Most table tennis players are all too familiar with the difficulty of the mental side of competitions and match play, using the power of the mind is crucial to improve at all ages and levels. Mental toughness is often what separates players of …
Your stance, feet and body position are crucial foundations to developing and improving your game. We can’t emphasis enough how important this aspect is when it comes to cutting out mistakes and becoming more consistent. So we’ll discuss 2 key tips and exactly how you should be setting …
The backhand open up is a shot in general that most players find harder to grasp than the forehand side, but mastering it enables players to have a more balanced attacking game and will allow you to confidently initiate a positive attack from …
Many players who we’ve coached often say they find it difficult in match situations to strike a balance between being too negative and simply keeping the ball on the table or going for too many risky shots and making more mistakes. If this …
If you want to win those tight games and beat your closest rivals there is one area of the game that you simply can’t afford to neglect, the short game! The short touch and the return of serve might not be the most …
The backhand flick has developed over the last few years into a vital element for any modern attacking player, It enables players to initiate the attack early in the rally without taking unnecessary risks. You’ll see many of the world’s best payers using …
Want to step up your serving game and take it to the next level, mastering the reverse serve isn’t a bad place to start! The reverse pendulum serve is an advanced skill and can take time to learn and be confident with, however …
Caffeine and its effects and benefits have been studied widely and even more so the effect of caffeine on sports performance, despite this there are still several myths and misconceptions to the exact results of caffeine in the body. Caffeine carries a somewhat …
1) Practice Now this may seem obvious, but we’re not simply talking about turning up to the hall and playing it’s how you practice that counts. Every player is individual and to improve will have to go about training differently, so don’t …
The use of video analysis is a great tool to improve your table tennis. Recording yourself while playing is a great way to watch your technique and movement patterns, and also to see match patterns. Recording yourself in training and matches is an …
How should you play doubles in table tennis depending on the strength of your partner? Now this is a very interesting question. A lot of players fall into the trap of thinking that if their doubles partner is stronger than they …
1) Let your child have fun! We’ve all seen it at tournaments, league matches and training, parents that shout at their child every time they lose a point, or miss a forehand when knocking up. If their child even begins to …