Coaching Tips

Today, let’s learn how to have a powerful backhand attack like a pro. If you have chosen the right backhand rubber, then you should learn the best backhand technique to attack in table tennis. Backhand is very important nowadays. We focus on the powerful backhand topspin with Jon Persson. Backhand mechanism vs forehand mechanism Many … Read more

What is a good serve in table tennis? What is the real purpose of a serve? This is a very good question that every player should understand. Because a serve (or service) is one of the most important shots in table tennis. It’s the only shot that you have full 100% control over it. In this … Read more

In table tennis, a serve is the most important shot (Liu Guoliang’s word). A good player is evaluated by +40% by his serve. You know that there are 2 types of serve in table tennis based on its purpose: Set-up serve And tricky ace serve In order to win more, you should add spin and … Read more

Christmas is coming! And if your lovers (husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend), or your family member (your kids, your parents, etc) are table tennis players, then you are at the right place! Here are the best gift ideas that you can offer for this Noel and X-mas 2021-2022. 12 Best Table Tennis Gift Ideas Here is … Read more

I’ve shown you the best 5 tips to improve fast your skills in table tennis. In the previous article, we talked about how to improve your level of table tennis. Some players play for a long time, but they don’t know how to improve their current level to the next level. They don’t know how … Read more

A player asked me: Dear coach, should I let my child play table tennis? What are the benefits? Well. I want to say “table tennis is one of the best sport in the World”. Not because I’m a table tennis coach. But ping pong is really really beneficial for young kids! Let them learn to become … Read more

Welcome back to Pingsunday. Today I will discuss why top Chinese players switch to the red side (Tenergy red rubber) to forehand smash the ball. Did you mention that top players (like Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Zhang Jike, Lin Gaoyuan) always rotate and use their backhand rubber to smash the ball? Why they do that? … Read more

Welcome to EmRatThich channel. Today is the 5th Ping Sunday. I will explain the last and the most important key point/tips of a table tennis shakehand grip and also the Reverse Penhold grip based on Chinese coaching. The first 2 key points of holding a table tennis racket have been explained in the previous video: … Read more

Welcome back to PingSunday with coach EmRatThich. Here are the 07 easy training exercises for beginners to practice and improve your skills. You can do these exercises at home, or at your club. I advise you to do it regularly. Doing these 07  training exercises, you will improve very fast: Your fundamental skills like forehand … Read more

Welcome back to the PingSunday tutorial of coach EmRatThich. Summer is finished. The new league season has started. Today, we study the table tennis lessons for novice players. If a new player comes to me and asks me to correct his technique. I will first ask him to learn the 10 basic skills in table … Read more

Welcome back! How are you? A player asked me about the Breathing Techniques in Table tennis. Breathing is very natural, but many of you do it wrong. So today, I will answer these questions: – Good breathing increases the performance and stamina. How to breathe correctly? – Inhale or exhale when you hit the ball? – … Read more

How do Chinese table tennis players practice? What is the training method in China? Why don’t Chinese players miss the easy ball? And why they are so good compared to other countries? There are so many questions that players asked about the “Secret of Chinese table tennis“? Today, let’s talk about the training method in … Read more

The biggest difference between professional players and amateurs players is timing. Timing is the key to consistency and proper stroke mechanism. Top players hit the ball at the right timing. Amateur players try to hit very fast but retard at the next step. Today, we discuss the table tennis timing: How to hit the ball … Read more

How to practice table tennis alone at home? If you don’t have any partner and want to self-training at home without a table, this tutorial is for you. I explain you the best way to solo practice. You will understand more about which muscle that the Chinese focus the most in table tennis training. Table Tennis … Read more

Today, I talk about “How to get more spin in your table tennis shots: serve, loop, push, forehand topspin, backhand flip, topspin serve, etc. Spin is the “heart” of this sport. When you master the “spin” in table tennis, your tablet tennis level increases dramatically. Without spin, table tennis is no longer table tennis. Professional table tennis players … Read more

What does a correct table tennis grip look like? “Holding a table tennis bat” is the first table tennis lesson. Having a good grip in table tennis is crucial as it allows you to optimize your technique. Without a correct grip, you cannot do the strokes correctly and never improve to a high level of table … Read more

How do you serve in table tennis? Table tennis serve is very important, and is the first shot in table tennis that you should learn. I will explain the best way to serve and how to serve short with side spin in table tennis. Coach Xiao Zhan, the personal coach of Zhang Jike, is considered one of the … Read more

Table tennis is not easy. Many of us have trained for years to years, but we don’t improve or improve slowly. With advice from Chinese table tennis coaching, I resume the best 5 tips to improve your skills like a rocket. Focus on feeling Hit by the legs Fix the contact position Relax, Explode and … Read more