The international Eurotalents Selection Camp I for boys and girls born in 2013 or later is currently underway at the National Training Center in Havířov, running from April 24 to May 2. A total of twenty-three boys and fourteen girls from fourteen European countries are participating. Including coaches, the camp brings together sixty-three participants.
The primary objective of the camp is to identify five of the most talented boys and five girls who will be invited to the upcoming Development Camp.
The head coach of the camp is Renáta ŠTRBÍKOVÁ, supported by Marek ČIHÁK and Radek KOŠŤÁL as assistant coaches. Patrik KAIZAR oversees fitness training, while Croatian coach Zvonimir KORENIC is attending on behalf of ETTU. In addition, national coaches from the participating delegations are also present, meaning nearly twenty coaches are fully engaged in developing and evaluating Europe’s young table tennis talents.
According to assistant coach Marek ČIHÁK, the level of play is traditionally strong:
“It’s true that some top players, such as Hungary’s Lizet FAZEKAS or the Czech Republic’s top player in this category, Adéla BRHELOVÁ, are not here—similar situations apply on the boys’ side—but we still have a lot of work ahead of us to select the very best,” said ČIHÁK.
The camp continues in full swing, providing young athletes with valuable experience, high-level coaching, and the opportunity to advance to the next stage of ETTU’s talent development pathway.
Photo by: Jaroslav ODSTRCILIK
