About Elev8 Table Tennis
Elev8 Table Tennis is being built to bring a modern, welcoming, and technology-driven table tennis experience to Milwaukee. Our goal is to create a place where players of every age and skill level can play, learn, train, and grow — whether they are brand new to the sport or ready for advanced coaching.Â
 Our Story
Elev8 grew from Coach Francisco “Chico” Brito’s lifelong connection to table tennis and a shared vision to create a club that brings people together through movement, learning, and community. After years of coaching, creating online training content, and helping players improve, Chico and Kathleen saw an opportunity to build something Milwaukee does not yet have: a modern table tennis club designed for every level of player.Â
A Club for the Milwaukee Community
Elev8 is being designed for more than one type of player. We want to serve kids discovering the sport, adults looking for a fun and active community, seniors seeking low-impact movement and connection, beginners who need a clear starting point, and competitive players who want a place to train seriously.
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Milwaukee has active players, curious beginners, families, students, seniors, and athletes looking for something new — but limited access to a dedicated, full-time table tennis training environment. Elev8 is being built to help grow the sport locally and create a place where people can keep coming back, improving, and connecting.
Why Elev8?
 Many people first experience table tennis casually — in a basement, garage, school, or community center. Elev8 is being created to give the sport a dedicated home in Milwaukee, with quality tables, structured programming, expert coaching, robot-assisted training, and a welcoming community for every level of player.
Welcoming for Beginners
No experience, equipment, or playing partner needed to get started.
Built for Growth
Classes, coaching, robot training, and open play help players improve with purpose.Â
Powered by Technology
Pongbot helps players practice with more repetition, precision, and confidence
Rooted in Community
Programs for kids, adults, seniors, families, and competitive players.
What we Believe
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Table Tennis Is for Everyone
Kids, adults, seniors, beginners, and advanced players all deserve a place to play and grow.
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Training Should Have a Path
Players improve faster when practice is structured, consistent, and purposeful.
Community Matters
A great club is more than tables. It is people, energy, encouragement, and belonging.
Technology Can Support Better Learning
Pongbot technology will help players practice with more repetition, precision, and confidence.
Meet Coach Chico.
Elev8 Table Tennis is led by Coach Francisco “Chico” Brito, whose life has been shaped by table tennis. With decades of playing and coaching experience in Brazil and the United States, Chico brings deep technical knowledge, positive energy, and a passion for helping players improve.
Through in-person coaching, the Chico Table Tennis YouTube channel, Pongbot training, and the Elev8 Online Academy, Chico’s goal is to make high-quality table tennis instruction more accessible to players in Milwaukee and around the world.
Meet Kathleen
Behind the scenes, Kathleen helps shape the member experience, communications, programming, operations, and community partnerships. Together, Chico and Kathleen are building Elev8 as both a serious training space and a well-organized, welcoming club.
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Local Club, Global Training
Milwaukee is our home base, but Elev8 is also connected to players around the world through the Online Academy and Coach Chico’s digital training content. The goal is to create one connected learning experience: local players can train in person, and online students can continue improving from wherever they are.
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A Club for the Milwaukee Community Â
Elev8 is being designed for more than one type of player. We want to serve kids discovering the sport, adults looking for a fun and active community, seniors seeking low-impact movement and connection, beginners who need a clear starting point, and competitive players who want a place to train seriously.
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