Table tennis action: 145 teams start the new season!

Table tennis action: 145 teams start the new season!

Waldeck-Frankenberg, Deutschland - Table tennis sports in the Waldeck-Frankenberg region is on the move! Today, 34 table tennis clubs gathered at the table tennis district council in Löhnberg to discuss the upcoming 2025 season. The new season in September starts with a total of 145 teams, 124 of which are active at the district level, including 95 adult and 29 youth teams, while 21 teams play at district, association and Hesse level. HNA And the gentlemen of Bad Wildungen and Bromskirchen in the district league.

An exciting year is imminent, because some rules of rule have also been decided: teams that withdraw in one season must be reported in the lowest class. This could significantly increase competitiveness. Another step towards equality is the planned ascent for pure women's teams in the 2nd district class, but the approval of the HTTV is still pending.

board elections and honors

The board elections were easy. Martin Born (Kreiswart) and Harald Ludwig (Sportwart) have been re -elected and received support from Frank Häntsch in individual game and Axel Bumke in the cup competition. The change on the post of the youth manager is also interesting: Sandra Siebert was adopted and her successor, Sebastian Bick, will now direct the fortunes of the youth organization. There were also new elections in the area of ​​the cash auditors, while some members such as Lutz Friedrich and Klaus Vieth were allowed to keep their posts.

The honors round off the picture of the district council: Martin Born received the badge of honor in silver, Karl-Heinz Trost received the golden badge of honor with wreath and Lutz Friedrich was awarded an honorary medal. Such an appreciation motivates to take further steps in young talent.

youth work and future events

The youth work also remained an important topic. The district board urgently appealed to the clubs to promote them more. Here, holiday games, everyone tournaments and mini championships could still help to get young talents on board. In addition, the HTTV TT mobile is available to inspire more children and adolescents for table tennis sports.

If you look at the upcoming events, there are some highlights: The district championships of adults and youth will find on 6/7. September 2025 in Battenberg, while the district cup round will take place in Dodenau from December 12th to 14th. Numerous appointments are already planned for 2026, which are intended to further spark enthusiasm for table tennis sports.

changes on the board

A big challenge remains the occupation of important items. Malika Höhn gives up as a district youth manager after ten years and a successor has not yet been found. Without a circular youth welfare attendant, even a hiring of the young tournaments could even threaten. The district manager Thomas Meilinger also indicated that it is no longer available if the offices are not filled. This is the future of these important bodies in the air and the clubs are asked to actively participate in the solution of these problems.

Overall, it can be seen that table tennis sports in Waldeck-Frankenberg is alive and dynamic, and those responsible have to tackle on many levels in order to continue the positive development. The table tennis circle has a lot plans, and with a strong volunteering and a lot of commitment from the clubs, nothing stands in the way.

Historically has Germany, with which German table tennis bundle in the back, a long tradition in table tennis that goes back to the 1900s. Germany is also one of the best table tennis nations worldwide, and it remains to be hoped that the triumph of table tennis will continue at the local level through promoting sport and the right course positions.