FEATURES

USATT League of the Month: Pottsgrove League

by Ben Wolski

10

USATT Club of the Month: New York TTC

by Michael Kendal

20

Interview with Canadian Champion Pradeeban Peter-Paul

by Larry Hodges

22

Table Tennis Crossword Puzzle

by Larry Hodges

23

What’s Wrong With This Picture? Letter to the Editor

by Scott Preiss

27

Better Chance of Upset with 11-Point Rule?

by Fangxing "Fran" Li

30

Miracle on Hawthorne Lane

by Ray Filz

32

Cover Story:

Stiga North American Teams Championships

by Tim Boggan

34

Highland Open

by Dan Seemiller

55

USA Regional Tournament Results

56-57,69

ITTF Pro Tours: Eurosib Russian, Liebherr German, Liebherr Swedish

57

Pac Rim Open

by Mark Kobernick

66

Texas Wesleyan Open

by Michael Meier

67

Huntsman Senior Games

by Grant Misbach

68

San Diego Open on the Stiga North American Tour

by Alan Williams

70

Millcreek Open

by Sam Steiner

72

Western Open on the Stiga North American Tour

by Alan Williams

73

COACHING

Get a Grip! Backhand, Forehand and Neutral Grips

by Sean O’Neill

52

Inside Coaching: Technical Stroke Mechanics

by John Allen

53

Basics Corner: The Backhand Loop

by Glenn Tepper

54

Tips of the Month

by Carl Danner

55

The Positioning of Jan-Ove Waldner

by Wei Wang, photos by Diego Schaaf

76

USATT AND OTHER NEWS

Ad Listing, short stuff

9

Cartoons

10,20

President’s Report

by Sheri Pittman

16

Mid-Season College Report

by John McInerney

24

Senior Corner

by Olga & Stan Kahan

26

Obituaries: Nobuhiko Hasegawa, Alan Reich, Mayo Rae Rolph

28

USATT Board Votes

29

An Official’s View

by Azmy Ibrahim

32

Ye Holy Ratings

by NATT

58

USATT Tournament Schedule

65

ON THE COVER:

2005 Stiga North American Teams Champions

Canada 2008: Wilson Zhang Peng, Pradeeban Peter-Paul, Bence Csaba

Cover Photos and Cover Design

by Tom Nguyen ©2006