Table Tennis Victoria’s four-year strategic plan, ‘Our Future Now!’ contains the three main pillars of Participation, Profile & Performance.

2020 is the first full year when TTV will be able to roll out a complete suite of activities across all three of these pillars, as we augment our existing traditional core activity with an exciting range of new initiatives.

These projects will be delivered and supported by a well-qualified and energetic staff team with defined roles in supporting the traditional club and tournament framework, growing participation in new markets, and increasing the profile of our great sport through wider media exposure.

We want to assure our members that we will continue to put effort and resources towards the current collection of core activities listed below;

• State Tournaments Circuit – approximately 30 tournaments in total throughout Victoria
• 10x State Tournaments (3x Open, 3x Closed, 2x Albert Park, Country, Metro)
  • Bookings, sponsorship, marketing, entries, draws, volunteers, selectors, referees, umpires, set up, tournament operation, pack down.
• Support for the other 20 Junior, Senior & Veterans Tournaments on the Calendar
  • Marketing, selectors, volunteers, referees, umpires, operations.

• TTV’s High Performance Programs
• • Wednesday & Sunday training sessions

• Supporting our three State Teams (Junior, Senior/Para & Veterans Nationals)
• • Coordination of all operations and logistics, from the selection process of players, managers and NPC’s, right through to uniforms, accommodation, flights, transport, meals, etc.

• TTV Premier League
• • Calendar, bookings, marketing, recruiting, entries, draws, umpires, fill ins, set up, running, pack down

• TOPS & Level 1 coach courses
• • scheduling, running and accreditations

• State umpire courses
• • scheduling, running and accreditations

· TTV Membership support and training

• Support for Clubs when working with Councils and Regional Sports Assemblies to further their goals

While we continue to provide, support and facilitate the current activities you expect from TTV, we are exited to bring forward a plethora of new initiatives and programs which aim to grow and shine a light on our great sport. Our staff restructure includes a full-time Events and Clubs Officer (ECO) and Participation and Programs Officer (PPO) as well as a part-time Media and Marketing Officer (MMO).

A more in depth look at each of these roles and how they will help bring TTV forward is below;

Media & Marketing

• Support ECO & PPO

• The MMO will support the activities of the ECO and PPO with advertising, marketing and digital content.

• Publicize TTV & Affiliate activities

• TTV & affiliates will benefit from increased publicity and advertisement on social and digital platforms.

• Increase the digital footprint and online presence of TTV

• TTV’s digital presence will be increased online across social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter resulting in more content for members and more eyes on TTV clubs.

• Improve external media relationships

• External media relationships will be developed through the MMO helping table tennis Victoria to grow and reach a wider audience.

• Content production

• New and engaging content will be produced by TTV such as player profiles, club videos, unsung heroes’ articles and news stories, boosting TTV’s digital profile.

• Website and social media management and redevelopment

• Our website and social media channels will be managed and redeveloped to make it easier for members and stakeholders to use and have access to content.

Participation & Programs

• SSV Primary School Cup

• 8 Locations (Metro/Country)
• Primary School aged entries in Table Tennis Victoria
• Reach of over 500 potential new members as the first event rolls out

• Spinneroo’s / ELP

• 8-week introduction to TT with parent involvement
• Term 1 trial roll out with expansion in 2020
• Capacity to host multiple Spinneroo’s across TT Clubs in Vic
• Perfect channelling to get children involved with local clubs
• TTV club’s involvement in a coaching capacity as well.

• Pop Up Events

• Developing working relationships with local councils
• Introducing the public to local clubs in the social/competition capacity
• Develop multi-lingual app to attract tech savvy cohorts into participation in recreational activities

• Sporting Schools

• Creating a connection with local schools and opening them up to local TT Clubs in their area
• Use of local coaches/players to run sporting school programs if selected
• Develop ongoing future programs on larger scales for future students to participate

• Pub Leagues

• Participation growth in different areas (university, social groups, international associations)
• Relaxed time frames for activity to play and get TT members involved

• Simple and easy to set up round robin tournaments
• Another avenue for TT Clubs & associations to join in relaxed surroundings and friendship building
• Multiple venues with established competitions and history

Events & Clubs

“EPIC TT” (Enhancement Program in Clubs for Table Tennis) Workshops

• Policies & Guidelines
  • Child Safety
  • Working with Children Check
  • Fair Play Code
  • Inclusive Clubs
  • Hot Weather

· Training

• • Child Safety
  • MPIO (Member Protection Information Officer)
  • Frist Aid

· Governance Training

• • Constitutions
  • Committee roles
  • Meeting procedures
  • Affiliation requirements
  • TTV Memberships Database
  • Club Health Check review

· Tournament operations & competition software training

• Volunteer Recognition Program

• Formalising Annual Awards into an Annual Dinner partially subsidised by TTV

This additional expanded list of activities is deliberately bold and ambitious.

Whilst we have made some important in-roads in some areas recently, such as the launch of the state High Performance program, we are very aware that our existing traditional product offerings are only speaking to a very small percentage of individuals who self-identify as regular table tennis players.*

It is this large untapped cohort of people that we are trying to connect with, so that we can achieve greater transition from the social space to the club environment, and to help us commercialize the sport for the benefit of everyone.

*http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7498-sports-participation-australia-december-2017-201802150615