Table Tennis
Table tennis is an Olympic sport where two or four players hit a ball with bats back and forth to each other on a table which is divided with a net. Players must allow a ball played towards them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opponent's side. It demands lightening fast reactions!
The sport is played for fun and competitively across the world. There are opportunities to play in clubs, sports venues and youth centres across Cheshire.
Olympic Sport
Venue: ExCeL
Dates: Saturday 28 July - Tuesday 7 August
Gold medals up for grabs: 4
Athletes: 172 (86 men, 86 women)
http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-sports/index.php
Paralympic Sport
Venue: ExCeL
Dates: Thursday 30 August - Saturday 8 September
Gold medals up for grabs: 29
Athletes: 276
http://www.london2012.com/games/paralympic/index.php
Get Involved
There are numerous Table Tennis clubs that are affiliated with English Table tennis Association in the Cheshire and Warrington area.
To find Accredited Sports clubs (or Clubs actively working toward Accreditation) in your area click here.
Information on all Cheshire & Warrington Table Tennis clubs can be found here at English Table Tennis Association website.
National Governing Body
ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Working in Partnership to create opportunities for all to enjoy the sport of Table Tennis, to stay in the sport and achieve their full potential.
NGB Website:www.etta.co.uk
Contacts
Andrea Holt
North West Development Officer
andrea.holt@etta.co.uk
01204334152
Whole Sport Plan
Sport England funds national governing bodies to deliver our three outcomes - grow, sustain and excel and provides additional support to help them achieve this. Each sport has developed a WHOLE SPORT PLAN that explains how it plans to achieve these targets. This summary also helps partners identify possible opportunities to work together
What is Table Tennis's Whole Sport Plan?
Click here to view Table Tennis's Whole Sport Plan.
How are Table Tennis Progressing against their 2009-13 Targets?
Click here to view a summary of how the sport are progressing against their Whole Sport Plan (progress to February 2010).
Sport Factsheets
In June 2008, Sport England published detailed sport evidence packs, which bring together data from the first year of the Active People Survey, (APS 1) the Taking Part Survey, and Sport England's market segmentation.
These packs were prepared to help sport's national governing bodies develop their in their 2009-2013 plans but they also provide a detailed overview of sports facts relevant to all in the sports sector. Click here to view
Following the detailed sport evidence packs, further sport specific information has been compiled in a series of sport factsheets. The factsheets provide information on weekly participation rates by key demographic groups.
Sport Facts 2008-09 (Detailed results from Active People Survey 3) - Click here to view
Sport Facts 2007-08 (Detailed results from Active People Survey 2) - Click here to view
Latest News or Events
For up to date news about Table Tennis please visit the English Table Tennis Association North West news section.
Or sign up to their e-zine newsletter.
Coaching (Including Courses & Awards)
The Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership hopes to develop Coaching CW into a 'one stop shop' information and management tool, for coaches and employers of coaches in Cheshire & Warrington.
If you are looking for information in relation to coaching in your sport or advice, guidance and possibly funding then please visit http://www.coachingcw.org/
