Toronto Canada has one of the fastest growing populations of table tennis athletes. The area is home to many table tennis clubs, large and small. Considered by some to be an elite table tennis club, Top Spin Table Tennis Centre was founded in 2002 by Elena Shkrab, a coach and champion player with more than 35 years of experience. She has won championships in the Ukraine and Israel and has coached the Israeli National Team. Top Spin Table Tennis Centre offers eleven ITTF approved table tennis tables in a large air-conditioned gymnasium. Professional coaches are available to provide individual attention to club members. The club offers private, semi-private, and group lessons. Contact the center for rates and schedules. Tournaments, camps, and league opportunities are also offered. Top Spin Table Tennis Center is located at 7026 Bathurst Street in Toronto. The center can be reached at (905) 326-9570.
My Table Tennis Club is one of the largest table tennis clubs in Canada. Located on 80E Centurian Drive in Markham, Ontario (close to Toronto), the club is open daily from 9:30am to 10:30pm. Certain hours are designated for “member only” access to the club. Individual annual memberships are available for $300, day passes are $6. MyTTC facilities encompass 9,000 square feet, featuring 38 foot high ceilings, lighting that is acceptable for professional matches, twenty ITTF approved tournament tables, a coffee and snack bar, changing rooms with lockers, a lounge area with big screen television, and a Pro-shop with wholesale and retail professional table tennis equipment. MyTTC offers professional coaching through the My Table Tennis Training School. Individual classes range from $20 to $45 per hour depending upon the level of coaching required and the credentials of the chosen coach. Group lessons are organized by placing up to four students of similar skill sets in a class. Each group training course consists of nine, one and a half hour lessons and costs $250.
Toronto Table Tennis Club, located at 944 Lawrence Avenue West in Toronto, is home base for the Canadian National Team Coach, Wang Enlong. Club hours are Monday through Friday 5:30pm to 10:00pm and weekends 1:00pm to 6:00pm. While the club is small compared to newer facilities that are being built in the area, there are five tables and consistently skilled players to compete against. Locals and serious table tennis athletes call this “Coach Wang’s Club” and recommend it over more commercialized options.
Dixie Table Tennis Club offers eight competition quality tables at their location in the Burnhamthorpe Community Center located at 1500 Gulleden Road in Toronto. The club is open on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 10:30pm. Memberships are seasonal and are offered in the summer at a rate of $40 for adults and $30 for junior players under the age of sixteen. Fall-winter memberships are offered at a rate of $60 for adults and $40 for juniors. Memberships are limited and often sell out. Non-members are welcome when space is available at a rate of $5 per night for adults and $3 for juniors. The club also offers league and tournament opportunities.
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