Peak Performance Table Tennis: Unlock Your Potential and Play Like the Pros (Paperback)

Since its formation in 2007, 3x3 basketball's popularity has skyrocketed. 3x3 basketball has gone from being played casually as a pick-up game to becoming an official Olympic sport, with the 2020 Summer Games showcasing its debut. 3x3 Basketball is the first-ever book to cover multiple aspects of this sport. In this book, author Luka Snoj comprehensively presents the differences between traditional basketball and 3x3 basketball and outlines the fundamental tactics and game structure, theory, terminology, as well as principles for successful play.

The author also details the history of 3x3 basketball―why and how it was formed as well as how the sport has evolved over the years. He describes the competition system, including how the rules have changed, and what teams have been successful over the past decade. In this section, Snoj weaves contemporary interviews with top players like Dusan Bulut―3x3 basketball's GOAT (four-time world champion)―to round out the narrative on a sport whose popularity will only continue to grow. Finally, Snoj provides both statistical and analytical analyses of the sport.

With all its insights, tips, and knowledge, this book is a must-have for 3x3 basketball players, coaches, and fans all over the world!

What athlete hasn't become frustrated at losing a game, not because they were outplayed or outmatched, but because they gassed out, had a mental lapse, or just couldn't get in the zone? Peak Performance Table Tennis comprehensively covers those game aspects needed for peak performance and provides actionable steps for athletes to ensure they are in the best possible position to perform at their peak when it matters most.

This book contains cutting-edge sports science, curated specifically for table tennis athletes. It dives deep into sports nutrition, supplementation, training methodologies, advanced recovery tactics, injury prevention, psychological and emotional skills training, motor learning, and more.

In the book, the reader will find

* science-based methods to prevent choking during critical matches;

* how-to on making the training form stick by reorganizing practice in a way that enhances motor learning with no extra time required;

* information on how to fuel performance using advanced sports nutrition;

* the author's secret looper formula which enhances cognitive functioning and bottles that in the zone feeling;

* a controversial, but evidence-based supplement recommendation;

* how-to on hacking sleep patterns and using biorhythmic optimization to improve performance, enhance body composition, and more;

* the counterintuitive secret to increasing speed, power, and agility in table tennis;

* how-to on becoming bulletproof--including the author's novel spidersilk tendon protocol methods to boost recovery and avoid getting sick;

* a scientific approach to achieving the flow state;

* a secret from the Chinese National Team on how to control the flow of play and find that winning momentum;

* expert interviews with top players and coaches from around the world;

* and much, much more...