The Asheville Table Tennis Club has a long history of a being a welcoming and inclusive club of "Sportsmanship." If you are a “basement” recreational player with some experience, but lots of enthusiasm, you will find a place in our club. If you are a trained and highly rated USATT player, there are many rated club members who hunger for elite competitors to rally with and improve their game. Several members can offer the most accomplished players more than just a serious challenge.  

Often, when new folks come and visit the club for the first time, they witness competition that appears significantly above their skill level. Don’t feel alone. Almost all of us have felt that we were watching an entirely different game when we first visited the club. And in many ways it is a different game. There is the game of “ping pong,” and then there is the second most popular sport in the world, table tennis.

We have many patient, accomplished players that will offer pointers and instruction. There currently is a very good coach available that can help newcomers and aspiring players.  Many new players may have the hand to eye coordination and the quick reflexes to be competitive players, but often lack the formal training and skills development that is crucial if one wants to be a “contender” and a tournament level player.

The atmosphere is more than just cordial. It is an atmosphere of jokes, some self deprecating humor, and raucous “trash talk” designed to illicit only laughter, not resentment. Sure the score is kept and the play often intensely competitive, but all of us love more the long rally, where the advantage goes back and forth, rather than some easy win over a less developed opponent.
  Come pay us a few visits, and then if you want to join the club, a small annual membership fee is all that is required. If need be, we can loan you a paddle (also known as a “blade,”) and you can witness and partake in the joviality and the competition. Come learn the sport of table tennis and laugh and smile while making new friends.

 

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