What we do

Our foundation supports young table tennis players and promotes talented athletes along their career pathway, with an emphasis on care and guidance for their families and coaches in order to ensure personal and professional development. Our work includes:

  • Scouting and selecting talents primarily across Europe

  • Offering development programmes

  • Providing a holistic assessment and evaluation system

  • Issuing high-level guidance and advice

  • Providing vision, strategy and planning

  • Compass Training
  • Compass Laurynne Cabardo
  • Compass Ivo Quett

What we do

Our foundation supports young table tennis players and promotes talented athletes along their career pathway, with an emphasis on care and guidance for their families and coaches in order to ensure personal and professional development. Our work includes: 

  • Scouting and selecting talents primarily across Europe

  • Offering development programmes

  • Providing a holistic assessment and evaluation system

  • Issuing high-level guidance and advice
  • Providing vision, strategy and planning

  • Compass Training
  • Compass Laurynne Cabardo
  • Compass Ivo Quett

What we do

Our foundation supports young table tennis players and promotes talented athletes along their career pathway, with an emphasis on care and guidance for their families and coaches in order to ensure personal and professional development. Our work includes:

  • Scouting and selecting talents primarily across Europe

  • Offering development programmes

  • Providing a holistic assessment and evaluation system

  • Issuing high-level guidance and advice
  • Providing vision, strategy and planning

  • Compass Training
  • Compass Laurynne Cabardo
  • Compass Ivo Quett

We SCOUT

talented young players from the age of 7

We select

the players according to our application process and selection criteria

We develop

the players and help their personal coaches to optimise the environment of the talents

We guide

the players, their personal coaches and families, offering advice that improves the careers of the players

We support

the players and the whole ecosystem of the players according to their needs and demands

We SCOUT

talented young players from the age of 7

We select

the players according to our application process and selection criteria

We develop

the players and help their personal coaches to optimise the environments of the talents

We guide

the players, their personal coaches and families, offering advice that improves the careers of the players

We support

the players and the whole ecosystem of the players according to their needs and demands

We SCOUT

talented young players from the age of 7

We select

the players according to our application process and selection criteria

We develop

the players and help their personal coaches to optimise the environment of the talents

We guide

the players, their personal coaches and families, offering advice that improves the careers of the players

We support

the players and the whole ecosystem of the players according to their needs and demands

For us, athletes come first. We understand the difficulties and demands involved in reaching the top. Hence, we are dedicated to bringing knowledge, competence and care to talents and their environments.

DÁniel Zwickl

Managing Director

For us, athletes come first. We understand the difficulties and demands involved in reaching the top. Hence, we are dedicated to bringing knowledge, competence and care to talents and their environments.

DÁniel Zwickl

Managing Director

For us, athletes come first. We understand the difficulties and demands involved in reaching the top. Hence, we are dedicated to bringing knowledge, competence and care to talents and their environments.

DÁniel Zwickl

Managing Director

compass’ tasks and responsibilities

compass’ tasks and responsibilities

compass’ tasks and responsibilities

scouting

compass looks for young talent in Europe mostly, especially players who started table tennis at an early age and show motivation and talent for the sport. Our compass expert coaches are regularly scouting at national and international events and in addition, every year in January compass opens applications for new players looking for support.

scouting

compass looks for young talent in Europe mostly, especially players who started table tennis at an early age and show motivation and talent for the sport. Our compass expert coaches are regularly scouting at national and international events and in addition, every year in January compass opens applications for new players looking for support.

evaluation

compass has developed a selection and evaluation system which is tailor-made for the requirements and demands of high-level sport and table tennis.

evaluation

compass has developed a selection and evaluation system which is tailor-made for the requirements and demands of high-level sport and table tennis.

focusing on the individual

compass prioritises the talent, who always stays at the centre of attention since everything starts with the individual and their needs discovered along the way.

focusing on the individual

compass prioritises the talent, who always stays at the centre of attention since everything starts with the individual and their needs discovered along the way.

assessing the environment

compass assesses whether the environment (personal coach, training opportunities, etc.) of the talent can, in cooperation with compass, create the necessary conditions for success, and has the potential to help young players on their way up.

assessing the environment

compass assesses whether the environment (personal coach, training opportunities, etc.) of the talent can, in cooperation with compass, create the necessary conditions for success, and has the potential to help young players on their way up.

cultivating cooperation

compass always emphasises the importance of good cooperation between the personal coach of the talent and all other persons in the ecosystem of the young player, with parents as the most important factor. All these people should work well together in the interest of the talent, by all means available to them.

cultivating cooperation

compass always emphasises the importance of good cooperation between the personal coach of the talent and all other persons in the environment of the young player, with parents as the most important factor. All these people should work well together in the interest of the talent, by all means available to them.

guidance

compass offers advice and guidance not just for the talents, but also their environments, including trainers, parents and others, in order to have vision, strategy and clear plans in place for the talents.

guidance

compass offers advice and guidance not just for the talents, but also their environments, including trainers, parents and others, in order to have vision, strategy and clear plans in place for the talents.

consultancy

compass also provides education and consultancy for families in order to help them gain insight into the expectations and demands of the professional table tennis world.

consultancy

compass also provides education and consultancy for families in order to help them gain insight into the expectations and demands of the professional table tennis world.

Discover more

Learn more about how we work including compass’s triangle of success and our 3-step application process.

Discover more

Learn more about how we work including compass’s triangle of success and our 3-step application process.