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TABLE TENNIS IN AUSTRALIA
OUR FUTURE NOW!
A whole of sport Strategic Plan.
Enhanced collaboration and growth within
Australian Table Tennis 2019–2022.
Implementation Update, as of 30 June 2019
 Strategic Priority   Total KPI’s1   On Track KPI’s   At Risk/ Not
                                                      Commenced KPI’s

 1 – Unification           8               7                1
 2 – Participation         8               6                2
 3 – Profile               6               5                1
 4 – Performance           6               4                2
 5 – Our People            5               1                4
                          33               23               10
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UNIFICATION
        KEY PERFORMANCE                  CURRENT            CURRENT SITUATION                          BASELINE AS OF 31
        INDICATORS                       STATUS             (AS OF 30 June 2019)                       DECEMBER 2018
State and Territory (S&T)               On track   Broad State/Territory agreement to work No State/Territory Agreements
Agreements entered into with all                   together collaboratively following State/ in place.
8 x S&T’s.                                         Territory Forum after TTA AGM.
‘One Management’ approach               On track   Sport Australia ‘One Management’       No ‘One Management’ model
established across all 8 S&T’s.                    funding obtained to commence the first in place.
                                                   stage of this objective.
Contemporary good practice           Not    Project not commenced to strategically No consistency of governance
governance structures and systems commenced align national governance structures and structures in place.
in place at all layers of the sport.        systems at State/Territory level.
A collaborative and aligned             On track   Sport Australia ‘One Management’         No aligned approach to
approach to organisational                         funding obtained to filter the 2019-2022 strategic planning at TTA and
planning and management in                         Whole of Sport Strategic Plan – Our      State/Territory level.
place between TTA and all S&T’s.                   Future Now, through to State/Territory
                                                   Associations.
Standardised policies and               On track   TTA Governance Reform Working Party           No standardisation of policies
procedures (where relevant and                     work nearing completion. Work to              between TTA and State/
beneficial) in place at all layers of              filter policies through to State/Territory    Territory level.
the sport.                                         Associations will commence thereafter.
Contemporary digital / technology On track         Sport Australia ‘One Management’              No holistic systems at TTA and
systems used to support all layers                 funding obtained to implement a               State/Territory level.
of the sport.                                      National database and streamline
                                                   websites between TTA and State/
                                                   Territory Associations.
Doubled total annual (whole of   On track          2019 forecasted total revenue of              Total revenue of $1,287,666.
sport) revenue by 2022 and more                    $2,110,000. 2019 forecasted total             Total Government funding
than 50% of total annual (whole                    Government funding of $1,084,768              revenue of $786,202 (61%).
of sport) revenue generated from                   (51%). 2019 forecasted non-Government         Total non-Government funding
non-Government funding sources.                    revenue of $1,025,232 (49%).                  revenue of $501,464 (39%).
All TTA managed events deliver a        On track   2019 National Para Championships              National Championships
positive commercial return.                        achieved a 29% Return on Investment           hosted by State/Territory
                                                   (before Host State Distribution), and 12.5%   Associations.
                                                   Return on Investment (after Host State
                                                   Distribution).
                                                   2019 National Senior & Youth
                                                   Championships achieved a return on
                                                   Investment of 53%.
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PARTICIPATION
        KEY PERFORMANCE                CURRENT               CURRENT SITUATION                               BASELINE AS OF 31
        INDICATORS                     STATUS                (AS OF 30 June 2019)                            DECEMBER 2018
Increase Sporting Schools              On track   7,272 Sporting Schools Participants                18,410 Sporting Schools
participants to 40,000 annually by                to date in 2019 (increase of 2,060                 participants achieved in 2018.
2022.                                             compared to this time in 2018).
National membership growth of          On track   5,779 State/Territory reported members             10,636 State/Territory
>5% annually and reach 12,500                     as of the Q1 census (increase of 234               reported members in 2018.
members by 2022.                                  compared to Q1 census in 2018). Q2
                                                  census currently underway.
Increased number of TTA                On track   350 TOPS, 195 Level 1, 50 Level 2, 15              343 TOPS, 203 Level 1, 49
accredited Coaches to 500                         Level 3 currently accredited.                      Level 2 and 13 Level 3 coaches
TOPS, 300 Level 1, 75 Level 2 and                                                                    at the end of 2018.
30 Level 3 By 2022.
Increase number of active              At risk    50 State/Territory Umpires, 23 National            42 State, 21 National and 2
accredited Umpires to 100                         and 2 International Umpires currently              International officials at the
State/Territory, 20 National, 30                  accredited*.                                       end of 2018. NOTE: ITTF accredited
International, 10 Blue Badge by                   *Once ITTF accredited Australian officials have    officials not included in these statistics,
                                                  been transferred to the TTA database, the number
2022.                                             of active Umpires may vary.                        to be included from 2019 onwards.

Increase number of active              At risk    10 State/Territory, 1 National and
accredited Referees to 20                         3 international Referees currently
State/Territory, 15 National, 10                  accredited*.
International by 2022.                            *Once ITTF accredited Australian officials have
                                                  been transferred to the TTA database, the number
                                                  of active Referees may vary.

Increase participation to 150,000      On track   35,312 participants as of the Q1 census            103,465 participants in 2018.
participants by 2022.                             (increase of 2,694 compared to Q1
                                                  census in 2018).

Directly contribute to delivering      On track   $66,464 worth of equipment distributed $68,000 equipment and
$500,000 worth of equipment and                   through Sporting Schools Program in    facilities generated through
facilities to clubs/associations and              Term 1 and Term 2.                     2018 TTA Equipment and
schools by 2022.                                                                         Facilities Grant Program.
Embed a membership offering            On track   Discussions with multiple prospective              No clearly defined
that delivers more than $200                      partners currently underway.                       membership offering in place.
worth of benefits annually to each
member.
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PROFILE
KEY PERFORMANCE               CURRENT            CURRENT SITUATION                       BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS                    STATUS             (AS OF 30 June 2019)                    DECEMBER 2018
Generate $1,000,000 in        On track   $100,614 generated in sponsorship and         $86,876 generated through
sponsorship revenue or                   grants across TTA general operations,         sponsorship in 2018.
equivalent by 2022.                      the 2019 National Para Championships
                                         and the 2019 National Senior & Youth
                                         Championships.

Increase the number           At risk    Currently 209 clubs/associations.             204 affiliated clubs/
of affiliated clubs/                                                                   associations.
associations around
Australia to 300 by 2022.

TTA and all S&T’s utilising   On track   Sport Australia ‘One Management’ funding      No consistent branding
consistent, effective                    obtained to standardise the websites of       across TTA and States/
and widely recognised                    TTA and all States/Territories.               Territories.
branding.

Develop and promote           On track   Concentrated effort has been made to          No targeted approach to
contemporary digital                     increase the quality and quantity of social   developing contemporary
content.                                 media content and establish and develop       digital content.
                                         live streaming content at all National
                                         Championships, as evidenced by the
                                         statistics above and below.

Live streaming                On track   Live streaming of the 2019 National Para      Live streaming of National
available at all National                Championships and 2019 National Senior        Championships done on
Championships                            & Youth Championships has taken place vi      an ad hoc basis depending
from 2020 onwards and                    My Sport Live and is available on-demand.     on the Host State of the
an on-demand event                                                                     National Championships.
video library established.               Live streaming of the 2019 National
                                         Junior Championships and 2019 National
                                         Veterans Championships is booked in and
                                         will become available on-demand post-
                                         event.
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PROFILE
KEY PERFORMANCE CURRENT CURRENT SITUATION                                                BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS      STATUS (AS OF 30 June 2019)                                              DECEMBER 2018

Improved digital,   On track   6,514 page likes on the TTA Facebook page (up          5,867 page likes on the TTA
social media and               9.9%).                                                 Facebook page.
mainstream media
metrics annually.              6,856 followers on the TTA Facebook page (up           5,971 followers on the TTA
                               12.9%).                                                Facebook page.

                               393,371 reach, 74,864 post clicks and 20,027
                               reactions/comments/shares across 196 Facebook
                               posts with an average of 2006 reach, 382 post clicks
                               and 102 reactions/comments/shares per post.

                               2019 National Senior & Youth Championships:
                               -         Livestreaming: More than 15,500 unique
                               viewers and more than 19,700 total views. Total
                               reach of more than 37,750 people. Nearly 81,000
                               minutes (1,350 hours) of footage viewed. 65%
                               watched live and 35% watched the recorded
                               version.
                               -         TTA Facebook (excluding livestreaming):
                               29 posts with a total reach of more than 67,000
                               people and engagement with more than 20,500
                               people and more than 350 photos being released.
                               -         TTA website (including event page): More
                               than 42,000 website hits.

                               2019 National Para Championships:
                               -         Livestreaming from Sunday 3 February
                               through My Sport Live: More than 2,500 unique
                               viewers from 10 countries viewed more than 95
                               hours of content and the total reach exceeded
                               8,200 people. 74% watched live and 26% watched
                               the recorded versions.
                               -         TTA Facebook posts and TTA website
                               posts (excluding livestreaming): Reach of more than
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PERFORMANCE
KEY PERFORMANCE              CURRENT                   CURRENT SITUATION                            BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS                   STATUS                    (AS OF 30 June 2019)                         DECEMBER 2018
TTA and S&T              On track      Formal agreements signed with TTQ, TTV and TTWA.        No TTA and State/Territory
collaboration to deliver                                                                       collaboration to deliver
ongoing training centres                                                                       ongoing training centres.
in all 8 S&T’s.

‘One National Team’      On track      Ongoing dialogue with the remaining 5 States/           National Squad training in its
approach where                         Territories is currently taking place.                  infancy.
all National Squad                     National Squad training in Melbourne has build up
Members (junior, senior,               to 16 hours per week over 5 sessions.
para) have access to
regular and ongoing
training and competition
opportunities.

All S&T’s participating in   At risk   National Squad athletes living outside Melbourne        Varied event to event and
all National Events.                   can attend National Squad training at any time.         year to year.
                                       Additionally, National Squad members from TTQ,
                                       TTV and TTWA have access to State/Territory
                                       ongoing training centres, which will expand as
                                       other State/Territory ongoing training centres are
                                       established.
                                       2019 National Para Championships: 6 States/
                                       Territories participated (TTACT, TTNSW, TTQ, TTSA,
                                       TTV, TTWA). President’s Teams also participated.

A talent development       On track    2019 National Senior & Youth Championships: 5           Talent pathway as identified
pathway in place,                      States/Territories participated (TTACT, TTNSW, TTQ,     through Foundation, Talent,
enabling talented                      TTSA, TTV). President’s Teams, New Caledonia, Tahiti    Emerging, Mastery (FTEM)
athletes (junior, senior,              also participated.                                      Framework.
para) to effectively                   A network of training and competition opportunities
transition into state,                 are either established or becoming established at all
national and international             levels.
level athletes.
and S&T’s.
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PERFORMANCE
KEY PERFORMANCE            CURRENT              CURRENT SITUATION                        BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS                 STATUS               (AS OF 30 June 2019)                     DECEMBER 2018
Embed a culture of         On track   The number of internationally competitive      Multiple internationally
creating internationally              athletes in the Para High Performance          competitive athletes in Para
competitive athletes                  Program has increased.                         High Performance Program.
(junior, senior, para)
as the highest priority               Under a new National Head Coach – Able-        Relatively fewer
from a performance                    Bodied, the Able-Bodied High Performance       internationally competitive
perspective within TTA                Program is building is new culture and new     athletes in Able-Bodied High
and S&T’s.                            vision and is tracking towards increasing      Performance Program.
                                      the number of internationally competitive
                                      athletes.

Achievement of our high    At risk    PARA RESULTS:                                  2019-2022 PARA
performance targets at                2019 ITTF-Oceania Para Championships:          BENCHMARK EVENTS
all Benchmark Events                  8 x gold, 3 x silver, 8 x bronze medals, 3 x   2019 ITTF-Oceania Para
(junior, senior, para).               4-8th placings – Total > 19 medals.            Championships
                                      AUS won every Gold medal on offer > target     2020 Paralympic Games
                                      achieved.                                      2021 ITTF-Oceania Para
                                                                                     Championships
                                      ABLE-BODIED RESULTS:                           2022 World Para Champs
                                      2019 World Championships:                      2022 Commonwealth Games
                                      1 out of 4 players reached the main draw, no
                                      doubles pairs progressed to the main draw,     2019-2022 ABLE-BODIED
                                      no mixed doubles pairs in round of 32 or       BENCHMARK EVENTS
                                      better > target not achieved.                  2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 World
                                                                                     Championships
                                      2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup:                         2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 World
                                      2 x gold / 2 x silver medals in Men’s and      Junior Championships
                                      Women’s Singles > target achieved.             2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 ITTF-
                                                                                     Oceania Cup
                                                                                     2020 ITTF-Oceania Olympic
                                                                                     Qualification Tournament
                                                                                     2020 Olympic Games
                                                                                     2019 and 2021
                                                                                     Commonwealth
                                                                                     Championships
                                                                                     2022 Commonwealth Games
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OUR PEOPLE
KEY PERFORMANCE              CURRENT                   CURRENT SITUATION                              BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS                   STATUS                    (AS OF 30 June 2019)                           DECEMBER 2018
Our staff - Retain and       At risk   Staff/contractor levels have been stable with          2018 was a year of transition
attract high quality                   only one staff change occurring. 6.5 FTE staff/        with a full staff restructure
people through                         contractors in place. Staff/contractors have clearly   being undertaken. 6.5 FTE
offering a flexible and                defined KPI’s and flexibility is included in staff/    staff/contractors in place. Staff/
empowering working                     contractor policies.                                   contractors have clearly defined
environment where                                                                             KPI’s and flexibility is included in
people can make a                      Full-time staff in Queensland and Victoria,            staff/contractor policies.
difference in the table                part-time/contractor staff in New South Wales,
tennis community                       Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria        Full-time staff in Queensland
and personal and                       and Western Australia.                                 and Victoria, part-time/
professional growth is                                                                        contractor staff in New South
the norm. There will be                Ongoing funding will be required to enable             Wales, Queensland, South
paid staff in all 8 S&T’s by           staff/contractors to be engaged in all 8 States/       Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and
2022.                                  Territories.                                           Western Australia.

Our Boards and               At risk   Board Composition: 6 males (86%), 1 female             Board composition: 6 males
Committees - Ensure                    (14%). Nominations Committee now established,          (86%), 1 female (14%), including
suitably qualified people              one of their responsibilities is to ensure that all    male President.
fill all positions, personal           prospective Board members are vetted to ensure
and professional                       they have the appropriate skills required to
growth opportunities                   effectively contribute to the Board.
are provided, and
40% female Board                       Board Sub-Committee composition: 19 males              Board Sub-Committee
and Committee                          (76%), 6 females (24%) including 1 out of 6 (17%)      composition: 16 males (76%), 5
representation is attained             Board Sub-Committee Chairperson’s.                     females (24%), including 2 out
by 2022.                                                                                      of 6 (33%) female Board Sub-
                                       3 x Board Members attended Sport Australia             Committee Chairperson’s.
                                       Governance training in May/June 2019.

Our Officials - Ongoing At risk        Existing Umpires and Referees courses and              Multiple high performing
and regular Umpire                     accreditation system currently being re-               Officials at the international
and Referee education                  developed to be a standalone TTA program,              level and regular Umpire and
opportunities are                      National Officials database currently being            Referee education in some
provided, a clear Umpire               established to incorporate all ITTF-accredited         States/Territories, but no central
and Referee pathway                    Officials. Ongoing funding will be required            planned coordination of an
is established, a culture              to enable Umpires and Referees to reach their          overarching education program.
of striving to officiate at            potential, enable Umpire and Referee targets
the international level is             to be reached and a complete pathway to be
embedded.                              effectively serviced.
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OUR PEOPLE
KEY PERFORMANCE           CURRENT                 CURRENT SITUATION                              BASELINE AS OF 31
INDICATORS                STATUS                  (AS OF 30 June 2019)                           DECEMBER 2018
Our coaches - Ongoing     At risk   Existing coaching courses and accreditation system       Regular coach education
and regular coach                   currently being re-developed to be a standalone          in some States/Territories,
education opportunities             TTA program. Ongoing funding will be required            but no central planned
are provided, a clear               to enable coaches to reach their potential, enable       coordination of an
coaching pathway is                 coaching targets to be reached and a complete            overarching education
established, a culture              pathway to be effectively serviced.                      program.
of working together to
create internationally              COACHING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED:                         Individual coaches invited to
competitive players is              PARA:                                                    attend training camps and
embedded.                           1) Private coaches invited to attend 1 x National Para   some competition coach
                                    Training Camp and 2 x State Training camps (servicing    education opportunities
                                    5 States total).                                         provided.
                                    2) Private coaches linked to player information
                                    through software. National Head Coach – Para works
                                    closely with private coaches.
                                    3) Development coaching opportunities have been
                                    provided at the Slovenia Para Open and ITTF-
                                    Oceania Para Championships.

                                    ABLE-BODIED:
                                    1) 2 x coach scholarships provided to attend the 2019
                                    National Hopes Week.
                                    3) Development coaching opportunities have been
                                    provided at the 2019 Australian World Junior Circuit
                                    and with National Squad training sessions.

Our Volunteers -          On track National Volunteer Awards Program now a               National Volunteer Awards
volunteer recognition              permanent fixture and equivalent program still active Program established in 2018.
at all levels becomes              in some States/Territories.                           Equivalent program active in
the norm, the benefits                                                                   some States/Territories.
of volunteering are                Equivalent programs in all States/Territories and a
championed and                     consolidated State/Territory through the National
proactive volunteer                recognition is the long-term goal.
attraction programs are
embedded.
OUR COMMITMENT TO

OUR FUTURE NOW!
‘Our Future Now’ signals the start of an exciting      Our activities will be guided by this Strategic Plan,
new chapter in the life of Table Tennis in Australia   which will be monitored by the TTA Board and CEO.
and for everyone within the Table Tennis               Through renewed trust and collaboration, we can
community. Every stakeholder needs to understand       and will achieve the future success and sustainability
the importance of the role they (and others) play in   of our sport and our vision – Connect all Australians
helping to deliver ‘Our Future Now’, to ensure our     with Table Tennis in their lifetime.
                                                                                                                Photo credits: Australian Paralympic Committee pages 1, 3, 6.
sport achieves its immense potential between                                                                                Commonwealth Games Australia pages 2, 4, 5, 9.
2019 and 2022 (and beyond).                                                                                              Australian Olympic Committee page 7. ITTF page 8.
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