Make training fun.
Planning effortless.
72 TrainCards for table tennis coaches – warm-up games, drills, match play and fun closers. Plan your next session in seconds with the free SmashStarter app.
Free · No sign-up · Works offline
Your training. Ready in 3 steps.
Warm-up, main part, closing: pick the cards, add them to a session – done. It takes seconds, not evenings.
- 1Pick your cards
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✓One card per part of the session: a warm-up game, a drill, match play and a fun closer.
- 2My sessionAdd them to a sessionCroc HuntMini Games10′The Small Eight (FH)Drills15′7 Point & OutMatch Play20′Zombie Table TennisClosing15′
Tap “add” – the app puts your training together and adds up the minutes.
- 3Total60 minReady to play!Your training is ready
Done in seconds, not evenings. Open the session in the hall and start playing.
The whole card box.
In your pocket.
All 72 TrainCards on your phone – searchable, sortable and always with you in the hall. Free, no sign-up, works offline.
Pick cards, create sessions and instantly see how long your training will run.
Tap to flip. The back holds details, variations and coaching tips.
Mark your favorite drills and add your own notes to every card.
Every card is fully available in three languages – great for international groups.
Find the right drill in seconds – by category, duration or number of players.
No signal in the basement gym? No problem – the app works fully offline.
Free · No sign-up · Works offline
Draw a card. Flip it over.
The front shows the game at a glance, the back holds the rules, variations and coaching tips. Here are two cards from each category – try it!
Tap a card to see it big – and flip it over
72 cards. One free app.
Here is the complete list. Every card – with picture, rules and variations – is waiting for you in the free app.
- Twister10′
- Quick Collect10′
- Stick Run10′
- Bodyguard5′
- Bump Ball20′
- Labyrinth10′
- Mat vs. Hoops10′
- Rock-Paper-Scissors Race10′
- Trot Race10′
- Satellite Throw20′
- Cone Run10′
- Hoop Command10′
- Reaction Ball6′
- Sidestep Run6′
- On the Mats10′
- Croc Hunt10′
- Sumo-TT10′
- Cherry Off!10′
- Squad-Ball10′
- Time Ball10′
- FH from FH & Middle15′
- The Small Eight (FH)15′
- The Big Eight15′
- The Small Eight (BH)10′
- Backhand Pivot10′
- Push, Topspin BH-FH, Smash15′
- Short-Short20′
- Falkenberg20′
- Two-Thirds Backhand20′
- Forehand x 320′
- Topspin to Topspin10′
- Short-Short15′
- Extrem Wiper15′
- The Rhytm Change10′
- Two-Thirds FH Counter10′
- Figure-8-Drill10′
- Backspin Serve & Topspin10′
- Fast Reaction10′
- Short-Long-Short10′
- Short Backspin Serve10′
- King's Table25′
- Stop & Go20′
- 7 Point & Out20′
- The Chaser15′
- Short is King15′
- Chinese Contest20′
- Target Zones15′
- 6730′
- Joker – Runner20′
- X & O Tournament60′
- The Comeback20′
- Team Elevator25′
- Davis Cup30′
- Capitalism25′
- Fluke trouble20′
- 3-Cup20′
- Giant Round-the-Table15′
- Roman I15′
- Swim15′
- Table Tennis-Tennis15′
- Against the King15′
- Serve Avalanche15′
- The Moat15′
- I forgot my bat!15′
- Zombie Table Tennis15′
- Gladiator15′
- Arena Fight15′
- TT Squash15′
- TT Tetris15′
- The Living Net15′
- 1-Point-Challenge15′
- Cup Run10′
More than just drills.
Extra tools for your sessions – free and right here on smashstarter.com. They run in your browser on phone, tablet or laptop, without sign-up. (They are extras of this website, not part of the app.)
Pong MuseumVisitVisit the Pong Museum.
Table tennis you can touch: ten interactive topics – make your own spin, take a racket apart, test your rules knowledge and find your player type. Pong guides you through, and every topic ends with a stamp in your museum passport. Free, in English, German and French.
- 10 topics
- Stamp passport
- Spin lab
- Rules quiz
How do you keep kids motivated?
Doing the same drill again and again is hard for young players. Our free StarCards turn it into a game: every task mastered earns a golden star sticker – and everybody wants to complete the card first.
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That's me, Joachim.
I’m a licensed DOSB C-level table tennis coach (German Olympic Sports Confederation) with more than 10 years of experience in youth training. My own children play table tennis with passion – that keeps me close to real training every week.
I coach my home club and a district squad. I’d love to help make training at your club more fun – especially for the youth teams – and I’m happy about every bit of feedback.
Good questions.
Yes. The SmashStarter app is free to download and needs no sign-up or account.
Right now on iPhone via the App Store. The Android version for Google Play is on its way.
Right here on smashstarter.com. The X & O tournament, the time-shift camera, the quiz and the other tools run in your browser – on phone, tablet or laptop. They are extras of this website and not part of the app.
Every card is available in English, German and French. You can switch the language in the app at any time.
Yes. Export your sessions as a file to back them up or to move them to another device – and import them again there.
No. Once installed, the app works completely offline – all cards are stored on your phone.
Our focus is on beginners up to lower intermediate players – especially kids and youth groups. Every card shows the duration and the number of players.
Yes. The app is updated regularly, and more card packs to download are planned.
Not yet – but a physical TrainCards deck is coming soon.
Your next session is 3 taps away.
Free · No sign-up · Works offline