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

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Investigating, Implementing, Performing

Developing a Tournament Goal

 
 
 
 
 
Investigating, Implementing, Performing
Developing a Tournament Goal
 
 
One year at the US National Team Trials, I was leading 3-2 against ***Mark Hazinski and leading 9-3 in the 6th game.  After a series of aggressive mistakes by me, he closed the gap 9-8.  I simply pushed and blocked the next 2 points to win the match 11-8 in the 6th.  Walking off the court, my coach said, “I would rather have you lose the match than to win it like that.”  I replied, “The goal was to win.”
 

You Don't Play Well in Tournaments Because...

Read the Article to Find Out 5 Ways to Maximize Your Performance!

 
 
 
You don't play well in tournaments because...
You don’t adapt quickly enough!
 
Playing well in tournaments involves 2 major things – being able to perform under pressure and being adaptable to the situation.  In this article, we are going to deal with the second point.  There are 5 things that you can do to learn to become a tough tournament player!
 

Optimist vs Pessimist

Which are you???????

 

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Nets and Edges

Learn 5 Key Elements to Returning Some of the Most Difficult Balls!

 
 
 
 
Returning Nets and Edges
 
Many championship matches are won and lost on “lucky balls” – nets and edges.  At the elite level, returning nets and edges is a skill that takes years to master.  In this blog, I’m going to give several tips on how to safely land these balls. 
 
#1 Feet First

#1 Tournament Question

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5 Robot Reasons

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Power Pong Robot Training
By Samson Dubina
 
 
There are dozens of reasons that I love robot training.  Today, I’m going to list 5 of the primary reasons that I feel Power Pong Robot training can help YOU!
 
Repetition

3 Reasons for Table Tennis

New Coaching Video by Samson Dubina

 

New Skills vs Foundational Skills

NEW Video by Samson Dubina and Sarah Jalli

 

 

Q & A Session

International Summer Camps 2023

 

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