Table tennis coaching - Training camps

During an annual table tennis training period two training camps take place. The first takes place in the beginning of the basic preparation period and the second two months before the target tournament. Below is an example of a typical training camp.

Weekly Schedule

1^st day: Arrival in the morning - lunch - one training session

2^nd day: Two training sessions

3^rd day: Two training sessions

4^th day: One training session - Free evening

5^th day: Two training sessions

6^th day: Two training sessions

7^th day: One training session - lunch - departure

Typical day at the training camp

07:00 - 07:30 Breakfast

09:15 - 12:30 Table tennis training - strength training - stretching

13:00 - 13:30 Lunch

16:00 - 19:15 Table tennis training - physical training (steady running or interval running or fartlek* training) - stretching

20:00 - 20:30 Dinner

Morning training session

09:15 - 09:30 Warm-up exercises

09:30 - 09:40 Free exercising

09:40 - 10:10 Two exercises (control and footwork), 7.5 min each (for each player)

10:10 - 10:15 Rest

10:15 - 10:55 Two tactical exercises, 10 min each (for each player)

10:55 - 11:00 Rest

11:00 - 11:30 Two exercises (unexpected strokes and footwork), 7.5 min each (for each player)

11:30 - 11:40 Rest

11:40 - 12:30 Strength training - stretching

Afternoon training session

16:00 - 16:10 Warm-up exercises

16:10 - 16:20 Free exercising

16:20 - 16:50 Two exercises (control and footwork), 7.5 min each (for each player)

16:50- 16:55 Rest

16:55 - 17:35 Two tactical exercises and matches starting from 15-15, 10 min each (for each player)

17:35 - 17:40 Rest

17:40 - 17:55 Re-topspins away from the table

17:55 - 18:10 Footwork exercise, 7.5 min for each player

18:10 - 18:20 Rest18:20 - 19:15 Physical training - stretching

*Running among forests and soft surfaces at varying tempos, over various distances, up and down hills, at different speeds. The Swedish National Team uses this method during the basic summer preparation period

Source: Table Tennis: From A to Z e-book

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