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

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USATT Article

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2014-05-26 13:43
Read a short article from the upcoming magazine

 
 
 
A Great "Dey" For Taprabrata
 
 
The Newgy Cincinnati Open was the first 4-Star USATT sanctioned event held in Cincinnati during the last 8 years.  With over 100 entries and 20 professional tables, this (soon to be) annual event has had a great beginning.  We plan to continue with the same giant round robin format – groups of 8 with the top 4 players advancing to the next round.
 

A True TT Story

by Samson Dubina on Sat, 2014-05-24 22:07
Trust is a must or your game is a bust

I once had a student who was very ambitious about learning to attack.  Prior to taking lessons, he had only developed a pushing and blocking game.  For 9 months, I taught him to attack.  He said that he was using his attack against other players at the club.  Finally, the day arrived that I was ready to watch him play against another opponent, instead of just giving him a lesson.  Before the match, I told him not to worry about the score, but merely to focusing on using the weapons that he had been trained to use.
 

Learning Through Tournaments

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-05-23 16:10
Read a short tip from the world champion!

What do you think about after you lose a match?
 
 
Are you angry?
 
Do you make-up hundreds of excuses?
 
Do you feel like a loser?
 
Do you learn from your losses?
 
Do you grow stronger through the trials?
 
The former world champion (Jean-Philippe Gatien) gives us some helpful insight on losing…
 

Why I Train With a Robo-Pong Table Tennis Robot

by Samson Dubina on Thu, 2014-05-22 23:28
Find Out the Details About the Robo-Pong 2050

 
I have personally been training with the Newgy Robo-Pong 2050 for the last 4 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2l8t3XDuKo   I use the robot a couple hours each day to keep my game sharp.  Here are some of the features that I really appreciate about the 2050:
 
1.  The setup for my robot only takes one minute.  It is always ready for a quick training session at any time of the day or night.
 

What Next?

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2014-05-19 10:59
Developing Game-Winning Strengths

Through my articles, I have often described how to overcome problems and how to develop game-winning strengths.  Strengths in your game are important because they allow you to possibly win 5-6 easy points.  Without strengths, you might need to battle for each point through long rallies.
 
HOWEVER
 

Bible Passage of the Week

by Samson Dubina on Sun, 2014-05-18 07:11
What should you be meditating on?

Philippians 4:6-9

Tournament Photos!

by Samson Dubina on Sat, 2014-05-17 20:51
View hundreds of great photos from the May 9-10 tournament

View the photos from the Newgy Cincinnati Open!  
http://imagery.ampphotoproductions.com/Events/Newgy-Cincinnati-Open/
 
You can also purchase the photos from the above link as well.
 

Ratings

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-05-16 10:08
Newgy Cincinnati Open

Dear Tournament Participants,
 
THANK YOU so much for attending the Newgy Cincinnati Open.  If you have any comments or suggestion, please feel free to e-mail me anytime.  We hope to continue having 1 tournament in Cincinnati each year and 2 tournaments in Akron each year.  We hope to continue improving our events. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
The ratings have now been processed can be viewed on the USATT website.
 
The tournament photos will be online soon!!!  
 

The Biggest Mistake

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2014-05-16 09:38
Learn how to avoid this costly error!!!!!

Last weekend, a couple of my students made big mistakes at the Newgy Cincinnati Open.  I asked Hesam about his strategy against Tapabrata Dey in the open quarterfinals.  He responded with, "Oh, I think that it will be easy.  I won easily last time and even Ali has beaten him twice."  Without thinking strategy, he went out and lost 3-0.  Tapabrata had been thinking strategy and played excellent the entire match.  Hesam was shocked and couldn't perform at his best.
 

Why Did You Lose?

by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2014-05-14 08:56
Learn to answer the million-dollar-question

I often ask my students to analyze their tournament matches.  Our conversations often sound like this...
 
Samson:    "William, why did you lose to Bob?"
William:     "Because Bob is a good player."
Samson:     "Could you be more specific?"
William:     "I lost because Bob has an amazing forehand."
Samson:     "Could you please be more specific?"
William:     "Everytime Bob hit a forehand, I couldn't return the ball.  Is that specific enough?"

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