Improve your game
byVikash Sahu There is no easy way to improve; the best way to improve is to focus on the weakest aspects of your game and constantly work at developing these weaknesses. It is important not just to do drills you are comfortable with and not to play matches only with higher level players. Focus on […]
Blog Update: Tina Lin
Recently, I attended a tournament in New York City at FIT Open. There were a decent amount of players there and I had many chances to play players with different styles.Overall, I felt that I did pretty well! I beat everyone below 2000 that I played and I also beat three players above 2000.Throughout this […]
Blog Update: Willy Xiao
The name of the youth team tournament that we are running in Georgia is called The Invitational Atlanta Table Tennis Team Tournament. Shortened, this becomes “Ti-AT4,” a play on the name of the Texas Instruments calculator: “Ti-84.” We have already sent out all the invitations and are starting to get responses from different teams. This […]
Anand updates us on his injury
Last week my doctor cleared me to start table tennis training once again. The middle index finger still hurts a little bit but the fracture has healed. This past weekend was the first day I played since I broke my finger. It felt like I had not played for a very long time. I did […]
Blog Update Amaresh Sahu
After completing both regional NCTTA and ACUI tournaments to qualify for collegiate nationals and just surfacing after a busy midterm week, I think looking back over the past month is a refreshing exercise. Through some unfortunate scheduling, our NCTTA regionals (for teams qualification) was planned to be on the same day as the ACUI tournament […]
Blog Update: David Gong
I visited China last month for Chinese Spring Festival and got the chance to play in different local clubs. I love the training in China since I can play with so many kids of about my age. The training in China helped me a lot in improving my forehand and rally.
Blog Update: Shigang Alex Yang
I had intended on attending the Olympic Trials this year, however I’m not able to obtain my American citizenship until the end of this year so training will still be my main focus. Ethan Jin is my top priority right now since we are preparing for the north American Junior Tournament in April. The number […]
Blog Update Matthew Mayfield
Lately I have been training harder and longer. I now train at GA Tech which is the number 10 table tennis college in the country. They have many players from different countries that have different yet unique styles of play. The coaches over Tech are focusing on my speed and footwork. The head coach believes […]
Blog Update from Vikash
Prior to the North American Teams Championship tournament in November, I had the opportunity to train with members of the Canadian Girls Junior Team. Although I had school I was able to make the afternoon sessions of this training camp, and gained valuable insight under coaches Lily Yip and Jean-Baptiste Bertrand. Coach Lily noticed that […]
Tips and Tricks with Carl Danner: Forehand Basics
Let’s review a few basics for any forehand topspin shot. Start with your weight balanced over your feet, in an athletic position with your legs bent a bit. You should have a back and front foot, the back foot being the same as your playing hand (e.g. the right foot […]
