As we wrapped up 8 footwork sesions here at the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy, the main question from the Mega Camp participants was, "When is the next Mega Camp?"
Today was the best day because the players had a much more in-depth understanding of footwork and how footwork is closely related to every aspect of the game - from receiving serves, to pushing, to looping, to blocking, to smashing, to counterlooping AND they learned about the various types of movements. With all this knowledge, we were about to piece together the puzzle implementing some drills involving both players attacking and defending during the same point as well as some tactical drills involving probabilites and indicators. Nearly all of the players took several pages of notes an
Today, in the interactive lecture, we discussed various types of drills - systematic, semi-systematic, random, multi-location from both sides, open ended, and game situation drills... detailing the reasons for each drills and at what stages each drill should be implemented. We also talked about the 10 stages of implementing footwork (see video below).
With a 1.5 hour interactive footwork lecture and 5 hours of training on the table, the players had a full day of footwork. During the 1.5 we discussed the importance of racket positioning, the proper way to balance, as well as the positioning of the legs and feet. The bulk of the lecture was spent discussing the 10 ways of moving….
#1 Simple side movement (shuffle) with beginner and advanced variations
#2 Long-distance crossover
#3 Simple in-and-out
#4 In-and-out jump
#5 Short game 1-step
#6 Short game 2-step
#7 Lateral blocking footwork
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Congrats to the Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy players who competed in the US Open! This was the best result that we have ever had! Keep working hard guys!
Sarah Jalli - 1st Place u11 Girls
Niklash Nagpure - Quarterfinalist u11 Boys
Yijing Chen - Semifinalist u800
Seth Pech - Semifinalist u2500
Samson Dubina - 1st Place O30 Men's Singles
Parth Nagpure - Top 16 u1800
Janset Aykanat - Semifinalist u3200 Doubles
Thanks to ITTF Coach Blake Cottrell for coming to Vegas to assist with the coaching as well!
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Check out these 5 questions that many parents are asking...
Is it better to play multiple sports or focus on ONLY table tennis?
This is up to each family. Many top table tennis players like Kanak Jha started out playing soccer or other sports. Around age 11-12 years old, many of them decided to dedicate more time to table tennis. Professional players usually practice around 25-30 hours/week.
What about ________ ________ US table tennis superstar who many years ago got burned out from only playing table tennis?
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