Table Tennis: Koreans to train 24 Pakistan players
According to PTTF Secretary Hafeezullah Kakar, the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has approved a six-month long contract for the male and female coaches who will arrive ahead of a camp in Quetta.
“It’s a relief to have finally gotten a confirmation,” Kakar told The Express Tribune. “We were trying to get foreign coaches since last year but it only became possible after the PSB okayed the $1,000-per-month charges. It’s a step towards ensuring that we win medals in the Games as well as the Asian Junior Championship that takes place next month.”
According to Kakar, the PTTF had requested for a separate female coach since the women players were not comfortable with a male trainer and also because both sets of players required different types of adjustments.
Meanwhile, according to Pakistan number three Yasir Bhatti, the move was ‘great news’, given the state of local coaches.
“It’s great news,” said Bhatti. “The Koreans are doing very well and although these coaches will not be world-class, they will still benefit us since the local coaches are out of ideas and strategies.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 6th, 2012.
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@ali: Good question. Chinese are also excellent players and right now a dominating power in the world of Table Tennis. The only difference I see is that the playing as well as training style of chinese is quite different. Chinese prefer Pen-Holder grip compared to Pakistan's dominant Shake-Hand Grip (but that is secondary). The main reason I see is that Chinese coaches prefer complete dominance while training, their instructions and pointers are like God-Given words that you have to follow AS IT IS. Chinese coaches harshly enforces their training which is very effective IF the students follow the instructions. That's where the problem arise as Pakistani players don't really respect the coaches, and the Chinese coaches will not enjoy the same dominance they are comfortable with when coaching. I was there a few years back when Korean coaches were on contract to teach junior players of Pakistan over the summer here in Karachi and I saw firsthand the training that was given. The Koreans did their best, but the students "Kochi Kochi" wasn't that encouraging and they simply didn't measure up to anyone's expectations. I guess now that there has been a big gap and local players are desperate for some good coaching, these coaches will be received with more positivity than before.
why not Chinese???????these days everthing is Chinese........moreover they are chamions in TT..........