How specialized is your coach? I stumbled upon some information suggesting that in some parts of the world coaches don’t attempt to be all things to all players. How great would it be to have a tactical advisor, an expert in technique, and a different coach to create training schedules and serve as a training …
There were only three teams competing in this year’s Georgia Cup team tournament. I imagined that it would go pretty quickly. We did manage to finish by midafternoon; but it was some of the most hard fought and grueling table tennis I’ve ever been a part of. The Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy was highly …
I’m frequently reminded of why I don’t play in more tournaments. I recently played in a very well run tournament in Athens. Other than that, the tournament scene seems to be in chaos. It’s not all the fault of tournament directors, USATT, COVID, or defaulting players. It seems like it’s a combination of all of these. …
Junk rubber! That’s kind of offensive. But, that’s what they call long pips, anti-spin, medium pips, and sometimes short pips. If you really want to trigger a long pips player, don’t just tell them they’re using junk; tell them it’s garbage. It’s okay to mention that only an old white guy would stoop to such …
The Athens Georgia Table Tennis Summer Open was a great tournament. Why, you may ask, was it so great? It certainly wasn’t the biggest. The gym is pretty old and no former Olympians were in attendance. Nobody got rich off the prize money. There are a lot of things that the Athens tournament was lacking. …
