The Outdoor Table Tennis pilot project run by the English Table Tennis Association (ETTA) in partnership with local authority sports development units in five London boroughs was launched in March 2010. This report was commissioned by the ETTA in October 2010 to produce a pilot scheme evaluation and report to assess the following aims:
2. Research aims
The project aims as agreed through consultation with the ETTA were:
• To establish ‘what works and why’ by evaluating the effectiveness of the London OTT pilot (table types and the surfaces tables sit on, locations, durability, weather, bat & ball provision)
• To identify the processes and pathways that can improve the initiative for future roll out of the scheme
• To develop on-going monitoring and evaluation processes between ETTA, and the NTU PE and sports development research team and other partners
