Table Tennis in ch/de/at "dead?"

[Zezima]

I did a big research and could not find coaches in 3-4h around where I live. There are only a few in north germany thats it, nothing in the south.

I even think about living in vienna but they don"t have these race cups like in germany. And playing only 1-3 tournaments a year is not exciting.

Now I am thinking about visiting a different country and join trainingscamps while I still wonder where I should live where table tennis is livelier.

The dream would be to live somewhere where there are a lot of tournaments aswell on top of league games for 30y players like me around >1500-1600TTR
With a coach in the same club and if he charges only a little..

So where would you go/what would you do if you were in my shoes?

 

[Yuomay]

France has what you're looking for, quite sure Germany does too.

 

[Yuomay]

In a 1h radius from where I live, a sub-average (population wise) rural department in France, but with good access.

We have on a yearly bases
14 team matches (15 if you count play-offs)
4 individual competition days and a 5th if you qualify for the finals
1 departmental competition based on rating to qualify for regional to qualify for national

We have an extra evening competition for small teams Davis Cup like. 2 to 4 encounters if you qualify for the 3rd and 4th round.

In our department there are 4 annual rated tournaments.
In our neighbouring departments I could do another 4 to 8 on a 2h radius.

If I would play everything I could within 2h of my place I could play 40 days of rated competition, and about 2 unrated tournaments per week in the summer months july and august.

 

[Denso]

Where are you living currently? I know a number of clubs in southern Germany, where coaches regularly offer 1to1 training upon surcharge. In some cases, this is not particularly advertised but part of the normal training routine.

 

[Zezima]

Where are you living currently? I know a number of clubs in southern Germany, where coaches regularly offer 1to1 training upon surcharge. In some cases, this is not particularly advertised but part of the normal training routine.

Close to Dornbirn/Austria

 

[Jikester]

I even think about living in vienna but they don"t have these race cups like in germany. And playing only 1-3 tournaments a year is not exciting.

This is not true, there are much more tournaments in and around Vienna. You have to check the NOETTV and WTTV websites.

 

[Denso]

Close to Dornbirn/Austria

I'd recommend inquiring at SV Deuchelried (Wangen), they surely offered 1to1 training some time ago, but not sure if that's still the case.

 

[Zezima]

This is not true, there are much more tournaments in and around Vienna. You have to check the NOETTV and WTTV websites.

yes for kids not for adults. Atleast from what I found. Race cups in germany are almost daily they are just very far away like 3-4h from my place.

Where are you from?

 

[ShakehandJpenCpenEnjoyer]

In Ruhrpott, Düsseldorf and Cologne it is super alive with many clubs, events (also for young players), stores and trainers.

 

[Jikester]

yes for kids not for adults. Atleast from what I found. Race cups in germany are almost daily they are just very far away like 3-4h from my place.

Where are you from?

Turniere - Niederösterreichischer Tischtennisverband

www.noettv.org

Just in march there are 4 tournaments for adults in lower austria. All within 1 hour from Vienna. Didn't look in Vienna.

I'm from lower austria.

 

[Zezima]

Turniere - Niederösterreichischer Tischtennisverband

www.noettv.org

Just in march there are 4 tournaments for adults in lower austria. All within 1 hour from Vienna. Didn't look in Vienna.

I'm from lower austria.

I will be playing in Horn 22.March (u2?) but yeah I don't know why I didn't see these tournaments before. There were a few in january and so on. Okey I feel a bit better about it not quite the same frequency as in germany though. And after March its dead again unless they put these tournaments only a couple weeks prior..

 

[Zezima]

In Ruhrpott, Düsseldorf and Cologne it is super alive with many clubs, events (also for young players), stores and trainers.

too far away unless I would live there.

 

[MORTtheORT]

Munich has clubs with coaches. Plenty of coaches when I have played in Germany.

 

[doppelmoral]

you are new to the TT scene in germany and immediately declare it as dead?

tons of coaches and coaching available where I live in northern germany, strong players everywhere that meet every weekend for practise. when I lived in munich, my training facility had a coach that was a former national team player (of a smaller country) and was eligible to play wtt feeder

if you just search on the internet, it may seem like no coaches are available. you need to join the scene on-site, engage with the community and show up, and you will quickly get to meet a ton of strong players

 

[NetProphet]

Close to Dornbirn/Austria

There are two TT clubs in St Gallen, Switzerland: TTC St Gallen and TTC Gaiserwald.

I can understand that (being Switzerland);it's probably very expensive compared to Austria...

Have you checked them out?

 

[Zezima]

There are two TT clubs in St Gallen, Switzerland: TTC St Gallen and TTC Gaiserwald.

I can understand that (being Switzerland);it's probably very expensive compared to Austria...

Have you checked them out?

Those clubs have a trainer ?

 

[NetProphet]

Those clubs have a trainer ?

Well that I don't know, you'll have to call and check that.
That's why I asked if you had checked them out 😉

 

[Zezima]

Munich has clubs with coaches. Plenty of coaches when I have played in Germany.

I heard they are for youths, dont know of ones doing for oldies like me

 

[Zezima]

you are new to the TT scene in germany and immediately declare it as dead?

tons of coaches and coaching available where I live in northern germany, strong players everywhere that meet every weekend for practise. when I lived in munich, my training facility had a coach that was a former national team player (of a smaller country) and was eligible to play wtt feeder

if you just search on the internet, it may seem like no coaches are available. you need to join the scene on-site, engage with the community and show up, and you will quickly get to meet a ton of strong players

If you read further than the title you would know what I meant.

And I can't just drive around and search for answers that's why I ask here maybe people around know some contacts.

 

[Zezima]

Well that I don't know, you'll have to call and check that.
That's why I asked if you had checked them out 😉

Yeah I dont think switzerland is gonna work out for me when they want so much money to join a tournament already.. atleast not until I have a high paying job first. But I might ask them anyway to learn the prices