Equipment

Equipment

Everyone chips in and helps set-up and pack-down the equipment needed for each practice session and the number of tables set up depends upon the number of players booked to play each session. Your help is gratefully received and enables us to start and finish playing table tennis quickly and efficiently. If you are new to the club or are a visiting team then please follow guidance from local Kintbury table tennis players. This ensures that equipment is set up safely and without damaging the equipment. 

If you happen to find any faulty equipment, please report it to our equipment manager, Toby on: facilities@kintburyttc.org.uk .

Please note the points below. Most of this is common sense and courtesy, but if we all do our part it will make things go smoothly for everyone.

• The club has invested substantial sums of money in table tennis equipment so that you have a high quality venue for matches and practice sessions. Please help us to look after the equipment, so that it stays that way. The more frequently we have to replace equipment, the more we will have to raise the fees; so it is in everyone’s best interest to take care of our equipment so we continue to enjoy excellent facilities at an economical price.

• Please take care when moving, setting up and taking down any of the equipment to avoid injury or accidents. If you are not sure how the tables are set up or taken down, please ask.

• Take special care when using the Sponeta table. It is heavy and tricky to move and set up. Unless you are experienced in doing this, please only use this table if there are two people available to move and set up/take down.

• If you spot any damage, missing parts or a malfunction, please let Toby Atkins know as soon as possible (see Equipment Manager page for contact details). This could prevent accidents or further damage.

• As part of our contribution to the Jubilee Centre and to promote the sport, we make two practice tables, two sets of posts/net and spare practice balls available to be used by other hall hirers. Therefore, please store the designated posts/nets back in the separate, labelled storage container. If possible, store the two practice tables in such a way that they can be retrieved without the need to move the other tables.

• Put all equipment away neatly and back where it came from. Considerable work has gone into tidying up and organising things so that it makes using the equipment easy and efficient. e.g. keep pairs of net posts together with the matching net and stored neatly back in the right storage container.

• Please use the dividing curtain very carefully and don’t rush. There are instructions posted. If the curtain gets jammed or damaged, it will put it out of action as specialist equipment is needed to access the rail. It could mean we can’t host home matches and possibly incur significant repair costs.