Playing Tips

Here you will find playing tips and brief articles written by our resident experts and sponsored players and coaches. Below the list sorted by author, there is a list sorted by date so that you can easily find the newest tips and articles.

Sorted By Author

Author	Date	Title
Alex Yao	2/4/2004	Secret Coach
Andrew Murray	9/28/2005	Taking Chances At Important Times
Christy DiVita	5/24/2006	Varying your serves late in a match
Daniel DiVita	4/25/2007	Quick Fix
	3/14/2007	Take Your Time when Serving
	1/17/2007	Preparing For Battle
	9/13/2006	Defeating a Lobber
	8/30/2006	Slowing Down A Looper
	6/7/2006	Preparing for a Match
	10/12/2005	Random Multiball Training
Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	2/27/2008	Equipment Tips
	2/13/2008	Serve and Serve Return Tips
	1/30/2008	Make the Most of Your Time-Outs
	4/27/2005	Serve Return Tips
	3/2/2005	Striking a Balance between Studies and Sport at a High Level
	3/17/2004	How to beat a Big Forehand Looper
Idan Levi	11/8/2006	Top 12 Tips
	5/11/2005	Tournament Tips
	9/1/2004	Quick Tips
Jackie Lee	7/16/2008	Tournament Tips
	10/10/2007	12 Killer Tips
	2/15/2006	When to be Passive
	2/1/2006	Playing with Confidence
	7/20/2005	Six Quick Tips
	6/22/2005	Six Quick Tips
	1/5/2005	Keep It on
	9/15/2004	Quick Tips
Jennifer Mast	3/26/2008	Being Prepared for Your Big Match
	3/12/2008	Five Tips
	1/16/2008	Make the Most of Your Skills
	5/9/2007	Playing Against Choppers
	12/20/2006	My Experience on the Cadet Team
	4/12/2006	Balls in the Middle
	3/1/2006	Returning Serves
	11/23/2005	Two Quick Tips
	3/30/2005	Focus During Matches
Jiejie (JJ) Liu	11/19/2008	Tips
	8/27/2008	8 Tips
Joey Cochran	12/5/2007	Practice and Power
	11/21/2007	More Pushing
	3/28/2007	Racket Angles
	12/21/2005	Pushing
	9/14/2005	Control the Rhythm
	8/31/2005	Goals
	4/13/2005	Eat Right
Joseph Wang	12/19/2007	The MDTTC Sunday Elite League
	11/7/2007	Three More Hot Tips
	10/24/2007	Three Hot Tips
	2/28/2007	Training in China
	8/16/2006	Two Serves, One Motion
	8/2/2006	Prevent Your Opponent from Attacking Your Serves
	7/19/2006	Keeping Focus throughout the Game
	11/9/2005	Take Advantage of your Forehand
	12/10/2003	Table Tennis Strengths
Judy Hugh	7/2/2008	Important Positioning Tips
	6/2/2008	Important Positioning Tips
	4/11/2007	The Basics
	12/6/2006	Preparation Tips
	8/18/2004	Practicing Serves
	7/21/2004	Mental Toughness
Justen Yao	1/31/2007	My Stay in Sweden
	11/22/2006	Training in Angby
	1/21/2004	Table Tennis Stress
Khaleel Asgarali	9/26/2007	More Game Tips
	9/12/2007	Game Tips
	8/29/2007	Service Game Tips
	6/6/2007	Long Serves And Pushes
	5/10/2006	Recovering From Tough Losses and Refocusing
	3/29/2006	Playing Under Pressure
	3/15/2006	Building Self Confidence
	7/6/2005	Serving No Spin
	6/8/2005	Taking The Ball Early
	11/10/2004	Looping to the Middle
	10/27/2004	Serving Half Long
	10/13/2004	Forehand Flip
Lily Yip	10/26/2005	I Barely Made the Team
	9/29/2004	Serve Return Tips
	8/4/2004	Forehand Looping
	5/12/2004	Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech
Ludovic Gombos	2/2/2005	Mental Power in Decisive Moments
Marie-Andrée Lévesque	6/18/2008	Top Twelve Playing Tips
	3/3/2004	Practice Drills
Marielle Chua	8/1/2007	Training Tip
	7/18/2007	Tournament Tip
	7/5/2006	Tournament Tips
	8/3/2005	Training in China
Mathieu Thériault	11/5/2008	Take Care of Your Knees
	10/22/2008	Keep Improving Basic Skills
	10/8/2008	Never Give Up
	7/30/2008	Improving Basic Skills
Michael Mast	5/21/2008	Practcing Looping Against Short Pips
	5/7/2008	Finishing Points
	4/23/2008	Ratings Are Over Rated
	4/9/2008	The Mental Game
	2/14/2007	Practicing Serves
	2/16/2005	Getting the Most Out of Practice
	3/31/2004	How to Play Against Long Pips
Nathaniel Curran	5/23/2007	Cheating Just a Little
	6/21/2006	Lobbing
	1/18/2006	Play Smart
	1/4/2006	Short Game
	12/7/2005	ITTF Live Ticker
	5/25/2005	Basement Lesson
	1/19/2005	Serving Thoughts
	5/26/2004	Play Smarter
	4/28/2004	Tournaments
	1/7/2004	Respect the Sport
	12/24/2003	Taking it One Point at a Time
Nison Aronov	1/2/2008	What to Think Before a Match
	10/25/2006	Tips for Better Serving
	6/9/2004	Tips for a better Backhand Loop
Olivier Rieutord	6/4/2008	Tips
Pierre-Luc Hinse	12/22/2004	Serving
Renata Peluchova	8/17/2005	Tactics against Long-Pip Players
	3/16/2005	Reverse Serves
	12/8/2004	Tournament Tips
Sean O’Neill	7/4/2007	Getting into Ready Position
	6/20/2007	Winning at Deuce
	10/11/2006	Tips for Better Footwork
	9/27/2006	Tips for Better Serving
	4/26/2006	Block Wider
	7/7/2004	Hustle
	6/23/2004	Scout Opponents
Tahl Leibovitz	8/15/2007	Match Tips
	1/3/2007	Tahl’s Top-Five Table Tennis Tips
	4/14/2004	Return of Service Tips
Xavier Thérien	8/13/2008	12 Competition Tips
	11/24/2004	Taking Risks
	2/18/2004	Motivation

Sorted By Date

Date	Author	Title
11/19/2008	Jiejie (JJ) Liu	Tips
11/5/2008	Mathieu Thériault	Take Care of Your Knees
10/22/2008	Mathieu Thériault	Keep Improving Basic Skills
10/8/2008	Mathieu Thériault	Never Give Up
8/27/2008	Jiejie (JJ) Liu	8 Tips
8/13/2008	Xavier Thérien	12 Competition Tips
7/30/2008	Mathieu Thériault	Improving Basic Skills
7/16/2008	Jackie Lee	Tournament Tips
7/2/2008	Judy Hugh	Important Positioning Tips
6/18/2008	Marie-Andrée Lévesque	Top Twelve Playing Tips
6/4/2008	Olivier Rieutord	Tips
6/2/2008	Judy Hugh	Important Positioning Tips
5/21/2008	Michael Mast	Practcing Looping Against Short Pips
5/7/2008	Michael Mast	Finishing Points
4/23/2008	Michael Mast	Ratings Are Over Rated
4/9/2008	Michael Mast	The Mental Game
3/26/2008	Jennifer Mast	Being Prepared for Your Big Match
3/12/2008	Jennifer Mast	Five Tips
2/27/2008	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	Equipment Tips
2/13/2008	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	Serve and Serve Return Tips
1/30/2008	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	Make the Most of Your Time-Outs
1/16/2008	Jennifer Mast	Make the Most of Your Skills
1/2/2008	Nison Aronov	What to Think Before a Match
12/19/2007	Joseph Wang	The MDTTC Sunday Elite League
12/5/2007	Joey Cochran	Practice and Power
11/21/2007	Joey Cochran	More Pushing
11/7/2007	Joseph Wang	Three More Hot Tips
10/24/2007	Joseph Wang	Three Hot Tips
10/10/2007	Jackie Lee	12 Killer Tips
9/26/2007	Khaleel Asgarali	More Game Tips
9/12/2007	Khaleel Asgarali	Game Tips
8/29/2007	Khaleel Asgarali	Service Game Tips
8/15/2007	Tahl Leibovitz	Match Tips
8/1/2007	Marielle Chua	Training Tip
7/18/2007	Marielle Chua	Tournament Tip
7/4/2007	Sean O’Neill	Getting into Ready Position
6/20/2007	Sean O’Neill	Winning at Deuce
6/6/2007	Khaleel Asgarali	Long Serves And Pushes
5/23/2007	Nathaniel Curran	Cheating Just a Little
5/9/2007	Jennifer Mast	Playing Against Choppers
4/25/2007	Daniel DiVita	Quick Fix
4/11/2007	Judy Hugh	The Basics
3/28/2007	Joey Cochran	Racket Angles
3/14/2007	Daniel DiVita	Take Your Time when Serving
2/28/2007	Joseph Wang	Training in China
2/14/2007	Michael Mast	Practicing Serves
1/31/2007	Justen Yao	My Stay in Sweden
1/17/2007	Daniel DiVita	Preparing For Battle
1/3/2007	Tahl Leibovitz	Tahl’s Top-Five Table Tennis Tips
12/20/2006	Jennifer Mast	My Experience on the Cadet Team
12/6/2006	Judy Hugh	Preparation Tips
11/22/2006	Justen Yao	Training in Angby
11/8/2006	Idan Levi	Top 12 Tips
10/25/2006	Nison Aronov	Tips for Better Serving
10/11/2006	Sean O’Neill	Tips for Better Footwork
9/27/2006	Sean O’Neill	Tips for Better Serving
9/13/2006	Daniel DiVita	Defeating a Lobber
8/30/2006	Daniel DiVita	Slowing Down A Looper
8/16/2006	Joseph Wang	Two Serves, One Motion
8/2/2006	Joseph Wang	Prevent Your Opponent from Attacking Your Serves
7/19/2006	Joseph Wang	Keeping Focus throughout the Game
7/5/2006	Marielle Chua	Tournament Tips
6/21/2006	Nathaniel Curran	Lobbing
6/7/2006	Daniel DiVita	Preparing for a Match
5/24/2006	Christy DiVita	Varying your serves late in a match
5/10/2006	Khaleel Asgarali	Recovering From Tough Losses and Refocusing
4/26/2006	Sean O’Neill	Block Wider
4/12/2006	Jennifer Mast	Balls in the Middle
3/29/2006	Khaleel Asgarali	Playing Under Pressure
3/15/2006	Khaleel Asgarali	Building Self Confidence
3/1/2006	Jennifer Mast	Returning Serves
2/15/2006	Jackie Lee	When to be Passive
2/1/2006	Jackie Lee	Playing with Confidence
1/18/2006	Nathaniel Curran	Play Smart
1/4/2006	Nathaniel Curran	Short Game
12/21/2005	Joey Cochran	Pushing
12/7/2005	Nathaniel Curran	ITTF Live Ticker
11/23/2005	Jennifer Mast	Two Quick Tips
11/9/2005	Joseph Wang	Take Advantage of your Forehand
10/26/2005	Lily Yip	I Barely Made the Team
10/12/2005	Daniel DiVita	Random Multiball Training
9/28/2005	Andrew Murray	Taking Chances At Important Times
9/14/2005	Joey Cochran	Control the Rhythm
8/31/2005	Joey Cochran	Goals
8/17/2005	Renata Peluchova	Tactics against Long-Pip Players
8/3/2005	Marielle Chua	Training in China
7/20/2005	Jackie Lee	Six Quick Tips
7/6/2005	Khaleel Asgarali	Serving No Spin
6/22/2005	Jackie Lee	Six Quick Tips
6/8/2005	Khaleel Asgarali	Taking The Ball Early
5/25/2005	Nathaniel Curran	Basement Lesson
5/11/2005	Idan Levi	Tournament Tips
4/27/2005	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	Serve Return Tips
4/13/2005	Joey Cochran	Eat Right
3/30/2005	Jennifer Mast	Focus During Matches
3/16/2005	Renata Peluchova	Reverse Serves
3/2/2005	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	Striking a Balance between Studies and Sport at a High Level
2/16/2005	Michael Mast	Getting the Most Out of Practice
2/2/2005	Ludovic Gombos	Mental Power in Decisive Moments
1/19/2005	Nathaniel Curran	Serving Thoughts
1/5/2005	Jackie Lee	Keep It on
12/22/2004	Pierre-Luc Hinse	Serving
12/8/2004	Renata Peluchova	Tournament Tips
11/24/2004	Xavier Thérien	Taking Risks
11/10/2004	Khaleel Asgarali	Looping to the Middle
10/27/2004	Khaleel Asgarali	Serving Half Long
10/13/2004	Khaleel Asgarali	Forehand Flip
9/29/2004	Lily Yip	Serve Return Tips
9/15/2004	Jackie Lee	Quick Tips
9/1/2004	Idan Levi	Quick Tips
8/18/2004	Judy Hugh	Practicing Serves
8/4/2004	Lily Yip	Forehand Looping
7/21/2004	Judy Hugh	Mental Toughness
7/7/2004	Sean O’Neill	Hustle
6/23/2004	Sean O’Neill	Scout Opponents
6/9/2004	Nison Aronov	Tips for a better Backhand Loop
5/26/2004	Nathaniel Curran	Play Smarter
5/12/2004	Lily Yip	Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech
4/28/2004	Nathaniel Curran	Tournaments
4/14/2004	Tahl Leibovitz	Return of Service Tips
3/31/2004	Michael Mast	How to Play Against Long Pips
3/17/2004	Homayoun Kamkar-Parsi	How to beat a Big Forehand Looper
3/3/2004	Marie-Andrée Lévesque	Practice Drills
2/18/2004	Xavier Thérien	Motivation
2/4/2004	Alex Yao	Secret Coach
1/21/2004	Justen Yao	Table Tennis Stress
1/7/2004	Nathaniel Curran	Respect the Sport
12/24/2003	Nathaniel Curran	Taking it One Point at a Time
12/10/2003	Joseph Wang	Table Tennis Strengths

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