Where kids of all ages play, move, improve, and have fun!
Welcome to PingPod’s summer camps for 6 to 14-year-olds! The programs are designed to promote sportsmanship and teamwork, while learning how to play table tennis and develop new friendships in a fun, safe, and supportive environment. The camps are hosted in our new, beautiful facilities in Manhattan and Brooklyn and are run by experienced and energetic coaches who are Safe Sport and first-aid certified.
Podlings: 6 to 11 year-olds
Podlings have fun and develop confidence as they learn the basics of table tennis and sports etiquette. The program incorporates supportive instruction with play, games, arts and crafts, and weekly specials.
Small group instruction with 6 to 1 camper to coach ratio.
Podsters: 10 to 14 year-olds
Both beginners and more advanced players will receive personalized instruction from our professional coaches. The instruction includes paddle and ball handling, footwork, positional drills, game strategy and more to help improve skills, confidence and love of the game. In between sessions, podsters will enjoy fun team building exercises and recreational games.
Small group instruction with 4 to 1 camper to coach ratio.
PingPod’s Monday- Friday summer camps consist of three programs across both Podlings and Podsters with flexible enrollment – from 1 to 11 weeks. Snacks and water are provided but all-day campers have to bring their own lunch, except on Fridays.
Locations:
Minimum registration period is 1 week.
4-7 week sign-ups receive a 10% discount off the total.
8-11 week sign-ups receive a 20% discount off the total.
-All payments must be made in full prior to the beginning of the program. Refund only under extenuating crcumstances.
(breaks within each block)
9:00 – 9:45 Check-in and warm-up exercises with movement games, balance and coordination
9:45 -10:45 Drills and stroke training, focus on technique
10:45 – 11:45 Gamified training, for example target shooting. Working on what was learned in the previous hour
11:45 – 1:00 Check out for Morning Campers. Lunch Break and free play
12:45 – 1:00 Check in for afternoon students
1:00 – 1:45 Warm up and movement games, balance and coordination using paddles and balls
1:45 – 2:30 Drills and stroke training with some competitive elements
2:30 – 3:00 Relay races followed by cool down and stretching
3:00 – 3:15 Check out
The kids had so much fun! Christopher shared that the best part of the camp was learning what he was allowed vs not allowed to do in a game. He has casually played for a couple of years and never really new the rules. Christopher actually lost to his older brother during the scrimmages at the end and was a bit emotional about it. I loved that Coach David was able to talk to Christopher and calm him down. He managed the situation really well as it sometimes can be difficult dealing with competitive brothers. Thank you for being so kind to me and my boys and giving them the opportunity to formally learn more about table tennis (we just learned that’s the official name 😊)! We will definitely be back when we visit NYC again.
