Table of Contents

FEATURES:

Interview With USA Team Member Tawny Banh by Larry Hodges.......................58

The Rating and Ranking Systems Revisited by Gilbert Simons.............................16

History of USA Table Tennis, Part I (1928-39) by Tim Boggan

Book Review by Steve Isaacson.................................................................................18

Editorial: Destroying the Spirit of the Game by Masaaki Tajima............................20

2000 USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame Awards by Tim Boggan................................22

Club of the Month: Sunset TTC by Harvey Gotliffe.................................................57

Youth Pages

How To Recruit Juniors To Your Club by Larry Hodges..........................................60

Youth Club of the Month: Central Junior High by Tina Thompson.........................60

Youth of the Month: Lee McCool by Tom Wintrich.................................................61

TOURNAMENTS:

Special Team Coverage of the USA Nationals

by Tim Boggan, Scott Gordon, Larry Hodges and Richard McAfee.....................34-46

USA Tournaments......................................................................................................56

International Results: ITTF Pro Tour Finals............................................................56

COACHING:

McAfee Mechanics: Advanced Movement Drills by Richard McAfee....................24

The Backhand Modulation of Wang Liqin

by Wei Wang, Photo Sequences by Diego Schaaf......................................................26

The Beginner’s Series, Part I: The Forehand Drive by Larry Hodges,

Includes Photo Sequence of Five-time U.S. Men’s Singles Champion

Dan Seemiller by John Oros......................................................................................30

USATT AND OTHER NEWS:

Cartoon by Steve Isaacson........................................................................................8

USATT Elections........................................................................................................9

They Said It!...............................................................................................................9

President’s Report....................................................................................................10

Coaches’ and Officials’ Report................................................................................12

Letters.......................................................................................................................14

USATT Club Programs.............................................................................................17

Net Serve by Tim Titrud............................................................................................17

Tournament Directors and Coaches Meetings

at the USA Nationals by Larry Hodges.....................................................................21

Obituaries: Sam Balamoun, Fred Grobee, Lilly Bellak.............................................46

Ye Holy Ratings by Megan Kulenburg.....................................................................48

Tournament Schedule...............................................................................................55

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