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About Hewley Griffith Table Tennis Academy

About us

We pride ourselves on supplying schools and clubs with top quality table tennis coaching designed for participants of all ages and abilities. We have a wealth of knowledge and are always happy to offer help and advice. We are committed to giving you an unrivalled quality of service, and we have experts on hand to answer your questions and offer friendly, helpful advice. We value your recommendation and repeat business and our purpose is to give as many people as possible, the opportunity to play, excel and achieve at table tennis.

Activities

We do this by providing coaching services to schools, people with disabilities and individuals.

Our commitment

We always display a positive and encouraging outlook and we have a proven track record of getting the best out of our players.

Head Coach

Table tennis 247 is led by Hewley Griffith, a 6 times table tennis champion in his home country, Guyana.

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Competitions

  • National Mens Team Member 2004- 2012
  • 6x Guyana Singles Champion
  • 4 x Mens Doubles Champion
  • 4 x Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2005 Caribbean International Goodwill Champion (Teams)
  • 2009 Caribbean Championships Silver Medallist (Teams)
  • 2011 Caribbean Championships Bronze Medallist (Teams)
  • 2009 French Antilles International Championships Silver Medallist (Teams)
  • 2009 Kenneth De Abreu League Champion Div 1
  • 2006- 2007 West Middlesex League Champion Div 1
  • 3 x Wandsworth and District League Champion Div 1
  • 2013 Guildford Grand Prix Champion (banded)
  • Suriname Open Champion (Teams)
  • Team Captain, British League Div1 (2014, 2015)

Coaching achievements

Hewley has worked with many young athletes in Guyana whom have progressed to winning numerous national and international titles.

  • Table tennis Head Coach at Greenhouse Sports
  • Captain and coach of Senior British League team Division 1
  • Assistant Coach GB Para team, Spain 2014
  • Assistant coach GB para team, World Junior games 2014
  • Coach for Guyana National Team, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014

Hewley has been working with Nicko Anderson for over 3 years and together they have achieved countless championship titles includings:

  • 2 x UK school games Gold Medals
  • World Junior Championships Gold medal (2014)
  • World Junior Championships Bronze medal (2014)
  • Silver medal at Romanian Open (2015)
  • World Junior Championships Bronze medal (2014)
  • World ranked top 40
  • England ranked no 1
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About Hewley

At 9, Hewley started playing table tennis after seeing some older kids playing the game using school desks. Fascinated by it, he persuaded his father to take him to the YMCA club to learn how to play.
Hewley’s passion for the sport increased, he played his first competition soon after and finished second place. Within the first two years of his competitive career, Hewley won the National under 12 championships and was selected as part of the national team.

‘Table tennis is the foundation of my life, I grew up in a place where opportunities were limited and playing table tennis all those years was difficult. There were times when we would turn up at the club and we did not have a ball to play with and we would pool whatever money we had to buy one just so we could play. We made so much of the little we had, it was so much fun and meant so much to us’. We never had a table tennis table in school, we put together a few of the desks and placed a piece of wood across as the net and that did it for us.

Hewley's training

Practice was always fun for me, serious and rigorous but fun most importantly. In my latter years as a senior player on the National team, my training hours and regime was a question of ‘how much do i want it or how good do I want to be’. I woke up at 5:00 am every day and went for a jog on the sea walls, I would practice 3 or 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. I knew I had to have a high fitness level if I wanted to train at that intensity.

What drives me is the passion I have for the sport, the feeling of being a winner and the joy of participating in competitions. I think there is a mentality amongst athletes that the average person cannot comprehend; and that is the desire to compete and to win at any cost. I trained hard because thatis what it takes to be good at what I do, and I didn’t want to be good, I wanted to be the best.

Hewley's coaching work

Hewley has worked with many clubs, coaches and has developed many table tennis programs both in Guyana and across England. Some of these clubs are:

- GB Para team at the Spanish Open
- London Progress table tennis club
- Brunswick table tennis Club
- National Coach, Guyana National team
- Challengers table tennis club (Guyana)
- Mildread Mansfield table tennis club (Guyana)
- YMCA (Guyana)
- Malteenos table tennis club (Guyana)
- Titans table tennis club (Guyana)

Hewley has worked with many young athletes within these clubs, many of which progressed onto winning many national and Caribbean titles.

INTERNATIONAL COACHING

Coaching teams promotes good friendships and team building. Initially Hewley focused more on large groups and individuals as opposed to team coaching. After that, he assisted in coaching the Guyana National Junior team at the Junior Caribbean Championships, after which he took up coaching roles at local competitions and with National league teams such as British League division 1 and division 4 teams. He worked with Greenhouse sports for three and a half years and took teams to National competitions almost every weekend. He also assisted in coaching the GB para team internationally and coached the Guyana National Team at the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow. Going forward, Hewley intends to coach both locally and internationally and develop more relationships and building many more teams.

My coaching responsibilities cover the following:
- Taking the team to the competition
- Conducting risk assessments
- Ensuring the athletes are checked into the hotel or alternative accommodation
- Waking up early and ensuring the team is up on time
- Monitoring meal times for the team
- Monitoring rest times
- Organising fixtures and playing orders
- Warming up the athletes
- Coaching the athletes when competing

TABLE TENNIS

Table Tennis is the perfect sport for inclusive schools where a full range of athletic ability. As a non-contact sport, with a ball that weighs only a few grams, table tennis is practically a safe sport. Table tennis players don't have the risk of being hit by lightning, breaking bones, head banging or having a concussion. Table tennis is a safe sport for those who want a contentious game in fast motion without placing stress on your ankles, knees and back.

Contact Details

Hewley Griffith Table Tennis Academy,
63 Bristow Road,
Bexleyheath,
DA7 4QA

Phone: +44 77 394 32007