Serving Up Trouble

Episode 11

Lisa Harwood is a qualified yoga instructor who has been running sessions with players at table tennis wales. During this episode we discuss how yoga can benefit your table tennis from flexibility and injury prevention to physical and mental strength!

Watch to the end for some extra special table tennis yoga videos!

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YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g1jnETVTqU&t=265s

Episode 10

Former Welsh international Natasha Hurd made her senior debut aged only 11 years old! In this episode we talk about her journey to Commonwealth Bronze in 1992, what it was like training back up after a break for the Commonwealth Games 2002, playing ping in the police and some new ideas for engaging young players.

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This is your bonus May recap!

Included in this episode:

• Anna Hursey Makes History at U21 European Championships
• Para Success in Lasko
• ITTF World Championships Doha
• ITTF Presidential Elections

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Episode 9

Have you ever wondered what's going on in the head of a pro Table Tennis player? Multi-Slovak champion and Sports Psychologist Natália Grigelova is here to answer your questions!

We talk about emotion regulation, mental exercises off the table and how to give yourself the confidence to go for your shots.

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Champion of the Week: @sofia.polcanova

Episode 8

It's double trouble on the podcast this week with Fusion's Tiana Dennison and Amelia Chan! We talk about training camps in China, finding friends in the sport and the life changing experience of Amelia hearing her first "cho".

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Champion of the Week: Sun Yingsha

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Episode 7

Making her Serving Up Trouble debut this week is European Silver Medalist, World Para Championships doubles Gold Medalist and, more importantly, my Halton teammate- Grace Williams!

By self-admission not a "sporty" kid, Grace talks about how she was encouraged to pick up a bat and the crazy journey it's taken her on since, giving us insight into life on the Para pathway and what it's like trying to qualify for an Olympic games while also getting a degree!

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Episode 6

An extra special episode of the pod today as I go behind the scenes at the WTT Feeder in Manchester! I chat to top female players and coaches, getting their perspective on winning and losing, what brings them joy in the training hall and most importantly advise for the next generation. 

Interviews in order of appearance:

Jasmine Wong

Sophie Early

Tin Tin Ho

Krittwika Roy

Sayali Wani

Silvija Erdelji

Ainhoa Cristobal

Jana Riera

Debora Vivarelli

Tianer Yu

Sophia Xuan Zhang

Josephina Neumann

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A new bonus episode recapping all the biggest headlines from the table tennis world this month.

Included in this episode:

• Hugo Calderado and Sun Yinsha take World Cup Gold in Macao
• New changes to the Olympic format lead to increased investment in female players
• American League MLTT and Indian League UTT announce draft picks for top teams

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Episode 5

Lyndsey Simpson has been involved in every aspect of table tennis as a player, coach, umpire and referee! In this episode Lyndsey talks about her mental health journey, the daily challenges she has to overcome and how table tennis has helped her gain strength, confidence and family.

Learn more about Lancashire Mind:https://www.lancashiremind.org.uk/

TW: Mentions of suicide and self-harm

If you or someone you know has been affected by issues raised in this episode you can seek support at some of the links below.

Samaritans

Tel: 116 123 (Free)

www.samaritans.org

Shout

Text Shout to 85258

www.giveusashout.org

Mind

MindInfoline: 0300 123 3393

www.mind.org.uk

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Tip of the Week: ⁠⁠Brian Jackson

Champion of the Week: ⁠⁠@lilyyz

Episode 4

Former England star and Commonwealth medalist Maria Tsaptsinos joins us on the podcast to talk about her table tennis journey from starting out to National Champion! We discuss how the friendships she formed during England camps and abroad helped her overcome challenges and find the drive to succeed on the world stage.

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