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

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Chopping Advice

Check out this video interview with Angela Guan

Angela Guan is currently the #1 American chopper. In this interview, she will be answering the questions...

#1 Why do choppers use pips?

#2 Why do choppers twiddle their rackets during the rallies?

#3 What advice would you give to beginner choppers?

#4 What does the future of choppers around the world?

Paperback and Kindle

100 Days of Table Tennis

 
 
The Paddle Palace BEST SELLER is now available on kindle.
 
100 Days of Table Tennis (kindle)  
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100 Days of Table Tennis (paperback)
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Ask The Expert

10 tough questions about table tennis rules

 
 
 
I have been asked hundreds of table tennis questions by fans around the world.  Many of these questions have been related to the rules.  
So, I have compilied the top 10 hardest table tennis rules questions and National Umpire Jacek Wisniewski has agreed to give us answers.
 
 
 
 
QUESTION #1
 
My opponent got a net ball during the point and apologized during the really, his talking distracted me and I missed the shot.  What happens when my opponent talks during the point?
 
ANSWER :
 

Advice From Lily Zhang

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Watch this Video Interview

 

 

Lily Zhang is one of the best rolemodels in the table tennis world for young athletes.  She works very hard in practice, gives her best to perfect all aspects of the game, and plays tournaments with total focus and determination.  Champion Lily has won many titles including US National Champion, Youth Olympic Medalist, World Junior Championship Medalist, and many more.  Check out this interview and learn from Lily's example.

 

Questions:

In 2015, you played professionally at the WSA Academy in Austria.  What was your daily training schedule?

Who is Blake Cottrell?

Check out this video interview!

Bible Verse of the Week

The Fruit of the Spirit

 
 
Galatians 5:22-25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 

Advice for Coaches

Learn about private lessons, group lessons, and tournaments

 
 
 
Each year, I post one article giving advice to other coaches.  Here is the article that I wrote this week for the 2016 season...
 
 
Advice for Coaches
 
 

Massimo Costantini - Part II

Watch this interview and learn about the mental side of table tennis!

 

 

 

 

Massimo Costantini Interview - Part II
The Mental Side of Table Tennis

Learn about the mental side of the game, learn about overcoming nerves, learn how to win deuce games, learn about visualization, and much much more!!!

Massimo Costantini - Part I

Check out this new video interview!

Check out this 2-part video interview. The first part is on the physical side of table tennis and the second part is on the mental side of table tennis. Here are some of the discussion topics that Coach Massimo Constantini discusses during the first interview - serve return, training routines, training cycles, unique drills, and much much more!

Veil of the Temple

Read the Bible verse of the week

 
 
 
Today, I would like to share with you a very family portion of the Bible and briefly describe a detail that you might have missed.  The portion of Scripture is found in Mark chapter 15; it is describing the death of Christ.
 
Mark 15:37-39

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