Table Tennis Training - The Effects of Concentration

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=E._Owens]E. Owens

The game of Table Tennis requires focus and concentration, and if you often find yourself consistently blowing your 8-4 or 9-5 leads, chances are the problem is simply a lack of concentration. Losing games when you have a great lead is actually a very common problem, but it is a problem that can be easily helped by improving your concentration. So, how can you improve your concentration? Well, practice makes perfect; so, as easy as it might sound, practice concentrating!

Every time you go out to practice at the Ping Pong table, you are developing habits that will surely surface in a match. For example, if you are doing drills with a partner and your focus is great when it's your turn to do the drill but not so great when you are not doing the drill, then you are practicing very short periods of concentration followed by lapses in concentration. In a Table Tennis game or match, this habit of fluctuating concentration often translates into good focus in the beginning of a game helping you to build a lead, and then a lapse of concentration resulting in a loss of the game.

To overcome this bad habit, next time you practice, make sure you are concentrating during the entire practice session. If you find that you cannot focus for two or three hours straight, then start out at about a half-hour and then build up from there. Soon, you will find yourself increasing the time that you can hold perfect concentration, and your focused concentration will lead to you playing an entire game and match with full attention, enabling you to finally finish off those leads.  Remember to stay focused!

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Eric Owens is a U.S. National Table Tennis Champion who has spent his life perfecting his game and sharing his love of ping-pong with the next generations of players.

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