From helping clubs and building links with partners to training officials and creating initiatives to get more people playing, the work of our Table Tennis Development department is both essential and wide-ranging.
We talked to Director of Table Tennis Development Chris Brown about this work, which is a key part of our responsibility as National Governing Body to administer and develop the sport, and which is partly funded via membership fees.
In our last membership survey, our members asked us to say more about the work we do across the sport. Check out the videos below as Chris talks about what we do in the development space.
We will be releasing more videos soon about some of our other responsibilities, including governance, performance and engagement. You can also read more about what we do in our Annual Report.
Clubs
The Associate Club scheme ensures really high levels of safeguarding and governance, and our Premier Club programme includes development opportunities for clubs to improve the coaching they offer, the competitions they offer and also the general wider programme for that club.
Our Area Manager network support our clubs, leagues and volunteers to deliver table tennis across their regions, and they also work in specific locations to drive table tennis infrastructure and leave a sustained legacy of lasting change.
Programmes
Programmes like the TT Kidz programme and Jack Petchey allow us to take table tennis out to more young people, and our competition pathway allows us to bring junior players through a schools programme into our regulated Table Tennis England competitions.
Through Ping Hubs, Ping for Health and our Ping in the Community programme, we take table tables to community spaces and everyday places that allow people to play in a free, accessible and friendly environment.
Workforce
Through our newly launched Technical Officials Academy, we aim to drive up the number, quality and diversity of umpires, referees and officials. We also aim to support and recognise our volunteers through our Pride of Table Tennis Awards.
Partners
Our role is to work with a range of national and local partners who can help us deliver our table tennis programmes and get our sport out to more people.
Your chance to win
Are you a Table Tennis England member? Do you know people who aren’t? You could be in with a chance of winning a Butterfly table with a bespoke London 2026-inspired design by referring them to membership.
Each successful referral gains you an entry into the prize draw, with each person you refer needing to enter your TTID when they sign up.
Ts&Cs apply, find out more by clicking below.
Latest news
- Governance
- British Clubs Leagues
- WTT events
