USATT ANNOUNCES THE COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS FOR 2020 The 2020 Coach of the Year Selection Committee is proud to announce the following awards for superior excellence in coach duties for 2020: National Coach of the Year – Tao Wenzhang – Spartans TTC, Santa Clara, CA Mark Nordby Developmental Coach of the Year –  Dan Liu –  ICC, Milpitas, CA Volunteer Coach of the Year – Mike Boyd – Samson Dubina TTA, Uniontown, OH Doc Counsilman – Qingliang Wang – MDTTC, Germantown, MD Para Coach of the Year – Vlad Farcas – San Antonio, TX Para Development Coach of the Year – Gary Fraiman, Sunrise ..read more

LAKELAND — Perhaps in two to six years, Sherlyn Barvie Perez of Tampa will appear on TV standing atop a three-stage podium draped with a gold medal and silently singing the Star Spangled Banner. Watch out Tokyo or Paris. The rising 15-year-old table tennis star, a native of Cuba, said she aspires to represent her new country in the sport at the Summer Olympics. It’s no mere daydream. Read more … The post Sherlyn Barvie Perez: Watch out Tokyo or Paris appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more

Paralympic Coach of the Year – Gary Fraiman (first time recipient). “It is an honor and a privileged to be selected as the 2016 Paralympic Coach of the Year. I find it very rewarding to be coaching Para players at this point in my coaching career and I look forward to doing so for many years to come.” Gary Fraiman “Gary is very dedicated to the growth and development of the Para program and the athletes he personally coaches. Gary is very accommodating and finds interesting techniques to improve our game in spite of the disabilities we have.” Tara Profitt, USATT Athletes Advisory Chair. About ..read more

When playing practice matches with much weaker players, here are two suggestions: 1) Simplify your serves so you get higher quality returns to practice against; and 2) Decide something specific you want to work on, such as forehand loop, and use your higher level technique to force rallies where you can work on those shots. For example, serve short backspin and attack any long return with your forehand. If you need blocking practice, push long to them, and block. And so on. At the same time, you should fight to win every one of these points, given the conditions above. You can practice mental ..read more

Below are Eleven Tips for Mental Toughness in Competition Table Tennis published by Dr. Robert Swoap 1. Routines. Have a pre-serve routine (whether serving or receiving) that is unshakable. Have an emotion-setting routine. You will be nervous — no question. That is not the problem. The problem is interpreting the butterflies in your stomach as negative. They are not. They are your body’s way of saying “I’m ready. I’m excited.” If you are really over-the-top anxious, slow things down a bit. Take a little more time before a point to breathe from your belly and to calm your mind and body. Have a ..read more

With my student Jenson Van Emburgh a winner of class 3-5 PARA event The post 2016 US Table Tennis National Championship in July, Las Vegas appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more

Senior Clinic at Sunrise Table Tennis Club in February 2016 with table tennis coach Gary Fraiman The post Senior clinic in February 2016 appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more

Image credit: Sherlyn Barvie-Perez Member of Sunrise table tennis club Sherlyn Barvie Perez, rating 2068, trained by Coach of the club Gary Fraiman futured in athlete profile on USTT insider digital magazine February 10,2016. Read more … The post Junior Sherlyn Barvie-Perez answers 11 Questions by USATT Insider appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more

Basic forehand counter drive with returning to the ready position after completing the stroke (in slow-motion). The post Coach Gary Fraiman- Forehand Training (Slow Motion) appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more

How To Play Table Tennis – Service Basics Marcos Freitas teaches the service basics The post How To Play Table Tennis – Service Basics appeared first on Learn and Improve Table tennis with coach Gary Fraiman ..read more