12 table tennis training plans

A good session has a set order: warm-up, technique, footwork, serve and receive, match play, cool-down — as far as its length allows. These are Trainoro’s ready-made sessions, by level.

Updated 21 October 2026

Beginner

Beginner · Short session

  • Beginner
  • 36 min
  • Partner

The two basic drives and the push: the three strokes every rally is built from.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Forehand Drive Basics (10 min)
  3. Backhand Drive Basics (10 min)
  4. Cross-Table Push Rally (8 min)

Beginner · Standard session

  • Beginner
  • 64 min
  • Partner

Basic strokes, switching between forehand and backhand, then your first serve practice with a target.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Forehand Drive Basics (10 min)
  3. Backhand Drive Basics (10 min)
  4. Forehand-Backhand Transition (10 min)
  5. Cross-Table Push Rally (8 min)
  6. Serve: Pendulum Backspin (10 min)
  7. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Beginner · Long session

  • Beginner
  • 99 min
  • Partner

A full club evening: strokes, footwork, serve and receive, the smash, and a pressure game to finish.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Forehand Drive Basics (10 min)
  3. Backhand Drive Basics (10 min)
  4. Forehand-Backhand Transition (10 min)
  5. Cross-Table Push Rally (8 min)
  6. Push Serve Return (10 min)
  7. Serve: Pendulum Backspin (10 min)
  8. Smash the High Ball (10 min)
  9. Deuce Practice Game (15 min)
  10. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Solo · Short session

  • Beginner
  • 36 min
  • Solo

No partner today: wall rally for touch, then serves at a target and the length ladder.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Solo Wall Rally (8 min)
  3. Serve: Pendulum Backspin (10 min)
  4. Serve Length Ladder (10 min)

Intermediate

Intermediate · Short session

  • Intermediate
  • 38 min
  • Partner

Footwork and the first attack: Falkenberg, then serve and third ball.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Falkenberg Footwork (15 min)
  3. Short Serve + Third-Ball Attack (15 min)

Intermediate · Standard session

  • Intermediate
  • 68 min
  • Partner

Topspin rally, Falkenberg footwork, receiving the short ball, and serve practice with side-backspin.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Crosscourt Forehand-Backhand Rally (12 min)
  3. Falkenberg Footwork (15 min)
  4. Receive Short Ball (Push & Flick) (15 min)
  5. Serve: Pendulum Side-Backspin (10 min)
  6. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Intermediate · Long session

  • Intermediate
  • 95 min
  • Partner

From fixed to irregular: loop rally, the semi-random switch, the middle ball, third ball, and attacking the long serve.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Diagonal Forehand Loop Rally (15 min)
  3. One or Two Backhands, Then Forehand (15 min)
  4. Middle Ball Decision (12 min)
  5. Short Serve + Third-Ball Attack (15 min)
  6. Attack the Long Serve (12 min)
  7. Serve: Pendulum No-Spin (Float) (10 min)
  8. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Solo · Serve workshop

  • Intermediate
  • 59 min
  • Solo

An hour alone that wins points: shadow footwork, wall rally, serve length, a target session and disguise pairs.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Shadow Footwork (8 min)
  3. Solo Wall Rally (8 min)
  4. Serve Length Ladder (10 min)
  5. Serve: Pendulum Side-Backspin (10 min)
  6. Serve Disguise Pairs (15 min)

Off-table conditioning

  • Intermediate
  • 52 min
  • Solo

A day without a table: fast feet, match-rhythm intervals, and the shoulder and back work that keeps you playing.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Lateral Shuffles (8 min)
  3. Rally-Rhythm Intervals (12 min)
  4. Shoulder External Rotation (8 min)
  5. Bird Dog (8 min)
  6. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Advanced

Advanced · Short session

  • Advanced
  • 38 min
  • Partner

Quality over quantity: counter-loop rally and the half-long decision.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Counter-Looping Rally (15 min)
  3. Half-Long Ball: Loop or Push (15 min)

Advanced · Standard session

  • Advanced
  • 71 min
  • Partner

Counter-loop, irregular footwork, short-game touch, and the reverse pendulum serve.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Counter-Looping Rally (15 min)
  3. One or Two Backhands, Then Forehand (15 min)
  4. Short-Game Touch and Sensitivity (15 min)
  5. Serve: Reverse Pendulum (10 min)
  6. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

Advanced · Long session

  • Advanced
  • 91 min
  • Partner

A full match-preparation session: counter-loop, Falkenberg, half-long, serve practice, and the third- and fifth-ball sequence.

Session

  1. Table Tennis Warm-Up (8 min)
  2. Counter-Looping Rally (15 min)
  3. Falkenberg Footwork (15 min)
  4. Half-Long Ball: Loop or Push (15 min)
  5. Serve: Pendulum Side-Topspin (10 min)
  6. Third- and Fifth-Ball Attack Sequence (20 min)
  7. Cool-Down Stretch (8 min)

The drills themselves are under Table tennis training, the fitness exercises under Fitness.

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