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Serve or Receive?

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If you win the toss, which do you choose?  Serve or Receive?
 
This article starts off seemingly insignificant but concludes with the main point.  You must read the full article to understand the thought process…
 

Nervous?

NEW Coaching Article by Samson Dubina

 
Nervous?
 
 
-New Coaching Article by Samson Dubina
 
 
 
The way you manage pressure has a huge impact on your performance.  About 90% of coaches don’t rightly understand this important concept.  This article isn’t designed to offend average coaches, but rather to educate both coaches and players as to what it means to be mentally strong.
 
 
 
Average Coach

Placement Principle

NEW Coaching Video by Samson Dubina

 

 

6 Myths

Change Your Mind and You Can Change Your Performance

 
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Membership Refund

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Hi SDTTA Members,
We have sent the refunds to the members of the academy.  Most of the refunds were sent directly to your credit card.  If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me tt@SamsonDubina.com
 
 

Friction Videos!

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Friction - Part I

Friction - Part II

 

 

 

 

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The Talent Trap

Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset

 
 
 
The Talent Trap
By Jim Thompson
 
Carol Dweck of Stanford University, Author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, has identified 2 distinctly different mindsets of most coaches – the fixed mindset and the growth mindset.
 
 
Fixed
The first is the “Fixed Mindset,” in which an athlete sees ability as set.  Either you have talent or you don’t.  Either you are smart or you aren’t.  This mindset is a dead-end because whether you succeed or not is determined by something totally outside you control
 

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5 Consistency Tips

by Sarah Jalli

 

3 Reasons!

3 Reasons Why My Parents Wanted Me to Play Table Tennis

 
 
 
 

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