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Hi everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Thanks to everyone who joined our club night on Friday.
– Really pleased how young Marlee is making progress at our club.
– Keith has been been encouraging her to improve her skills and she is trying to do so each week.
– Thanks to Tommy Mc, Keith and Lucy for their support.

East Kilbride Youth Disability Sports Club
– Enjoyed the first of two sessions with EKYDSC on Saturday 2 July at JWSC.
– What a great turnout for nearly 2 hours of table tennis.
– The group and their helpers made it easier for me to setup the challenges.
– It is always a unique experience working with this group as they are always keen to learn and very competitive with fun at the heart of everything they do.

Finally
– Forehand technique videos:
Video 1
Video 2
– Thanks to Hans and Robbie for sharing both links above.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Club Night
– Thanks to everyone who joined our club night on Friday.
– Thanks to Brendan, Keith, Bill and Tommy Mc for their support.

Club Survey
– We now have the result of our club survey and everyone who voted in the survey wanted the club to continue on through the summer.
– As a result we have agreed to continue with the club night through July and August.
– Hopefully our members will continue to offer their support.

East Kilbride Youth Disability Sports Club
– The first of our sessions with EKYDSC is this Saturday 2 July at JWSC between 12-2pm.
– If anyone is available to support let me know – no experience required.

Finally
– Watch this young talent
– TT. Camp in America
– Thanks to Hans for sharing both links above.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

Friday club night
– Good to see a good turn out on Friday night.
– We welcome Tommy Nevin and his son Thomas who enjoyed their first night.
– Thanks to Chris, Robbie, Bill, Hans and Keith for support

Cheerio Achint
– Our club captain Achint Makesh said a surprising farewell on Friday night.
– Achint wants to become a pilot and will spend the coming months training in America and Spain learning the skills.
– He plans to take his bat on his travels.
– Achint was a successful club player and always enjoyed the challenge of junior and senior league.
– He was always very competitive and I’m sure he will use these skills to achieve his goal.
– He’ll be back for sure.
– We wish him well.

Kirkmuirhill Girls Brigade
– Enjoyed my visit to Kirkmuirhill on Monday night.
– The challenge the 4 girls face in learning the new sport of Table Tennis for a DOE Silver Award is the quality of bats and balls that are available to them.
– Understand they can only work with the equipment that is provided.
– However that challenge becomes even more difficult with inferior equipment .
– I took along some club bats and practice balls which hopefully made our session a bit easier.
– I have them working on a Butterfly Skills programme Improver Bronze level.
– The girls are very keen to learn and achieve their goal. Keep you posted.

Finally
– Watch today’s young talent

Thanks

Peter

Good Evening,

Friday Club Night
– Delighted to see everyone enjoying themselves at our club night.
– Welcome to two new members – Marlee and Tommy.

Club Challenge
– Unfortunately our club challenge has had to be cancelled.
– The matches were to be held in a school hall which is now being used for exams.
– The club was initially advised the hall was free and available for use.
– We hope to rearrange this for a later date.
– We will keep you posted.

EK Sports Disability Club
– We hope to organise two sessions at Duncanrig SC in July with EKSDC
– The club is still going well and we hope to continue our good links that were
interrupted by the pandemic.

Finally
– North Ayrshire TTC in epic British Premier League performance.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone

Friday Club Night
– Please note that our club night returns on Friday 13th May 18:00 – 19:45.

Club Challenge
– Senior and Junior player’s have been invited to attend a club night challenge at Joe Wilson TT club.
– When I spoke to everyone at the last club night, a number of players showed interest.
– We now have a venue and date and are now looking to confirm numbers.
-The challenge will take place on Tuesday 31st May at Taylor High School Motherwell
with Juniors starting at 18:30 start and Seniors starting at 19:30.
– We are keen for all players to attend as we want to encourage as many players to come along and give it a go.
– We hope that many of our new juniors and seniors will see this as an opportunity to test their skills and have a bit of fun at same time.
– I would appreciate it if you could please confirm your interest as soon as possible.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi everyone,

Friday Club Night
– Delighted to see another very busy night on Friday night.
– We welcome 3 new members: Jill, Ken and Ron.
– However we say goodbye to John Wilson who has decided not to continue playing due to injury. We wish him well.
– Calum, Harry and Joe also plan to take a break. Hopefully we will see them return sometime in the future.
– Good to see Jack Brown return, having arranged a night off from work to come and join us :-).
– Thanks to Brendan, Bill and Keith for their support .

Friday Club Night Cancelled 29th April & 6th May
– Please note our club nights will be cancelled on Friday 29th April and 6th May due to JWSC being used for local elections.
– Return on Friday 13th May.

Club Fees
– As a result of recent club night cancellations for 3 out of 4 nights.
– The club is happy for club members to cancel club fees for month of May to compensate.

Joe Wilson Club Challenge Invitation
– We have had an invite to take part in a club event being held by Joe Wilson TTC some time in May.
– The club made contact to check out level of interest but a date has still to be arranged.
– The feedback from young new players and seniors was encouraging.
– 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.
– Bribar Catalogue here

Finally
– See a “Blocking” video here

Thanks for your support
Peter

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