GearUp News Blog
News & Happenings in the World of Table Tennis
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
Coaching Tip: Serving Short with Spin
Many players face a devastating choice: Should you serve with lots of spin, with the serve going long and allowing the opponent to loop,...
Jun 04 2012
Coaching Tip: Make a Game of Your Weaknesses
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach One of the best ways to improve is to make a game that zeroes...
May 29 2012
Coaching Tip: Forehand Deception with Shoulder Rotation
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Whether you are hitting or looping, you should normally line up your shoulders when...
May 21 2012
Jimmy Butler on the Comeback Trail
Jimmy Butler is attempting an unprecedented come back to US table tennis. A past national champion, Jimmy has been out of the sport for...
May 17 2012
Coaching Tip: Returning the Tomahawk Serve
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach This is the forehand serve where you serve with the racket tip up, and...
May 14 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
Ariel Hsing Interview with NPR Reporter Dave DeWitt
[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ariel Hsing, STIGA / ICC Elite Team Member and US Olympic Team Member"][/caption] Ariel Hsing and her STIGA/ICC Elite Teammates...
May 07 2012
