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

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Table Tennis FITNESS!!!

Learn new table tennis exercises by watching these 2 short videos

Dear Table Tennis Students,

This year, I'll be assigning each of you a daily training routine that focuses on leg and core fitness specifically designed to improve your table tennis game. I will be e-mailing each of you individually for your daily assigment. To make it easier for you, I have created these 2 videos so that you can copy how I do these exercises. Please refer back to these videos regularly so that you can ensure that you will be doing the fitness training correctly.

Thanks,

Coach Samson

Leg Training

Forehand Basics

Written By Coach Carl Hardin

 
 

TT Interview

Pong Talk with the Stars

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samson Dubina Interview With Rahul Archarya
-Pong Talk with the Stars 

 

I owe this blog to Samson Dubina! It's interesting how sometimes one thing leads to another ... Someone recently asked me how I started writing this blog so here it is.

The Details of Pushing

Learn about timing, angle, placement, and much more...

 
 
 
 
 
 
Week after week, students walk through my door and say, “Please Coach Samson, I really need your help with serve return.”
 

Challenge

Learn how to take down the top dog!

 
 
 
 
 
 
When playing a much, much higher rated opponent, it is critical to challenge him early in the match.  If you are a 1500-rated player competing against a 2000-rated player, you will likely lose.  If you play your normal game (statistically speaking), you don’t have a huge chance of winning.  This is the reason that you need to take some risk and CHALLENGE your opponent.
 
Assuming that you are a 1500 looper and your opponent is a 2000 looper, here are some possible ways of taking slightly more risk and challenging him…
 

4 Lessons

Learn from successes and failures

 
 
 
 
 
Many of my previous coaching articles have been about equipment, strokes, footwork, etc…
Today, I would like to share with you some thoughts about recent tournament matches and what I was thinking before, during, and after the matches.  I hope that you can learn from these four lessons.
 
Tactics

Serve Return - Part II

Check out this video!

Check out the latest new video clip from my DVD - International Table Tennis Skills!

Recipe For Success

Read 7 tips that I gave my students this week

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dear Students,
 
In order to maximize your performance this year, I have laid out some guidelines.  If you follow these steps, you will be able to full apply the information from the lessons, practice them regularly, and reap the benefits from your tournament results.
 
As before, here is what I recommend...
 
#1 Taking notes at the end of your lesson. Before leaving, pull out your notebook and jot down the main points that we discussed during your lesson.
 

Serve Return

Learn to improve your short game

 

 

 

Serve return is a major problem for most table tennis athletes. That is the reason that I decided to post this short video clip! Check out this brand new clip from my DVD, International Table Tennis Skills!

Coaching, Competing, Promoting

Two Interviews from Table Tennis Expert Ben Larcombe!

Expert Table Tennis Ben Larcombe from England interview me about my life as a coach, athlete, author, and promoter of the sport:

Details about illegal table tennis booster used by top players

Recent Training Video

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