Table Tennis Doubles for Champions

There are lots and Lots and LOTS of books on table tennis—many by Coach Larry Hodges—but they mostly cover singles. But what about doubles? “Table Tennis Doubles for Champions,” 133 pages with 109 photos and illustrations. In this volume Larry will take you through every aspect of how to be a Doubles Champion, including:

• Great Partnerships
• The Start of a Match
• Serving
• Receiving
• Rallying
• Positioning & Footwork – fully illustrated
• Secrets from the Pros – see list of interviews below
• Tactical Doubles Stories
• The Wacky World of Doubles – the funny side of doubles
• Doubles Rules
• World and Olympic Doubles Champions

The book includes interviews, tips, and features on great doubles champions such as Stellan Bengtsson, Gao Jun, Nikhil Kumar, Amy Wang, Jasna Rather, Dan Seemiller, Sean O’Neill, Dell & Connie Sweeris, and Dave & Donna Sakai.

The book has a stellar Editorial Board, a virtual Who’s Who of table tennis, that edited, made suggestions, and approved the book:

• Stellan Bengtsson, World Singles and Doubles Champion; long-time Swedish National Coach; and member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame
• Angelita Bengtsson, 4-time US National Women’s Doubles Champion; member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame and the Indian Athletic Hall of Fame.
• Sean O'Neill, 5-time Men’s Singles, 5-time Men’s Doubles, and 6-time Mixed Doubles US National Champion; Two-time Olympian; member and president of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
• Dan Seemiller, 5-time Men’s Singles, 11-times Men’s Doubles, and 8-time Mixed Doubles US National Champion; former long-time US Men’s Team Coach; member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
• Dell Sweeris, 4-time Mixed Doubles and 3-time Men’s Doubles US Open Champion; long-time US Team member and US National Coach; member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
• Dennis Taylor, USATT General Counsel for 18 years; past USATT Board Member; past chair of the USATT High Performance Committee; member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
• Mark Dekeyser, 40 years’ experience in singles and doubles; edited previous TT books by Larry Hodges; and author of “The No. 1 Brain Sport” in Active Seniors Digest.
• John Olsen, USATT (State) and ITTF certified coach; Virginia State Open Doubles Champion; 16 gold medals in doubles (never lost) at the Virginia Senior Games and Northern Virginia Senior Olympics; one silver and two bronze medals for doubles at the National Senior Games.

Coach Larry Hodges, now 64, is a National Coach, a member of the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, and was the 2018 US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. He is the author of twelve books on table tennis. He’s a long-time full-time professional coach at the Maryland Table Tennis Center and has coached US teams all over the world.