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

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Akron Tournament

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2016-04-25 21:05
Join the action on May 6-7

 
$3000 Newgy Ohio Open Tournament
Attention tournament players and recreational player!  We welcome all ages and all levels to participate in our May 6-7 Tournament here in Akron, Ohio!  Invite family and friends to watch our national event - parking and spectator admission is FREE!!!!!
 
Entry Form and player listing:  http://www.samsondubina.com/akron-tournament
 
 
Featured Players:
Zhao Zi Rui  -  #1 Ranked 16 year old in the US  (rated 2680)

Coaching Timo Boll

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2016-04-25 09:08
Read 7 Foundational Principles

 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events!

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2016-04-18 11:51
Join us for some exciting new events!!!

 
 
Check out a full listing of local events here:  http://www.samsondubina.com/active-events
 
 
Major USATT Tournaments!
$3000 Newgy Ohio Open  http://www.samsondubina.com/akron-tournament
Pittsburgh Steel City Open http://pittsburghtabletennis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2016-Pittsbu...

Erie Pennsylvania

by Samson Dubina on Sun, 2016-04-17 02:04
My Career

 
 
 
Dear Table Tennis Community,
Thanks so much for supporting my table tennis playing career through my gofundme account.  Training for the Olympic trials was a great experience and I learned much along the way.  Now that the Olympic trials is over, I'm going to continue full-time in table tennis coaching, promoting the sport, as well as competing.  Today, I just won the Erie PA Open coming back from down 0-2 in games and down match point in the 4th.  I'm excited to continue playing tournaments this year in preparation for the US Nationals in July.

World Table Tennis Day

by Samson Dubina on Sun, 2016-04-17 01:56
By Angela Guan

2016 World Table Tennis Day For All

By Angela Guan- California, USA

April 6th, 2016

Luck or Skill???

by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2016-04-13 08:57
He's on FIRE!!!!

At the Arnold Challenge last month, I got demolished 11-3 the first game by Yichi Zhang.  I had previously beaten him 4-2 in our last encounter, but this was a totally different opponent that I was facing.  If I pushed, he hit a winner.  If I blocked, he went right through me.  If I looped, he counterlooped with extreme power.  It seemed that he countered everything I did with extreme ease.  I realized that I could not play my normal game and win; I had to go for more if I were to put enough pressure on him.
 

Before and After

by Samson Dubina on Sat, 2016-04-09 23:24
Learn to fully develop your game

 
 
 
Before and After
 
When developing a specific skill in table tennis, it is very important to think about the shot before and the shot after.  Let me explain…
 
Scenario #1

Personalized Programs

by Samson Dubina on Fri, 2016-04-08 22:26
Check out what we now offer!!!!

 
 
 
 
 
Weekly Group Classes
 
For the weekend clinics, we usually have a theme for the weekend such as strokes, footwork, tactics, serving, etc… and each player will do similar drills throughout the weekend that are level appropriate all geared toward the topic for the weekend.
 
On Tuesday evening, the kids group class goes from 6-7:30pm and the teen/adult group class goes from 7:30-9pm.  For the kids, I’ll be personalizing training programs for them in the future.  But for now, most of the kids are doing similar drills.

Teamwork

by Samson Dubina on Wed, 2016-04-06 07:29
Friends or Enemies?

 
 
 
 
In the US, most serious players take private lessons from a pro.  Throughout the world, private lessons are a rarity and many players participate in group sessions.  Regardless if you are 500 or 2500 level, I recommend that you take a mixture of both.  Private lessons for specific issues and group lessons for several reasons that I’ll be outlining in this article.  Here are the five reasons that I recommend that you take group lessons.
 
Teamwork

Basic Plans

by Samson Dubina on Mon, 2016-04-04 10:19
Written By Francisco Mendez

 
 
 
 
Developing a basic Tactical Plan for competitions
 
Every player devotes most of his/her time to technical training; but tactical training is essential to apply the technique in every match and competition. Tactical training’s objective is that the player learns how to carry out a plan during the game; and this varies from one player to another. So, this plan must be properly structured.
 

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