Maryland Table Tennis Center

Maryland Table Tennis Center - Video Visit - Watch Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang train their students. Take a drive in downtown Washington DC. See Larry Hodges hit with Han Xiao. Check out several other regulars at the Ping Pong Center. Wheelchair player, Andre Scott trains with Jack. Look around the room; see young and old people learning the game. Notice the special trick they use with the net on the Newgy Robot table; there is only a 6 inch high string so balls don't get stuck on the table.

Arizona Online - Desert Table Tennis Outpost
28 min 18 sec

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From Applegri1

To Robert Trudell (mesapong)

rob..

is that a concrete floor?

rick

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3 of 8 Posted May-5 8:48 AM	Msg 21709.3 reply to 21709.2
From Robert Trudell (mesapong) To Applegri1

> is that a concrete floor?

Yes; I think it's sealed.

--Rob

http://tt.mainstreet.net/ttoutpost/

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4 of 8 Posted May-5 9:28 AM	Msg 21709.4 reply to 21709.3
From Applegri1 To Robert Trudell (mesapong)

"Yes; I think it's sealed."

Unbelievable. That alone should discourage anyone from ever going there...unless of course there are areas that are not concrete....which are not clearly decpicted on the upload. Needless to say though...no one should be training on concrete.

Rick

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5 of 8 Posted May-5 11:47 AM	Msg 21709.5 reply to 21709.4
From Robert Trudell (mesapong) To Applegri1

> no one should be training on concrete.

While I'm not an advocate of concrete, I can think of some reasons to train on it.

I heard shock is helpful in preventing Osteoporosis.

I also think its best to prepare for a Tournament by simulating actual conditions and many US Tournaments are held on concrete.

--Rob

http://tt.mainstreet.net/ttoutpost/

Edited May-5 by Robert Trudell (mesapong)

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6 of 8 Posted 9:12 PM	Msg 21709.6 reply to 21709.3
From Larrytt (larrytt1) To Robert Trudell (mesapong)

>> is that a concrete floor?

>Yes; I think it's sealed.

I was told MDTTC had come under discussion here. For the record, while it's a concrete floor, it's covered with the same red flooring used at the U.S. Open, Nationals and international tournaments. The covering wasn't there when Rob was at the MDTTC and made the tapes.

-Larry Hodges (founder, former director and part-time coach, MDTTC)

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7 of 8 Posted 9:25 PM	Msg 21709.7 reply to 21709.6
From mts288 To Larrytt (larrytt1)

Is the center using the USATT's flooring?

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8 of 8 Posted 9:49 PM	Msg 21709.8 reply to 21709.7
From Larrytt (larrytt1) To mts288 Unread

>Is the center using the USATT's flooring?

No, we bought our own flooring.

-Larry Hodges

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