MY COACHING AND WHAT I OFFER
I coach all ages and abilities and my coaching is tailored to the player and their individual style of play, which I embrace and improve upon rather than ‘correct’. I will help you increase your strengths, mitigate your weaknesses, and enhance your skill set. 1-to-1 sessions are a fantastic way of zeroing in on an individual player’s technique, and you get the benefit of the coach’s complete attention. We will work our way through regular and irregular drills, and a variety of exercises that will improve your footwork, anticipation, stroke production, reactions and match play. I am also keen on addressing the psychological elements of your game as, like in all sports, the mental aspect is a huge factor in performance, and so we will look at getting you playing positively and "in the zone"!
I also offer 2-to-1 and small group sessions, if you prefer to train with friends and want to share the session. I can arrange for parts of the session to be videoed, with your permission, so that you can view yourself playing to increase your understanding, and I can employ intensive "multi-ball" coaching to build muscle memory through repetition. I can provide personal reports by email/message summarizing recent sessions, improvements and areas that still require work, which subsequently help us plan future sessions and how to progress.
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If you are interested in booking a coaching session, please get in touch with me on leemchugh@yahoo.co.uk or 07870979813. In future I may have a Book Online facility on this website which will allow you to see which slots I have available. I do my best to arrange sessions at venues local to you and at a convenient time.
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ABOUT ME
Hello! My name is Lee, I'm 31 years old and I am a professional table tennis coach living in Chelmsford, Essex. I started playing the sport at the age of 12, when I joined South Woodham Ferrers TTC. I began playing local league a year later and have done ever since, gradually increasing the amount of my league and tournament participation. I currently play 3-4 times a week in the top divisions of several leagues and compete in weekend tournaments. I continue to enjoy the social and accessible nature of the sport.
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I am a UKCC Level 2 qualified Table Tennis Coach, currently working towards Level 3. I have up-to-date DBS, Safeguarding and First Aid certification that I can provide upon request, or you can find it here. I am a regular coach at the junior sessions at Chelmsford TT Club, Danbury TT Club, Buttsbury TT Club, Tollgate TT Club and Writtle TT Club as well as providing regular 121 sessions for both juniors and adults. My motivation to become a coach stemmed from my desire to give something back to the TT community that has been so good to me, and to help promote this wonderful sport. I have received coaching and learned from top England players and highly regarded coaches including England Top 10 player Chris Doran, BATTS Head Coach Peter Cleminson and one of Europe's leading coaches Eli Baraty, as well as attending a table tennis training school in Chengdu-China. In early 2018 I decided to make a go at coaching full time, and it is now my main occupation!
