Defensive Player

Kronos Chow Asked 15 years ago

I am a new player of table tennis but I have been watching matches for some time now, I am a fan of those Korean players who have backspins as their main moves.

What I want to know is: If I am going to become a defensive player, apart from push and chops, is there any other skills I need to practice?

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Aphrodite,

Yes defending can be a really satisfying way to play table tennis.

The first thing is to practice your defence and become very consistent with it.

You will eventually also need to have a good attack like Joo Se Hyuk.  This stops the attacker from playing soft returns when you do an effective chop.

Good luck with it.  The world needs more defenders.