Meet our new Lead Coach, Ben Barlow!

We are so proud to welcome Lead Coach Ben Barlow to our fantasfic club. Ben brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience at the highest of levels of table tennis. Following an introductory session last week with some of our junior squad, today was the first full session where the focus was on consistency in both our forehands and backhands. 

 

This is a significant step for us as a club as we continue our progression as one of the leading table tennis clubs in South Yorkshire and the wider regions for junior coaching and development. We are so proud of where we are at the moment and excited about what is to come from this new partnership. We already have so many great thoughts and ideas, it’s now about putting them into practice. When the opportunity presented itself there were no second thoughts, we are so excited and looking forward getting things properly underway! 

Here’s a message from Ben and a short bio of some of his many achievements:

"I'm looking forward to working with such a thriving club with lots of potential and helping with the development of players. Hopefully I can make a difference moving forwards as I have seen some of the work being done on and off the table, which is very impressive”

Playing Highlights

English National Mens Singles 3rd
English National Men's Doubles 3rd
Represented England on numerous occasions
Played in Belgium League

Coaching Highlights

National Young Coach of the Year 2013
Worked with National Squads from England and Jersey 
Practice Partner for Paralympic Squads
Worked with numerous national and international players
Former Yorkshire Regional Coach
Strength and Conditioning Coach to current Professional Athletes
Former Table Tennis Head Coach at the University of Sheffield
Coached for the past 15 years

We look forward to sharing more news and updates over the coming weeks! Welcome to Barnsley Table Tennis Club and our table tennis family, Ben!