Coach Samson Dubina US National Team Coach 4x USATT Coach of the Year
 

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R U Ready?

The Ball is Coming Back!

Be Ready

This sounds like the most basic advice ever given – be ready for the ball to come back! About 90% of players have developed the bad habit of hitting a good shot then just ASSUMING that it won’t be returned. Starting today, you must force yourself to be disciplined in thinking that all of your serves, flips, loops, smashes, and all other shots will be returned. No early celebration!

Arnold Sports Festival

Samson vs Yoshitomi

Summer Training Camps!

April 1st Deadline!!!

 
 
 
 
 

DRILLS vs GAMES

Learn the benefits of BOTH

During drills, you can isolate a specific skill or skills. During practice matches, you can test those skill to see if you are implementing them correctly. A practice match is like a quiz. If you want to do well on the final exam, you need to take the quizzes to test yourself. If you are failing every quiz, then you need to learn the content better. If you aren’t performing well in practice matches, then you need to go back to the practice hall and work on specifics.

Breaking 2000

Sarah Jalli - Perfecting Her Game

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Previous Rating 426
Current Rating 2095 in only 2 years (March 1st 2015 – March 1st 2017) 
Is that significant?  Not to her.  You see, Sarah Jalli has her sights set much higher than a number on the USATT website.  Because of her dedication to improvement, her understanding that every win and loss is a learning experience, that every practice counts, and that it isn’t just about hitting a ball…   all of these factors combined make Sarah Jalli a great player.  There are 4 keys that I want to highlight for you…
 

Student of the Month

Congrats!!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denethi Wijegunawardana is the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy February Student of the Month!  Congrats!
 

Devastate the Two-Wing Looper

Read 6 Main Keys

 
 
 
 
 
The two-wing looper is the most common style in table tennis.  This offensive player wins the majority of his points by giving heavy topspins with both backhand and forehand.  Check out the 6 keys to keep in mind when devastating this opponent!
 
#1 Initiate

Best of 2015

Check out the video clips!!!

 

 

 

Check out the best video clips of 2015:

Bluetooth Coaching Update

Hear the Latest News

 
 
 
 
We recently heard back from ITTF that, YES, Bluetooth Coaching is now legal under the USATT and ITTF rules.  The Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy will be moving forward with the idea using it in leagues and tournaments to best prepare our players for the US Nationals in July!  One important point to remember is that communication is only allowed between points and it is NOT allowed during the point.
Video examples and tips about bluetooth coaching will be available soon.
Check back within the next few weeks!

More Videos

Singles and Doubles

Check out the tournament action from last week.
Here are 2 new videos!!!!

Here are some previously posted videos

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