Tafeltennisvereniging Amsterdam '78: Ping Pong in Oud-West and De Baarsjes

The club

The club has six professional tables, set up as four competition courts, in a hall at the Baarsjesweg. There is a bar with drinks and small bites, a recreation table in the corridor and changing rooms with two showers each. Members have free play on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons, and a ladder competition runs every two weeks. Teams compete up to the 2e Divisie. On weekdays the club opens in the evenings only.

Hiring a table

Non-members can hire a table for €12.50 an hour, usually the corridor table, as members have priority in the hall. Bats and balls are lent out at the bar. Indoor shoes are required in the hall. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead.

Joining

Yearly membership costs €210 for seniors playing competition and €160 for those who do not. For young players it is €180 and €160. Every member does two bar shifts a year, or pays €100 extra. Beginners' training runs on Mondays and Wednesdays, and there is separate youth training. New members can try a session first, but there is a long waiting list. Contact info@amsterdam78.nl or phone 020 683 7829.

History and location

The club began in 1934 as a staff table tennis club of NV Nederlandse Lloyd (Nedlloyd) and became independent in 1978. It moved through Osdorp and the Schoolstraat before arriving at the Baarsjesweg in January 2020, in a hall designed with the architects Office Winhov. Former members include Judy Williams and Frans Schoofs.

Tram stops Witte de Withstraat and Nicolaas Beetsstraat are both about 300 metres away.