Announcements, cancellations, and other messages will be posted here.
Check here before heading out to play.

Road closure Saturdays through Summer:
**WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURES**
The 100 and 200 blocks of Bridge Street are closed to traffic from 2:00 pm Fridays to Monday at 7am.

Club closed 6/24 for Mental Health Expo. 

Check the club  calendar for schedule changes and for local tournaments.

When the player count exceeds 26 we go to CODE RED :
Matches are best 2 out of 3 or a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 26 we are CODE GREEN :
Matches are best 3 out of 5 or a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.

*new lost and found menu link*

The club now meets at the Phoenixville Recreation Center, 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460.
Tuesday nights 6pm-9pm
Saturday mornings 9am-12noon  (subject to cancelations, check here first before visiting.)
$5 to play.

Happy Summer Table Tennis Fans!

This has been one action packed month! Forgive me if I left something out!  Nice weather, holidays, and summer time events have probably influenced out numbers recently.  We have fallen below our 30+ player day into the mid 20s recently.

The Pennsylvania State Championships were held May 12th and 13th in Lancaster. 
Several of our players made it out to compete and spectate. 
States Champions Archive : States Photo Archive : Fox 43 News clip
I also maintain the Pennsylvania Sate Table Tennis Championships Archive on our website.

Mustache night was lots of fun: Mustache Night 2023 Photos

There was no meeting the 16th due to elections, but there was a King of Prussia District Sponsored outdoor tournament that we flocked too for free pizza and beverages.
Karun ended up edging out Dimitri for the grand prize, $50 Wegman's gift card.  Then some of us headed to the Rec. Room by Conshohocken Brewery afterwards.
Here are the Photos.

June through July we pit Montgomery county against Chester county. We have started pre-season play in preparation.
Chester County and Montgomery County will put together as many teams as they like to compete against each other.  The teams will be made up of three players each. Teams should be made up of players of similar playing ability. The top players in team A, next best players team B, etc.

A captain/manager should be selected for each county.  They will be in charge of communication with players, determining line-up and substitutions for each playing session.

Counties will rotate weekly in presenting a line-up. The “away” county line-up is presented, the “home” county will offer their line-up. If any substitutions are required to be made by the “away” county before a session’s matches begin, the “home” county may be allowed to make any changes to their line-up.  Line-ups may not change once the first match has begun. 

Matches are played as follows:
Away Team Players: A,B,C
Home Team Players: X,Y,Z
AvY, XvB, BvZ, YvC, CvZ, AvX, doubles

Each match win will count as 1 point towards the cumulative county standings.
Sign up here: http://level2199.com/short/botc
Standings are posted here: http://level2199.com/short/botcstandings
Match reporting can be done here: http://level2199.com/short/botcreporting
You can join at anytime.

We will be holding a USA Table Tennis Tournament on August 18th, 2023."
However we most events are now FULL! There are four openings in the U1000 at the time of this posting.
You can sign up through Omnipong.com. Here is a printable registration form.
For those of you who do not know how USATT tournaments work, come talk to Nick at the club or drop me an email.  I will be happy to explain it.

A big thank you for the gift card that many of you contributed towards! We appreciate it very much!
But we have to say that we appreciate all of you, our table tennis family, for making our club such a friendly and enjoyable club.
So thank you for being involved and being AWESOME!

When: Tuesday nights 6pm-9pm and Saturday mornings 9am-12noon
Where: 501 Franklin Ave, Phoenixville PA 19460 (Phoenixville Recreation Center)
How much: $5 per night. Cash or Venmo.

Previously Phoenixville Table Tennis Club ran from 2009 to 2015 in Phoenixville and 2015-2020 as Rising Phoenix in KOP drawing players from Exton, Downingtown, Malvern, King of Prussia, Collegeville, Pottstown, and even Princeton, NJ.  On any night we would have between 15 and 40 players. Our friendly atmosphere, regulated playing format, and fair treatment of all playing levels helped us to succeed.

We currently have six tables and supply balls.

What we think makes us successful:

• We greeted everyone who visited and explained our system
• We used a waiting list system in which the player "on deck" gets to choose any opponent
• Play was limited to 2 minute warm and a match, best out of five - OR - 20 minutes of practice using provided timers (or 15 min. if it is really busy)
• We provided buckets filled with balls, you never have to stop play to retrieve yours, or anyone else's balls.
• We had a sitting area for players to converse while waiting
• Active internet presence
• A variety of periodically scheduled events such as coaching clinics, tournaments, and fun celebrations.

We keep members informed with our email list and Facebook Page and Group.
Conctact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be placed on the email list, or fill out this form.
Find us at our Facebook Page or through our Facebook Group.

• When a player arrives, he adds himself to the bottom of the playing list.
• Each player waits his turn.
• When everyone's name above you is crossed off, it is your turn to play. You may choose to do one of the following:
  --ask another idle player to play a match,
  --ask three other players to play a doubles match,
  --ask another idle player if they want to practice.
  -- delay playing (if he's still tired, or wants to wait for someone who is already playing). 
  --If a player delays, it's the next player in line's turn.
• All players going to the table cross their names off the list.
• A player who is asked for a match may decline the invitation.
• Players will start a 15 minute timer at the table. Matches should be played first, and if time allows practice. ***
• Matches are first to 3 wins, each game is to 11 points, and the service switches every 2 points.. ***
• When a match or practice is over, ALL players leave that table, return to the waiting area, and add their names to the BOTTOM of the waiting list.
• When there are a large number or people waiting, please pick someone else who has been waiting and who has not just come off the table.  Or consider asking three players for a doubles match.

***When the player count exceeds 26 we go to CODE RED :Matches are best 2 out of 3 or a timed practice of 10 minutes.
Below 26 we are CODE GREEN :Matches are best 3 out of 5 or a timed practice of 15 minutes.
Doubles matches will remain best 3 out of 5 during red and green.

Phoenixville TTC Youtube playlists: Our videos and favorite TT videos.

More Local Clubs

• Infinite Loop TTC - Trinity Lighthouse Church, 66 S. Limerick Rd, Royersford, PA 19468
• Upper Darby TTC
• Newtown Table Tennis Club - Newtown Elementary School (Cafetorium room), 1 Wrights Road, Newtown, PA 18940
• Millersville Bible Church Table Tennis Club - 1940 New Danville Pike Lancaster, PA 17603
• Manor TTC - 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
• Trolley Car TTC - 1 Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
• West Jersey Table Tennis Club - 3541 Pennsylvania Ave, Union and Orchard Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
• Princeton Pong - 745 Alexander Road  Princeton, New Jersey 08540
• Ping Pod - 325 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 

The Rec Room (not a club)

• The Rec Room is a bar and grill restaurant at 230 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, they have several tables. 

• Phoenixville Recreation Department
• MyTableTennis.net forum 
• USATT (Team USA Table Tennis)
• ColesTT store $
• Gambler Table Tennis Store (formerly Zeropong) $$
• Paddle Palace Super Store $$$$
• Dynamic Table Tennis
• Table Tennis DB
• Ping Skills Coaching and Lessons

Know the "CHO!" policy before you go "CHO!", so know you can go "CHO!" without being told no. Thank you.

Yes, you can call it ping pong!