Photo courtesy of ITTFDefeat is always hard to take
The year was 1989 and I was playing in the final of the Australian U/17 National Table Tennis Championships. I was unseeded for the event but had played extremely well to make the final. I wasn’t overly nervous about the match and all the pressure was on […]
Read more....You can’t change your bat during a match - it’s the rules
At this years Australian Open William Henzell was leading Simon Gerada 3 sets to 1 and 10-3 in the 5th set. Simon Gerada was agitated about being down 7 match points and hit his racket which subsequently broke. Simon then conceded the match to […]
Read more....Jeff Plumb - Head and body
perfectly balanced for a short forehand return
Photo courtesy of ITTF
“Come On!!! MOVE!!!!” How often have you heard that in a table tennis hall either by players berating themselves or their coaches doing it for them?
Moving for the sake of moving is not the answer.
In Table Tennis we always talk […]
