Ping Pong / Table Tennis

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  • Kids' ping-pong classes or leagues?

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    Sep 15, 2024

    My 10 year old son (5th grade) is interested in ping pong. I'd like to find a class or league for him to join in the east bay. However, I'm hoping to find one that would be fun, not super competitive or high pressure. And hopefully not too far of a drive (we live in South Berkeley). Does such a thing exist? 

    Sep 15, 2024

    Berkeley Table Tennis Club has a Friday evening round robin tournament at James Kenney Rec Center in Berkeley. $5 a session for kids, $8 for adults. My son started going in 5th grade and still goes occasionally (he's now in 7th). It's mostly adults, but there is usually a small contingent of kids there too. We found folks to be very welcoming, and they do a good job of flighting people so you are playing against opponents at an appropriate skill level. 

    https://www.berkeleytabletennis.org/

    Sep 18, 2024

    WePerform on San Pablo in El Cerrito! They have a ping pong club and ping pong camps. My kid did a half day camp there this summer and it seemed like it was all fun and very little competition, if at all. Some kids were more serious that others, but I think its exactly what you are looking for.

    Sep 18, 2024

    Hi, I was looking for something similar a couple of years ago for my son. The closest Ping Gong class/league I could find was Fremont Table Tennis Academy with a location in San Ramon. 

    Sep 18, 2024

  • Public ping pong tables in Berkeley?

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    May 2, 2023

    We live in North Berkeley and our daughter loves to play ping pong/table tennis. On weekends, we've been going to King Middle School which has two tables open to the public but only on weekends.

    Are there other tables,.e.g. in public parks or other venues that are available on weekday (afternoons)?

    May 2, 2023

    Hello, Berkeley Table Tennis Club hosts a friendly RR tournament on Friday evenings at the Berkeley Park District and they are open for play on Saturdays, as well. 

    May 3, 2023

    I am not sure if they are technically "public" but there are several ping pong tables on the ground floor of the ASUC Student Union on UC Berkeley campus that my kids have used to play ping pong.

    May 3, 2023

    Not Berkeley, but there is one concrete ping pong table in the Emeryville Greenway Park on the southwest corner of Powell St and Hollis St in Emeryville. Beware that it's not particularly level.

    May 10, 2023

    not in berkeley but check out this group in alameda:

    alameda ping pong gym https//sites.google.com/view/alamedappg

    May 10, 2023

    No quite in Berkeley, but there are some public ping pong tables on the Emeryville Greenway right behind Cafe Rack.

    May 13, 2023