Playing Table Tennis to get fit vs Getting fit to play Table Tennis
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Tactical Awareness in Table Tennis
Being tactically aware means that you have the ability to think about how you want to play against a particular opponent. When you start out learning to play the game, your focus is on getting the ball onto the table and improving your technique, but as your technique and consistency improve, you need to look
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Preparing for Competition
Preparing for Competition As an athlete you spend countless hours perfecting your technique in preparation for a competition, but honing your technique in isolation is not enough. There are other aspects that need to be considered when preparing yourself for a competition. In this article we will look at pre-competition nutrition and mental preparation. Nutritional
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Organising Fun Table Tennis Sessions for Beginners
Organising Fun Table Tennis Sessions for Beginners In my view there are three types of table tennis coach – the bench coach, who is great at motivating players from the bench, the elite coach who is working with players who can already play the game and then there’s the teacher, who is working with beginners,
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The Psychology of Table Tennis
The Psychology of Table Tennis Table tennis is not just a physical sport but demands a lot of the mind also. As one of the fastest sports in the world, it requires not only quick reflexes but also quick thinking, with decisions on which shot to play having to be made in a split second.
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Table Tennis Tasters
Table Tennis Tasters Over the last few weeks, I have attended two different events where I had the opportunity, on behalf of Table Tennis Ireland, to offer table tennis taster sessions to many people of all ages. The first event was the Sports Against Racism in Ireland (SARI) Sportsfest in Phoenix Park on 10 Sept
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You are what you eat
“You are what your eat” It was not that long ago that I realised how big an impact food and nutrition have on sports performance. I decided it was something I wanted to learn more about, not only so that I could pass my knowledge onto others but also so that I myself could become
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My Experience of Playing Table Tennis Abroad
My Experience of Playing Table Tennis Abroad At one point in my career when I was in my early 20s, I considered trying to make a career from playing table tennis. I knew there was no possibility of achieving this in Ireland as the money just did not exist in the sport to pay athletes
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World Champions 1926 – 2019
New Champions from Houston Texas 2021 Men Women Gold Medallist Fan Zhendong Wang Manyu Silver Medallist Truls Moregard Sun Yingsha Bronze Medallist Timo Boll Wang Yidi Bronze Medallist Liang Jingkun Chen Meng Who was your player of the Championship? Comment below:
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Fridge Foods
Foods that should and should not be stored in the fridge Chances are everyone refrigerates some things they shouldn’t and keeps some things in the cupboard that should be kept in the fridge! Check out the list below to see how many mistakes you have been making. Comment below to let me know if you’ve