Ask the Coach Table Tennis Podcast

We take the most interesting table tennis questions asked by our listeners and discuss them in detail.

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Show #370 - Mental Preparation 1 week ago

Show #369 - The Olympic Effect 1 week ago

Show #368 - Choosing A Playing Style 2 years ago

Show #367 - Meat Pies and Tomato Sauce 2 years ago

Show #366 - Go Lefties 2 years ago

Show #365 - Happy Valentines Day 2 years ago

Show #364 - Best Match You've Seen 2 years ago

Show #363 - Year of the Tiger 2 years ago

Show #362 - Guiding Light 2 years ago

Show #361 - Dealing With Heavy Topspin 2 years ago

Show #360 - Happy Holidays! 2 years ago

Show #359 - Two Tips and Three Jokes 2 years ago

Show #358 - World Championships Recap 2 years ago

Show #357 - We're back and the World Championships are on! 2 years ago

Show #356 - What Do Typists and Table Tennis Players Have in Common? 3 years ago

Show #355 - Jeff's Rant 3 years ago

Show #354 - How Old is the Two Colour Rule? 3 years ago

Show #353 - Are J-Pen Players Disappearing? 3 years ago

Show #352 - Play Different Players 3 years ago

Show #351 - How To Improve Your Serves 3 years ago

Show #350 - Happy New Year Jokeathon 3 years ago

Show #349 - SPIN: Tips and tactics to win at table tennis 3 years ago

Show #348 - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 3 years ago

Show #347 - Who am I? 3 years ago

Show #346 - Ask More Questions 3 years ago

Show #345 - Getting On 3 years ago

Show #344 - Be Born Earlier in the Year 3 years ago

Show #343 - Focus at 10 all 3 years ago

Show #342 - 16 Million 3 years ago

Show #341 - How Much Should You Train? 3 years ago

Show #340 - How Did You Meet? 3 years ago

Show #339 - Ghost Serve 3 years ago

Show #338 - Balancing Direct Instruction and Playing 3 years ago

Show #337 - Is Waldner the GOAT? 4 years ago

Show #336 - Bat, Paddle, Racket, or Racquet 4 years ago

Show #335 - 20 Years Since Sydney 2000 4 years ago

Show #334 - September Challenge and Swapping Roles 4 years ago

Show #333 - The Cursed Number 4 years ago

Show #332 - Improve Your Serving 4 years ago

Show #331 - The Most Important Skill in Table Tennis 4 years ago

Show #330 - Next Show Will Be Great 4 years ago

Show #329 - Hum while holding your nose 4 years ago

Show #328 - Table Tennis Diary 4 years ago

Show #327 - Bring Back the Tip of the Week 4 years ago

Show #326 - Footwork and Balance 4 years ago

Show #325 - Competition Winners Announced 4 years ago

Show #324 - World Table Tennis Restructured 4 years ago

Show #323 - Service Rules in Table Tennis 4 years ago

Show #322 - Build Your Own Table 4 years ago

Show #321 - Shadow Drills in Your Sleep 4 years ago

Show #320 - Finding a Club 4 years ago

Show #319 - Isolation Ideas 4 years ago

Show #318 - Jan Ove Waldner's Birthday 5 years ago

Show #317 - Four Gems 6 years ago

Show #316 - Make Your Skills Automatic 6 years ago

Win the PingSkills Scoring App 6 years ago

Show #315 - Radical Service Rule Suggestion 6 years ago

Show #314 - Improve Your Reaction Time 6 years ago

Show #313 - Australian Open 6 years ago

Show #312 - Tomokazu Harimoto 6 years ago

Show #311 - Taking the Ball Early 6 years ago

Show #310 - World Teams Championships Part B 6 years ago

Winners of the PingSkills 2018 WTTC Competition 6 years ago

Show #309 - World Teams Championships Part A 6 years ago

Show #308 - Win a PingSkills T-Shirt 6 years ago

Show #307 - The 2018 Commonwealth Games 6 years ago

Show #306 - Ma Long Seeking Number 1 Ranking 6 years ago

Show #305 - Training Routines Before a Tournament 6 years ago

Show #304 - Chloe's Birthday 6 years ago

Show #303 - Training Plans 6 years ago

Show #302 - Changing Bats During a Match 6 years ago

Show #301 - Competition Winners Announced 6 years ago

Show #300 - Win a PingSkills T-Shirt 6 years ago

Show #299 - When to Pivot 6 years ago

Show #298 - Planning or Wishing 6 years ago

Show #297 - Overcoming Nerves 6 years ago

Show #296 - The New ITTF Ranking System Explained 6 years ago

Show #295 - Halloween Jokes 6 years ago

Show #294 - Ma Long's Birthday 6 years ago

Show #293 - Online Coaching 6 years ago

Show #292 - Pre Match Routines 7 years ago

Show #291 - Sports Psychology 7 years ago

Show #290 - Tibor Klampar's Birthday 7 years ago

Show #289 - Match Play 7 years ago

Show #288 - Match Drills 7 years ago

Show #287 - Return of Serve 7 years ago

Show #286 - Improve Your Serve To Improve Your Game 7 years ago

Show #285 - The Importance of Linking 7 years ago

Show #284 - Consistency Equals Confidence 7 years ago

Show #283 - World Championships 2017 7 years ago

Show #282 - Planning Your Week of Practice 7 years ago

Show #281 - Don't Move During a Rally 7 years ago

Show #280 - Don't Give Up Too Early 7 years ago

Show #279 - Where are all the Defenders? 7 years ago

Show #278 - Mind Games 7 years ago

Show #277 - The Katana Grip 7 years ago

Show #276 - Bad In Tournaments 7 years ago

Show #275 - Are Pro Veterans Still Improving? 7 years ago

Pressure #274 8 years ago

Table Tennis at the Olympic Games #273 8 years ago

Table Tennis For All #272 8 years ago

Spin in Table Tennis #271 8 years ago

From Garage To Club #270 8 years ago

Starting Out In Table Tennis #269 8 years ago

Show #268 - Table Tennis Ball Speed 8 years ago

Show #267 - Getting the Most From Your Training 8 years ago

Show #266 - Receiving Heavy Spin Serves 8 years ago

Show #265 - Xu Xin Wins Korean Open 8 years ago

Show #264 - How to Beat a Blocker 8 years ago

Show #263 - How to Become an Equipment Expert 8 years ago

Show #262 - Developing Unique Serves 8 years ago

Show #261 - Liu Shiwen and Ai Fukuhara 8 years ago

Show #260 - Champions Shunned 8 years ago

Show #259 - Keeping It Low 8 years ago

Show #258 - Wider Angles 8 years ago

Show #257 - Closing Out a Match 8 years ago

Show #256 - Training vs Competition 8 years ago

Show #255 - Olympic Qualification Results 8 years ago

Show #254 - Improving Your Serve 8 years ago

Show #253 - North American Olympic Qualification 8 years ago

Show #252 - Doubles Serving Tactics 8 years ago

Show #251B - Power Of Practice Winners Announcement 8 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #251 - We're Back 8 years ago

Show #250 - Our Last Show 8 years ago

Show #249 - Frustratingly Close to Winning 8 years ago

Show #248 - Dealing With Backspin 8 years ago

Show #247 - Engaging the Legs 8 years ago

Show #246 - Ma Long's Spin Catcher 8 years ago

Show #245 - Who is Karakasevic? 8 years ago

Show #244 - Playing Against Long Pimples 8 years ago

Show #243 - Serving, Spinning, and Smashing 8 years ago

Show #242 - How Much Is Too Much Training 8 years ago

Show #241 - How to Choose Your Drills 8 years ago

Show #240 - Topspin Tomahawk Serve 8 years ago

Show #239 - Injuries and the New Plastic Ball 8 years ago

Show #238 - Using Your Wrist for Forehands 8 years ago

Show #237 - Standing on the Table 8 years ago

Show #236 - Secrets to Early Success 8 years ago

Show #235 - Power Of Practice Week 1 8 years ago

Show #234 - Snapchat Questions 8 years ago

Show #233 - Dealing With Sidespin 8 years ago

Show #232 - How Tournaments Help 8 years ago

Show #231 - How To Win Matches 8 years ago

Show #230 - World Championships Starts 8 years ago

Show #229 - 3rd Ball Against Fast Push 8 years ago

Show #228 - Is the Backhand Sidespin Flick Overrated? 8 years ago

Show #227 - Tournament Warm Ups 8 years ago

Show #226 - Serving Strategy 8 years ago

Show #225 - Backhand Counterloop 8 years ago

Show #224 - Backhand Footwork 8 years ago

Show #223 - Defenders Receiving Tactics 8 years ago

Show #222 - Stopping a Killer Backhand 8 years ago

Show #221 - Preparing for a Tournament 8 years ago

Show #220 - Returning Smashes 8 years ago

Show #219 - Blocking Speed in Training 8 years ago

Show #218 - Teaching Friends Table Tennis 8 years ago

Show #217 - Bruce Lee vs Forrest Gump 8 years ago

Show #216 - Serving with a Purpose 8 years ago

Show #215 - Flicking Sidespin Serves 8 years ago

Show #214 - Reverse Backhand Serve 8 years ago

Show #213 - Practising Serves at Home 8 years ago

Show #212 - World Championships of Ping Pong 8 years ago

Show #211 - China at the Olympics 8 years ago

Show #210 - Men v Women 8 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #209 - Longer Breaks Between Points 8 years ago

Show #208 - Table Tennis: The Dangerous Sport 8 years ago

Show #207 - The Forgotten Art of Pushing 8 years ago

Show #206 - Ma Long or Fan Zhendong for Gold 8 years ago

Show #205 - PingSkills Yearly Membership Winner 8 years ago

Show #204 - 2015 ITTF Star Awards 8 years ago

Show #203 - Ma Long's Reverse Backhand Serve 8 years ago

Show #202 - How Important Is Luck? 8 years ago

Show #201 - Expressing Excitement To Play Better 8 years ago

Show #200 - Competition Time 8 years ago

Show #199 - Adapting to New Opponents 8 years ago

Show #198 - Receiving serves in the "old days" 8 years ago

Show #197 - Xu Xin's Forehand Sidespin Push 8 years ago

Show #196 - Disguising the Reverse Pendulum Topspin Serve 8 years ago

Show #195 - Xu Xin's Deceptive Serves 8 years ago

Show #194 - Overcoming the Yips 8 years ago

Show #193 - Patrick Franziska's Serve 8 years ago

Show #192 - 2015 ITTF Star Awards 8 years ago

Show #191 - Choosing a Good Table 8 years ago

Show #190 - When Does Learning Sink In? 8 years ago

Show #189 - Backhands vs Forehands 8 years ago

Show #188 - Koki Niwa's Service Return 8 years ago

Show #186 - Experience v Talent 8 years ago

Show #185 - Aggressive Mindset 8 years ago

Show #184 - Friday Funnies or Black Friday? 8 years ago

Show #183 - Getting a Grip 8 years ago

Show #182 - Is the Short Push Overrated? 8 years ago

Show #181 - Serving Styles 8 years ago

Show #180 - The Exciting Push 8 years ago

Show #179 - Drills Before a Tournament 8 years ago

Show #178 - When to Increase Drills 8 years ago

Show #177 - Confusing Table Tennis 8 years ago

Show #176 - Ma Long's Fast Straight Serve 8 years ago

Show #175 - Ding Ning’s Reverse Tomahawk Serve 8 years ago

Show #174 - Elbow Position for Serving 8 years ago

Show #173 - Kenta’s Forehand Sidespin Block 8 years ago

Show #172 - Getting a Relaxed Swing 8 years ago

Show #171 - Overcoming League Game Nerves 8 years ago

Show #170 - How to do a Pendulum Topspin Serve 8 years ago

Show #169 - Making Kids Cry 9 years ago

Show #168 - Benefits of Random Drills 9 years ago

Show #167 - Anti Spin Rubber 9 years ago

Show #166 - Serving Strategy 9 years ago

Show #165 - Improving Your Game Play 9 years ago

Show #164 - Changing the Service Rule 9 years ago

Show #163 - Waldner's Movement 9 years ago

Show #162 - Zig Zag Serves 9 years ago

Show #161 - Multiball Training 9 years ago

Show #160 - Playing Counter Attackers 9 years ago

Show #159 - How to Get a Thin Contact 9 years ago

Show #158 - Try the High Toss Serve 9 years ago

Show #157 - Correcting Errors 9 years ago

Show #156 - Our Worst Show To Date 9 years ago

Show #155 - Rubber Suited for Plastic Balls 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #154 - Attacking Low Balls 9 years ago

Show #153 - Hiding Your Bat 9 years ago

Show #152 - Staying Low like Zhang Jike 9 years ago

Show #151 - Applying Training to Matches 9 years ago

Show #150 - Will Xu Xin Survive the Plastic Ball? 9 years ago

Show #149 - Difference Between Men and Women 9 years ago

Show #148 - Importance of the Basic Stance 9 years ago

Show #147 - Should We Change the Way We Warm Up? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #146 - Reverse Pendulum No Spin Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #145 - Improving Footwork 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #144 - Japan Open Pick the Winners 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #143 - Win a Quarterly Premium Membership 9 years ago

Show #142 - Waldner’s Sidespin Block 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #141 - Gears on the Forehand Topspin 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #140 - Half Short Ball 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #139 - Importance of the Short Push 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #138 - World Tour Australian Open 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #137 - Attacking Medium Long Balls 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #136 - Which Serve Should I Learn? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #135 - Is Psychology the Difference? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #134 - Should I Change My Racket? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #133 - How to do a Deceptive Topspin Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #132 - No Practice Partner 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #131 - When to Attack 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #130 - Rule Change: Deciding Game to 7 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #129 - Fan Zhendong’s Reverse Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #128 - Men v Women 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #127 - Mental Muddle 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #126 - Topspin Variations 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #125 - Improving Retrieving 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #124 - There are no limits, only plateaus 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #123 - Changing Technique 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #122 - What Strokes to Learn First 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #121 - Becoming a Better Player 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #120 - Ma Long v Waldner 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #119 - Timo Boll’s Early Ball 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #118 - World Championships Wrap 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #117 - The World Championships 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #116 - Power Shots 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #115 - Utilising Strokes in Matches 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #114 - Off Season Training 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #113 - How the Aussies can beat China 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #112 - Can You Say Sore Shoulder Ten Times Fast? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #111 - Where Have We Been? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #110 - Are Choppers Making a Comeback? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #109 - World Table Tennis Day 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #108 - Short Topspin Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #107 - Ma Long’s Forehand 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #106 - Forehand Finish Position 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #105 - Player of the Week 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #104 - Throwback Thursday 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #103 - Is Ma Lin’s Serve Legal? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #102 - Is the rest of the world catching up to China? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #101 - Pendulum Serve Grip 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #100 - Competition Winner Announced 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #99 - Forehand Finish Position 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #98 - Doubles Footwork 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #97 - Modified Serving Grip 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #96 - Tactics When Losing the Short Game 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #95 - Dealing with Short Backspin 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #94 - Good Days Will Come 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #93 - Playing on Auto Pilot 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #92 - How to Serve Short 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #91 - Short Pimples 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #90 - Best Penholder Ever 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #89 - Waldner Back in Action 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #88 - Table Tennis Terminology 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #87 - Returning Serve With Your Own Heavy Spin 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #86 - Can Timo Boll & Ma Long Win World Doubles? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #85 - How to Run a Successful Club 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #84 - Attending Your First Tournament 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #83 - Defenders & Penholders 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #82 - Chinese born players representing other countries 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #81 - How Does Speed Affect Spin? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #80 - Choosing your serves 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #79 - Can Ovtcharov win in Qatar 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #78 - Coaching Players During Matches 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #77 - Overcoming Nerves 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #76 - Tips for Practicing Serving 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #75 - Portugal’s future 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #74 - Importance of Backhands 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #73 - How Do You Learn? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #72 - Improving Your Concentration 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #71 - Eye Dominance 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #70 - Who is Second Best? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #69 - Improving Anticipation 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #68 - Banana Flick 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #67 - Ovtcharov's serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #66 - Waldner's Trademark Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #65 - Contact Points 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #64 - World Tour Gets Rich 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #63 - Staying Low While Serving 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #62 - Breaking 2000 Ranking 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #61 - When to Move for Receiving 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #60 - Serving Slow or Fast? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #59 - World Ranking Predictions 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #58 - Zhang Jike's Footwork 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #57 - The Best Bat to Buy 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #56 - ITTF Star Awards 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #55 - Tactics Against a Good Flicker 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #54 - Farewell Wang Hao 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #53 - The Floating Elbow 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #52 - Marcos Freitas Talks to the ITTF 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #51 - Shadow Play 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #50 - What's Your Favourite Part of PingSkills? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #49 - Getting Angry 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #48 - Relax for a Powerful Forehand 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #47 - Pick the World Tour Grand Final Winners 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #46 - Ovtcharov's Backhand Serve 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #45 - Ma Lin's Awesome Flick 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #44 - 10,000 Counterhits 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #43 - The New Plastic Balls 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #42 - Table Tennis Strokes to Master 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #41 - Adjusting to New Conditions 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #40 - Shut Down a Killer Forehand 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #39 - Spin Reversal 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #38 - Strategy Against a Strong Forehand 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #37 - Troubles with Short High Backspin Ball 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #36 - All Out Attack 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #35 - Which Serve is Best? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #34 - Pure Backspin 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #33 - Blocking Sidespin Topspins 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #32 - What Should You Serve After a Let? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #31 - Return Boards 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #30 - Shattering Balls 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #29 - Expedite System in Action 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #28 - Using Your Shoe as a Bat 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #27 - Flicking and Flipping 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #26 - Make Your Training Effective 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #25 - Starting With a Fast Bat is a Bad Idea 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #24 – Using 2 Bats 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #23 – Playing a Chopper 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #22 – Pendulum Serve Advice 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #21 – Training with a Robot 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #20 – Ma Lin’s Twiddling 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #19 – Serving & Receiving 9 years ago

Ask the Coach Show #18 – Advantages of Orthodox Strokes 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #17 – How To Play a Slow Spinny Topspin 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #16 – Should Zhang Jike Keep His Prizemoney 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #15 – Having Fun When Training 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #14 – Doubles Strategy 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #13 – Tips On Using Video Analysis 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #12 – Playing Hard Bat Players 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #11 – Changing Your Grip for the Service 9 years ago

Ask the Coach #10 – How To Stop Momentum Swings Against You 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show Episode 9 – Who’s The Best Player You’ve Seen? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #8 – How Long Have You Been Playing Table Tennis? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach #7 – Getting Nervous in Tournaments 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #6 - What Serves Did Alois and Jeff Use? 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #5 - Forehands Against Slower Balls 9 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #4 - The Importance of Balance in Table Tennis 10 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #3 - Modified Grip for Serving 10 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #2 – How To Play Deceptive Shots 10 years ago

Ask The Coach Show #1 - Racket Height For Different Strokes 10 years ago