An update from Anand
Now that US Nationals are coming up I am really trying to find as much time as possible to train. I am playing at minimum an hour each during weekday and about 3 to 4 hours during weekends. I have started doing some physical training to improve my footwork. I train with Coach Lin twice […]
Serving No Spin & Top Spin
When most players learn a competitive serve, they are usually taught to serve underspin. This sets up a push from the opponent, which is then attackable and leads to favorable situations for the players. While this mindset is good for up and coming juniors who need to learn how to attack underspin, it is not […]
Holiday Schedule
Our offices will be closed Nov 24 – Nov 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday and the JOOLA North American Teams Nov 26-28 in Baltimore, MD. If you are in the area, don’t miss it. The biggest table tennis tournament in the world! For more information, visit www.natabletennis.com
An update From Willy Xiao
As a debater, it’s easy to constantly do research and prepare for the next tournament because you can have your laptop with you at all times, even when you’re in a car or watching television. Unfortunately for table tennis, players generally cannot carry around a ping pong paddle, a ball, a table, the right clothes, […]
Get Ready For Great Deals Next Week at the Baltimore Teams Championships
Check out the great deals below that will be available to you at the Teams Championships in Baltimore next week! Be ready to take advantage of these deals when you arrive – they won’t last! JOOLA Towels – Only $12.00 Training Balls – 144 Gross – $40.0048 Pack – $15.00 All Shoes – 20% off 1-2-3 […]
An Update from David Gong
I have been training hard for the past few months to prepare for US Nationals in December. I had a good tournamant recently at Atlanta Fall Open with the second place finish and over 300 rating increase. I am focusing now on improving my forhand and rally. At school, I have one of the strictest […]
The Importance of Perfecting a Serve by Han Xiao
As amateur table tennis players, we often look at someones serve, see it working great, and think, Wouldn’t it be great if I could learn his serve? Ive done the same thing many times. When I was younger I remember watching Waldner, Gatien, Rosskopf, Ma Wenge, all sorts of great players, and imitating their serves. […]
Tips and Tricks with Carl Danner: Clutch Performance
The San Francisco Giants just won the World Series of Major League Baseball. They did so despite being one of the weaker teams entering the eight-team playoff. However, their players performed wonderfully during the critical games, playing fully to their potential. Table tennis competitors might consider the following quotes from some of the Giants, speaking […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Managing Table Tennis & Education
Many junior upstarts have experienced the pressure of trying to be successful in two fields; table tennis and education. Certainly it is no easy task; the high demands of coursework and class schedules cut into available practice and competition time. To deal with such demands in an effort to continue to pursue athletic excellence in […]
