One of the classic complaints of robot practice is that it’s not “natural” and lacks “context”. One of the things I do to create my visual Mental Models for the return of serve is to place photos of a SERVER “doing each serve” so I can “neuroassociate” my technique to the appropriate serve. This is […]
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Champions know Minutia Matters when Deliberate Practice Principles are involved. Stephen Curry reveals his level of awareness in this video… Knowing there is something wrong – with the RIM. How aware are you of the environment you’re performing in/on? How do you know if your “assumptions” are right? Do you have measurement devices to confirm […]
We all knew this day would come (20/20 FutureSight), but I’m pretty sure I am NOT alone being surprised it’s “already here”…! #AI-Mazing! I’m excited even though I’m a qualified squash and table tennis coach. I’ve been using ball-feeding robots for years for my own accelerated skill development and High Performance coaching in both sports. […]
April 1st — Industry insiders are calling it the most disruptive innovation in table tennis since the introduction of sponge rubber. Skeptics are calling it… suspiciously convenient. In a move that has stunned the global table tennis community, a Bitcoin Blockchain enabled Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) formed by unnamed former professional athletes raised capital […]
You get what you focus on… This is why you MUST define your GOALS and OUTCOMES in the positive and not what you want to avoid… This is critical for Deliberate Practice…
The conceptual concept of the Kinetic Chain is superbly demonstrated here for golfers… Global TT Studio is one of the Top Table Tennis Training channels on YouTube. Coach Xiao Han is incredible in her explanations and demonstrations. You can watch the video below. It took me more than an hour to document the dozens of […]
One of the core foundational principles of Deliberate Practice is the use of precision language and vocabulary to clearly articulate the improvements and/or adjustments required for accelerated progressive development. As you speak and write, START to pay attention to the words you use and try to notice the differences between SIMILAR words to ISOLATE and […]
In elite table tennis, words matter as much as the ball. When feedback or self-talk is vague (“hit harder,” “move faster”), players can’t create specific, repeatable adjustments. That’s where Deliberate Practice Principles (DPP) come in — transforming generic coaching talk into precise language that targets measurable, controllable elements of performance. Below, you’ll see practical examples […]
Any serious competitive table tennis player will use targets in his/her training sessions… … But won’t look at the targets. He/she will focus on the stroke instead of the target and execution improves – dramatically. This is called having a MENTAL MODEL of what you’re trying to accomplish (learn). It can include visualisation, but should […]
If you’re a keen table tennis player, the table below might just blow your mind. We know the serve is important, but it’s much more important when you look closely at the statistics for competitive league players with an ITTF ranking of less than 2000. IKR? This is definitely food for thought – IF you […]
