General Info

History

The club was formed in 1996 by the local table tennis community.

This was at the request of Lawrence Sheriff School to form a Table Tennis Centre of Excellence in Rugby. It enabled the school to obtain £386,500 in funding to build the local, and regional, "Lawrence Sheriff County Table Tennis Centre" which is used as the school gym during school time.

Links to the various agreements and constitutions can be found on the development page. The club became an ETTA PremierClub in 2005. the club was awarded ETTA Premier Club of the Year and won Club of the Year in the Rugby Sports Awards.

Membership Costs & Fees are shown here

Coaching

The club is keen to coach players to a higher standard. The Club now has several qualified level two coaches with six at level one. The club coaches in local schools and, when requested, for Rugby Borough Council and Rugby Sport for Disabled Association. See the coaching pages. The club has a top level coach for most club sessions. Coaches attend every session, with Sunday mornings being the primary coaching session.

Leagues

The club enters several teams in the Daventry League, the Leamington League and the Coventry League.

You need to complete an Individual Player Registration Form (PDF) to compete in either of these leagues.

Cadets (under 15's) can enter the National, Midland and ♥ of England cadet Leagues.

Juniors (under 18's) can enter the Midland, plus the British and National Junior League. The club also has several teams in the Nuneaton summer League.

The club runs internal leagues and ladders for club members. There is a Club League.

2009-2010 saw the club enter  the British Senior and Junior Leagues for the first time.

Club Tournament & Presentation

The Annual club tournament is for club members and is combined with the annual club presentation.

Insurance

The club is insured via the governing body's agreement.

Insurance Policy as PDF

Insurance FAQ's as PDF

Child Protection

The club supports and follows the ETTA's Child Protection policy. All the qualified Club coaches have attended a Child Safety Course. Any problems should be discussed with the Club's Welfare Officer who also administers the accident and incident report book.

CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks

The club's coaches are CRB checked. The club supports, and follows, the governing bodies CRB policy and in line with that all club coaches have CRB checks every three years. Policies are issued via the ETTA or the  County Council. CRB check request forms are available on the ETTA site via their Development page.

Equality Policy

The club has adopted the equality policy of the ETTA.

Their roles, responsibilities and codes of conduct are available here.

Club Codes of Practice are available to see along with the ClubMark manual.