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   The ideal age to start playing table tennis can vary from person to person, and it largely depends on individual goals and intentions. Table tennis is a sport that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and there are different entry points for players at various stages of life. Here are some considerations for different age groups: Young Children (Ages 5-8): Table tennis can be introduced to children as young as five years old. At this age, it's more about having fun and developing hand-eye coordination. Use smaller and lighter equipment suitable for their size. Emphasize basic strokes, footwork, and enjoyment of the game rather than intense training. Kids and Preteens (Ages 9-12): This age group can start more structured training if they show a keen interest. Focus on building fundamental skills, including proper grip, basic strokes, and footwork. Encourage participation in local youth leagues and tournaments for valuable experience. Teens and Adolescents (Ages 13-18): Many...

 Skipping is very important in table tennis as it's the most integral part. below I am mentioning the step-by-step importance of skipping.  1. LEG GAME : More or less you believe it or not table tennis is a leg game, not a hand game.     The very initial stage of the game starts with the hand and slowly and steadily as our body adopts the game, our legs come more and more into the picture. 2. MAKING THE LEGS LIGHT : Skipping makes the legs very light which helps a player to move more quickly in the game. Light legs help the body to reach near the body effectively and eventually support our body to play the strokes effectively, 3. LEG MUSCLES: Skipping helps the leg muscles to grow so that the legs don't get fatigued during the play. 4. JUMP: Every ball in the game is hit after a jump. A Jump in the game involves 3 important aspects      Back throw - point of contact and follow-through. every game covers these 3 aspects same is with table tennis. 5. S...

 Timing of the ball is very important to develop the game's very technical  A player with good timing of the ball can survive in a tough match  to make the viewers of this blog understand which ball should be hit at what timing I will be using the below concepts as follows  In the Image, as you can see numbers are written, each number denotes the following Too Early Early Top Late Too Late I will be using the number to explain when to hit a particular type of ball throughout this blog. for e.g Counter is hit at 3              Push is hit at 2 

Whenever a player hits a ball he/she hits at a particular point to make it clearly understood I will divide the ball in a clocked manner where the upper part of the ball will be 12'0 clocks whereas the lower will be 6'o clocks In the image as you can clearly see the following Topspin     -    12'o clock Brush        -     2'o clock  Counter    -      3'o clock Push         -      5'o clock Cut           -      6'o clock To make the players understand where to hit on a ball I will be using the ball's clock concept to make it clear for the viewers of this blog.

The forehand counter is one of the most Technical shots in Table Tennis  Few points to remember while playing a Forehand counter            The angle of the Racket - Straight           Timing of the ball - Top           Where to it on the racket - the center of the Racket            Where to hit on the ball - 3'0 clock Body- Position - Actions         Elbow always close to Body          Non-Playing hand close to Body          Weight transfer from one leg to other         Play from the core of the body         back throw - point of contact - follow-through

Hello everyone today's topic is very close to my heart and lots of things which I have achieved have been accomplished only by the topic which I will be sharing in this post    REGULARITY - first of all it's very important to give a proper dedicated time for this. You cant do this stuff in 5 or 10 mins. you can do jogging in 5 or 10 mins but through that, the core and the body structure will not have any impact. One should at least give 30 to 1 hour for jogging and that too should be regular. If you are regular enough then 20 mins will also work for you  STRENGTH TRAINING -  In the start, you need to give more time for jogging, and slowly as you continue for a longer period of time you can cut down the time and focus on strength training  SLOW JOG -  The most important skill one should follow is to jog as slowly as he/she can. The main aim while jogging is not to do in speed or to just run. The main focus while doing jogging is to jump more and go les...

THE 3 IMPORTANT POINTS TO IMPROVE THE GAME AT A FASTER PACE  1. 30 mins of meditation before the practice - If a player keeps in mind to always do a 30 min meditation before the practice he will have a great positive impact on the game  Doing meditation means to close the eyes and keep the focus on deep breathing, with time the player should improve the rhythm during breathing . If a player develops this skills his/her body awareness increases which lead to awareness in-game too.  2. Focus on breathing even when you are practicing   - The same kind of breathing pattern and deep breathing technique is developed even when you are practicing this will lead to much more sharpness in your game and even you will be much more alert than your opponent . You will develop a sense of pre knowing what your opponent is about to make a move, this helps a player to take the position much faster and even to hit the ball at a perfect timing and angle. 3. 30 mins meditation even after...

  so here are the top 5 most essential points as follows: A ball hitting the center of the Racket - At the initial level, it's very important to always hit the ball at the center of the racket which will increase the feel of the racket and the contact of the ball on the racket. while doing this practice it's not to see the ball hitting the racket at the center, one can easily feel the ball at the center of the racket even when you close the eyes               The angle of the Racket - The angle of the racket is very important at an early stage, it gets a little tough to understand whats the proper angle for a particular ball as it's tough to read the ball and see the rotation of the ball at the start so once you start playing the basic strokes at a proper angle than easily you can develop advance shots. advance shots are nothing other than a good base    Timing of the Ball - Every particular ball needs to hit at a particular time ...