Mentees were picked with an on-line application procedure, where greater than 240 candidates made an application for the program, where 37 mentees from 25 Member Associations (TUN, SEN, GHA, EGY, ZIM, ANG, PERSON, GRN, BRA, ECU, ARG, MEX, CRC, COL, TNT, CHN, NEB, IRI, MMR, IND, SRL, NZL, PNG, AUS, TGA) as well as 4 continents were picked.
The program supplied 3 various mentoring locations: training, suit officiating, as well as suit analytics. The mentees had a terrific chance to pick up from knowledgeable advisors. Some had the possibility to prepare their professional athletes for significant events, others had the possibility to get ready for the umpire progressed policies evaluation, as well as others were getting ready for the futureInternational Referee Schools Overall, the experience sustained the mentees in acquiring understanding as well as progressing to the following degree of their professions.
Coaching
The Chinese History manufacturer Hou Yingchao came to be the oldest-ever China nationwide champ at the age of 39 in 2019 when he won the championship game 19 years after last winning the occasion. In 2022, he participated in the Mentorship program as a trainer mentee as well as was mentored by Liu Yajnjun, the Austrian Women’s nationwide group train. They functioned carefully with a 4-month lengthy mentoring experience, where Liu shared his 26 years of training experience with his mentee.
“This is the first time for me to join the ITTF Mentorship program, and I found it is really a good idea. My mentee was a very good player, and I have had 26 years of international coaching experience. It is very easy for us to understand each other. In this program, we can really focus working on certain topics in details.”– Liu Yanjun (AUT), coach
Gdara Hmam, nationwide train for Tunisia as well as mentee in in 2015’s program had an impressive 2022, winning 2 gold medals in the WTT Youth Contender Tunis with the Tunisian increasing celebrityElla Saidi He additionally safeguarded an U15 gold medal as well as a U19 Silver medal with the Women’s groups in theAfrican Championships Through this, the Mentorship Program as well as his coach Jean-Claude Decret (FRA) sustained him to prepare his professional athletes for the a number of global champions throughout the 2nd fifty percent of the year, particularly the prep work for the World Youth Championships in Tunis.
Jean-Claude additionally assisted Mamadou Salif from Senegal, that is associated with a nationwide provisionary board inSenegal They collaborated to create an approach to create table tennis, young professional athletes as well as brand-new trainers in the various areas ofSenegal Their growth technique was necessary to sustain the following Youth Olympic Games 2026 where their objective is to create the framework for table tennis in a number of districts.
“This program meets the real needs of applicants. It is an important training and dialogue space to exchange and advise people on their issues”– Jean-Claude Decret (FRA), coach
Match Analytics
The suit analytics location was presented for the very first time in the 2022 cycle of the Mentorship Program as well as was provided with our companionStupa Analytics 9 mentees from 3 continents were matched with 4 advisors from Stupa Analytics that presented them to information demands as well as various strategies of the suit analytics location.
“I had a Psychological Trainer from the USA with whom I took various sessions. But now with Stupa I want to be connected more and take frequent sessions. It was a great opportunity for me, I really enjoyed the program and learned a lot, I hope that many programs can be held in the future to improve the technical knowledge of coaches”— Fatemeh Keyvani (IRI), mentee
“Overall, it has actually certainly been an incredible experience to get in touch with the mentees throughout the continents. “— Saurav Basotia, Creative Media as well as Marketing Manager Stupa Analytics, coach
Para TT Coaching
Para Table Tennis was presented for the 2 nd successive year in the Mentorship Program, where 2 PTT Coaches from Asia signed up with the program as mentees, as well as were mentored by the Argentina PTT nationwide train Alejandra Gabaglio.
“I am extremely grateful to ITTF for giving me this opportunity to learn and use my skills as a Coach in the PTT category. I really feel fortunate to have Alejandra Gabaglio as my mentor in this program who has such vast knowledge and experience in the field of Para Table Tennis. Looking forward to implementing all the newly learned skills in the training sessions with my PTT athletes.”– Biken Thapa (NEP), mentee
Match Officiating
Cross- social exchange of experience was among the primary goals of the 2022 Mentorship Program, particularly for suit authorities, where mentees from Africa as well as Asia were matched with really knowledgeable advisors from Europe in the locations of Umpiring as well as refereeing, where they had the possibility to go over several facets as well as obtain correct support to advancement to the following degree of their job as future International Referees or Blue Badge Umpires.
“Both of my mentees were global umpires that agree to continue as well as end up being International Referees, this mentorship task provides terrific possibilities to the authorities to be enhanced as well as to get to greater degrees. I constantly appreciate becoming part of it. “— Tina Crotta, WTT Para Events as well as Match Officials Manager, coach
“We have created a great team atmosphere, working together on our topic – to be better table tennis umpires. We decided to have an online session also later, just to see each other and discuss interesting aspects of umpiring our beloved sport.”– Roman Klecker (CZE), coach
The 2022 Mentorship Program ended with mentees’ assessment sessions which permit them to determine their staminas as well as locations for renovation to make sure that they can proceed dealing with their growth better.
Following an effective 2022, we expect having a lot more productive partnerships in 2023!
High Performance as well as Development
