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Hi Everyone,

Stephen Gertsen Training Camp – Friday 8th March 2019

• Great session from Stephen Gertsen on Friday night.
• Delighted that so many players and coaches turned out and enjoyed the night.
• Thanks to Jennie and Bobby for their assistance with drills.

West of Scotland Junior League Banded Singles Closed

• Date: Sunday 17th March 2019
• Good luck to Achint, Luke, Jack D. Brown, Ross & Thomas who will participate in Banded singles next week.

EK Shield

• Date/Time: Saturday 23rd March 2019 between 1330-1800
• Venue: John Wright Sports Centre
• Entry Form here.
• Members are asked to please return all shields from last year’s event.
• Closing Date is the 15th March 2019.

Welcome to New Members

• Delighted to welcome a new member this week – John Robertson.

Tuesday night

• Great turnout on Tuesday night and with 3 coaches on hand we had a really good session.

New Tables

• We have a new table at AMC thanks to Table Tennis Scotland.
• The Red Deer Centre Seniors TT club also received a new table from TTS because of its links with EKTTC.
• We plan to order two more tables this week from Bribar.
• This will give us a total of 8 tables at both AMC and John Wright SC.

Stonelaw High School Visit

• Stonelaw HS Active Schools made contact to see if we could support a Sportathon Fundraiser.
• As a result we have agreed to develop a link with the club.
• Brendan and Robbie Maitland will visit Stonelaw HS this coming Friday night to promote the club and support the Sportathon.
• Note: This has now been postponed until June 2019

Club Committee Meeting

• Thanks to everyone who attended another very positive meeting.
• Welcome to Luke Jackson who attended his first meeting as Club Captain.

EK Schools TT Clubs

• We are looking for school pupils from the Club to support after-school clubs at Duncanrig HS and St. Andrew’s & St. Bride’s HS.
• Many thanks to coaches Lauren and Erin who are taking the clubs at each school.

Bribar Table Tennis

• Bribar Catalogue here!
• I am an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who I believe supply good products at a competitive price.
• All benefits/discounts are passed on to members.
• They can provide made up bats to order.
• If you would like to order from Bribar let me know and I will organise for you.

Club Kit Shirts

• We have two club shirts available to order let me know what size and I will get one to you.
• Cost £15.00.

EKTTC Calendar

• Club events and dates to put in your diary.

Thanks

• To Robbie Maitland,Euan,Erin for support on Tuesday club night.
• To Brendan,Bill, Euan, Robbie, Chris, Erin, Jack and Jennie for support on Friday night

Thanks for your support

Peter

Big thanks to Stephen from all of us in East Kilbride!

Full tables and people waiting to challenge #ekttc

Stephen Gertsen is back…another busy night in East Kilbride as our membership grows! #ekttc

Take a look at this amazing video from Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/gttabletennis/videos/580725785610585/

Hi Everyone,

Friday Night

• Thanks to Euan for a great training session on Friday night.
• He had a busy night attending to demonstrations drills on both sides of hall.

Stephen Gertsen Training Camp

• Date/Time: Friday 8th March 2019 – 7pm prompt
• Looking forward to the return visit of Stephen Gertsen this year.
• Please arrive prompt for 7pm start
• The players and coaches have enjoyed all three sessions this season and we know this will be on the same level.
• Bring it on !!!

Welcome to New Members

• Delighted to welcome new players attending on Tuesday night (Jamie)
• On Friday night we welcomed Craig, Thomas and Luke.

West of Scotland Junior League Banded Singles Closed

• Date: Sunday 17th March 2019
• Only junior league players can enter this event.
• Closing date 10th March 2019
• See Peter for entry forms – only one entry so far.
• Singles matches will be played against players in same junior league division 2018/9.

EK Shield Saturday 23rd March 2019 JWSC 1330-1800

• Entry Form available here.
• Please return all shields from last year event.

Club Committee Meeting

• All welcome.
• Venue: Murray Owen Centre
• Date/Time: Monday 4th March at 7pm.

EK Schools TT Clubs

• We are looking for school pupils to support the new after-school clubs at Calderglen HS, Duncanrig HS and St.Andrew’s & St.Bride’s HS.
• Many thanks to coaches Gregor, Lauren,and Erin who are taking the clubs at each school.

Club Kit Shirts

• Previously only available to WOS junior league players – now available to all club members
• Cost £15.00

EKTTC Calendar

• Club events and dates to put in your diary .
• More dates to follow.

Thanks

• To Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday club night.
• To Bill, Robbie, Chris, Erin, Gregor and Jennie for support on Friday night

Finally

• Tips and advice for older players – click here

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday Night

• Thanks to Robbie Maitland and Gregor for training session on Friday night.
• We welcomed 6 new player’s on the night who we hope will return in coming weeks.

Club Training Camp Saturday 23rd February 2019 1530-1730 

• Thanks to Chris for organising club training camp and to 5 players who engaged throughout.
• Let’s try and build the attendance numbers for next time though!

Club App Launched

• Sign up to our new Club App here.

West of Scotland Junior League Banded Singles Closed

• Date/Time: Sunday 17th March 2019; Time: TBC
• Venue: Drumchapel High School
• Only junior league players can enter this event.
• Closing date 10th March 2019 – see Peter for entry forms.
• Player’s will only compete against player’s they played against in junior league division 2018/9 in a singles event.

EK Shield Competition

• Date/Time: Saturday 23rd March 2019 between 1330-1800
• Venue: John Wright Sports Centre
• Entry Form here.
• Please return all shields from last year’s event.

EK Schools TT Clubs

• We have confirmed after-school clubs will now take place this week at Calderglen HS, Duncanrig HS and St. Andrews & St. Brides HS.
• Good luck to coaches Lauren, Erin and Gregor who will work at each school.

Club Kit Shirts

Previously only available to WOS junior league players – now available to all club members.

Cost: £15.00.

EKTTC Calendar

• Club events and dates to put in your diary.
• More dates to follow.

Thanks

• To Erin for support on Tuesday club night.
• To Bill, Brendan, Robbie, Gregor and Jennie for support on Friday night

Finally

• Have a look: https://sportfirst.sportscotland.org.uk/articles/focus-on-table-tennis/
• Brian Pace Shadow Training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNjILO8WZsE

Thanks for your support

Peter

Another busy Friday night club in East Kilbride! Welcome to 5 new folks who dropped in to say Hello tonight!

Hi everyone,

Friday Club Night

• Thanks to Jennie,Robbie and Euan for organising Multiball and Butterfly Skills respectively on Friday night.
• Well done to the following players who completed their level of Butterfly Skills:
  • Gold Advance -Thomas Gray – thanks to Bobby Gray for terrific support.
  • Silver Advance -Robbie McKenzie, Jack D Brown – thanks to Euan for support.
  • Bronze Advance -Robbie McKenzie – thanks to Gregor for support.
  • Bronze Improver – John Watson – thanks to Brendan for support

Club App Launched

• Sign up to our the new EKTTC App
• Get it here: https://ektabletennis.beezer.com

First Aid Training Sunday 17th February 2019

• Delighted the following club members have completed a First Aid course
  • Lauren, Jennie, Bill, Keith, Achint and Ashton.
• 18 club members have now completed this course.

Welcome to New Members

• Welcome to Lucas Mann and John Watson who enjoyed their first club nights this week.
• Jennie Yang has been circulating club information and attending lunchtime classes at Williamwood High which encouraged John to give it a try.

Club Training Camp

• Date/Time: Saturday 23rd February 2019 between 1530-1730
• Venue: John Wright Sports Centre
• Cost: FREE
• Let me know if you plan to attend training camp
• Please respond- only two responses so far.

West of Scotland Junior League Banded Singles Closed

• Date/Time: Sunday 17th March 2019 – Time TBC
• Venue: Drumchapel High School, Kinfauns Drive, Glasgow G15 7SQ
• Only junior league players can enter this event.
• Closing date 10th March 2019 – see Peter for entry forms
• Players will only compete against players they played against in junior league division 2018/9 in a singles event.

WOS Training Camp

• Date/Time: Sunday 24th February between 1000-1500
• Venue: Drumchapel High School, Kinfauns Drive, Glasgow G15 7SQ
• Let me know if you plan to attend this camp.
• Closing date 18th February 2019
• Cost £7.00.

EK Shield Competition

• Date/Time: Saturday 23rd March 2019 between 1330-1800
• Venue: John Wright Sports Centre
• Entry Form here
• Closing Date for Entries: 15th March 2019
• Please return all shields from last year event.

EK Schools Table Tennis Clubs

• We have confirmed after school clubs will now start next week at Calderglen HS and Duncanrig HS.
• We aim to have St. Andrew’s & St. Bride’s HS club setup in the coming weeks.

Club Kit Shirts

• Previously only available to WOS junior league players.
• Now available to all club members
• Cost £15.00.

 

 

 

 

 

EKTTC Calendar

• Club events and dates to put in your diary.
• More dates to follow.

Thanks

• To Erin and Bobby Gray for support on Tuesday club night.
• To Bill, Brendan, Robbie, Gregor, Euan and Jennie for support on Friday night

Thanks for your support

Peter

We are excited to launch the EKTTC App!

Welcome to your new mobile, one-stop shop for all things Table Tennis in East Kilbride & South Lanarkshire from the comfort of your own phone. Another first, as far as we can tell, for East Kilbride Table Tennis Club!

• All the important info you need about the Club & its coaching team
• Instant access to the Club Diary
• Up to minute Notifications and Messages about the Club, Club nights & events
• All the latest news
• FAQs
• For Members, a Members Only area.
• For Coaches, a shared space packed full of Coaching Resources, Videos and Session Plans
• Access to all the Club’s digital & social media platforms (web/facebook/twitter)

It’s easy to access. Simply click this link or type ektabletennis.beezer.com into your mobile browser and follow the on-screen instructions to accept Notifications and to Add to your Home Screen. There is no need to go to the Apple or Play Stores to install it.

You will also see a Sign Up option asking for your email address and a password. Just complete that, with a memorable password of your own choosing, and if you are a member, you will get access to the Members Only area of the App.

We hope you enjoy it!

Give us your feedback if you want something added or changed.