Table Tennis

Facilitator

Victorian Vision Impaired Table Tennis Association.

Description

Vision Impaired Table Tennis (also known as Swish) is a fast, invigorating game.  It was developed by people who are blind in Australia and has been played here for many years, on both a recreational and competitive level.  The game allows people who are blind, vision impaired and sighted to compete on almost equal terms.

Vision Impaired Table Tennis is like playing table tennis, but instead of hitting a ball over the net, the ball is hit under the net and must travel along the surface of the table. The net is at a certain height so that those players with various degrees of sight do not have an advantage over blind players. The ball has bells in it to make it audible and it is about the size of a tennis ball and made of plastic with holes in it; and the bat is rectangular with a handle.

Vision Impaired Table Tennis is either played as a doubles or singles competition. It can be played from one game up to the best of five, and the first to eleven or the advantage of 2 after eleven. It can be played as singles (two players) or doubles (four players).It’s a great activity for kids as well as adults, no matter what age or ability.

Clubs and locations: Kooyong, Dandenong, Brunswick, Coburg, Boronia, Mooroolbark, Keilor, Gellong, Frankston and Regional Victoria (Mildura and Bendigo).

When:

• Kooyong – Saturday afternoon. 1pm to 4pm.
• Dandenong – Monday afternoon. 1pm to 4pm.
• Mooroolbark and Boronia  - Thursday evening. 5.30pm to 8.30pm.
• Brunswick - Every 2nd Wednesday 11am to 2pm.
• Coburg - Every 2nd Monday 11am to 2pm.
• Frankston - Wednesday 1pm to 4pm.
• Keilor - Tuesday 1pm to 4pm.
• Geelong - Friday 1pm to 4pm.
• Regional Victoria - Mildura and Bendigo. Contact for further details.

Where:

• Kooyong – 454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong.
• Dandenong – Dandenong Table Tennis in the Oasis Centre, Heatherton Road, Dandenong.
• Brunswick - 4th Brunswick Scout Hall, 14A Jolley Street, Brunswick West.
• Coburg – Coburg Table Tennis Club, the Ray Kibby Table Tennis Centre, 50 Murray Road, Coburg North.
• Mooroolbark and Boronia - Mostly at 61 Beresford Drive, Boronia, with some sessions at Unit 1, 40 Felix Grove, Mooroolbark.
• Frankston - Uniting Church, 16-18 High Street, Frankston.
• Keilor - Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium, 135 Stadium Drive, Keilor Park. Run by Tri All Abilities Sports Club.
• Geelong - 1st Highton Scout Hall, 43 Barrabool Road, Highton.
• Regional Victoria - Mildura and Bendigo. Contact for further details.

Cost of activity:

Please enquire.

Contact Person:

Please call Marco Curralejo by phone or email:
0412 128 429
president@vvitta.au

Visit the VVITTA website for all things 'vision impaired table tennis in Victoria'; an introduction to the sport and how it is played, equipment and plans for building your own table, where to play, calendar of events, live scores during tournaments, online entry forms, results, photos, videos, membership, and the club's history. The site is built and tested to WCAG 2.2 Level AAA.

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