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

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Perfection

Bible Verse of the Week

 
 
 
 
 
Matthew 7:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
 
How can we follow Jesus’ command?  How can any human be perfect? We can’t.  This is an impossible standard.  The good news is that Jesus has met this standard on our behalf.
 
2 Corinthians 5:21 For God made him who had no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
 

Looping Flips

Find out the 4 main keys!

Looping Flips
 
Looping flips is one of the most under-developed skills in America.  Nearly everyone trains looping pushes, looping long serves, looping blocks, and even looping loops.  However, the loop against the flip requires a slightly different technique.
 
Shorter Strokes

In-and-Out Footwork

Short Article and Video!

Nearly everyone practices side-to-side footwork, but very few people practice in-and-out footwork. There are many occasions where this is necessary to contact the ball at the optimum timing. There are many many situations, but here are a few for starters....

Moving in...
Against a long-pips or anti-spin block
Against a miss-hit
When playing a chopper
After going back to retrieve a deep ball

Moving out...
After receiving a short serve
Against a punch block
When looping or smashing a high ball

Table Tennis Nutrition

Learn How to Boost Your Level With FOOD!

As a table tennis coach, I receive hundreds of questions regarding a variety of topics including physical fitness, sports psychology, nutrition, and many other things.  In this blog, I’m going to briefly mention some basic nutrition rules that I have learned and try diligently to practice and encourage my students to practice as well.
 
Rule #1   Diets Don’t Work

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Sunday December 10 from 4-5:30, Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center. 

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Blade Angle

By Coach Carl Hardin

Hi Samson;
 
I have been keeping track of you and your articles, You're doing a good job promoting and developing Table Tennis Players. I will share and article I wrote to help a local player with his blade angle to control spins.
 

Bible Verse of the Week

John 3:16-17

 
 
 
 
 
 
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  For God sent not His Son to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
 

Joe Newgarden 1929-2017

You will be missed...

Mr. Newgarden was more than a sponsor to me, he was a friend, an encourager, a mentor.  And not just to me, but to the entire table tennis community.  His dream of building a simple, reliable, easy-to-use robot came true with his first invention and continued as he developed more and more robots…  1929, then 2000, then 2040, then 2050, and now 3050.  Before his death, he was able to see his dream come true…  a human-like robot and was so simple to use that a 1st grader could program it. 
 

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