Book Description
Dan Seemiller, 5-time U.S. singles and 11-time doubles champion, shows you all the shots and strategies for top-level play. The book features 29 drills for better shot-making, plus Seemiller’s own grip and shot innovations that will give you an edge over the competition.
Featuring the most effective table tennis techniques and strategies, Winning Table Tennis shows you how to
• choose the right equipment,
• serve and return serves,
• use proper footwork and get into position,
• practice more efficiently,
• prepare for competitions,
• make effective strategy decisions in singles and doubles play, and
• condition your body for optimal performance.
Publisher comments
Sean P. O'Neill Two-time member, U.S. Olympic Team National Coaching Chairman, USATT
About the author
Seemiller was the #1 player on the U.S. table tennis team from 1973 to 1983. He was U.S. singles champion 5 times and doubles champion 11 times, winning 8 years in a row. In 1977 he and his doubles partner made the quarter finals of the World Championships--the first U.S. team to go that far in international competition. During his playing career, Seemiller reached a world ranking of #19.
Seemiller, who coached the U.S. National Men’s table tennis team in 1988 and 1989, has been teaching table tennis at clinics and camps for more than 20 years. He is the inventor of the American "Seemiller grip," which combines two other popular grips to provide better racquet control.
Past-president of the United States Table Tennis Association (USTTA) from 1990 to 1995, Seemiller was unanimously inducted into the USTTA Hall of Fame in 1995. He now coaches and travels throughout the world, giving clinics on table tennis and producing instructional videos. For more information on Seemiller’s clinics and videos, call 412-884-5864.
Seemiller lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Valerie, and their children, Sara and Daniel, Jr. He enjoys golf, softball, and yard work.
Coauthor Mark Holowchak combines a keen interest in sport performance with a great enthusiasm for table tennis. He has been an avid player since 1973 and has been coaching power lifters at the University of Pittsburgh since 1988.
Holowchak has written numerous articles on fitness, nutrition, strength training, philosophy, and sport psychology for weightlifting and table tennis magazines. He has a master’s degree in philosophy from Wayne State University in Detroit and a master’s degree in history and philosophy of science from the University of Pittsburgh. A member of the USTTA, he is completing his PhD in history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Holowchak lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and enjoys lifting weights, reading, and traveling.
