How do i start my table tennis career in india

[Advay]

You should play table tennis. As a hobby. See how good you can get but still prioritize school and what your parents tell you.

But better to drop the big dreams of becoming a pro athlete after an impossibly late start and inspiring kids all across India with your story.

Thanks man. It was really nice to meet you
I hope we can talk again

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Are you winning state level tournaments or being moderately competitive at national level tournaments in your age group?

Here is something he posted about his level:

I am not that good player .But I know that if I go down the professional route I will cause some real damage to my competition.

 

[Advay]

Here is something he posted about his level:

Thanks man. But I understood that I was too late
It was really nice to talkk to you
I hope you succeed in life
I look up to you and I hope we can talk again

 

[rpb23]

It is a good goal. You can try. There would be nothing wrong with trying. Have you played in any national tournaments vs nationally ranked players?

Again, Achanta Sharath Kamal began being trained by relatives who were high level players and coaches at the age of 4. By 14 years old, he had 10 solid years of training under his belt. By 16 when he turned pro, he had 12 years of hard, solid training.

How many years did you say you have been playing table tennis?

But you should try. Do your best. Nothing bad will happen. You will learn a lot if you try.

Oh, man, what have you done? You just killed a boy's dream of becoming a table tennis pro.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Thanks you so much for clearing my doubt.
I think I understood why I shouldn't play table tennis

Nobody is saying you shouldn't play table tennis. Why do you have in your mind that either you will become one of the best in the world or you shouldn't play.

The reason for playing should be that you love to play.

Over 30 years ago I used to ride skateboard ramps on inline skates for a living. I would skate with a bunch of sponsored skaters. We would go to ramps all over the country and skate. There were always kids at the ramps who wanted to become pros. They would ask us for free products. They would ask us what they should do to become pros.

Some of these kids skated liked they loved skating and they became a lot better because they loved to skate on ramps. But some of the kids looked like they were doing it because they thought they wanted to become sponsored and then pro skaters. But you could tell they didn't love skating. They kind of liked it. But they were approaching it as though it was something like a chore, like homework, not like they were doing it because they loved doing it.

If you love playing TT, you will get a lot better and who knows what can happen. Will you be able to become a pro, I don't know but you should know that the odds are against you. Still, if you play because you love to play, whether you can become a pro or not, you will learn a lot of skills that will help you in other aspects of life.

But if your attitude is, "either I will do table tennis as a job and make money or I won't play," then you should really think about why you would want to play table tennis in the first place.

Play, have fun with it. See what happens. But understand, the amount of skill and training it takes to become a top player in table tennis is very high.

 

[rpb23]

Thanks man. But I understood that I was too late
It was really nice to talkk to you
I hope you succeed in life
I look up to you and I hope we can talk again

Is it a culture thing that most Indians don't want to take sports as their careers? That may explain in world sports India's presence doesn't match the magnitude of the country. Good thing in a few sports India actually has made some solid progress in recent years and table tennis is one of them.

 

[Advay]

Nobody is saying you shouldn't play table tennis. Why do you have in your mind that either you will become one of the best in the world or you shouldn't play.

The reason for playing should be that you love to play.

Over 30 years ago I used to ride skateboard ramps on inline skates for a living. I would skate with a bunch of sponsored skaters. We would go to ramps all over the country and skate. There were always kids at the ramps who wanted to become pros. They would ask us for free products. They would ask us what they should do to become pros.

Some of these kids skated liked they loved skating and they became a lot better because they loved to skate on ramps. But some of the kids looked like they were doing it because they thought they wanted to become sponsored and then pro skaters. But you could tell they didn't love skating. They kind of liked it. But they were approaching it as though it was something like a chore, like homework, not like they were doing it because they loved doing it.

If you love playing TT, you will get a lot better and who knows what can happen. Will you be able to become a pro, I don't know but you should know that the odds are against you. Still, if you play because you love to play, whether you can become a pro or not, you will learn a lot of skills that will help you in other aspects of life.

But if your attitude is, "either I will do table tennis as a job and make money or I won't play," then you should really think about why you would want to play table tennis in the first place.

Play, have fun with it. See what happens. But understand, the amount of skill and training it takes to become a top player in table tennis is very high.

Thanks man . I love tt by my heart
I really enjoy playing with my friends.
And I will continue to play it

 

[Advay]

Is it a culture thing that most Indians don't want to take sports as their careers? That may explain in world sports India's presence doesn't match the magnitude of the country. Good thing in a few sports India actually has made some solid progress in recent years and table tennis is one of them.

No . A lot of enthusiastic kids want to take sports as their career but their parents do not want them to take sports.

 

[rpb23]

No . A lot of enthusiastic kids want to take sports as their career but their parents do not want them to take sports.

Kids are always kids, regardless where they are. It's the parents who have the most influence and power to decide kid's career choice. Most American parents will encourage their kids to pursue their dreams, be it sports or others. So India parents don't think sports are good career choice for their kids.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

No . A lot of enthusiastic kids want to take sports as their career but their parents do not want them to take sports.

Just out of curiosity, is there any chance you would be able to record you playing a match with someone at a club or in a tournament and post the footage here for people to see your standard of play?

 

[Advay]

Just out of curiosity, is there any chance you would be able to record you playing a match with someone at a club or in a tournament and post the footage here for people to see your standard of play?

Yes i can send it.
But I am currently in injury.
So can I send it next week if it is possible.

 

[Advay]

Yes i can send it.
But I am currently in injury.
So can I send it next week if it is possible.

And also can you tell me how can I upload my video here.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Exactly. He started his career at 16.
But why can't I?

starting career at 16, means he is already a professional at 16
you are a beginner at 14 still

When he was 6, he can probably beat you (the 14 year old you now).

and also, he is 1 in how many thousand?
you want to beat his stats and become a professional at 16? then you need to train 20 hours a day, for the next 2 years, and maybe still won't make it
you need to go back to when you are 6 years old, train 10 hours a day, and maybe you won't beat him at age 16.

for you asking questions on table tennis daily, means you are already in the wrong place.
you need to find a coach that can help you on the journey and day to day practice.
without money, then maybe follow other cheaper sports.
I hear Cricket is more expensive than table tennis.
while table tennis you can still study 4 to 5 hours a day, while Cricket, you can't study at all

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Yes i can send it.
But I am currently in injury.
So can I send it next week if it is possible.

No rush. When you can. It would be nice to see your standard of play.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Is it a culture thing that most Indians don't want to take sports as their careers? That may explain in world sports India's presence doesn't match the magnitude of the country. Good thing in a few sports India actually has made some solid progress in recent years and table tennis is one of them.

Indians now love sports
but a reality is, sport is very expensive, and there is no money in many sports - especially table tennis.
Indian top 5 womens player stop playing because she did a profit and loss audit and realized, she is no longer a kid and need to feed herself.
For Indian juniors, they all self fund to WTT events. 10 events a year, is more salary than a medium to high earner salary, and that is just 10 events a year.... or 70 days of the year

so the best thing is for the boy to discuss his goals with his parents, and find a local coach.
no one from ttd can help, unless ttd and its members are prepared to help donate money to help his dream.
It aint cheap and I have seen how parents are really putting everything on the line to allow U13 and U15 boys to try have a dream.
and just maybe one day, they can play lower division leagues in Germany and have some what of a professional career as a worse case.

life isn't fair, but Indian is a top TT country too and there is a huge TT population.
Its like growing up in China.... you can be good, but so is everyone else and there is only 1 or 2 spots in the whole country.
The odds for studying to become a top surgeon is way more easier than table tennis player (if one considered the hours of effort put in). you can have how many surgeons graduating in a year?
Table tennis is 1 top player every 5 or 10 years?

but the status, fame, reputation of the 1 sports star will out weigh many high income earners.
it is really a 1 in million though and its good for kids to chase dreams, but they need to be guided correctly from the get go.

 

[Aizen]

Unfortunately, you are very disadvantaged by your starting age for professional route.
I feel you, hearing that sucks.

When I was around 10-11 training tennis for 2 years, my coach said “you are really good, if you had started 2-3 years ago, you might joined national cadet/candidate teams”.
Then after I become cold against tennis, then stopped eventually.
But if I’ve continued, most likely I would become a good tennis player at recreational level, play in a tennis team of a college, maybe provincial teams etc. In the end I could have been a decent tennis coach etc.

So you may also continue but pursue a different path without abandon neither Table tennis nor school.
For example, you can train well and become provincial player, or a coach and influence other kids. Maybe you can become youtube content creator etc.

At worst case, you would have solid hobby and sport, which every person should have in life for better mental and physical health.

Of course, If you have an exceptional talent, great physical genetics, a Sherlock Holmes-wise fast mind, a temper like monk, a crazy dedication as an obsession, an influential family to open doors, generous amount of money to spend, and lastly the devil's luck
you can achieve everything.

 

[zeio]

This reminds me of the following thread.
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...onal-table-tennis-olympic-team-join-me.24317/

Like the thread above, is the OP really from British Indian Ocean Territory?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory

The only inhabitants are British and United States military personnel, and associated contractors, who collectively number around 3,000 (2018 figures).[3] The forced removal of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago occurred between 1968 and 1973. The Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were expelled by the British government to Mauritius and Seychelles, even from the outlying islands far away from the military base on Diego Garcia. Today, the Chagossians are still trying to return, but the British government has repeatedly denied them the right of return despite calls from numerous human rights organisations to let them.[10][11] The islands are off-limits to Chagossians, tourists, and the media.

...

On 3 October 2024, British prime minister Keir Starmer and Mauritian prime minister Pravind Jugnauth jointly announced that an agreement had been reached under which the UK would cede sovereignty over the territory. Under the deal, Diego Garcia will be excluded from any resettlement, and the UK will continue to administer the island for at least 99 years.[38][12] Chagos Islanders would be allowed to return to the other islands and a fund will be established to support resettlement.[61]

 

[Der_Echte]

OP should ask TT Daily's most famous Indian member @ttmonster and meet him in next week's tourney in Bay Area California.

 

[Der_Echte]

This reminds me of the following thread.
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...onal-table-tennis-olympic-team-join-me.24317/

Like the thread above, is the OP really from British Indian Ocean Territory?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory

I was former US Military and assigned to Korea a decade+ ago... the best player in the USFK tourney was no more than USATT 1600-1800 rated for years running... that was 20,000 active personal and thousands of contractors and civilians working on base eligible.

I would DOUBT that the region zeio describes would have any trained player at all, unless there was a major abnormality.

 

[Der_Echte]

Unfortunately, you are late for professional route. I feel you, hearing that sucks.
When I was around 10-11 training tennis for 2 years, my coach said “you are really good, if you had started 2-3 years ago, you might joined national cadet/candidate teams”.
Then after I become cold against tennis, then stopped eventually.
But if I’ve continued, most likely I would become a good tennis player at recreational level, play in a tennis team of a college, maybe provincial teams etc. In the end I could have been a decent tennis coach etc.

So you may also continue but pursue a different path without abandon neither Table tennis nor school.
For example, you can train well and become provincial player, or a coach and influence other kids. Maybe you can become youtube content creator etc.

At worst case, you would have solid hobby and sport, which every person should have in life for better mental and physical health.

NEVER too later for a small area... if there is a number One and OP is Number Two, he or she could always hire the services of Tanya Harding Consulting LLC... and after she finishes her work, dude would be number One for at least three or four months... and if the timing of the job is right, it is good enough to get dude in the door for the big one.