March 22, 2018

Shoulder and Snow
Just a short blog as I'm off for a morning shoulder therapy session to make up for the cancelled one yesterday, due to the snow (about eight inches). I'm still a bit worried about the shoulder as at least once a day I do something that reminds me that there is still an injury in there. Much of the therapy is not about the injury, but loosening up the muscles around it that are constantly pulling on it. (I probably have the tightest shoulder muscles in the history of the galaxy.) As noted in a previous blog, I aggravated the shoulder last Wednesday while tossing a power cord under a table. That's all it took.

Tentatively, I plan to start private coaching with beginners starting Saturday, March 31, and see how it is. I'm leery of testing it against stronger players, where I'd have to get more physical.

Return to Ready Stance Drill
Here's the video (32 sec) from EmRatThich.

To Boost Or Not To Boost …..
Here's the article by Coach Jon.

77 Events in More Than 50 Countries
Here's the article. "The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace coincides with World Table Tennis Day. The International Table Tennis Federation will celebrate with events around the world and will also make a big announcement that day."

Three-way Forehand-to-Forehand Counterlooping Practice
Here's the video (68 sec).

Jan-Ove Waldner Serving Aces
Here's the video (31 sec).

Colorado Rockies Annual Spring Training Table Tennis Tournament
Here's the video (2:50).

Big Paddle Pong
Here's the picture - but is that a badminton or tennis net? (Here's the non-Facebook version.)

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