Table Tennis: Skills * Techniques * Tactics

by Jenny Heaton

Overview

The Crowood PressSports Guides provide sound, practical advice that will help make you a better sportsperson whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your game. Featured in this book are: information boxes containing Top Tips and Key Points; an introduction to the rules, equipment and tournament play; colour action shots, sequence photographs of the strokes and detailed diagrams; an analysis of the skills and techniques needed by players just beginning table tennis, and by intermediate and advanced level players; helpful advice on different styles of play and tactics, and finally, practical information concerning coaching, table exercises, training and nutrition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847970909
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	04/30/2009
Series:	Crowood Sports Guides
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Jenny Heaton has been involved in table tennis for over forty years and played at town, county, league and international levels. For over twenty years she has been a table tennis coach, tutor and assessor. She was national coach for the England cadet and junior squads for seven years. As a teacher, Jenny has always been interested in coach education and has helped to write two English Table Tennis Association [ETTA] manuals. In 2007 she co-authored the Butterfly skills programme and the following year she revised all the ETTA coaching awards. Resident - Lancashire