Performance Pathway— Table Tennis England

Aims & objectives

The England Performance Pathway’s objectives are:

To help English players find out what they are capable of and;
To support those athletes with the capablity to at least reach the top 20 in Europe by the time they are 18 (in order that they are sought by other clubs, nations and programmes).

How?

Table Tennis England will support players and coaches across the pathway in:

Performance Clubs;
Centres for Excellence;
National Centre for Excellence
National Squads; starting with the 9-13 all the way up to the
England Performance Squad

Other squads and programmes also have a big role to play in supporting the individual athlete journey through their pathway including:

Clubs;
Schools;
Regional Squads; and
International clubs

The support available in each part of the pathway way vary according to the needs of the players and the resources available but support will be deployed inline with the objective of helping English players find out what they are capable of.

The support will focus on developing the following trademarks as they are relevant to each part of the pathway through a PAC framework (Player, Athlete, Competition).

Trademarks

English players are known for having excellent ability to:
- Attack & defend;
- Serve & Receive;
- Off both wings.
English teams & players are known for being the best Conditioned players in the hall.
English teams & players are known for being resilient and staying in the moment to find a way in any situation and against any opponent.

The athlete lifecycle attached below sets out the expected training and competition at each stage of the pathway up to senior level.

For more information please email: performance@tabletennisengland.co.uk

Advanced Apprenticeship in Sport

The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sport (AASE) programme is a government-funded apprenticeship scheme designed to directly measure the athletes’ ability to plan, apply and evaluate their development.

The programme covers a range of modules including: