USA Table Tennis Magazine
TABLE of CONTENTS
January/February 2000
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1999 North American Teams Championships by
Tim Boggan..............18
1999 USA Nationals by Larry Hodges
..............................................................40
USA Nationals
Results........................................................................................53
Interview with USA Women’s Champ Gao Jun by
Marianne Yeh........65
FEATURES:
The Return of Eric Boggan by Larry Hodges............................................20
One Week Down Under: USA Olympic Preparation Seminar
by Dan
Seemiller..............................................................................63
Club of the Month: Anaheim Table Tennis Group by John Vos......................64
Dell & Connie Sweeris Make Sports Illustrated Top 50 List by Larry
Hodges...64
Junior Pages: Profiles of Mark Hazinski and Michelle Do by Larry Hodges......68
COACHING:
Kong Linghui’s Backhand Push
by Wei Wang, photo sequence by Diego
Schaaf......................................34
McAfee’s Mechanics: How to Produce a Great Short Backspin Serve!
by Richard McAfee........................................................................38
Tip of the Month: Proper Use of the Back Shoulder by Larry Hodges.............38
TOURNAMENTS:
North American Hardbat Championships by Lorin
Benedict..................17
Pacific Rim Open by Mark Kobernick...................................................30
USA National Disabled Championships by
Sharon Brooks.....................50
USA Tournaments: USA Parapanam Games, Potomac Open, Millcreek Open,
Pensacola Open, Northwest Open, Atlanta Giant RR,
Connecticut Open & State Championships, USA results from all over.............24
International Results: French Open, Swedish Open, Czech Open..........................28
USATT AND OTHER NEWS:
President’s Report by Sheri Pittman.......................................................10
Executive Director’s Report by Ben Nisbet...............................................14
Short Stuff
......................................................................................14
Coaching Report by Dan Seemiller.........................................................16
Ye Holy Ratings, by Fran
Boardman...................................................54
Tournament Schedule.........................................................................61
ON THE COVER: Gao Jun By John Oros ©1999. Gao swept Women’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles for the fourth straight USA Nationals.