Special O Olympics T Table Tennis Coaching Guide Planning a Table T Tennis Training & Competition Season Long Te erm Table Tennis Goals T s Long ter goals will include the mastering of basic table te rm i m b ennis skills, ap ppropriate so ocial behavior and r functional knowledge of the rules necessary to participate s e s o successfully i table tenni competitio in is ons. In als, et e addition to these goa additional long term goals can be se such as the following: Inc creasing phys sical fitness Inc creasing mot coordinati and general motor eff tor ion ficiency Inc creasing deci ision-making ability Mastering effe ective racket grip (forehand and backha g and) Le earning to tim the contac for individu strokes me ct ual Mastering the serve s Mastering prop footwork and moveme per k ent Assessin Goals Che ng ecklist Does the goal sufficiently meet the athlete's needs? D m ? Is the goal pos s sitively stated d? Is the goal und the athlet control and focus on t s der te's their perform mance and no one else's? Is the goal a tr goal and not a result? s rue n Is the goal imp s portant enough to the ath hlete that the will want to work towar achieving it? ey o rds How will this goal make the athlete's lif different? H g e fe What barriers might the athlete encoun W nter in workin toward thi goal? ng is Special Oly ympics Table Tennis Coaching Guide - July 2014 G 4 5