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Preston Table Tennis Association (PTTA) was formed in 1928/9. Rather than look at playing tips and match footage, this playlist contains documentaries on issues which are relevant to all leagues around the world and which all players can identify with.

1.Preston Table Tennis Centre and the impact having a dedicated table tennis centre has had on our league.

2.Table Tennis Bats and Rubbers Used since the 1950's

3.A Four Part Documentary looking at Table Tennis Club Secretaries
i. Why players become club secretaries and a brief overview of what they do
ii. What a PTTA club secretary has to do and how they do it, for example deciding ranking lists, collecting fees, registering teams and players
iii. Problems club secretaries have and possible solutions
iv. What players can do to make their club secretaries job easier and is it a job to recommend?

4. Equipment Tests: Remember, your ability, style of play and bat/blade/paddle will affect how a table tennis rubber performs. Where ever possible, try a table tennis rubber on the same paddle/blade you normally use before you buy. However, this is not always possible and with the banning of speed glue, boosters and tuners we thought it might be helpful to provide reviews of the newer table tennis rubbers by local league players, for local league players.

How To Play A Backhand Drive:

A four part series looking at developing your Backhand Drive:
Stage 1: Basic - Obtaining CONTROL
Stage 2: Intermediate - Generating SPEED
Stage 3: Advanced - Using the WRIST for spin and speed
Stage 4: The importance of POSTURE

Mental Approach to Serving:

A four part series looking at what Jim Clegg thinks a players should be thinking about before they even start to physically serve.

Stage 1. forehand or backhand serve; type of spin; where I should serve the ball from; where I should serve the ball to
Stage 2. length of serve, speed of serve and where the ball should land on the servers side of the table
Stage 3. how do you want your opponent to receive your serve
Stage 4. how to make your opponent return your serve to where you want them to

In April 2013 Andrew Rushton lead a 3 day training camp at Preston Table Tennis Club. These are some of the exercises he demonstrated and explained.
1. Andrew Rushton: How and Why you play the 3rd ball with heavy spin, setting up your 5th ball attack
2. Andrew Rushton: Two Footwork Exercises to help improve your game
3. Andrew Rushton: How and Why you Serve Short & the Forehand Flick response
4. Andrew Rushton: No Spin and Back Spin Serves and the importance of Disguise
5. Andrew Rushton: Warming Down after a Training Camp Session at Preston Table Tennis Club

These videos are intended for Preston local league members or people who like to watch local league or club table tennis and are a collection of videos of matches played from either our yearly Preston Closed Championships, usually held in March or from our Preston Divisonal Singles competitions usually held in February.

Competitions covered:
2014 Preston Divisional Singles
2013 Preston Closed Championships
2013 Preston Divisional Singles
2012 Preston Divisional Singles
2011 Preston Closed Champioships
2010 Preston Divisional Singles
2009 Preston Closed Champioships