Beginner Level:In each coaching session, players may be organized into small groups based on their current ability,

allowing flexibility to meet the needs of the players attending the session on any given day. Some
players will progress very quickly from Beginner to Novice and some may need more time to master
certain basic skills. The individuals needs are always kept in mind as a coach adapts the instruction.
The Beginner level curriculum focuses on introducing and strengthening fundamental stroke,
footwork and coordination skills that build the foundation needed to introduce basic tactical and
strategic play. With instruction and drills that are adapted to meet the fitness level of the individual
(low impact to highly athletic), each player progresses not only in skill, but also in whole body motor
skills, coordination, and fitness.
As players move from Beginner to Novice level, they will continue to develop fundamental skills,
building a larger arsenal of basic strokes and spins. At the Novice level, players are introduced to
tactics and strategies, and improving players will begin to take their play from reactionary to mindful.
Players will be challenged to use their stroke and body coordination more effectively, allowing more
time (although just fractions of seconds) to react strategically so they can determine and manipulate
subsequent reactions of their opponent.

Beginner Table Tennis skills include but are not limited to:

Learning different grips and how to properly hold the racquet.

Developing contact with the ball and racquet on a consistent basis.
Learning how to execute basic serves, strokes, footwork.
Learning how to hit the ball back and forth at least three consecutive times in one area of the
court (for example, to the opponents forehand court).

Novice Table Tennis skills include but are not limited to:

Learning how to do multiple types of serves.

Learning how to do a correct forehand stroke
Learning how to do a correct backhand stroke.
Developing contact skills (forehand and backhand) to do repetitions of at least 10 in each

court.
Improving serves and developing more complex serves.
Developing a basic understanding and familiarity with chops, pushes, blocks, and counter

drives.
Understanding court and match rules.

Intermediate Level :Intermediate level are scheduled to meet at the same time but will be instructed in appropriate small
groups based on age and ability.

While continuing to reinforce competence in basic skills, instructors will introduce new techniques,
building higher levels of competency regarding shot placement, stroke technique, complexity of
serve and serve return, strategic play analysis, and confidence and sportsmanship both on and off
the court. Players will work on their ability to perform in a match play scenario.
This group session will target fitness, endurance, mental focus, footwork, coordination skills, efficient
and effective body movement, and repetitive shot precision placement. Drills will become a major
part of this training, and may include robot training. Additionally, instructors will emphasize
understanding when to attack the ball; identifying weaknesses in the opponent; and executing 3rd
ball and 5th ball attacks. Finally, players will be introduced to playing against opponents that use
different types of rubber, including short pips, medium pips, long pips, anti-spin rubber, etc. Players
will practice and gain competence in countering alternative types of rubber they may typically
encounter in matches.
skills include introduction and initial development of:

Blocking to both courts

Targeting opponents forehand court and backhand court

Forehand and backhand pushing

Forehand drives to opponents forehand court

Backhand drives to opponents backhand court

Forehand and backhand chops

Forehand and backhand looping

Different types of serves, including: underspin, topspin, sidespin, corkscrew, and deadball

Blocking to both courts

Targeting opponents forehand court and backhand court

Forehand and backhand pushing to opponents targeted forehand or backhand court

Forehand drives to opponents forehand court

Backhand drives to opponents backhand court

Forehand and backhand chops to either of the opponents courts

Forehand and backhand looping to either of the opponents courts

Different types of serves to the opponents forehand and backhand courts, including:
underspin, topspin, sidespin, corkscrew, and deadball.

Advanced Level :This curriculum focuses on consistently performing skills learned in previous curriculums, as well as
on developing new skills. Players will benefit from many drills and multi-ball training sessions with
advanced level sparring partners. Emphasis for this level includes advanced level techniques,
greater consistency, greater accuracy, ability to analyze an opponents strengths and weaknesses,
strategy, and superior game knowledge.

The overall focus for players in this level is advancing their skill development and building
consistency, allowing them to set their standards to higher performance, and supporting their
aspirations to ultimately become an Advanced Athlete rated 2001 2400.
Coaches will mentor the development of each players confidence, promoting excellence with
sportsmanlike demeanor and positive attitude. This level of Group Instruction also focuses on the
individuals ability to adapt to intense situations, challenges and physical/mental demands on and off
the court. This enables the player to perform and achieve superior results, and brings out his or her
best in tournament match play regionally, nationally and internationally.
Skills include but are not limited to:

High performance forehand looping and backhand looping

Multiple loops in repetition (forehand and backhand alternating)

Precision shot selection and placement: both left versus right, and short over the net versus

deep towards the end line

Consistent performance of many drills, including: cross court to down the line drills, forehand

and backhand drills, and counter drive loop drills, and looping of under-spin serves.
Consistent execution of the slow backhand push, fast backhand push-block; slow forehand

(topspin) roll/flip, fast forehand topspin loop; slow controlled (spinny) topspin loop
Strategic use of speed versus spin while looping
Consistent performance of complex service variations, including short-touch services

(forehand and backhand), long top spin services (forehand and backhand), etc.
Proper return of serve from a half-volley

Strategic sequencing of strokes, including:

combining topspin and underspin strokes

combining drives and pushing

combining (underspin) defensive returns with push, topspin, topspin forehand and backhand

drives
combining both counter-driving close to the table and distant (back) from the table
combining forehand and backhand defensive backspin returns
sequences of topspin and backspin strokes, such as loop-topspin forehand, loop topspin

backhand, loop underspin forehand, and loop underspin backhand close to the table and
back away from the table
short over the net flipping techniques
mid-rally sidespin/topspin blocking techniques
Ability to maintain intensity during an attacking rally
Mastery of stamina and focus
Overall sustained endurance throughout matches and tournaments.

Elite Level :The Elite level training curriculum is developed and implemented by elite coaches and athletes,
working in collaboration to master high performance and endurance at an international competition
level