Several coaches work with the Table Tennis Wellington squads and training groups during the year.  Depak Patel is available for private coaching too.

Depak Patel

Depak PatelDepak Patel is the Coaching Convenor at the Empire Table Tennis Club in Petone, Wellington. He is an ITTF Level coach and has been coaching informally since 2005 and more formally since 2010. In 2014 Depak was an Assistant Coach to the Gold Group and Coach to the Silver Group working for Table Tennis Wellington.

Depak has played table tennis since 1974 and has been fortunate enough to have traveled and played in England, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. He has traveled New Zealand from Invercargill to Whangarei playing table tennis. Depak captained the NZ Over 50s team in Melbourne, Australia in 2010 and was a reserve for the NZ Over 40s team in 2007. Also, Depak has won the Mens Over 40s North Island Championships twice and has also won the NZ Over 45 Mens Team Gold for Wellington twice (and many Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles as well).

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“My coaching style is very relaxed and friendly.  My aim is to make table tennis a competitive, fun, friendly and enjoyable sport played in the right spirit. I am available for private coaching one on one or in a group and cater for all ages and ability levels.” – Depak Patel