The Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy would like to congratulate Roger liu for being the October student of the month. Roger had an outstanding performance at the Millcreek Open dominating the u2400 event. There are several reasons
#1 Focus
Roger showed very good focus throughout his matches and was fighting hard for every point.
#2 Helpfulness
Roger was a team player and was willing to help others throughout the weekend. At various times throughout the tournament, Roger was seen coaching and cheering for other SDTTA members.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures
USATT has a new referee...
Congrats to Blake Cottrell for being the first person in the last decade to get a perfect score on the USATT Written Referee Test and Draw! The Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy is proud to have such a competant person running all of our USATT Tournaments and other area events! Blake really does so much to help us promote the sport here in Ohio - and we thank him for his service!
When coaching 5-6 year old kids, about 50% of your time should be on fun drills and 50% of your time should be on structured training.
When coaching more serious players, about 5% of your time should be on fun drill and 95% of your time should be on structured training.
Unless they are developing bad habits, fun drills can also be a means of improvement by adding more dexterity and more concentration!
Overplaying!
In 2016, I was selected as a US National Team Coach. Throughout 2016, as I talked with many national team players, one main topic continued to rise to the surface – OVERPLAYING!
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In table tennis training, there are times when multiball training is absolutely necessary and there are times when it is over-used. In this short article, I’m going to give you some advice on when to use it or when not use it.
Simplifying for Beginners
For complete beginners who have never played before, sometimes using a robot or multiball is easier because it allows more time between balls. As soon as the beginner is able to make contact with the ball, I highly recommending transitioning to single ball instead of multi-ball.
