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274 pages, packed with illustrations
Retail price $19.95
By Larry Hodges ©2009 USATT Certified National Coach Member, U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame 2002 USATT Developmental Coach of the Year Editor of USA Table Tennis Magazine for 12 years Author of
Table Tennis:
Steps to Success
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Table Tennis Tales & Techniques contains the best published work by Larry Hodges over the past 30 years - a combination of interesting & funny stories, and coaching articles.
"The value of this book can be seen not only in Larry’s encyclopedic knowledge of professional techniques, but in his intense yet uniquely imaginative approach to coaching. His great strength is: he’s not afraid to be himself—that is, different. Mirroring his passion for writing, for creating, Tales and Techniques shows an original mind proving that an absorption in Table Tennis can, for everyone, be FUN!" -Tim Boggan, former USATT President and member of U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame (Read the rest of Tim's Review.)
Table of Contents |
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Humor |
Page # |
Tactics |
Page # |
How Marty Reisman Ruined My Life |
8 |
How to Play Choppers |
70 |
Real People |
8 |
How to Play The Bomber |
72 |
Gosh, I’m Playing Bad! |
8 |
How to Play Combination Rackets |
75 |
Table Tennis Political Cartoons |
10 |
Playing the Middle |
78 |
A Table Tennis Primer |
12 |
Tactics for the Slower of Foot |
78 |
Why Sponge is Valuable |
15 |
Learning to Win |
80 |
Table Tennis Dog Cartoon |
15 |
Coaching Between Games |
82 |
Death of a Backhand |
16 |
Table Tennis Gems |
84 |
Travel Pains |
17 |
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Loo Fuoy Robot |
18 |
How To Improve |
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Bizarre Table Tennis |
20 |
Killer Practice Sessions |
86 |
Ping-Pong Ambition |
24 |
Six-Step Training Process |
92 |
Humorous Poems |
26 |
Improving at Table Tennis |
96 |
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How to Move Up a Level |
98 |
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Serving |
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Ten-Point Plan to Serving |
30 |
Miscellaneous Coaching |
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Serves to Help You Win |
32 |
Everything About Spin |
100 |
The No-Spin Serve |
36 |
All About Gluing |
111 |
Deception on Serves |
37 |
Ten-Point Plan for Tournaments |
113 |
Serving Long |
38 |
Back Shoulder |
115 |
Serving Short |
40 |
Relaxing the Arm |
116 |
The High-Toss Serve |
42 |
Size in Table Tennis |
117 |
Contact Low |
44 |
Confidence Then Consistency |
119 |
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Shadow Practice |
120 |
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Receiving |
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Returning Short Serves |
45 |
Hardbat |
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Looping Deep Spin Serves |
48 |
Classic + Modern Table Tennis |
122 |
Stopping the Third-Ball Attack |
49 |
Hardbat Poem |
123 |
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Rallying |
Miscellaneous Articles |
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Ten-Point Plan to Rallying Success |
50 |
Exhibition Tricks |
124 |
Develop the Basics |
53 |
Sands Hotel Hostage Crisis |
130 |
Counterlooping |
56 |
Table Tennis Goes to the Movies! |
133 |
Lobbing |
58 |
Table Tennis in TVLand! |
138 |
Smashing Lobs |
60 |
What Time Is It? |
140 |
Topspin Defense |
62 |
How Fast Was His Smash? |
142 |
Backhand Counter |
63 |
Secrets of Chinese Table Tennis |
144 |
Are You Backhand Oriented? |
65 |
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Tips of the Week |
160 |
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Footwork |
They Said It |
215 |
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Stepping Around Backhand Corner |
67 |
Junior Training Proposal |
266 |
Two-Step Footwork |
68 |
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