Coaching Options
Group Coaching
We have group coaching available throughout the week. No matter where your starting point is and what you are looking to achieve our team of internationally qualified coaches can create a personalised plan to help you get there. If you want to improve your game to play better socially join our group coaching sessions on Sunday afternoons. Or if you want to build your competitive game and start improving your results for tournaments you may like to consider one of our highly trained 1:1 coaches where you will get the personal attention to make improvements to your skills.
Waitemata Group Coaches
All of our group coaches have undertaken international (ITTF) coaching qualification training.
Alfred Dela-Pena (Head Coach), Sarah Her-Lee, Yuhan Gao, Liting Guo, Kelsey Amor, Rodney Bygrave, Wing Poon, Conrad Ang.
$10 members $15 non-members FREE to Swipe Tag members
Group Coaching
3:00pm - 4:00pm Sunday: Beginner Coaching (any age Junior/Senior) Group coaching for new players (all ages)
4:15pm - 5:15pm Sunday: Under 11s Coaching Group coaching for juniors under 11 years old
5:30pm - 7:00pm Sunday: Junior Coaching Group coaching for juniors under 19 years old
Our Internationally Qualified 1:1 Coaches
Alfred Dela-Pena
Waitemata Table Tennis Head Coach
International ITTF Level 1 Coach
New Zealand's highest World Ranked Male Player
Qualified for 2024 Olympics
2023 Oceania Olympic Mixed Doubles Qualification - 3rd
2023 ITTF World Championships Finals
2022 North Island Open Men's Singles
2022 North Island Open Mixed Doubles - Gold Medal
2022 New Zealand Open Mixed Doubles - Bronze Medal
2018-2023 NZ Men's Team
2016 & 2017 World Junior Champs
2018 ITTF World Senior Champs
2016 NZ u21 Singles Gold
2016 NZ Junior Player of the year
2017 NZ u18 Singles Gold
Sarah Her-Lee
Table Tennis England Level 1 Session Coach
Former Morpeth Table Tennis Club assistant coach (London)
Safeguarding and Child Protection Workshop 2021
2023 Oceania Olympic Mixed Doubles Qualification - 3rd
2023 ITTF World Championship Finals - Coach
2022 North Island Open Mixed Doubles - Gold Medal
2022 New Zealand Open Mixed Doubles - Bronze Medal
2012 & 2013 Number 1 NZ Senior Women's Ranking
2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - Represented NZ at the World Championships in Bremen, Moscow, Rotterdam, Dortmund and Paris.
2009 & 2013 - Represented NZ at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow and New Delhi
Played full time for German Table Tennis Club Borussia Muenster (2011-2012 and 2013-2014)
Retired from competitive singles competition in 2014, having represented New Zealand from 2002 to 2014
Conrad Ang
Waitemata Table Tennis Junior Group Coach
2019, 2022-2023 New Zealand national squad
2022 NZ Junior of the year nomination
2022 New Zealand Open C grade singles – gold
2022 New Zealand Open U19 teams – bronze
Swipe tag holders $40 per hour
Members $45 per hour
Non-members $50 per hour
Instagram: @conradwz
Yuhan Gao
Waitemata Table Tennis Junior Group Coach
2013: Qatar Doha Table Tennis League Team's Champion
2014: Qatar Doha King's Cup Table Tennis Team's Champion
2016: New Zealand National Open Men's Team Champion
2016: New Zealand National Open Men's Doubles Champion
2016: New Zealand National Open Men's Singles Third Place
2017: Wellington Open Men's Singles Champion
ITTF Level 1 & ITTF Level 2 Coaching qualification
Fees: $60 per hour
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Visit Our Stadium
Whether you are just starting out with Table Tennis, or enjoy a regular hit as a social or competitive player, we have something for you. We are open 7 days every week with a programme of social and competitive games and coaching programmes.
Whats On at WTTA
Find out what’s on every week at WTTA with our comprehensive programme for players of all ages and abilities. We run regular tournaments for our social and competitive players and we host fundraising events to help our players make the most of the regional, national and international opportunities. Check out our programme.
Membership
You don’t have to be a member to visit our stadium, but there are plenty of benefits to joining WTTA.
Discounted session fees
Discounted table hire
Easy online table booking system
Access to tournaments for competitive players and much more
*Our stadium management team reserves the right to manage stadium access at all times.
