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.
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…
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!
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!
Congrats to Antoine Bernadet for winning $1300 at the Newgy Ohio Open! He defeated Seth Pech 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 to take home the title for Canada! This is his second consecutive singles title here in Akron. Other notable winners throughout the weekend included:
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