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More Table Tennis Receiving

More Table Tennis Receiving

Further Learning 21 lessons
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Learn more receiving skills to counter any serve with precision and confidence.

Created by PingSkills coaches Alois Rosario and Jeff Plumb .

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Tutorial Lessons

1
Distance From The Table To Receive
Beginner 1:15
2
Returning in Doubles for a Left Hander
Beginner 1:16
3
Reading the Type of Spin
Beginner 2:33
4
Attacking Plain Topspin Serves
Beginner 1:59
5
Tips for Attacking Your Opponent's Serve
Intermediate 2:27
6
Deciding Which Return to Play
Intermediate 2:06
7
Returning the flat long serve
Intermediate 2:05
8
Returning Short and Fast Long serves
Intermediate 2:58
9
Push or Flick
Intermediate 2:02
10
Receiving Middle Serves
Intermediate 1:33
11
Returning a Short Pendulum Serve
Intermediate 2:53
12
Returning Ma Lin's Serve
Intermediate 2:17
13
Returning Short Balls
Intermediate 2:07
14
Receiving Short Topspin Serves
Advanced 1:33
15
Returning the Spin to the Server
Advanced 2:06
16
Cues for Receiving Serve
Advanced 1:06
17
Choosing forehand or backhand against sidespin serves
Advanced 1:52
18
Returning with Long Pimples
Advanced 6:56
19
Returning Half Long Backspin Serves
Advanced 2:07
20
Returning Wide Angled Serves
Advanced 1:39
21
Returning a Wide serve to FH
Advanced 1:30
1 Distance From The Table To Receive Beginner 1:15
2 Returning in Doubles for a Left Hander Beginner 1:16
3 Reading the Type of Spin Beginner 2:33
4 Attacking Plain Topspin Serves Beginner 1:59
5 Tips for Attacking Your Opponent's Serve Intermediate 2:27
6 Deciding Which Return to Play Intermediate 2:06
7 Returning the flat long serve Intermediate 2:05
8 Returning Short and Fast Long serves Intermediate 2:58
9 Push or Flick Intermediate 2:02
10 Receiving Middle Serves Intermediate 1:33
11 Returning a Short Pendulum Serve Intermediate 2:53
12 Returning Ma Lin's Serve Intermediate 2:17
13 Returning Short Balls Intermediate 2:07
14 Receiving Short Topspin Serves Advanced 1:33
15 Returning the Spin to the Server Advanced 2:06
16 Cues for Receiving Serve Advanced 1:06
17 Choosing forehand or backhand against sidespin serves Advanced 1:52
18 Returning with Long Pimples Advanced 6:56
19 Returning Half Long Backspin Serves Advanced 2:07
20 Returning Wide Angled Serves Advanced 1:39
21 Returning a Wide serve to FH Advanced 1:30

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