013

Coaching Tip: Dummy Loops

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach In this modern game of topspin, many players battle to see who can...

Mar 18 2013

20 Table Tennis Tips That Will Lead You to a Winning Game

20 Winning Tips! By Tahl Leibovitz 1. Try and play the ball directly at your opponent. Play the middle. 2. Try and go down...

Mar 12 2013

Practicing for the Big Matches

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and Certified National Coach There are two key differences between practice and important matches: Psychological and Variation....

Mar 11 2013