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 …
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 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. …
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 …
“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 …
