Booking for practice sessions

A big thank you to everyone for the great turnouts at our recent Thursday practice sessions and for making them so enjoyable. We have been full or close to capacity on a few recent occasions, so some reminders about how the booking system works and suggestions on how to make best use of it and the practice sessions themselves.

For reference the link to the booking spreadsheet is below and Jenny kindly sends out a reminder with this link by email every week.

KTTC Practice Session Booking

• The main purpose of the booking system is to make sure everyone gets plenty of table time, as we appreciate that some travel quite some distance to attend. This is why we place a limit on numbers.
• We allow people to book up to 5 weeks in advance, so book early because it can fill up quickly.
• If your plans change and you are unable to make it, please do cancel your booking by deleting your name as soon as you know you can't attend. This frees up a space and allow others to fill that slot. We do monitor the bookings as often we have people waiting to take up any slots which are freed up.
  • The more we can fill up the practice sessions, the lower we can keep the practice session fees. We set the fees as low as we can, but rely on a good attendance to keep them that way.
  • If you can't attend and leave your booking in place, it runs the risk of you being incorrectly charged practice fees as we don't keep a register of attendance.
• During busy practice sessions, please do rotate to ensure everyone gets lots of table time. With the limit on numbers, everyone should be able to spend at least two-thirds of the time practising.
• Help with setting up and packing up is always appreciated and helps us to get off to a prompt start and increases playing time.

Thanks for all your help with the above. We welcome any suggestions on how we can improve the sessions.

Keep practising as it is not long until the season starts!

Thursday practice sessions

A big thank you to everyone who has been coming along to our Thursday evening practice sessions. You have contributed to making the sessions a great success and we hope everyone is having fun.

So that we can keep the sessions enjoyable for all, just some polite reminders.

• Please remember to book using the online spreadsheet. If you book and subsequently are unable to come, please remove your name so the space can be used by someone else.
  • KTTC Practice Session Booking
• Any help in setting out or packing up equipment is greatly appreciated. Many hands really does make for lighter work. Thanks!
• While we do limit the number of spaces available to ensure a good amount of table time for all, there may be times when you have a short wait for a free table. Please be patient and please be conscious if there are people waiting when you are practising on a table. With up to 6 tables and our limit on numbers, everyone should be able to get plenty of table time for a fulfilling session.

Thank you for your support.

Finally, if any of you have any feedback about how we can improve the sessions, we welcome any comments or suggestions.

Bribar Bat Testing Workshop

Bat Testing Workshop to be held at

Cirencester Table Tennis Club

Saturday 12th August 2023

10.00am – 3.00pm Free Entry

Ron and Mike from Bribar will have their trade equipment stand with all the latest 2023 /2024 table tennis equipment for you to try as well as lots of sale items for you to buy. 8 tables available to try Bribars equipment

www.bribartt.co.uk

CIRENCESTER TABLE TENNIS CLUB

DEER PARK SPORTS HALL (Sports Field entrance not the main entrance)

STROUD ROAD

CIRENCESTER GL7 1XB  

NDTTA Summer League

For those thinking about entering a team in the NDTTA Summer League, we are happy to act as a home venue for up to 4 teams. The arrangements are set out below.

• Kintbury TTC has capacity as a home venue for up to 4 summer league teams on a first come first served basis. This enables us to keep providing enough tables for free practising as usual on Thursdays. Home night for summer league teams will be Thursday.
• Teams can consist of players from any club. They do not have to be players who play for Kintbury teams in the winter league or regular attendees of practice sessions. If there is demand for more than 4 teams, priority will be given to teams which consist of mostly Kintbury players.
• The cost will be £10 per home match per team. The team captain will be charged monthly for home matches played. It is up to teams how the cost is allocated amongst the players. This covers exclusive use of a match table for the duration of the match. After the match has been completed, players can stay on for the practice session at no extra charge but the match table reverts to being a normal practice table, available for all attendees.
• Follow these steps to enter a team, noting the deadline dates.

1. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to confirm space availability if you want to use Kintbury TTC as a home venue for the summer league. (By Friday 16^th June. We will confirm availability by Sunday 18^th June)
2. Teams are responsible for entering their team via the NDTTA website NDTTA Summer League (By Monday 19^th June)
3. Teams will be responsible for entering a home match on our practice session booking spreadsheet. Please enter your match in 3 slots on the spreadsheet. If a match is postponed or cancelled, please do remove your booking as soon as possible. (By the Monday before each home match)

Good luck and have fun!

P.S. One of the spaces has already been confirmed for the Pilgrims team.