With the UK set to host the ITTF European Para Desk Tennis Championships in Sheffield subsequent month, the British Para Desk Tennis Workforce is relaunching its Future Stars programme with a chance for anybody who aspires to be concerned in Para desk tennis to participate in an eligibility day in Sheffield on Tuesday, October 3.
The Future Stars programme was first launched in 2020 to establish potential Para desk tennis athletes and assist them to develop into concerned within the sport.
Para desk tennis is without doubt one of the most inclusive Paralympic sports activities, catering for wheelchair and ambulant athletes from a variety of bodily impairment teams and people with studying difficulties.
Along with its 14-strong Efficiency squad, the British Para Desk Tennis group has a profitable Pathway programme which, since its inception in 2013, has produced a lot of gamers who’ve progressed to win medals at main championships – together with Paralympic medallists Tom Matthews, Billy Shilton and Megan Shackleton, world doubles champions Fliss Pickard and Grace Williams, Commonwealth champion Joshua Stacey and world medallist Martin Perry.
“I’m excited to announce that our Future Stars programme is again, and all geared across the European Championships in Sheffield which we hope will encourage new Para desk tennis athletes,” stated BPTT Programme Supervisor Shaun Marples.
“If any Para athlete want to attempt desk tennis or is already enjoying desk tennis and needs to see extra, I’d encourage them to enroll on-line and register. Future Stars has already proved profitable in rising the expertise pool of Para desk tennis within the UK because it was initially launched through the pandemic, and that is an thrilling new part as we sit up for LA 2028 and past.
“If anybody is coming to observe the European Championships and needs to see if they’ve what it takes there would be the alternative to tackle among the Pathway gamers on the BPTT Fan Zone on September sixth (1-4pm), eighth (1-4pm) and ninth (10am-4pm), the place a group of volunteers and coaches will even be readily available with recommendation and enjoying suggestions.”
The European Championships are going down on the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from September 4-9 and might be adopted by a nationwide competitors on September 10 which is open to any Para desk tennis athlete who’s a member of British Para Desk Tennis.
To get entangled in Future Stars:
Click here to register your interest – click on on ‘Register to be a Future Star’, then attend an eligibility day in Sheffield on Tuesday, October 3 between 9am and 2pm.
Click here to become a member of British Para Table Tennis
Click here to enter the BPTT Sheffield Grand Prix on September 10
