Winning Table Tennis

Author: Dan Seemiller
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780880115209
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Whether you're a competitive tournament player or a serious recreational player, Winning Table Tennis: Skills, Drills, and Strategies will help you improve your game. Dan Seemiller, 5-time U.S. singles and 11-time doubles champion, shows you all the shots and strategies for top-level play. The book features 19 drills for better shot-making, plus Seemiller's own grip and shot innovations that will give you an edge over the competition. Featuring the most effective table tennis techniques and strategies, Winning Table Tennis shows you how to choose the right equipment, serve and return serves, use proper footwork and get into position, practice more efficiently, prepare for competitions, make effective strategy decisions in singles and doubles play, and condition your body for optimal performance.

Table Tennis

Author: Bernd-Ulrich Gross
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN: 1841263249
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Werner Schlager stands for a successful individual and self confident player. That is exactly what he wants to get across in his interviews: individuality, determination, endurance and the belief in yourself. Table Tennis- Tips from a World ChampionA" is a practical training book for successful table tennis. The aim is not to copy Werner Schlager as a player but to use his tips to find your own way to use them successfully. Numerous picture series explain technique and tactic. This book is meant to encourage individuality in technique and game. All in all this is a differentA" table tennis teaching book for players and coaches who are keen to progress further

Table Tennis Tactics for Thinkers

Author: Larry Hodges
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781477643785
Category : Table tennis
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer and national coach Larry Hodges takes you on a journey not just of speed and spin, but of mind. You'll develop the habit of tactical thinking, learn what tactics to use against various styles and how to strategically develop your game so you'll have the tactical tools needed to win"--Page 4 of cover.

Everything You Know Is Pong

Author: Roger Bennett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006201661X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
One billion Chinese pong fans can’t be wrong. With an all-star team of contributing writers—including Nick Hornby, Will Shortz, Davy Rothbart, Harold Evans, and Jonathan Safran Foer—and quirky, fascinating images of table tennis from around the world, editors Eli Horowitz (McSweeny’s) and Roger Bennet (creator of Bar Mitzvah Disco and Camp Camp) deliver a humorous but heartfelt paean to ping pong, the world's most popular, yet least appreciated sport. Everything You Know Is Pong is a beautifully designed literary tribute to every aspect of table tennis, the true global pastime.

Peak Performance Table Tennis

Author: Kevin Finn
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
ISBN: 1782555102
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Peak Performance Table Tennis comprehensively covers game aspects needed for peak performance and provides action steps for athletes to ensure they perform at their peak when it matters most. This book contains cutting-edge sports science, curated specifically for table tennis athletes. It dives deep into sports nutrition, supplementation, training methodologies, advanced recovery tactics, injury prevention, psychological and emotional skills training, motor learning, and more. In the book, the reader will find: • science-based methods to prevent choking during critical matches; • information on fueling performance using advanced sports nutrition; • the author's secret "looper" formula which enhances cognitive functioning and bottles that "in the zone" feeling; • how-to on hacking sleep patterns and using biorhythmic optimization to improve performance, enhance body composition, and more; • the counterintuitive secret to increasing speed, power, and agility in table tennis; • a scientific approach to achieving the "flow state;" • a secret from the Chinese National Team on how to control the flow of play and find that winning momentum; • and much, much more...

Table Tennis

Author: Richard McAfee
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492584223
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
Step up to table tennis success! Table Tennis: Steps to Success combines the knowledge and experience of master instructor Richard McAfee with essential table tennis techniques and strategies for today’s player. With a unique 11-step approach designed to maximize table tennis instruction, you’ll learn the proper grip for your style of play, execution of the basic strokes, and the correct way to apply spin to the ball. Then, build on these core techniques with masterful footwork, serves, returns, and stroke combinations. Best of all, learn how and when to apply those skills in match play. With competitive strategies—adapted for both you and your opponent’s playing style—you’ll raise your game to a new level. And with clear instruction, comprehensive coverage, detailed photo sequences, and drills to ensure mastery of every technique, you’ll be playing—and winning—in no time. As part of the Steps to Success Sports Series—with more than 1.5 million copies sold—rest assured that Table Tennis: Steps to Success is the #1 resource for learning, and loving, the game. Contents Step 1. Preparing to Play Step 2. Hitting Drive Strokes Step 3. Understanding Spin and Footwork Step 4. Executing Spin Strokes Step 5. Serving Step 6. Returning Serve Step 7. Using the Five-Ball Training System Step 8. Understanding Styles of Play and Tactics Step 9. Playing Intermediate Strokes Step 10. Performing Intermediate Serves Step 11. Competing Successfully in Tournaments

How to Play Table Tennis

Author: Mike Shaw
Publisher: Jarrold Pub
ISBN: 9780711704251
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
The rules of popular sports are explained.

The Book of Table Tennis

Author: Glenn Cowan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448015170
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description

The Game of Table Tennis

Author: Dick Miles
Publisher: J.P. Lippincott
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description

Could a Tyrannosaurus Play Table Tennis?

Author: Andrew Plant
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781929132973
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a dinosaur engaging in a ridiculous activity. For example, "G" is associated with a Gallimimus playing golf and "V" with a Velociraptor playing volleyball.