Nov

Atlanta Table Tennis Coach Profile: Manas Reddy Anugu

Manas Reddy Anugu - photo Â©2009 Rick Merced

Manas Reddy Anugu is a recent newcomer to Atlanta. He competed in India as a junior and won several tournaments before he made his way to America. While he was living in San Jose, California he coached and competed in several university tournaments in the area. Due to school he now lives in Atlanta. As a coach, Manas specializes in proper stroke production, multi-ball training, services, footwork,proper technique, and even exercise drills to strengthen your core muscles.

After taking a few months off from playing table tennis this past Summer, I somehow decided that it was good idea to get right back into my weekly table tennis routine by going to league night at Lucky Shoals. I had gotten some coaching earlier in the year, and I was pretty confident I that I had ingrained those lessons into my game.

So later that night, right after I had lost a ridiculous amount of my ranking, I decided to get some coaching. Luckily, Manas contacted me through the site asking about league info and offering his services as a coach. Manas seems like your average college student when you talk to him, but when it’s time to coach he’s all business.

After a quick warmup, Manas immediately noticed a problem in my stance which in turn was affecting my footwork. After a couple of hours of drills, and technique discussion we finally got to play a few games. He gave me an 8 point lead. Out of 7 games, I had only won one and that was only because I got 2 edge shots. If you have a table and balls, and live in the Atlanta area, Manas can travel to you. You can find Manas playing and coaching table tennis at Smyrna Community Center and at the MJCC.