Table tennis for beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn how to play table tennis. Course covers basic strokes, drills, serves + more. Easy to follow video instruction.
Created by: Tom Lodziak
Last updated July 2017
What you will learn
- How to hold a table tennis bat, how to stand and how to move
- Basic strokes, including forehand drive, backhand drive, backhand push and forehand push
- 21 different training drills to help you improve your skills
- How to serve, including backspin serve, sidespin serve and topspin serve
How it compares
Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 84% of them
- Reviews481#233 of 663 by number of reviews
- Length1.8 hoursshorter than 70% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2017earlier than 91% of them
Course Description
You will learn the correct technique for the basictable tennis strokes - a forehand drive, a backhand drive, a forehand push and a backhand push. Plus,I'll show you21 training drills to help you improve your skills.
You will also learn how to serve.
I'll show you how to do a backspin serve, a sidespin serve and a topspin serve.
Each video lesson includes links to external resources, where you can read more about each topic.
To become a great table tennis player, you need to master the basicskills first. This course will help you do that.
Over 2,000 students have already signed up, with a reviewaverage of 4.
6out of 5. This is a really good course for learning table tennis. Go for it!
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to learn table tennisIdeal for beginners and improversAlso useful for more experienced players who want to refresh their knowledgeParents who want to coach their childrenSchool teachers who deliver table tennis classesOther coaches who want ideas on how to teach basic table tennis skills
Instructor Details
- 4.8 Rating
481 Reviews
Tom Lodziak
I'm atable tennis coach, player and blogger, based in Cambridge in the UK.
Table tennis is my passion.
I am head coach at Cambridge-Parkside Table Tennis Club and coachplayers of all standards.
Before this,I played for many years in the Central London Table Tennis League for Finsbury Table Tennis Club, before setting up and representing the ever popular Highbury Table Tennis club.
I write a weekly table tennis blog and have a big following of table tennis fansaround the world.
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Reviews
By Teo Beng Tee on 12/6/2020
I think I learn something from the video.
By Roshan Kumar Singh on 10/12/2020
Its amazing tips, slow and clear and well explained and demonstrated
By ALTAY KARAKU on 9/10/2020
Just basics.
By Arindam Gupta on 9/9/2020
Excellent material. I have been watching your free videos on You Tube - glad I signed up for this one.
By Chris Watts on 8/21/2020
His instruction proves clear and to the point!
By Anthony Draper on 8/7/2020
So far so good?
By C C Wong on 7/20/2020
Tutorial lessons are really useful for me to strengthen my knowledge of table tennis basics. Thank you very much.
By Varun V on 3/18/2020
Great video for beginners
By Klaus Claassen on 2/23/2020
Very instructive, with clear examples and explanations.
By Mark Daniel on 2/19/2020
Great information. Thanks Tom!
By John Vaughan on 2/6/2020
Absolutely! After so many years away from the sport, so much of the basics had been forgotten.
By Mushini Satya Gangadhar on 11/6/2019
The process of teaching was really good.
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Overall Score : 96 / 100






