tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post8916503815433403346..comments2023-06-02T05:29:11.423-07:00Comments on MHTableTennis: Why Restricting China Is Bad For the SportMHTableTennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133201322697272982noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-17456127821787955162016-04-12T20:07:53.673-07:002016-04-12T20:07:53.673-07:00Yea mainly because the New Zealand olympic committ...Yea mainly because the New Zealand olympic committee have ridiculous standards and we can't send our players that qualify so the islands always take our place > . <MHTableTennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133201322697272982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-33839147997303127762016-04-11T20:27:06.066-07:002016-04-11T20:27:06.066-07:00Completely agree with the idea not to restrict Chi...Completely agree with the idea not to restrict China in any way but bring the rest of the world up to their standard. Right now here in Oceania we have players from the various islands representing their countries in the coming Olympics at Rio who are far below the standard of other nations. While this is acceptable at the Olympics, although a waste of time, is not in the World competitions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129470312202828527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-9818690639423362152014-05-27T04:55:56.382-07:002014-05-27T04:55:56.382-07:00My 2 cents to Matt. Removing/squeezing Chinese is ...My 2 cents to Matt. Removing/squeezing Chinese is very childish in its approach. Here in India, an idiom is used, which describes it best probably " To goal in an empty field" [This is the translated version] [Indian/Hindi version is very funny/comic/insulting to here to whom it is aimed at. <br /><br />Any sport, you fight for being the best & if you don't include the best, you should not experience that happy/joyous feeling after the victory. You've not beaten the best. Sport is a war of reinforcing one's identity, that "I've arrived" & if you can't take that attitude, you better beat him or go back to your training arena. <br /><br />Indian army also has an quote "The more you sweat in your training fields, the less you bleed in war". Guess, fits appropriately here :)<br /><br />Very true, that one country swapping every title . . .It pinches . . . But then . . . what do you do about that pinch & how many extra hours & strategies, you put in daily for the next battle. Feeling just bad/egoistic & initiating measures to keep them away . . .That way even if the title is won . . .It is PURE FAKE & just for the sake of. The entire sport community will have only one line on their lips " XYZ won because China wasn't allowed to participate fully. & that is the worst line, any champion/any nation could hear.<br /><br />Nutshell, one reason for Chinese dominance is their "Sheer Discipline", which I give 9/10 & the rest countries are 7.5-8/10. There are many instances in a tournament, where I feel that discipline embedded in their blood.<br /><br />Want to write more . .but got to go. Next time probably.<br /><br />Sachin Sardana<br />New Delhi, India<br />sardanasachin@outlook.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-30206295447223284812014-05-27T02:31:27.702-07:002014-05-27T02:31:27.702-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Barry Meiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741318144571659136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-40251058095375217462014-05-27T02:30:38.775-07:002014-05-27T02:30:38.775-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Barry Meiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741318144571659136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-43961425721339251992014-05-27T02:23:47.834-07:002014-05-27T02:23:47.834-07:00These restrictions are wrong and very bad for tabl...These restrictions are wrong and very bad for table tennis, no other sport would consider restricting their best players. Unfortunately we have a very egotistic president in Sharara who does not look into the negative sides of his decisions, he said he will resign from president but recently stated not until December and has now created a new position for himself as chairman. We should be encouriging the Chinese they are the worlds best by far, for the rest of the world to catch up they must train harder and improve their level similar to Sweden and Hungary in the past. The best thing for our sport now is for Sharara to resign completely and immediately before we have further decline which I can see coming with the new inferior plastic ball.<br />Barry Meisel Barry Meiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741318144571659136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-10611387037909417942014-05-08T22:41:45.623-07:002014-05-08T22:41:45.623-07:00Thanks for the comments guys. I think defensive pl...Thanks for the comments guys. I think defensive players have been too heavily studied, we haven't seen a defensive player reach the very top spot in the world for a long time and that's because everybody knows how to play them now. Modern defenders attack frequently now as well.MHTableTennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133201322697272982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-33697156981144698982014-05-08T06:07:07.327-07:002014-05-08T06:07:07.327-07:00One word: there*
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man it'...One word: there*<br />Matt S - 1<br />Matt H - 0<br />man it's satisfying when I find that one typo in a million ;)<br /><br />Great read by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-61370898259854851762014-05-08T05:58:33.958-07:002014-05-08T05:58:33.958-07:00Honestly I don't think that even letting other...Honestly I don't think that even letting other national teams train with China would narrow the gap significantly. China is doing all this not only with the number of players ready to step in and make an impact if given a chance on the national team, but also with infrastructure. The country has made a massive investment in the infrastructure to surround their national and professional teams with, including staff like coaches, video analysts, physios, even sports scientists etc. If you look at the countries performing well they are all building up this infrastructure.<br /><br />In countries where the sport is not a professional sport, we simply cannot compete with the level of infrastructure available to these countries or replicate the environment the Chinese train in, which is that if you don't perform thousands of other players are ready to take your spot.<br /><br />I really agree with your analysis of where the ITTF's priorities should be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900652144862509850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-89153333106823318712014-05-08T05:57:31.585-07:002014-05-08T05:57:31.585-07:00PROMOTING DEFENDERS --PROMOTING THE SPORT.
Dear ... <b>PROMOTING DEFENDERS --PROMOTING THE SPORT.</b><br /><br />Dear All.,, <br /><br /> It is regretfull to note here. there is a dramatic drain of good defensive male players out of the sport of table tennis.<br />No male defenders are now seen fighting for medal position at crucial stage of event, not much attraction for public to watch the "single-colour" event, you understand.<br /> For the World's Top Men100, only 14 defenders now present. It is a gross <b>disbalance</b> between defensive and offensive styles, to reduce the game public attraction by far, and to lessen TV involvement in the sport.<br /><br /> WHAT'S TO BE DONE ? <br /><br />Certainly, it all mostly comes from the over speedy/spinny rubbers with a thick and springy sponge, plus the chemicals to enhance rubber's catapult (boosters) as is now heavily applied by most attackers. <br /> Certainly, we need to restrict the rubber's catapultive effect a little, so as to give defenders better opportunities to compete against the attackers.<br /><br /><br /><b>The best relevant measure would be setting a restrictive limit of total rubber thickness to 3.5mm instead of the 4.0mm, so as to reduce the ball speed and spin a little.</b> <br /> <br /><br />This is to encourage more newcomers to enter the men's defensive department of the sport.<br />Best skilled defenders and allrounders, as Seu Hiuk, will always be main attraction in public's eyes, you understand.<br /><br />Promoting defenders -- promoting the sport.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Igor NOVICK<br />certified national umpire<br />RUSSIA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-54770734371650985812014-05-07T19:43:50.263-07:002014-05-07T19:43:50.263-07:00It's good to see different countries in the po...It's good to see different countries in the podium, but we all know that it doesn't represent the best of the best in table tennis. I agree with you. Reducing the number of players is unfair for China. They worked and invested to be what they are now. <br /><br /> I read an article about this and said that Sharara asks China to be more open and let top teams train and learn from them just for 5 or 6 years. I think it's a very unfair petition. Why do they have to reveal their "training secrets", years of studies and hard work for free? <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796470165801300137noreply@blogger.com