Fundamentals of Modern Table Tennis at the Green Lake Table Tennis Club with Thomas Veatch & Mark Wood Class #4 Plan ------------------------------ Goals -------------------------------- Schedule repetition continuing, prep/shutdown orderly Rebound ratio known LASS properties: Long pips, Anti-spin, Short pips, Smooth reverse spin, no spin, weak spin, strong spin Don't be negative as a coach: point out BH grip weaknesses Rally practice: FH topspin serve, FH & BH rally SLOW Underspin serve FH & BH push Topspin attack vs underspin. Footwork choreography FH/BH with 2, 3, 6 foot-touches per stroke. Continue paperwork trail for home bouncing, mirrors & jumprope -------------- Detailed Schedule and Task Descriptions -------------- 4:00-4:12 Room preparation: 4:12-4:16 Roll call, Welcome, Announcements, Plan for the Day. Hand out ITTF underspin and loop pages & homework checklist Get reports: mirror work [ ] ball-bouncing [ ], jump rope [ ]. Today: rally practice, then underspin serve, push, & attacking underspin 4:16-4:20 Demonstrations: FH counter stroke BH counter stroke FH topspin serve FH underspin serve FH push, BH push Attack vs underspin 4:20-4:30 Warmup, stretch, jog. 3 min Jogging 2.5 half-gym laps Leaping 1/2 lap Sideways running 1/2 lap each direction. Stretches: 0.5m Arm swings 1min Elbow over head 1min Interlocking fingers 1min Sit on floor reach for toes 1min Sitting, one leg straight, other knee up, cross elbow behind knee to rotate/stretch spine. 1min Calf stretches (lean against wall) 1min Standing, one leg straight, one leg bent, stretch to each side 4:30-4:38 8 minutes FH topspin serve, FH/FH return rally 4:38-4:45 7 minutes FH topspin serve, BH/BH return rally 4:45-4:53 8 minutes FH underspin serve, demonstrate, then everyone go practice. 4:53-5:05 12 minutes FH push & BH push, demonstrate, then everyone go practice. 5:05-5:10 water break time. 5:10-5:15 chop against the wall: demonstrate then go practice 5:15-5:22 7 minutes Footwork: FH BH alternation is the basic choreography. Weight shift Lead-hop 6-step cycle 4-step cycle. 6-hop cycle. 5:22-5:32 10 minutes underspin serve to FH, push to FH, attack third ball 2 minutes demo then 8 minutes practice (4 minutes each) 5:32-5:40 8 minutes underspin serve to BH, push to BH, attack third ball. 5:40-5:50 10 minutes down-the-line practice FH to BH 5:50-5:55 warm-down 2 min. 3 laps jogging 1 min. Ball pickup, remove barriers for 2-3 tables. 1 min. Wall sit 30 seconds 2 min. stretch legs again. 5:55-6:00 Goodbye. Thanks for being on time today, room prep. Encourage bounce practice Encourage mirror work Encourage jump rope, buy one, do 100/day Put away the sign. Roscoe's Paddle Palace order. Clap hands to end it. Post-class get in line for Tom or Mark or Yazel attack against underspin.