Table Tennis At Ernest Bevin College
The current table tennis coach at Ernest Bevin is Mark Smith, (former professional table tennis player). Mark has been a full-time coach at Ernest Bevin College since late 2005. During that time, Mark has created a strong, well-known team – three of his players have been or currently are ranked among the top 50 in the country (Cadet age).
Table tennis is now an integral part of the sporting culture at Ernest Bevin, and most students are aware of the players' activities. In recent months, the club has been expanded to include players from several local primary schools, opening up an entirely new stream of young players and clearing the path for Bevin to tap into local potential – many of these younger students will go on to attend Ernest Bevin, thus furthering their table tennis career.
It is a well-known fact that the current table tennis England Senior Men No. 2 ranked player, Darius Knight, grew up and learned his table tennis in Wandsworth.
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