Table Tennis Blog

This article appeared in our June Newsletter. If you didn’t get your copy, all you need to do is subscribe. To subscribe to the Free Newsletter just go to the PingSkills Home Page and add your details. In each of our Free Online Lessons, there are 3 things that we at PingSkills focus on when [...]

Prisca & Eric RosarioLifetime of Table Tennis and Weights by Eric, Prisca and Alois Rosario Eric Rosario (my Dad) was an International Weightlifter, Indian National champion and representing India at many International events. Since then he has turned his attention to Strength and conditioning for athletes of many sports. Some of his 60 years of [...]

Wang HaoWorld Champion While it is up on the ITTF website, take the opportunity to watch the best players in the World in the comfort of your own home. The Mens singles final is table tennis at its best. Watch for: Wang Hao’s exceptional footwork. How he keeps his legs strong and his upper body [...]

This article is from our latest PingSkills Newsletter Here is a handy hint for you if you are struggling to change something technical. We all slip into bad habits. Finding a way to correct these is often a big problem. It is always difficult to change technique, especially if you have been doing that same [...]

This article was published on Table Tennis Australia’s website recently. It has been reproduced with the permission of the author. by Brett Clarke – TTA National Head Coach Brett Clarke and Jeff Plumb competing at Sydney Olympics Australian Table Tennis faces major challenges to become more competitive on the world stage. Unlike Asian and European [...]

Footwork – What is it? So what is footwork? Basically it is just getting yourself into position to make an effective stroke. There are all types of names for footwork. Shuffling or Side to Side, Crossover or One Step. Whatever way you get there it needs to be efficient and get you into a balanced [...]

Wang LiqinPhoto courtesy of ITTF The ready position is an important part of your movement. Without this good basic setup position, as you progress, you will struggle to move well. Having a weak ready position is the single most common mistake I see when starting to help players that have played for a while. If [...]

Joo Se Hyuk, KoreaHighest World Ranked defender, No.11 Here are some tips for playing defensive players. We don’t often get the opportunity to play defensive players so each time you get an opportunity use it as such. One of the defenders assets is that you don’t have as much experience at playing against their style. [...]

BalanceA Key for Life… and Table Tennis Listening to a jockey the other day, he talked about horses racing in the wet and who was going to win. His comment was, the horses that have developed better balance are better in the wet . Not knowing much about horse racing, I thought about this and [...]

This is the time of year when we often have difficulty fitting in everything including our Table Tennis practice. Firstly I would say, don’t feel too guilty. We all need a break sometimes. It makes us fresher and more eager when we get back to the table. Some players feel like they have to train [...]