05/09/2026
Table Tennis this Monday 7th September from 6pm to 9pm at Brixham College Sports Centre, please check with Thinking Fitness at Brixham for car parking details at the sports centre.
As ever our tables will be set up in the lower hall at the end of the sports centre corridor, Table Tennis England accredited coaching will be available for those in attendance & if it's your first time at our club there's no charge! (£5 per session thereafter).
It's a small table we play on, the smallest bat & ball playing surface... yet the games involve spin, chop, drive, block & smash serves, returns & shots & they can be played at a furious pace... so how do we keep the ball on the table - the fundamental of the game, if you can keep the ball on the table more than your opponent you will win the game - hand/eye co-ordination is key, developing muscle memory in regards to stance & how much energy is required to strike the ball & what angle the bat needs to be held at to compliment the energy transferred into the ball from the bat for each kind of serve, return & shot... it is a subtle game, it is a power game that rewards bringing all gameplay elements together to keep each player in the game until one fails to keep the ball on the table!
Never played table tennis or has it been "some time" since you picked up a bat? We have spare bats available for use & our club's comprised of players of varying ability & ages, from those starting out & our junior players to more experienced & veteran players, so we will pair you up with someone of similar skill level as an introduction or re-introduction to the game.
Our sessions are loosely structured to start off with practice & drills that vary depending on who practices with who - what needs to be worked on & improved such as serving technique, smash technique, how to chop, block, drive... or what a player is ready to have introduced to their game. As our sessions progress we'll play games & matches, have mini-tournaments, play doubles & maybe even end the session with "Top Table" where all players, irrespective of their ability, have the chance to play against anyone else depending on who rises & falls in the "Top Table" ranks that evening.
Cannot make it this Monday? We play Table Tennis same place, same time every week unless prior stated here!
Pictured is some of our club silverware awarded in recognition of club achievements in the 2025 - 2026 South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League & the club is refocusing on achieving more as the 2026 - 2027 league commences over the coming weeks.
