2024 QLD Hopes Training Camps a Success!

The QLD Hopes Pathway & Talent ID program was completed in Brisbane on Sunday 8th December with 35 junior players aged 12 years and under attending the 1 day camp held at Brisbane Table Tennis. 

The players recieved expert coaching and support from a team of qualified coaches and junior hitting partners to give players exposure to a training environment designed to help them improve as players, but primarily the goal is to influence their habits and understanding of high-performance training, such as proper warm-ups, stretching, training attitudes, and match etiquette.

Many thanks to all the coaches and hitting partners who supported the program this year!

Program Coordinators:

Yudong Shi (Brisbane camp)

Olav Dahl (Townsville camp)

Ha Bui (Bundaberg camp)

Level 1 - Assistant Coaches (Brisbane)

Hayden Green, Dan O'Neill, Ben Ram, Abiel Antony 

Junior Hitting Partners (Brisbane)

Eujin Hong (TOPS coach), Arion Hosack, Aarav Mahto, Sithuki de Silva, Senuli de Silva 

2024 QLD Hopes Junior Pathways Regional Training Camp

The International Table Tennis Federation drives a worldwide Hopes Program aimed at providing young players the opportunity to train and compete with their peers. The process starts at national level with a training camp and tournament run early in the year. Players can then be selected to follow the program at continental level and then at world level. 

The Hopes Junior Pathways Training Camps are the pathway for aspiring junior players (aged 12 and under) to be exposed to a level of training to prepare them for competition level participation at regional, state and national level. 

By providing junior players with an engaging experience early in their table tennis journey, we believe will raise the participation and performance level of Queensland representative players in the future.

Participants who are invited to participate the State Hopes training camp in January 2025 are eligible to attend the National Hopes Week & Challenge held in Victoria in April 2025 (venue location tbc).

Eligibility Criteria for Regional Training Camps 

• Open to players born in 2013 or later (for Hopes training and competition
• Must be able to use basic technique
• Required playing volume at least once a week
• Must be an affiliated member of TTQ at concession or club level 2. 

Regional Training Camp Costs:

• No cost to participants to attend regional training camps (subsidised by TTQ)
• Participants are responsible for own travel/accommodation costs.
• Players invited to attend the QLD Hopes State Training Camp in January 2025, will pay an equal share inclusive of the cost of regional players for travel and accommodation to the host venue. 

QLD Hopes State Training Camp

Identified Players from each regional event will be invited to attend the State Hopes Training Camp on 18-19 January 2025 to be held at South Pine Sports Centre, Moreton Bay. 

TTQ Contact:

For more information, please contact the TTQ office on 07 3217 5579 or email ceo@tabletennisqld.org