Author: bfekttc

Club News – 24th Jan 2025

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Last Friday night, I had a one hour table tennis taster session prior to our club night with South Lanarkshire Disability Sport.
– Great feedback from the group and delighted everyone had fun as that was my main objective.
– At our club session Chris and Robbie had coaching sessions to do as part of there UKCC Level 2 course which went well.
– Many thanks to Pawel who supported our juniors by testing their basic skills. Welcome to Annette who enjoyed her night.
– Thanks Brendan, Euan, Keith and Bill for their support.

EKTTC Club Board Meeting Monday 20th January 2025
– Thank you to everyone who attended our first board meeting of this year.
– The club very generously agreed to support juniors players this year with payment of junior league fees.
– We also agreed to support two club coaches Chris and Robbie who are currently on a UKCC Level 2 course.
– Thanks to Tommy Nevin for his hospitality.
– Club AGM coming soon.

West of Scotland U14 Schools Qualifier – Saltcoats Sunday 19th January 2024
– Club members Peter and Kacper went along to this schools event not sure what to expect in terms of progress.
– The priority was to get through the group stages.
– Peter won all of his group stage matches very comfortably to progress to last 16.
– Kacper won 2 matches and lost 1 match to group seed to progress to a play off match.
– Both players in the play off were evenly matched which resulted in this being a difficult one to predict.
– Kacper started very well and dominated the first game. His opponent took the second game.
– Then the match went to 2-2. Kacper dominated the final game and won the match 3-2 to make it through to last 16.
– A great performance from Kacper against a very difficult opponent to book his place in last 16.
– Both Peter and Kacper met very challenging opponents in last 16.
– Peter did very well,at one stage – in what turned out to be the final game –
he was behind 6-9 and in a great comeback went on to win 11-9.
– A big performance from Peter which moved him into the last four.
– Kacper faced James Huang (No.1 seed) however although Kacper competed well, James won 3-0.
– Peter also played James Huang in semi final stage however James dominated the match winning 3-0.
– James deservedly winning U14 event .
– Well done to both Peter and Kacper who played exceptional well on the day.
– Thanks to Chris for his support.

WOSTTL
– Monitor the progress of our WOS senior league teams EK A & EK B Div 3 and EK C Div 4

Pop in & Play
– This week we welcomed students from South Lanarkshire College on a 4 week introduction to table tennis.
– The students have agreed to come along and enjoy some challenges that will take them out there comfort zone and at same learn new skills.
– Thanks to all our PI&P volunteers who helped make this first taster session a success.

EKTTC Junior Training
– Please note Junior training is on this coming Tuesday 28th January 2025 630pm – 800pm but cancelled on Tuesday 4th February 2025.

North Ayrshire Open Saltcoats Saturday 25th January
– Good luck to Lynn who plans to compete (weather permitting) at North Ayrshire Open in Banded and Doubles events.

West of Scotland Open Inverclyde on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd March 2025.
– Entry now available for West of Scotland Open on 1st & 2nd March at sportscotland National Sports Training Centre, Inverclyde.
– Enter and pay via this form.

Finally
– Forehand topspin Beginners to Advanced
– Backhand topspin Beginner to Advanced

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 6th Jan 2025

by bfekttc

Happy New Year and I hope you have enjoyed your break and are good to go.

Friday Club Night
– Club night restarts this coming Friday night 6pm-9pm
– Looking forward to seeing you there.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above, get in touch.

Finally
– Too scared to attack? Why you must punish the weak push
– How to do an EVIL attacking push (with Craig Bryant)
– A simple tactic to beat a push-blocker

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 23rd Dec 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Great turnout on Friday thanks to Brendan, Chris and Keith for their support.
– Welcome back to Scott and family.
– Have a great Christmas from all at EKTTC.
– We have had a very busy year and a great response from everyone . 🙏
– Please note we will restart 10th January 2025.

Pop in & Play – Holiday Opening dates/times
– Friday 27th December 11-2pm
– Monday 30th December 11-2pm
– Friday 3rd January 2025 11-2pm

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– Only 4 shirts available in the following sizes, first come first served:
– 1 x XS Squadra (light blue)
– 2 x XS & 1 x XXS Cuneo (navy blue)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above, get in touch.

Finally
– Give the TT Quiz a try, while eating a mince pie 😝

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 8th Dec 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Next week we will have the return of Parents Challenge.
– Our juniors get the opportunity to play their parents at singles, doubles, Brazil, top table etc at one end of hall.
– Looking forward to it !!!
– Thanks to Brendan, John W, Keith and Euan for their support.
– Please note final club night this year will be 20th December and we restart on 10th January 2025

WOSTTL
– EKTTC Teams A,B ( Div 3 ) & C ( Div 4).
– Follow the progress of our teams

WOS Junior League Sunday 1st December at St Matthew’s Academy Saltcoats
– Division 1- Andrew, Peter, Kacper.
– Division 2- Oscar, Euan, Lucas.
– Division 3- Tudor, Oliver, Caiden.

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above, get in touch.

Finally
– Kids play table tennis !!!
– Five year old twins – practicing

Thanks

Peter

Club News – 1st Dec 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Great buzz about the hall.🙏
– Well done to our juniors on meeting the challenge on Friday night.
– Thanks to Chris, Robbie, Tommy Mc, Gary and Evy for their support.

WOSTTL
– EKTTC Teams A,B ( Div 3 ) & C ( Div 4).
– Follow the progress of our teams
– Divisional Cup match EK A v EK B at Pop in & Play on 2nd December 730pm

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play – will return in January 2025
– Thanks to John W, Keith and Chris for their support with junior training these past 3 months.

WOS Junior League Sunday 1st December at St Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats
– Division 1- Andrew, Peter, Kacper.
– Division 2- Oscar, Euan, Lucas.
– Division 3- Tudor, Oliver, Caiden.
– Good to see our young squad playing at the Junior league today some competing in their first event for the very first time.
– I’m so pleased that many of these young players stepped up to the challenge not really knowing what to expect.
– The players will benefit from the experience and I’m sure they will look to improve before their next matches.
– A big thanks to John W and great support from the parents, although in their case it may not having been such a relaxing afternoon.😁🙏

Pop in & Play
– Pop in & Play will welcome it’s 8,500th visitor tomorrow – amazing 👏👏👏

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.

Finally
– The footballers challenge – Return My Serve – L .Pitchford

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 23rd Nov 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Even with the threat of Storm Bert we still had more than a full house – great to see everyone enjoying the space. 🏓🏓🏓
– Thanks to Keith, Brendan, Tommy Mc, Andrew and Euan McL for their support.

Alistair McCoist Complex
– Please note the complex will close on Sunday 22nd December and will reopen on Saturday 4th January.
– Final club night this year is 20th December and we will restart on 10th January 2025.

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 26th November 6:30pm-8pm
– Last training night session on Tuesday 29th November 6:30pm-8pm for our juniors this year.
– Thanks to John W and Keith for their support last Tuesday night.

WOS Junior League at Stewarton
– Sunday 1st December 2024 11am – 4pm (2 team matches) at Rose Reilly SC, Stewarton
– Please bring along plenty to eat and drink – no football tops (club shirts still available £15.00)
– Players should arrive for practice at 1030am.
– Division 1- Andrew, Peter, Kacper
– Division 2- Oscar, Euan, Lucas
– Division 3- Tudor, Oliver, Caiden

Finally
– How to teach young kids to play table tennis
– 4 mistakes to avoid with arm on Forehand
– How to improve table tennis footwork

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 17th Nov 2024

by bfekttc

Apologies for the late posting of this Newsletter 😦

Friday Club Night
– New club night format went well on first showing and feedback was good.
– Well done to our new coaches once again.👏
– Thanks to John W, Keith, Tommy N, Andrew and Euan McL for their support.

WOSTTL
– The WOS league season is now well under way and with divisional cup matches starting in coming week’s it’s good to see the teams making progress.
– See here for further information
– EK A and EK B are 1st and 2nd in 3rd division
– EK C who introduced 4 new players this season are middle table
– 1st round of Div 3 Divisional Cup EK A v EK B Monday 2nd December should be a cracker.
– 1st round of Div 4 Divisional Cup Drumchapel C v EK C 2nd December will be a difficult away tie.
– Let us know if you would like to go and watch any of home fixtures in the league.

Primary School Event
– Thanks to John Wilson for his support on Saturday 17th November at Bathgate Academy for the annual Primary School competition.
– A very well organised event consisted of 48 boys and 16 girls.
– Our club was represented by two players who were competing for the first time – Tudor and Peter.
– Tudor just (aged 8), having only been at the club a few months, performed really well.
– Although Tudor never won a match his temperament and attitude throughout was great.
– He played some great stuff at times.
– Tudor has great potential and will have learned from this experience.
– Peter (aged 11), played 8 matches – winning 6 and losing two matches.
– In at least 3 matches Peter found himself down 1-2 in a best of 5 games and he came back to win 3-2.
– He is very competitive and for his first event he did exceptionally well reaching the Consolation semi-final.
– Yes, he needs to improve his skills but like Tudor, he also has great potential.
– Both could not have picked a better event to play their first competitive matches.
– Well done Peter and Tudor.

Alistair McCoist Complex
– Please note the complex will close on Sunday 22nd December and reopen on Saturday 4th January.
– Final club night this year 20th December and restart 10th January 2025.

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 19th November 6:30 – 8pm
– Training this Tuesday night at Pop in & Play.
– Thanks to John W and Keith for their support last Tuesday night – great turnout.

Bribar Table Tennis
If you would like to order any table tennis equipment for Xmas, let me know a.s.a.p.

Finally
– 10 Tips To Become A Better Table Tennis Player Quickly

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 10th Nov 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– We will now be going forward with a restructure to the Friday club night.
– There are three groups as I see it:
1) Adults who are not looking for support/coaching – this group will be supported John W and others.
2) Adults to who are looking for support/coaching – supported by club coaches
3) Juniors who require coaching – supported by club coaches.
– Happy to discuss and if you think you can help in any way, let us know.
– We also plan to add to existing tables.
– We are trying our best to support everyone at the club but we need support at times and we’ll never always get it right.
– Thanks to Brendan, Lynn, Tommy N, David and Euan for their support.
– Welcome to Louise, Allan and Lucas.

Alistair McCoist Complex
– Please note the complex will close on Sunday 22nd December and reopens on Saturday 4th January.
– Final club night this year is 13th December and we restart on 10th January 2025

Club Committee & Board
– We would like to thank Kirsty Melarkey who has decide to move on in her role as club parent representative.
– We really appreciate her commitment and support over the past few years 🙏

Scottish Parkinson’s contingent shine in France
– Great achievement by this group at the world’s.
– Read here.

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 12th November 1000 – 1130
– Thanks to Chris for taking the session and John W,for his support on Saturday.
– Training Session Plan at Pop In & Play until end November:
– Tuesdays (18:30-20:00): 12th Nov, 19th Nov & 26th Nov

Dates for your diary 2025
– Plan ahead: don’t leave it to last minute to avoid disappointment
– January 4/5: Edinburgh Open, Bathgate Academy
– January 27/28: North Ayrshire Open, St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats (Entries close on the 15th January)
– February 2: Edinburgh Banded, Bathgate Academy
– February 3: National Primary Schools Championships, Bathgate Academy (Entries close on 26th January)
– February 4: Scottish National League Day 3, St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats (NB Divisions 1,4,6 only)
– March 2: Senior National Championships, Inverclyde National Sports Centre, Largs
– March 3: Junior, Cadet National Championships, Inverclyde National Sports Centre, Largs (entry forms available early January 2024)
– March 9: Scottish National League Day 3, Bathgate Academy (NB Divisions 2,3,5 only)
– March 31: National Secondary Schools Championships, Bathgate Academy (entry forms available January 2024)
– April 6: U11 & U15 Assessment, Bathgate Academy

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you would like to order any table tennis equipment for Xmas let me know a.s.a.p.

Finally
– Biggest error when returning sidespin serves (how to fix)

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 2nd Nov 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Delighted with how things are coming together at our club night.
– Hopefully our club members are happy to see things progressing.
– For the next four club nights we will have our new coaches looking to support our club members.
– Welcome to Andy.
– Thanks to John W, Keith, Tommy Mc, Tommy N and Gordon for their support.

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Saturday 9th November 1000 – 1130
– Thanks to John W, Keith and Pawel for their support last Tuesday night.
– Training Session Plan at Pop In & Play until end November:
– Saturday (10:00-11:30): 9th Nov
– Tuesdays (18:30-20:00): 12th Nov, 19th Nov & 26th Nov

Club Shirts
– Need to buy a new shirt for Xmas?
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– The Sensational Lebrun Bros – amazing!
– Felix Leburn – penholder -Training
– Battle of Brothers || Felix Lebrun vs Alexis Lebrun | WTT Champions Montpellier
– Felix Lebrun | Road to Victory | WTT Champions Montpellier

Thanks for your support

Peter

Club News – 27th Oct 2024

by bfekttc

Friday Club Night
– Great to see a full house.👏
– We have a lot more tables to set up and dismantle on a Friday club night.
– While we always appreciate your help when setting up the hall if you are unsure about setting up or dismantling tables for your own safety it’s best to leave it.
– Many of the tables look the same but unfortunately they are all slightly different.
– We would rather take more time, than see someone injured.
– Thanks to Brendan, John W, Chris and Keith for their support.

EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 29th October 1830 – 2000
– Last training session for this month.
– Thanks to John W, Keith and Pawel for their support last Tuesday night.
– Training Session Plan at Pop In & Play until end November:
– Tuesdays (18:30-20:00): 29th Oct, 12th Nov, 19th Nov & 26th Nov
– Saturday (10:00-11:30): 9th Nov

Club Shirts
– I have a range of sizes (see below).
– Cost of shirts £15.00.
– Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only)
– TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42)
– Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only)
– TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14)
– If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.

Bribar Table Tennis
– Bat cleaner available at £5.00
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– The Tables
– Beating everyone at The Tables?
– Street Table Tennis Cologne
– Street Table Tennis China

Thanks

Peter