Table Tennis

Presents essential table tennis techniques and strategies. This title features an 11-step approach that is designed to maximise table tennis instruction that helps readers learn the proper grip for their style of play, execution of the basic strokes and the correct way to apply spin to the ball.

Autorentext
Richard McAfee has a lifelong commitment to table tennis. In his early years, McAfee was a successful player, winning many singles and doubles events including the 1972 U.S. Open Class B Championship and the Southern Open Men's Singles title. Later McAfee began to focus on his true passion of coaching. He has coached national champions in each of the past three decades, seven world-ranked players, and two Olympians. In 1994 McAfee was named competition manager for Table Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. This led to further management positions on the international scene and earned him the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Merit Award. He is also certified by USA Table Tennis (USATT) as a national-level coach, their highest level. Honors include the 2004 U.S. Olympic Committee Doc Counsilman Science Award for table tennis, the 2003 Georgia AAU Coach of the Year award for table tennis, and the 1999 U.S. Committee Developmental Coach of the Year Award for table tennis. McAfee was inducted in to the U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2009, he was appointed chairperson of the USATT's National Coaching Advisory Committee. He continues to travel around the world conducting coaching education courses for the International Table Tennis Federation.


Klappentext
USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Richard McAfee provides tips, tactics, strategies, and 96 drills that guarantee skill improvement. As part of the best-selling Steps to Success Sports Series, "Table Tennis: Steps to Success" has the recognized 11-step plan to help you meet your goals. Each step builds on the previous for personal improvement.


Inhalt
Climbing the Steps to Table Tennis Success
The Sport of Table Tennis
Key to DiagramsStep 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 Glossary
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