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Most professional athletes have very strict diets. They feast for breakfast eating heathly food with good carbohydrates, eat normal for lunch, and eat a bit lighter for dinner.
Why do they eat so much early in the day? They eat large amounts of food to fuel their workouts. Without the proper carbohydrate intake, they cannot give 100% to practice because they run out of energy after 1-2 hours. The large intake of food in the morning is what fuels their workout.
If you are an offensive players, there are 2 aspects of the game that you need to master.
The first aspect is… Creating the opportunity to attack first. I hear many club players telling themselves throughout the night, “Just use your attack!” Well that sounds nice, but how are you going to create the opportunity. There are several ways.
1. Try to loop long serves
2. Try to loop half-long serves
3. Try to serve short and push short so that your opponent can’t easily loop first
Read the Article and Watch the Video to Learn the Details of Serve Return!
One of the most commonly asked questions in table tennis is… “How can I best return no-spin serves?” No-spin serves appear to be very easy but can be very difficult to return.
If you want to loop your opponent’s backspin serve, you will probably be very focused, position your body very low, use lots of spin, and loop the ball onto the table successfully. Do you have this same approach when looping a no-spin serve? Many players do not have the same level of concentration and many players do not use enough spin when returning a no-spin serve.
Often times, tt players will wrongly associate ratings with skills. Just because an opponent has a certain ratings doesn’t necessarily mean that your opponent can do this or can’t do this. For example…
I asked my 1800-rated student why he wasn’t attacking his (2100-rated) opponent’s half-long serve. My student responded by saying that because his opponent was rated 2100, he assumed that all his serves were short.
Learn About the #1 Most-Detrimental Shot in Your Game!
There is 1 shot in table tennis that will really hurt you. But before I tell you what the shot is, I’ll first make a couple of observations about your body positioning.
If you attack with your forehand from your forehand side, it doesn’t really matter where you attack. You should mix up your placement – wide forehand, wide backhand, and middle transition. Because your body is centrally located in relation to the table, you will likely be able to recover quickly for the next ball.
Your opponent is attacking your short serve and you are frustrated that you can’t stop him from attacking your serve.
What should you do?
Well, you must realize that with modern equipment and modern strokes, he will likely be able to attack all of your serves, regardless of how spinny, how low, and how short you serve.
I have a little homework assignment for you. Stand 2 feet away from a 5-gallon bucket and toss a penny into the bucket. Easy right? Now stand 2 feet away from a gallon of milk (with the lid off) and toss a penny into the milk container. This requires more aiming and more focus, right?
Our September tournament will be staged at Walsh University's main gymnasium. This state-of-the-art facility was built in 2011 and has 800 lux lighting, very high ceilings, and an amazing wood floor that can accomodate 30 tables.
We are now accepting more entries. Enter today to reserve your spot!!
There are a few updates that I would like to share...
Update #1 Credit card, debit card, paypal, cash, check, and money orders are now all accepted with no additional fees for private lessons, group lessons, robot sales, clinics, and tournaments. You can now pay online, over the phone, or in person.
Update #2 For those students who are paying monthly, they will receive $10 discount per session on group lessons. For a Friday-Saturday group lesson (3 sessions) each monthy paying student receives a $30 discount if participating in all the sessions.