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.
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
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
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
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.
Friday Club Night – Delighted to see a good turnout and some new faces on Friday night. – The club welcomed Lachlan and Murray and existing club members enjoyed the first club night of a new year. – Thanks to Brendan, Chris and Keith for their support and to everyone for helping to assemble and dismantle TT equipment.
EKTTC AGM Wednesday 26th January 2022 – A virtual AGM will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 26th January at 7pm.
Management Committee Elections – All committee roles are up for election. In particular the club has been without a parent representative in recent years and this would provide a vital balance and input to the running of the club. – If you would like to nominate or be nominated for any role please do so via reply to the 16th January email by Wednesday, 19th January 2022.
Club Captain – Luke, our previous club captain, has now moved on. – If you would like to nominate a replacement, please let us know. – We plan to put the names nominated for our club captain to our members next Friday night and let them vote to decide our next club captain. – See the 16th January email attachment for details of our club captain role.
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
Hi everyone and a Happy New Year from everyone at the Club.
Friday Club Night – The club night will restart on Friday 14th January at 6pm at the John Wright Sports Centre. – We hope to see everyone there and keen to get going after the festive break.
Live Action – Check out Table Tennis England’s video on Recast!
EKTTC AGM Virtual Meeting 26th January 7pm – Please note the club AGM will be on Wednesday 26th January at 7pm (Microsoft Teams) at 7pm – a link will be issued nearer the time.
Friday Club Night – Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Euan, Robbie and Keith for their support on Friday night. – I hope everyone enjoyed the league ladder. – Well done to everyone who took part and here are the results below:
– Club nights have been cancelled for 24th Dec, 31st Dec and 7th January 2022. – All being well the club will return on Friday 14th January 2022.
Club Fees – As a result of the sports centre closing 3 sessions over festive period. – I would ask club members to stop payment of club fees for the month of January. – Understandably a few members have decided not to attend until they feel it is safe to do so. – If those members could arrange to stop your club fees and advise me when they plan to do so that would be good. – We appreciate you will support us on your return.
Festive Break – Have a good break and hopefully we will see everyone when we return in January.
Friday Club Night – Thanks to Chris, Robbie and Keith for their support on Friday night. – Please note that next week (Friday 17th Dec) will be our last club night for this year. – Club nights have been cancelled for 24th Dec and 31st Dec. – We have also been advised JWSC will be closed on Friday 7th January 2022.
Finally – Amazing Doubles – Video 1 here – Video 2 here
Friday Club Night – Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Euan, Bill, Hans and Keith for their support on Friday night.
EKTTC Coaches Meeting – Wednesday 24th November – On Wednesday night the club coaches discussed the feedback on our recent club survey. – The response to the survey was very positive and the coaches appreciate the kind words that were expressed. – As a result of survey and feedback we have slightly altered the format for future Friday club night sessions which will allow for more game time.
Video/ Photography – Please note that only club coaches have the consent to video or photograph club members at the club night or any other TT event. – Under current Safeguarding guidelines the club coaches have to ensure that any video/photos are only taken on club devices.
AMC – The club has been made aware that Alistair McCoist Complex will now not be available to the club until February 2022. – This is unfortunate as the club had hoped and had planned to be back at AMC last month. – I will keep you posted on future developments.
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 trial bats let me know. – See catalogue here
Finally – Womens World Team Final 2018- China v Japan – See video here
East Kilbride Table Tennis Club takes the protection of children and vulnerable individuals seriously. All adult helpers and coaches who work with children or vulnerable individuals are PVG checked. You can see our full policy and guidelines for child protection & safeguarding on our Documents page.
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