Junior Club and Squad 2024

Table Tennis Tauranga welcomes beginning  players and experienced Junior table tennis players. Working with Table Tennis BOP, Sports BOP, Parafed and  Special Olympics NZ our club promotes social and competitive play in a friendly environment.  On Thursdays during school terms February to December we host the Junior club and  provide Squad training with International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) level two coach. Intermediate and Secondary School players encouraged to play at either 3.30- 5pm Junior Club or 6.30-7.30 School Leagues for Intermediate / Secondary School age players. Squad membership is determined by the TTT Coaches. Squad Trials are held each term to help inform Squad selections.

Youth Programs weekly during school term 1-4.

Junior Club: Thurs 3.20- 5pm Primary+ Sec. Sch players welcome, social play and some coaching for beginners and beyond. Cost per session $6.

TTT Squad Training: Squad members are selected by the coaches. Squad trials are held at the end of Term 1,2,3. cost per session is $10.

Thursdays 5-6.30. Squad members can stay to play the School leagues which follow at 6.30 at no extra charge.

Schools League 6.30-7.30pm singles /doubles cost $5. No prior registration required. Intermediate and Secondary age players welcome. Squad members free entry.

PLAYING FEES

Term 1, 2024

Feb 2nd-April 11th , 11 weeks

Please pay lump sum online to

Table Tennis Tauranga Inc. Westpac Bank:  03 0445 0808504 00

Junior Club 3.20 -5pm, Thursdays Code : JCT2

May 2- July 4th 10 sessions term price paid online $60 please use code JCT1 and name

Junior Squad Thursday 5- 6.30 pm : Code : SQT2

May 2- July 4th 10 weeks term price paid online $110 please use code SQT2 and name. Please note all Squad members need to pay yearly club membership of $20 so if you haven’t paid this for 2024 please add $20 to $110 T2fees. total $130

Schools League 6.30 - 7.30 pm. singles and doubles. Cost per session $6 No charge for Squad members.

Term Dates 2024

Term 1  Feb 11- April 11th, 10 weeks,

Term 2 May 2nd - July 4th, 10 wks

Term 3 July 25 - Oct 3rd. 10 wks please note no Junior Club Squad sch prog on Sept 12th

Term 4 TBA

Private Group Coaching with Paul and Max Henderson please txt 021884021 for details. Times : before school + weekends + holiday program. www.perfectspinz.com

How to enter Regional and National Table Tennis Competitions

All Competitions run by table tennis regional associations or TTNZ eg BOP Open, National Championships, are listed on the TTNZ website www.tabletennis.org.nz. On this websites home page you will see upcoming events. Click the event you wish to enter it will either give you a link to the Entry form which you can email or it will link you to an online entry form.

1. Online entry form can be found at ttnz.tournamentsoftware.com  

   create an password protected ID and you can easily enter the competition . This software  shows all entries to that date and keeps records of past competitions. 

Junior club

thursdays 3.15-5pm

Offers games and coaching.
Thurs. 3.15-4pm, warm up on the tables
Social league 4–5pm

Pathways for Player Development

Club/Association Level
Association and local tournaments
Association training squads

Regional Level
Regional teams
Regional Training Squads

National Level
Eligible to represent NZ
National training squads

Table Tennis New Zealand Under 12

If a player wishes to become eligible for regional selection and get the opportunity to participate in the regional programme and attend regional training camps and contests they must meet the criteria listed:

• Should attend at least one regional training camp per year

• Must play singles in a minimum of two different open tournaments

• Can use U12 inter-association tournaments or U12 school championships as one one tournament e.g. AIMS Games, Koru Games, Northern Junior Districts Round Robin, Otago/Southland Rep Match

The following requirements must be met for a player to become eligible for national selection:

• Must attend national training camps (held at the end of January each year)

• Must meet all regional requirements

Note: regional and national squad selections are based on the 12 months prior to playing year e.g. to be eligible for 2019, a player must meet all of the requirements for their current squad in the year proceeding 2018.

Table Tennis New Zealand Under 18

If a player wishes to become eligible for regional selection and get the opportunity to participate in the regional programme and attend regional training camps and contests they must meet the criteria listed:

• Should attend at least one regional training camp per year

• Must play singles in a minimum number of open tournaments in different associations (five for northern region, four for central and southern regions) e.g. Otago Open, Auckland Open, Wellington Open (please refer to key on TTNZ calendar for eligible tournaments)

• Only one tournament from a players own association can count towards criteria

The following requirements must be met for a player to become eligible for national selection:

• Must attend national training camps (held at the end of January each year)

• Must meet all regional requirements

• Must play either North or South Island Individual Championships

• Must play the NZ Junior Open

Note: regional and national squad selections are based on the 12 months prior to playing year e.g. to be eligible for 2020, a player must meet all of the requirements for their current squad in the year proceeding 2019.

Junior Club Squad Thursdays,

This program is for players who have the ability to train for local, regional, and national competitions. Our coaches are working within a framework supported by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Table Tennis New Zealand (TTNZ).

The Goal is to prepare players for Competitive events in the BOP region and beyond. Squad Selection is made by the Squad coaches.
Shane Laugesen, Paul Henderson and Max Henderson

Table Tennis New Zealand Regions

Regions
Northern: Taupo North including Taupo but excluding Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki
Central: Wellington to Taupo, exlcluding Taupo but not Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki
Southern: The South Island

Annually each Association can nominate one player per gender and age group for an automatic spot in the regional squads. These players must meet all regional requirements such as tournament participation. The remaining spots in regional squads will be selected by the regional selectors based on regional selection criteria.

Annually each of the three regions can nominate up to two players for each gender and age group for automatic spots in the National Squads (confirmed by TTNZ selectors). These players must meet all regional and national requirements such as tournament participation.

The remaining spots in national squads will be selected by national selectors based on eligibility and meeting tournament criteria.

Table Tennis New Zealand Under 15

If a player wishes to become eligible for regional selection and get the opportunity to participate in the regional programme and attend regional training camps and contests they must meet the criteria listed:

• Should attend at least one regional training camp per year

• Must play singles in a minimum of three different open tournaments e.g. Otago Open, Auckland Open, North Island or South Island Championships (please refer to key on TTNZ calendar for eligible tournaments)

• Only one tournament from a players own association can count towards criteria

The following requirements must be met for a player to become eligible for national selection:

• Must attend national training camps (held at the end of January each year)

• Must meet all regional requirements

• Must play either the North or South Island Individual Championships

• Must play in the NZ Junior Open

Note: regional and national squad selections are based on the 12 months prior to playing year e.g. to be eligible for 2019, a player must meet all of the requirements for their current squad in the year proceeding ie 2018. to be eligible for 2020, a player must meet all of the requirements for their current squad in the year proceeding ie 2019.

Up Coming events at Memorial Hall/QEYC.

March 25/26th BOP Open. 2023