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 …
1) Get your team mates or a friend to enter with you When you haven’t played a tournament before it’s always better to have a more experienced team mate or group of team mates to go with you. This way they …
1) Use deliberate practise! What is deliberate practise? Essentially, it’s thinking about and analysing what you are practising and not just doing mindless repetitions of the same shot over and over again without much thought as to what is and isn’t …