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Table Tennis Tip: When Receiving, Emphasize Placement & Consistency
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach When receiving, many players are either overly aggressive or too passive. It's important to...
Jan 06 2012
Table Tennis Tip: Pushing and Looping Deep Backspin
If you want to play table tennis at a high level, you really should learn to loop any deep backspin ball. There are, of...
Jan 03 2012
Table Tennis Tip: Balance is a Habit
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Recently I had an epiphany. It wasn't anything that wasn't obvious, but it was...
Dec 27 2011
Table Tennis Tip: Time-Out Tactics
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach Each player is allowed a one-minute time-out during a match. (Often a coach calls...
Dec 19 2011
Table Tennis Tip: Depth Control of Serves
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach [caption id="attachment_580" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="Judy Hugh Serving"][/caption]One of the most under-practiced aspects of serving...
Dec 12 2011
Table Tennis Tip: Push with Purpose and Placement
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach [caption id="attachment_582" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pierre-Luc Hinse executing a strategic push"][/caption]So often players push just...
Dec 08 2011
Table Tennis Tip: Going to the Well Too Often
By Larry Hodges, USATT Hall of Famer and National Coach If you find a tactic that really gives your opponent trouble, do some serious...
Dec 05 2011
