right age for starting table tennis.
Submitted on 25-Feb-2010 06:20:42 AM by shiva
Last updated on 19-Mar-2010 02:32:38 PM
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sir.. i started playing table tennis at the age of 19 and now i am 23 and by the time i learned the proper strokes its already too late.... is it impossible to follow the game if its too late or do you think if there are chances for me to excel??? i am in India. here its too difficult to find proper practice partners also what do think?????and Alois said...
Hi Shiva,
This is the second question form a player starting at age 19.
It isn't too late. It is about setting your goals and seeing how close you can get to them. If you are wanting to be World Champion then starting at 19 is probably too late, but if youset other goals then they can be achieved.
As I said to a previous question, a friend started at 19 and is now one of the best Veteran players in Australia.
As far as practice partners, get anyone who is willing and teach them how to hit the ball for you.
At a later stage we will do a lesson on multiball training. This is an effective technique for training if you don't have a partner that is the same level as you.
Comments on this question
Piers commented...
on the 01-Mar-2010 12:33:24 AM
Ji-Soo commented...
on the 01-Mar-2010 04:25:07 PM
It's not a binary yes-no thing, it's a continuum.
So 19 is a worse age to start than 18, but it is a better age to start than 20....just as 35 is worse than 34, but better than 36. Main thing is to just go out and play...and have fun!
ANDREW commented...
on the 02-Mar-2010 02:44:51 AM
timo_bong commented...
on the 06-Mar-2010 10:00:53 PM
Piers commented...
on the 07-Mar-2010 01:07:27 AM
As much as we all want to sucessed to play at this sport to be able to play at a high level (so at world-class status) not all of us can do it. I mean, can you imagine how easy it would be if everyone who percerfered in the sport and of whom really wanted to become a world-class player got what they wanted, there would be so many people playing at a high standard that it would lose all the fun that you have from playing the sport in the first place. Just be happy that you can play it as a hobby as something to just let go from life, for you to be your own purpose for that short (or long, depending on how much you play and for how long for) amount of time and enjoy that time of freedom while it lasts.
Not to put the sport down because I love it to bits but, imagine if you did get to that status of being a world-class player would you truly be happy? taking up the oppotunity of being able to do so much more with your life just so that you can get at the stage that you want to be.
Like I said, I don't want people to stop playing the sport all together because I love it when people decide this sport over so many others. This sport is great. I just want people to see the reaity of the way that they are thinking. To be happy with what they've got now :)
