24 April - 1 May 2006 in Bremen, Germany
Deutsche VersionSupporting Programme
First watch the professionals at work, then go to the table yourself: During the WTTC, spectators are invited to take the racket in their own hands, too. The popular sports team from the DTTB, the Fachverband Tisch-Tennis Bremen (FTTB) and the Tischtennis-Verband Niedersachsen (TTVN) are offering fans an extensive participation programme.
'The Greatest Merry-Go-Round in the World'
On the opening day, 24th April at 3.00pm precisely 'The Greatest Merry-Go-Round in the World' is scheduled to begin. Until 4.32pm, in Hall No. 6 of the AWD-Dome, as many participants as possible should play in rotation. The aim is to break the record set at the 2000 European Championships in Bremen, entered in the Guinness Book of Records.
Fun Park
The Fun Park offers tables of various sizes, extra large, competition, medium-sized and miniature rackets. There will be "elephant", XXL, competition balls and robots.If you are interested, you can earn the table tennis sports badge, take part in painting competitions or just relax in the "Chill out" zone.
Activity Days
On four days, various groups at the WTTC will be addressed in particular: Monday, 24 April, is the "Day of the Clubs", Tuesday the "Day of the Schools", Wednesday the "Girls´and Women´s Day" and Thursday is the "Day of Company Sports".
24th April – Clubs’ Day
- Table tennis offers for beginners, newcomers and advanced players
- Ball painting contests, bat painting contests, design-a-button
- Presentation of the table tennis sports certificate
- Table tennis at small, medium and large tables with different bats
- Table tennis robot training
- Infothek: information for club members and interested parties
- Sports Quiz with Paul Betz with attractive prizes (10.00 – 19.00)
- Autograph sessions
- Air-Track and mini-trampoline from ATSV Buntentor
- Rally with raffle
- Chess games with the Deutsche Schachjugend (German Chess Youth Group)
Extra activities on 24th April*
- Over 50s – table tennis tournament for ‘everyman and everywoman’ (10.00 – 14.00)
- Super ‘Merry-Go-Round’ (15.30 – 16.32 – registration on site until 15.00)
- Youth organisations tournament (18.00 – 21.00)
- Display of advertising media for table tennis events
*advanced registration required
25th April – Schools’ Day
Offers as for Clubs’ Day with the following additional activities:
- Infothek: information for teachers and interested parties
- Infothek: ‘Encouraging Children’
- Fun-Park rally (treasure hunt through the AWD-Dome with attractive prizes)Miniature table and ‘Merry-Go-Round’ tournament (on site registration)
- Air-Track and presentation of the Children’s Gymnastics Badge (Bremer Turnerjugend)
- Surprise artists
- Techniker Krankenkasse: Compete against the computer and take part in a table tennis raffle
Extra activities on 25th April*
Exhibition of advertising media for table tennis events
- Schools tournament ‘Encouraging Children’ (Assessment method: the best class in each age group – classes 4, 5 and 6; 12.30 – 17.30
- Teacher Information Event – ‘Gesundheitssport Tischtennis’ (Table Tennis as a Health Sport) (10.00 – 12.00). Cost €10 per person
- Teacher Information Event – ‘Tischtennis der Schulsport’ (Table Tennis as a School Sport) (13.00 – 15.00). Cost €10 per person
*advanced registration required
26th April – Women’s and Girls’ Day
Offers as for Clubs’ Day with the following additional activities:
- Various table tennis activities
- Play corner
- Learn to juggle
- Air-Track (12m x 3m) (Bremer Turnerjugend)
- Children’s Gymnastics Badge (Bremer Turnerjugend)
- Magicians and balloon modellers
- Various games offered by LSB Bremen’s playbus
- ‘Hauptsache Naturlich’ natural cosmetic studio, Sabrina Amelung
- Techniker Krankenkasse: compete against the computer and take part in a table tennis raffle
- Café (chats and presentation)
- Information stands
Extra activities on 26th April*
- 10.00 – 10.30 Table tennis taster course for children
- 10.30 – 11.00 Table tennis taster course for kindergarten teachers and interested parties
- 10.00 – 13.00 Face painting
- 12.30 – 13.30 Nordic walking
- 14.00 – 16.30 Aerobics, Bums Tums ‘n’ Thighs, Dance Aerobics (Kerstin Flathmann)
- 15.30 – 16.00 Table tennis taster course for girls and women
- 17.00 – 19.00 Introductory offer ‘Healthy Sport’ (Cost €10 per person)
- 17.00 – 20.00 ITTF tournament (officials only)
*advanced registration required
27th April: Company Sports Day
Over 90 company sports teams have registered for the tournament, which takes place from 09.00 – 18.00 in Hall 6 of the AWD-Dome. It will be played as a 2-per-team tournament, ‘best of five’ to win.
Five Days of ‘Table Tennis as a Health Sport’
For the first time, the seminar concept of ‘Table Tennis as a Health Sport’ demonstrates the health relevance of a sport. We have developed a first-rate offer for health-aware adults. We offer you the chance to study the syllabi from this qualified course’s range of products. At the end of the presentation, there is the possibility to have a physical check-up with TK Bremen. Cost €10 per person. Applications will be accepted on site.
Dates:
Monday, 24th April 2006, 13.00 – 15.00
Tuesday, 25th April 2006, 10.00 – 12.00
Wednesday, 26th April 2006, 17.00 – 19.00 (girls and women only)
Friday, 28th April 2006, 12.00 – 14.00
Sunday, 30th April 2006, 10.00 – 12.00
Youth Camp: Door-to-Door with the World Championship Stars
Throughout the World Team Championships, 37 girls and 43 boys between the ages of 10 and 15 will have the opportunity to watch the professionals and to take up the bats themselves afterwards. From 28th April to 1st May, there will be a youth camp in the AWD-Dome, sponsored by Donic, based in close proximity to the table tennis stars. Apart from the training, other highlights of the programme will include visits to the World Championships and the Universum Science Centre.
Bat Painting Competition
Templates were sent out to all schools throughout Germany in the summer of last year. The pupils were called upon to design the most imaginative table tennis bat. The returned bats will be displayed at the World Championships. ‘We wrote to 6600 schools and sent out 60,000 templates,’ says DTTB Popular Sports Officer, Marita Bugenhagen. At the 2000 European Championships, several thousand girls and boys took part in the ball-painting competition. In total, 32,000 balls were decorated. The glass containers with these balls can be admired throughout the Championships in the AWD-Dome, as well as all the painted bats that have been sent in.
Family Tournament
Over 40 ‘teams’ have registered for the family tournament. One child/teenager aged up to 16, together with one other family member makes up a team. Only one of the two players can be an active club member. The tournament again will take place in Hall 6 of the AWD-Dome, from 10.00 – 13.00.
Congress for Basic and Advanced Training
Men and women coaches holding an A or B licence, may use this offer. There will also be a conference of training officers and a training course for officials. Last but not least, Table Tennis as a Health Sport will be introduced in four trial courses of two and a half hours each. The courses will be held in German only.
