Welcome to the Waikato Table Tennis Coaching Page.
For information on what's happening click the links below below.
- Waikato Table Tennis Development Programme: For more information.. (CLICK HERE).. (Newsletter)... This programme has been designed for players of all levels, from the elite to the novice (All comers welcome) For more information send an email to Paul (CLICK HERE)
- TTNZ Organized Level 1 Coaching Course 23rd October 2006 At North Harbour Stadium. If you are interested, for more information (CLICK HERE)
Multi Ball (Tom’s way of inflicting pain)
 Tom's sadistic side comes out when he has a bucket of around two hundred balls to feed you, he doesn't understand pain.
Advantages of Multi-ball Drills
As the name suggests, these drills are performed using a large number of balls, which are fed continuously by a "feeder" to the "student" in a set pattern. There is no replay of the student's shots. Because of this, practice quality balls will do nicely. Balls are fed until a certain number are hit or a set time period has elapsed.
Establishing a weekly schedule for your table tennis training and physical conditioning can help you stick with a routine and help optimize your time……………
For helpful tips and techniques click on the links below.
- Training Well And Playing Bad : Well Do I Have The Answer For You (CLICK HERE)
- What Style Should I Player : Starting out, what style should I play (CLICK HERE)
- Winning Points With Service : This is a guide to service and it's importance in a game (CLICK HERE)
- Tips And Techniques : For some simple tips and techniques that could help you improve your game, (CLICK HERE)
- Tips On Training : Here are a few tips when preparing in a competition: For more information (CLICK HERE)
- Tips And Tricks For Competition Play : Establishing a weekly schedule for your table tennis training and physical conditioning can help you stick with a routine and help optimize your time: For more information (CLICK HERE)
- Table Tennis Lessons : For ten basic table tennis lessons to get you started (CLICK HERE)
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Nets And Edges : When people get frustrated with the occurrence of nets and edges, it often stems from an ingrained (and mistaken) attitude that such shots should not occur, are an aberration, and are somehow contrary to the norm......... (CLICK HERE) for the full story.
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Mental & Emotional Training: Virtually every coach and player I know places emphasis on technical and physical aspects of the sport and little if any time to mental training. Why is the mental aspect of the game just as important (CLICK HERE) for the answer.
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Judging The Spin From Anti-Spin Rubber: Most players, when asked the question, how does a ball behave when struck by an anti-spin rubber, will answer one of two ways: It reverses the spin, or it kills the spin and the ball comes back like a knuckle ball.... (CLICK HERE) for the full story.
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Service And Receive : In the sport of table tennis, service and service receiving is critical since majority of points are won or lost in the first five rallies...... (CLICK HERE) for the full story.
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Training And Rest : It is most important in modern table tennis to achieve the best proportion on training and rest, why (CLICK HERE) for the full story.
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How To Attack The Short Ball : A flip can be done either cross court, down the line, or to the middle. (CLICK HERE) for more information.
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Multi-ball Training : Are you having trouble finding practice partners or enough training time? If so, you should try the secret that coaches the world over use, Multi-ball training. (CLICK HERE)
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Three Ball Training : This is a method to increase intensity and efficiency of practice. (CLICK HERE) for more information.
- Looping And Driving : Most players know how to loop. It is one of the most basic and effective attacking shots of the modern game and everybody learns how to do it at a very early stage of development. But not everybody takes the time to analyze every aspect in executing the stroke. To find out why (CLICK HERE)
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