Private coaching · Former GB Paralympian
Private table tennis coaching from a former Great Britain Paralympian.
Technical coaching, performance analysis and practical insight from years spent competing at the highest level of the sport.
Two × Paralympian
World No. 8
European Medallist
The athlete behind the coach
Ashley discovered table tennis at school in East London, and his coaches noticed early. By 2009 he'd joined the GB Para Table Tennis Performance Squad, swapping casual games for a structured programme built around technique, fitness and match play.
Full-time training meant relocating to Sheffield, training daily alongside the rest of the GB squad and testing his game against some of the best players in the sport. That's where the instinctive parts of his game became deliberate, and where losing regularly against strong opposition taught him more than winning ever did.
Two Paralympic Games followed: Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Around them came a World Championship quarter-final and European team medals in 2017 and 2019, plus a full international tour schedule across China, Japan, Slovenia and Slovakia.
He coaches from that experience directly, backed by a degree in sports coaching and analysis from London South Bank University. Every correction comes with the reasoning behind it, so you can apply it in a match when he isn't standing at the other end of the table.
Career record · 57 medals · 2009–2024
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No. 8
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Private coaching
Every player has different strengths, weaknesses and goals. Coaching is built around your game: what can improve, why it matters, and how to perform with greater confidence.
Refine your fundamentals and develop new technical skills, from stroke production and movement to consistency and control.
Turn technique into performance. Improve decision-making, shot selection, tactics and how you respond to different opponents.
Understand your game in greater detail. Identify patterns, weaknesses and opportunities through observation and analysis.
Develop more effective serves, receive techniques and patterns of play that give you greater control over the opening stages of a point.
Prepare for matches, handle pressure and stay composed when things aren't going to plan.
A session built around your goals, current ability and playing style.
Ashley combines technical coaching, observation, tactical thinking and experience from elite international competition to help players understand what to change, why it matters and how to apply it in a real match.
Who it's for
Build strong foundations and learn the right habits from the start.
Break through plateaus, sharpen technique and become more effective in matches.
Develop tactical awareness, analyse performance and prepare to compete at a higher level.
Tell Ashley what you're working towards and find out how private coaching could help.
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Get in touch
Interested in private coaching? Get in touch with Ashley to discuss your goals, current level and what you'd like to improve.
hello@ashleyfacey.co.uk