I wrote previously about the enormous IDEAL size for a table tennis table room. I know it’s a kind of unrealistic size (except for some basements), but it’s only the ideal. There’s plenty of family fun and training that can be done in smaller rooms, but there are some other factors one should also consider when preparing the room.
One thing is lighting. Shadows and bad lighting could easily impact upon the quality of a training session or game. Needless to say a low hanging light above the table tennis could end up hindering some high shots, or become an unnecessary obstacle to play. If you can’t have very high ceilings, you at least need lighting that won’t interfere with the game, but still help players keep a sharp eye on the ball.
The floor is also something to consider. Although I don’t think it is as important as lighting, you want flooring that will be easy to move on, and be close to the kind of floor you find in competitions here. For Japan, that means wooden flooring, but a lot of people may not have much choice about the flooring they have to work with. I don’t think that this is an important enough factor for people to make any big moves or spend a lot of money, but the floor should at least be flat and allow freedom of movement. (I guess shag rugs could really affect a game, right?)
[ad]For me, the most important factor may be ventilation. As readers of this blog know, table tennis is a tough sport. People training are going to sweat. People who sweat tend to start to stink. Now if you have a couple of people going at it hard in a basement with poor ventilation, people are not going to want to spend a lot of time down there. If I invested money in anything else after finding the buying the right table tennis table, I would put money into making sure that the room is well lit, but most of all well ventilated, smelling good, and a pleasant place to be!
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