Table Tennis Southwark & City

Join us once per week for a fun and friendly casual table tennis session! Our sessions are designed to be inclusive and enjoyable for all abilities.

Event Details

• 🕒 When: Every Monday evening, 6:30–8:00 pm
• 📍 Where: The Charter School Bermondsey
• 🛠️ Equipment: All equipment is provided including the table, nets, rackets and balls. 
• Other: The venue is at Keeton's Rd, London SE16 4EE.

🎯 What to Expect

Our sessions focus on:

• Socialising: Meet new people and enjoy the community spirit while building into the session with an easy ~10 minute warmup consisting of rallies.
• Casual Play: Engage in friendly doubles matches to a game with constant rotation after every game so you can play with and against whoever you like.
• Skill Development: Opportunities to improve your game in a supportive environment. The event lead will ensure you play on a court with other players at your level. Equally, if you'd like to take it easy or push yourself feel free to jump on a court with whoever you like. 

📘 Basic Rules of Table Tennis

Before jumping straight in it is always helpful to know the basic rules of table tennis:

• Scoring: Officially matches are best of 5 or best of 7 sets. Each set is first to 11, where you must win by 2. We often switch opponents after 1 set to keep the opponents fresh and games fun!
• Serving: Each player/doubles partnership has two services, before their opponent serves. Serving rules vary depending on singles or doubles: Singles: Can serve from anywhere on your side, with the ball able to land anywhere on their side. Doubles: Serve must go diagonally from the right half of the server's court to the right half of the receiver's side.
• Faults: Faults include when the ball bounces more than once on either side of the table, the ball fails to make it to the opponents side of the table, the ball fails to touch the table after crossing the set without being hit by the opponent, or any player touches the net.

For a comprehensive overview, see Table Tennis England's Rules and How to play guide or view this video. If you have any questions about the rules please reach out to the session lead.

📝 How to Sign Up

Joining is easy:

• Online sign-up: Visit our homepage and click "join" on an event you like. For table tennis in Southwark & City simply join one of the events at the top of this page.
• Payment: Secure your spot by completing the online payment process through Stripe. Memberships will be coming soon. 
• Confirmation: You'll receive a confirmation email with session details and a link to the WhatsApp group chat.
• WhatsApp: After you've joined you will be emailed a link to join our WhatsApp groups. Feel free to pop any questions you may have in these.

Note: Limited spots available to ensure quality playtime for all participants.

🧍 Who Can Join?

Our sessions are open to:

• Relaxed players: Players of all levels looking for a chill, judgement free environment to play in.
• Beginners: New to table tennis? We'll guide you through the basics.
• Intermediate: Looking to refine your skills? Join us for slightly more competitive yet friendly games.

All abilities are welcome, please note you must be at least 18 years old to attend.

📞 Contact Us

For any queries or further information:

Email: andy@thesocialsport.com.

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