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

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Fighters!

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-08-22 00:53
Read the article and watch the video!

Fighters win and winners fight!  At the US Open last month, a girl was losing 10-0 in the final game and won 12 straight points!  When you are playing well, when everything is going your way, when the shots are easy, then of course you can win!  However, if you want to reach your peak potential, then you must learn to fight even when you aren’t having a good day, even when your opponent gets tons of nets and edges, and even when you are down 10-0 and you feel like it is over!

 

Lily Zhang

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-08-22 00:39
Read an update from the 2014 Youth Olympic Games!

I am very happy for Lily Zhang who just won a bronze medal in the Youth Olympic games.  She is the first American ever to win a medal in table tennis for the US at any Olympic games.  I feel that Lily is really a role-model in several aspects...
 
1. Training.  Even if Lily can only practice a couple times per week, she does it with all of her heart.  There isn't waisted time with lobbing, trick shots, and chatting with the other coaches and players.  It is obvious to see during her practices that she has a goal and it focused on that goal.
 

The Order of Success

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-08-15 22:47
Learn the important aspects of improving your strokes!

 
 
The students that I’m currently coaching range from about 100-2200 USATT rating.  For each of these students they are at a different learning stage.  In this blog posting, I will be giving the progressive order of the strokes and the order in which they should be learned.  If you are having trouble with one of the strokes listed below, see if you have perfected these items in order of priority.  Note: You might have missed one of the important aspects! J
 
Serve
1. Ball control
2. Spin
3. Height
4. Depth
5. Placement

Problems, Trials, and Tribulations

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-08-15 22:29
Read a Bible passage that likely relates to you right now...

 

 

 

USATT Article + Video

by Samson Dubina on Tue, 2014-08-12 21:07
Learn various training methods to boost your level

 

 

In table tennis, there are ten common training methods – drilling with a training partner, serving practice, robot training, multiball training, practice matches against a variety of opponents, video analysis of your own game, video analysis of top players, physical training, mental training, and tournaments on a regular basis.  I will talk briefly about the first four and then show you a short video demonstrating each of those elements of training.

ITTF Trick Shot!!!

by Samson Dubina on Tue, 2014-08-12 20:48
Can you play with 3 balls at the same time?

I have submitted my entry for the 2014 ITTF Trick Shot competition.

Hesam Hamrahian

by Samson Dubina on Tue, 2014-08-12 20:38
News Update about Ohio's #2 ranked player

 
 

Growing and Expanding

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2014-08-11 08:19
Congrats to your accomplishments and moving forward in the future!

 
 
The Samson Dubina Table Tennis Academy has been growing and expanding lately.  With 28 students taking private lessons and many students taking group lessons, we plan to purchase a very large building in 2016 to host junior programs, private lessons, leagues, and tournaments.  We would like to send out a congrats message to some recent accomplishments this year!
 
Congrats!
Blake Cottrell - State Senior Olympic Singles and Doubles Gold Medalist
Hesam Hamrahian - US Open u2250 semifinalist and US Open u2400 quarterfinalist

Press Release

by Samson Dubina on Sat, 2014-08-09 16:23
Read the local media press release for the Sep 26-27 tournament

On September 26-27, the 8th Newgy Akron Open Table Tennis Tournament will be at a new location this year.  Walsh University's main gymnasium will host the 150-player 30-table event featuring the nations top athletes from 8 different states aiming to take home the title and a portion of the $3000 cash prizes.

I'm Changing

by Samson Dubina on Thu, 2014-08-07 08:29
Read about my new coaching style

 
 
 
 
Table Tennis is changing.  And as it is changing with new rules, new ball, etc...  the players must change with new techniques, better fitness, and other aspects of the game.  I realize that I also need to continue to change and continue to improve my coaching skills.  In this short article, I would like to share with you on some of the positive changes that I plan to implement in my coaching during the next year.
 

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