Thursday, May 3, 2012

Week 1: Sean and I are happy with how the clinic is going. This week was just skills evaluation. Next week we are going to begin with forehand topspin. Here are the results from the Skills test. These results include were also slightly modified based on proper form. There were a few students that got high numbers but no proper form and also no topspin which is very important. The tiers will decide who you are going to be practicing with.  The people at the top of the tiers will sometimes practice with the next tier up.  Here are the three tiers:


Red Group: Jonathan Gifford, Mark Eiles, Steve Berliner, Duane Crabtree

Blue Group: Jay Hoffman, Randall Craig, Steve Davis, Larry Brigman, Phil Ochs, Carter Rath, Paige Burns, John Mealy 

Green Group: Frank Gallanosa, Justin Johnson, Mary Ann Kelley, Karen Fullerton, Johannes Tan, Sharon Gallanosa

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Portland Table Tennis Clinic Week 1

Hey Guys,

Lots to work on make sure you have something in mind when you practice. During clinic we teach you proper form and make corrections, but the clinic is not where you are going to get better. Practice is where you get better. Set a goal before you go to practice. "Ten forehands in a row using my hips to hit the ball and hitting in the correct square everytime."


Introduction:



Robot: