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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

Table Tennis Tip: Quick and Variable Blocks

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Someone recently asked me why it was important to block loops quick off the...

Jan 30 2012

U.S. Nationwide Table Tennis League Nationwide Club Team Competition

News Flash! Clubs can register free of charge until Feb. 1st! REGISTER NOW! Starting 2/1/2012 the registration fee will be $75. Only only registered...

Jan 26 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Forcing an Opponent Out of Position

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach There are a number of ways to effectively force an opponent out of position....

Jan 23 2012

NITTAKU Selected Again as Official Ball of USA Table Tennis

NITTAKU, PADDLE PALACE, and USATT are pleased to announce the selection of the NITTAKU 3-Star Premium Ball as the official ball of USA Table...

Jan 20 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Why You MUST Attack the Deep Serve

[caption id="attachment_627" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Wang Liqin Attacking Serve"][/caption]By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Against a short serve, you can take...

Jan 20 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Larry's Law

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Here's the Six-Month Law. If you work hard and improve, and are finally playing...

Jan 16 2012

Table Tennis Tip: Develop an Overpowering Strength

By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach At the beginning/intermediate levels, most matches are won by whoever is more consistent. Great...

Jan 12 2012