Table Tennis
NTU’s ever growing Table Tennis Society is one of the highest scoring BUCS performance sports for NTU. With a wide range of players from our scholar programme, performance players and other squad members joining each year. We also offer more relaxed sessions and social events on top of the weekly training and coaching opportunities.
Club information
NTU has one of the best university programmes in the country for Table Tennis, currently consisting of 5 scholars, a performance squad, with 7 teams participating in the BUCS Leagues. In addition to BUCS, Trent has access to extra training opportunities to play alongside, train with members from Nottingham Sycamore Table Tennis Academy based at Carlton Lee Willows Table Tennis Centre. Furthermore, we also give our players the chances to play in local league and British League event.
We also participate in the Varsity series against the University of Nottingham. As well as the squad sessions and coaching, we also run social sessions where non-members can meet new people and play more casually.
Our Men’s 1st team have yet again qualified for the European University Games, they will be representing NTU in Italy this year.
Coaching
With the extensive training opportunities at NTU, all sessions during the week provides coaching time as well as exercises, drills and game time during the week. With our main coach- Jason Ramage (Level 3) and our assistant coach- Martin Tilling, we provide a good level of coaching and development for beginners, upcoming and performance players.
For the 1st/2nd team training and all scholar one-to-one sessions, being taken by Jason Ramage throughout the week as well as coaching at games and major events.
British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS)
Currently, NTU has seven teams participating in BUCS Leagues in a range of divisions, playing most weeks against different universities around the country. Our teams have had another successful year, with the Men’s 1st team coming second in the Premier North division and the Women’s 1st team finishing third in Midlands 1A.
Progressing into 2019-20, NTU is hoping to have 5 Men’s and 3 Women’s teams, all to be playing in various BUCS Leagues.
Practice / meeting schedule
Group and one-to-one sessions throughout the week at the Lee Westwood Sports Centre (Clifton Campus). Including:
- 1st/2nd team training.
- 3rd/4th team training.
- All members training.
- Womens training.
- One-to one sessions for scholars.
- Strength and Conditioning.
- BUCS Wednesday matches.
- External training and competition opportunities.
- Physiotherapy support.
- Socials with NTU Table Tennis.
How to join
Joining is easy, we will be at the freshers fair in September to speak and students can then meet at trials and sessions to join. Please contact Patrick Jeffrey or contact us via our Facebook page (shown below).
Club membership fees of £105 allow players to do so much:
- Represent NTU (it is such a great experience to compete in BUCS!)
- Qualifies you for kit, travel costs covered to matches, attend any club sessions and lets you book any extra
- training sessions in
- Allows you the opportunity to run for committee
- Entitles you to vote and have your say about the future table tennis committee.
Sports kit information
NTU Table Tennis shirts can be bought through the club once the affiliation fees have been paid. Shorts are needed for games, especially if playing in BUCS Leagues or other championships when representing NTU.
Contacts
President: Patrick Jeffrey
Secretary: Charlotte Boston
Social Secretary: Lee Clark and Joe Rea
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