Areas of improvement

Kristian Stoyanov Asked 8 years ago

You talk about being regular and focused during your training sessions. Now I'd like to believe I am regular as I train for 1 and half to 2 hours, five days a week (sometimes 7 days a week when I can get access to the tables). However, I where I have a problem is choosing a focus for my training. I'd like to ask you what are the main topics (let's say) for a training session. Sure, sometimes I practice more heavily my footwork, my placement, or consistency. However is it enough to separate my training sessions in only these three categories. Basically what I am asking is which are the improvement areas in table tennis so I know what to practice. Kind of hard to explain in words, maybe I find it difficult because I am not a native speaker, but I hope you can get what I mean :p. Also thanks for your videos they have helped me a lot in the 2 years I've been playing table tennis.

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Kristian,

I am glad that you have improved with the lessons.  Also great to hear how regular you are with your training.

You could plan out your year and focus on being able to play well at a particular competition.  

I think the starting point is to work out what you want to improve in your game play.  Go back to the last few matches that you played and see if there is something in particular that you think you can improve.

Then you can try to work out drills that will help you to get this area of your game better.

When you are close to playing an important competition you should also focus on the things that win you points.

In our 52 Week Training Plan we break the plan into several sections of 4 week blocks where we change the focus on the session.