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Teaching Table Tennis Skills
Grip Drills
The following drills can be used for both the shakehand grip and the penhold grip:
Bouncing the ball against the floor with the palm
Throwing and catching the ball - The athlete holds the table tennis ball, imitates the movement of a high
toss service and throws the ball vertically up and high, and then catches the falling ball. Make sure that
during the whole process of throwing and catching, that the open palm of the hand is used. This helps
develop a feel for the ball.
Bouncing the ball on the floor - Athletes stand on the floor and drop or throw a table tennis ball onto the
floor, and then catch it, then repeat the movement several times.
Bouncing the ball on the table - Athletes drop the ball on the table surface and catch it; then repeat the
movement several times.
Holding the ball on the racket - The athlete stands with the ball on the racket, then swings the racket
with the ball, then starts walking, running and changing direction running etc. Make sure that the ball is
kept on the racket without it falling.
Bouncing the ball with the racket - Athletes initially start with low bouncing (around 20 cm), and
gradually bounce higher; experiencing low and high bounces and light and strong hits. They should start
in the standing position, then bounce while turning, walking, jogging etc. Make sure that the ball is
bounced as many times as possible. The coach can help athletes get the feeling of the ball by supporting
their hand if needed.
Pushing/ Rolling the ball on the floor, than on the table
Hitting the ball against the floor with the racket - Athletes start with the forehand side, then with the
backhand side, then alternate between their backhand and forehand. Repeat this several times until the
athletes have a good feeling for the ball.
Bouncing the ball with rotation - Athletes throw the ball vertically up and when it falls down they hit it
with friction upwards, let the ball come down and experience what is happening with the ball; then hit the
ball with friction vertically up again and let it drop on their racket. This allows them to get the feeling of
what is happening with a rotated ball.
Hitting the ball indirectly against the wall -Athletes should stand around 2 meters off the wall, and hit
the ball indirectly (racket-wall-floor-racket); after getting the feeling and controlling the ball, they should
stand 3-5 meters off the wall and repeat. Start with one person with one ball, after getting the control do
the drill with two people hitting the ball alternatively etc. Gradually increase the difficulty.
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