SBTF National Team: Christmas & New Year Activities

During the Christmas holidays, SBTF hadöability to arrange three treesäningslägives in Sweden, as well as participate in a längre international träningslägives abroad.

Träningsläprovides in Jinan, China

Eight boys (four juniors and four cadets) spent Christmas and New YeartoWomen, yesäget i Shandong-provinsen i Kina.

The junior group consisted of Adam Gavsiö Wallin, William Bergenblock and Noa Dahlström, as ingtori junior national team’s squad, as well as Albin Ingeström frton the SOK project Offensive Brisbane 2032. They traveled to China on December 20 under the leadership of Peter Blomqvist, assistant förbundkapten för the senior national team.

The cadet players ancöt the 26th of December. The group consisted of Emil Ellermann, Joel Isaksson and Zac Zeinilagic Hallén (all selected in the cadet national team squad), as well as the youngest participant Filip Arosell. The cadets were led by national team coach för U15 boys, Sebastian Lundahl.

The contents of the daystoll i Jinan prähappy by mtoNga träning hours pto hög nivand with table tennis, fysträning and match play, together with players fromton Jinans främost club. The club är känd as parent club for the Olympic Gamesästar 2024 and multiple WC medalören Chen Meng, as well as to one of the men’s national team’s great legends, Zhang Jike, with several WC and Olympic medals. Chen Meng prayedökte äfriend the group and took pictures together with the players.

All players and leaders, together with Maria Christoforaki, börbundkapten för the youth national team, which participated during the last week, toplanände to Sweden on January 8 with vävaluable experiences and new knowledge.

Image: Camp participants in Halmstad Photo: SBTF

SBTF päningsläger för women’s juniors and boys born in 2010 Halmstad

At the same time, operations continued in Sweden during the intervening days, in three different stäthere and categories.

Föfirst throughöthe national team coach för women’s juniors Kim Nylander a träningslägives in Halmstad bör ten selected female players plus 5 selected boys who were born in 2010. Three additional tränare participated and assisted during lägret: Marcus Helin, Amir Mashhadi and Björn Axelsson. Amir and Björn är participant in Elitträsecondary education and throughörde här sin föfirst internship within the framework för the education.

Image: Development camp in Linköping Photo: SBTF

Developmentäger för U15 and U13 boys Linköping

Lite läfurther north, in Linköping, a development läger för U15 and U13 boys. A total of 27 players participated födda between 2011 and 2015, which during five intensive days throughörde trätraining in table tennis, physical education and educational talks in groups.

Lägret was led by four promising tränare: Ragnar Lagerbäck, Antonio Herrera and Marcos Ericsson (all participants in Elitträsecondary education and during internship), as well as William Björklund frton the mentorship program. An extra positive aspect was the supervision given by Sebastian Lundahl and Robert Svanberg, btoföre and under lägret.

Image: Development camp for girls in Söderhamn Photo: SBTF

Developmentäger för girls Söderhamn

Last but not least, a development workshop was arrangedäger för girls födda 20112015 i SöDerham. A total of 23 committed girls participated who, together with the responsible national team coach för U15 and U13 girls, Gilles Forzy, gave his bästay every day för to develop according to a välstructured program. Outösee träning was included äthrough individual development interviews.

Tränarteamet förstädesigned by Tinna Nilsson and Louise Källström frton The mentoring program, as well as of players and leaders fromton Söderhamn’s UIF, which voluntarily contributed för to höyes, the quality ofto träning operations.

These intense days with sto mtono activities had been möjliga without lots of värdefull hjälp and stöd. SBTF would like to extend a big thank you to the organizers föthe purifications, to föräthe elders för their collaboration and förbelievers, as well as to all tränare för their great commitment and efforts.

Reports with träthe nars’ reflections and thoughts about läbranch is available to take part in ivtort document archive.

Vi öI wish everyone a really good 2026, filled with development, new knowledge and joyädje ivtor favorite sport.

Top image: The Swedish players with the training group in Jinan, China Photo: SBTF

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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