Author: bfekttc

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder to all that tomorrow’s club night (15th April 2022) has been cancelled due to the Easter weekend holidays.

Have a Happy Easter and we’ll see you next week.

Best wishes

The Easter Bunny

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Delighted to see another good attendance on Friday night.
– The range of ages and abilities is certainly proving a challenge for the coaches at our club night sessions.
– The coaches welcome that challenge of having players enthusiastic and keen to learn new skills.
– While Keith, Chris and Robbie worked with the younger squad on Bat skills games, Thomas supported Lucy, Cameron and Eva on Butterfly Skills programme.
– I took the senior squad to hopefully improve their understanding of the game. 🤔
– A warm welcome to new members Kirill and Ivan who have decided to join our club..

EKTTC Committee Monday 28th March 8pm
– Many thanks to everyone for attending our quarterly meeting.
– At the meeting we welcomed new members Achint (Club Captain ) and Kirsty (Parent Rep)
– We continue to work at developing our club in these challenging times.
– Despite some setbacks the club committee still remains focused on achieving it’s goals.
– If you think you could be of help let me know.

Friday Club Night Cancelled 15th April
– Please note our club night will be cancelled on Friday 15th April

EK Community Sports Hub – Area Based – Funding and Support
– We are delighted to have received funding from EK Community Sports Hub of £500 which is the first part of a total of £900 with the remainder to come soon.
– This funding is to help the club support initiatives we have already started with local primary schools, encouraging female participation and NHS referral.
– In all of these areas, we will continue to explore different ways of working within our community to achieve these goals.
– Many thanks to Gavin Maclure (EKCSH) for his support with funding.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– View the Bribar Catalogue

Finally…
– Win more points with better ball placement

Thanks for your support,

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Players with different skills levels are learning in different ways on a Friday night.
– We have started to move a couple of our younger players Aaron, Eva, Cameron and Lucy onto Butterfly Skills programme which will help them improve their skill level.
– Thomas Gray has agreed to work with the younger players and we hope over the coming months they will see the benefit of this focused support.
– All players who want to improve need to practice more and hopefully in the near future we will give them this opportunity.
– A warm welcome to Wojtek’s 3 daughters who have decided to join our club.
– Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Bill, Keith, Bruce and Thomas who helped support.

EKTTC Girls
– We now have 8 girls in attendance at our club.
– One of the club goal’s over the past few years has been to increase the number of female participants.
– We are delighted to see our numbers increasing but more importantly that the girls are enjoying themselves.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– Bribar catalogue here

Finally – Consistency v Tactics
– If you fail to improve your consistency of shots in rallies within games then you will fail to implement your tactics.
– See video here

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Another good session on Friday night with a warm welcome to Wojtek who came along to join us.
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill and Keith for support.

EKTTC Challenge Matches
– Looking to set up some challenge matches with other clubs.
– Please let me know if you would be interested in participating.
– I only had one response to this request.
– I am keen to get players gaining experience of playing other club players.
– Once we have an understanding of whose interested we will make contact with the clubs.

Club Fees
– A further reminder to pay club fees if you haven’t done so already.
– See club fee & bank details here

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– Bribar Catalogue here

Finally…
– How to return serve with a touch shot – see video

Thanks for your support,

Peter

Did you even know we had one?

It’s easy to install – no messing about with App Store or Play Store, just simply enter this URL (ektabletennis.beezer.com) into your phone/tablet browser and follow the instructions.

You will then download our “web app”, Add to your Home Screen and there you have it whenever you need it.

You can keep up to date with all the Club news, follow our social media channels, view our Club Calendar, get real time club notifications, access a load of member videos and content – and all in one place on your phone/mobile device.

Why not download it and have a look?

Also, if you do and you have any suggestions about other content you would like to see, you can let us know through the app!

What’s not to like?

Our longest standing club supporter, Bill Cummings, has kindly put fingers to the keyboard to document some of his valuable insight on Table Tennis Blades, Rubbers and “jargon busting”.

Bill is our “bat master” and regularly supports members with the fitting of new rubbers, etc. Between him and Peter, our Head Coach we have successfully built up a small collection of test bats which allow members to try and test different kinds before you buy.

A lot of the knowledge is captured in this document. (it’s in the Useful Information section of our Key Club Documents page).

Have a read and if it raises any questions, please feel free to chat to Bill or Peter about it when you next see them.

Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Another good session on Friday night with a couple of new faces along to join us which was good.
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill and Keith for support.

Table Tennis Scotland Invite
– Chris and I enjoyed a great weekend at Inverclyde observing two top coaches – Ryan Jenkins (Wales) and Alan Cooke (England).
– Lots of good tips and advice from both coaches on how to go about improving player performance.
– Also good to see the best of Scotland’s talent being challenged throughout this National training camp.

EKTTC Challenge Matches
– We are looking to set up some challenge matches with other clubs.
– If you could let me know if you would be interested in participating, that would be great.
– I think it would be good for players of all levels to have the opportunity to challenge other players of same or similar standard to improve their game.
– Once we have an understanding of whose interested we will make contact with the clubs.

AMC – Tuesday Club Night
– We are still pushing for a restart date at Alistair McCoist Complex but at the moment we still have no idea when this will happen.

Club Fees
– Just a reminder to pay club fees if you haven’t done so already.
– See club bank/fee details here.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– Bribar Catalogue here

Finally….
– Return of Serve – see video here

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Another good session on Friday night.
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill, Chris, Robbie and Keith for support.

Table Tennis Scotland Invite
– Two club coaches (Chris and I) will attend a TTS event at Inverclyde next weekend to observe top coaches Ryan Jenkins (Wales) and Alan Cooke (England).
– Over a weekend they will be coaching Scotland’s best talent.
– Thanks to TTS for invite.

Club Fees
– Just a reminder to pay club fees if you haven’t done so already.
– See club fee details in my email from 7th Feb 2022.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– Bribar catalogue here

And finally…

– Reverse Pendulum – watch the video

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Good to see a lot of the familiar faces back at the club after a short absence.
– Nothing better than to see full hall with a buzz about it and everyone enjoying themselves.
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill, Euan and Keith for support.

EKTTC AGM Wednesday 26th January 2021
– Thanks to everyone who attended AGM on Wednesday night.

Club Captain
– Congratulations to our new club captain Achint Makesh who was voted in by our club members.
– The coaches and players look forward to working with Achint over the next year.

Parent Representative
– We also welcome Kirsty Melarkey to our committee as Parent Representative.
– Kirsty very kindly put herself forward for the role.
– We at the club see the need for someone to put forward the parents perspective and to gather parents feedback or their concerns.
– Many parents don’t always have the opportunity to speak to coaches and speaking to Kirsty offers an additional channel for this.

Selecting a new TT Bat can be a challenge but help is available!
– Bill Cummings has put together two documents on his thoughts and experience on selecting blades and rubbers for our club players and coaches.
– When choosing a new made up bat or selecting a blade and rubbers for a new bat this can be a challenge for parents, players and coaches.
– Although Bill is always available to provide advice on best options on equipment,
he wanted to put something down on paper to give the club player’s and coaches a better understanding of what can be an expensive and complex task.
– He has great knowledge of this specific area having completed extensive trials on bats and rubbers at his own expensive and interest for sometime now.
– Watch out for documents appearing soon on EKTTC App.
– Many thanks to Bill for taking the time to provide this source of information.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– View the Bribar Catalogue

And finally…
– Serves – short, half long and long

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Another good session on Friday night.
– Some of the younger players at the club with the support of Brendan and Chris have made good progress since they first came along to the club.
– We are very pleased with their commitment, how well they have settled into a club environment and more importantly how much they seem to be enjoying themselves.
– At the moment the club is doing it’s best to try and find another venue to reinstate two club night’s a week.
– We will keep you posted.
– Thanks to Brendan, Chris and Robbie for their support.

EKTTC AGM Wednesday 26th January 2022
– A virtual AGM will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 26th January at 7pm.
– Club Captain – at the meeting we will announce our new club captain and we are looking forward to that.
– A Microsoft Teams link will be sent out before AGM..

Table Tennis Scotland Invite
– EKTTC coaches have been invited to observe top coaches Ryan Jenkins (Wales) and Alan Cooke (England) at Inverclyde in February
– Both these coaches have played and coached at the highest level.
– Over a weekend they will be coaching Scotland’s best talent.
– Thanks to TTS for invite.
– We will keep you posted.

Bribar Table Tennis
– I’m an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who supply an extensive range of TT equipment and clothing etc.
– If you would like to try one of our trial bats let me know.
– Catalogue here.

And finally
– 10 best backhands – Kreanga amazing

Thanks for your support

Peter