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Backhand Variety

Coach feeds balls to the backhand side. Player alternates backhand drive and backhand slice in cross court direction.

Backhand Drills

Backswing Loop

The coach stands next to the player and keeps their racquet in a horizontal position. The player moves their racquet over and under the coach's racquet to imitate a forehand stroke.

Forehand Drills

Centre Mix

Coach and player rally together. Coach hits different balls (left, right, high, low). Player responds with volleys/overheads to the centre.

Volley Drills

Comfortable New Grip

Player inserts a pen between the hand and the racquet's grip. Player imitates forehand without changing a grip. In this exercise, the pen is a valuable tool that will do all the work for the coach. Every time the player tries to change the grip to the old one, they will feel it because of the pen. After imitating, the coach should toss or feed balls to challenge players at the early stages of grip's change.

Forehand Drills

Deuce Wide And Forehand Down Line

Player serves from the deuce side and delivers a wide serve, in between the cones. The coach will then hit the ball back cross-court, where the player finishes with a forehand down the line, aiming between the cones that are down the line.

Forehand Drills

Forehand to Catch

Drill takes place within the service box on each side of the net. Coach feeds the ball underarm with one bounce to the player. The player returns the ball with a forehand for the coach to catch directly or with one bounce before catching. Coach feeds again varying the feed to make use of all the service box. Drill continues.

Forehand Drills

Master of Cross Court

Coach feeds random balls and the player must hit all of the these balls cross court in between the target cones.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Out of Position

Coach feeds balls to the backhand side. Player hits backhand slice angle cross court.

Backhand Drills

Ripping it!

The coach feeds each player 5 easy balls anywhere inside the service boxes. The player must 'rip' every single ball, with 100% intensity, swinging freely and keeping the racquet head speed fast through each and every ball. These are 'put away' balls, the last shot of a rally and must be buried into the court to give the opponent no chance of getting to it.

Smash Drills

Table tennis rallying

Players stand opposite one another in the service boxes and play the point out. However, this time, the ball must be hit down into the court so that it bounces on the player's own side before it goes over the net (like in table tennis). The ball cannot therefore bounce before the opposing player makes contact with it themselves. Points can be played up to 21 in this way.

Coordination / Fun Games

Table tennis rallying Coordina...

Players stand opposite one another in the service boxes and play the point out. However, this time, the ball must be hit down into the court so that it bounces on the player's own side before it goes over the net (like in table tennis). The ball cannot therefore bounce before the opposing player makes contact with it themselves. Points can be played up to 21 in this way.

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Table Tennis: ETTA - Sportplan

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Table tennis handball - Sportp...

Setup:Players stand around a hoop/mat. Player 1 bounces the ball into the hoop via the ground, and a second player tries to catch the ball. The second player then bounces the ball to the third player, and so on.<br>Rules:Whoever fails to catch the ball must dribble around the 'penalty course' once and may then rejoin the game.<br>To make it harder:<br>Increase the throwing distance.Make the target smaller using tape markings on the floor, for example.<br>

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Table Tennis: Serve - Sportpla...

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Shake on it! Coordination / Fu...

Players work together in pairs, each pair using the double service box as their area and with rackets not needed.Pairs start by standing facing each other and holding hands with their left hand as if shaking hands.With one ball between 2 players, players 'rally' by patting the ball to each other using their linked arms as the net.Pairs are working co-operatively to see who can get the longest rally.Players must keep their feet moving to get in the right position for each 'shot', dancing around the ball with adjustment steps whilst still staying linked to their partner.The pair with the longest rally after 5 minutes wins. After this pairs swap hands to attempt this with their non playing hand.</div>

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De batgreep Technische Kanttek...

Je holdt het bat vast alsof je iemand een hand geeft.<BR>Het bat ligt in het verlengde van de onderarm en in het midden tussen duim en wijsvinger.<BR>De duim rust op de drie vingers rond handvat en het bat.<BR>Het bat wordt zo hoog mogelijk aan het handvat beetgepakt.<BR>Belangrijk is dat je het bat ontspannen vasthoudt. Verkrampt vasthouden is nooit goed, dus er niet in knijpen.

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Tennis: Backhand Smash - Sport...

The coach feeds lob into the air for the player to hit back using the backhand smash. The player hits the smash down the line and joins the back of the line.

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De basishouding Technische Kan...

De basishouding van tafeltennis omvat de volgende elementen:<BR>De voeten staan evenwijdig aan de tafel.<BR>De voeten staan op schouderbreedte uit elkaar.<BR>De knieen en de romp zijn licht gebogen.<BR><BR>Na elke slag wordt zoveel mogelijk de basisshouding weer opnieuw aangenomen.<BR>Later zal al meteen de uitgagshouding voor een volgende slag gekozen worden.

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Hit the Cone Coordination / Fu...

<BR>Start with one marker on the floor. The player must hit the ball upwards and get the ball to land on the marker, (5 points for each success.)<BR>- Now get the players into pairs, taking it in turns to hit the same cone (still 5 points each time.)<BR>-Now give them two cones, placed about 1-2 metres apart and get them to aim for each others markers (10 points)They must let the ball bounce before the hit it.<BR>-This is now a basic rally.

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Kick Tennis - Moving net Kicki...

Split the group into three teams. One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over the middle team and try to land the ball in the oppositions area. If the ball is caught then no points are scored, if the ball bounces in the oppositions area then 1 point is scored. If one of the players in the middle catches the ball (they gain 1 point) then they swap positions with the team that kicked the ball.

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Five Alive Coordination / Fun ...

Separate the whole group into teams of around 5-6. Each team nominates a player to feed first. When ready the feeder throws the ball to each player consecutively until the team has caught 5 balls. The team getting to 5 first shouts Five Alive and win the first point. A new feeder is selected by each team, and the next round begins.

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Tennis: Forehand Smash Drill -...

Coach, 1 player, and basket of balls. Player starts by running forward and touching the net. At this point the coach feeds a high ball towards the T junction of the service box. Player back peddles to be in a position to play a forehand smash, then runs forward, touches the net, and the drill is repeated. Drill is continuous.

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Directional Repetition Forehan...

The coach feeds two balls to a player all on one side of the court. In response, the player hits one cross court shot, and then a shot down the line.After two shots, the player rotates and does the same from the opposite side (i.e. if forehand for first two shots, next two will be backhand).

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Connect the Dots Serve and Ret...

Coach serves from Deuce/Ad side. Player returns with forehand cross court. Coach hits the ball back to forehand. Player finishes to the open space.In this exercise, returner works on basic forehand patterns.From deuce side, player returns cross court and finishes down the line.From Ad side, player goes with cross court and finishes with inside in.

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Kick Tennis - Moving net Kicki...

Split the group into three teams. One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over the middle team and try to land the ball in the oppositions area. If the ball is caught then no points are scored, if the ball bounces in the oppositions area then 1 point is scored. If one of the players in the middle catches the ball (they gain 1 point) then they swap positions with the team that kicked the ball.

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Worthy Slice From The Forehand Side

To improve control over the sliced, backspin shot from the forehand side.

Feeling Comfortable At The Front Of The Court

To improve skills that are necessary to take advantage of short balls and win points at the net.

Implementing down the line shot

Implement the down the line shot into your players? game and get them mixing up their play with this session

Adapting to Different Points of Contact

To work on the forehand in different situations that require varying points of contact. To understand the necessity for technical adaptation when dealing with low, medium, and high balls.

Match Ready - Backhand Stroke

To work on technical and tactical aspects of backhand stroke from different areas on the court

Cross-court forehands - The baseline blaster

Improve this powerful and explosive stroke with your players so that they can hit the baseline and give their opponent the run-around!

Making Slice Friendly For Kids

This session develops a players ability to hit balls with backspin.

Unpredictable Competitor

To coach a player with variety and a broader repertoire of shots so they are unpredictable to play against.

Points based on Forehand scenarios

Work on different tactical plays with your players on court, based on their forehand stroke, to catch the opposition off guard!

Another way to win points faster

Give your players the advantage with this session, by implementing the forehand drive into their game!

Comfortable With Forehand Grip

Allow your players to get control over the forehand while adjusting forehand grip

New Approach to Backhand Rally

Approach the backhand by starting with the fundamentals. Get players movement up to scratch to be in the best position to make an effective stroke.

Get Out Of The Backhand

Improve your player's technical patterns so they play less consecutive backhands

Running Scenarios

Fluid movement is essential to firstly making balls and then being in a good position to play an effective shot. Go through the full repertoire of shots whilst on the move with this tough session.

Complex Volleying

Teach how to volley from different heights and get your players winning at the net!

Hitting Without a Bounce

To understand opportunities that are available at the net to put more pressure on the opponent.

Conditioned Rallying Games | T...

Set up pressure situation in this games based session and see if your players can handle the pressure?
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I am doing a player log book for the ETTA....can you?

I am doing a player log book for the ETTA (Table Tennis)....can you give me some ideas of things you would include?

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I want change my sport subscription

Hi, I have the membership to tennis but I want to change the subscription for table tennis (ping pong) can you help me with that? Or how can I do that? Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

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I cannot find Table Tennis in the sport list. Help please?

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