News

Hi everyone,

Tuesday club night

• Thanks to Brendan and Keith for assisting at Tuesday club night.

Friday club night Butterfly Skills

• Well done to the following players who completed the Butterfly Skill levels:
  • Advance Bronze: Thomas Mackie
  • Improver Gold: Bruce Roberts, Thomas Mackie and Michael Egan.
  • Improver Bronze: Luke Mackie
• Thanks to Brendan, Robbie, Keith, Achint, Diarmid and Ashton for support with Butterfly Skills.

EK Open 2019

• Our next club event is looming!
• Date: 18th May 2019
• Venue: John Wright Sports Centre at from 1:30pm
• Closing date Friday 10th May 2019
• Entry form here with payment details.
• Looking forward to it.

East Kilbride Sports Council Awards

• Delighted that Brendan and myself received awards at EKSC on Saturday 27th April.
• Brendan received an award for Adminstrator of the Year 2018 for his work on restructuring the club and our successful funding application.
• I received an award for my services to sport in the local community.

Bribar TT

• Catalogue here
• I am an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who I believe supply good products at a competitive price.
• They can provide made up bats to order.
• If you would like to order from Bribar let me know and I will order.

Club Kit Shirts

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

Thanks

• Many thanks to Karen Nicol who donated Easter eggs to all club players a very generous donation.
• Thanks to Jack, Bobby, Ellis and Bruce for their support with video analysis on Tuesday and Friday nights over past few weeks.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi again everyone,

Tuesday night

• Thanks to Brendan, Robbie Maitland and Keith for assisting at Tuesday club night.

Friday night

• Thanks to Bill for a masterclass on how to make up a bat from scratch.
• He also provided a lot of useful information on what blades and rubbers are suitable for club players.

Club Night Cancelled

• Club night on Friday 19th April (Good Friday) has been cancelled.
• Tuesday club night on this week as usual.

EK Open 18th May 2019

• Next club event Saturday 18th May 2019.
• Entry form available soon.

Bribar TT

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

Club Kit Shirts

• We have two club shirt styles available to order.
• Let me know what size and I will get one to you.
• I may even have your size.
• Cost £15.00

Thanks

• Thanks to Robbie Maitland who attended a course at EK Central Library on Saturday as part of a social programme for clubs/coaches specifically aimed at helping people with mental health issues in sport in our community.
• Thanks to Jack, Bobby, Ellis and Bruce for their support with video analysis on Tuesday and Friday night..

Thanks for your support

Peter

 

Hi everyone,

Tuesday night

• Thanks to Robbie Maitland and Keith for assisting at Tuesday club night.
• Players enjoying having a try with new test bats – the feedback has been great – great idea from Bill.
• We had a couple of visitors on the night Callum and Scott who plan to setup a TT Club in Bellshill soon. Good luck to them.

Friday night

• Thanks to Jennie and Robbie for organising multiball and Chris for setting up Butterfly skills on Friday.
• Delighted to see Thomas Mackie, John Robertson, Bruce Roberts and John Watson complete Silver Improver.
• Thanks to Bill,Chris, Gregor and Luke Jackson for support on Butterfly Skills.School week
• Club nights will be on this week during school holidays on Tuesday and Friday.

Club night Cancelled

• Club night on Friday 19th April (Good Friday) has been cancelled.

EK Open 18th May 2019

• Next club event Saturday 18th May 2019.
• Entry form available soon.

UKCC TT Level 2 Course

• Next Saturday Peter will travel through to Port Seton for a two day UKCC Level 2 Table Tennis course.
• This will give the club its first Level 2 Coach and marks another great advance and benefit for the club and its players.

East Kilbride Sports Council Awards

• Good Luck to Brendan Faulds who has been nominated for Administrator of the Year at this years.
• We will find out the result at the East Kilbride Sports Council Awards event on 27th April 2019.

Coaches Meeting

• Where: Murray Owen Centre
• When: 1st April 2019 @ 7-9pm
• Please be prompt.

Bribar TT

• I am an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who I believe supply good products at a competitive price.
• They can provide made up bats to order.
• If you would like to order from Bribar let me know and I will order.

Club Kit Shirts

• We have two club shirts available to order let me know what size and I will get one to you.
• I may even have your size.
• Cost £15.00
• They can provide made up bats to order.
• If you would like to order from Bribar let me know and I will order.

Finally – Some TT Fun

• Watch Marcos Freitas and see if you can perfect some of his tricks

Thanks for your support

Peter

Hi Everyone,

EK Shield Saturday 23rd March 2019 at JWSC

• U13
  • Two groups of 3 players competed for 1st and 2nd position to advance to semi-final stage.
  • Group A: Ross won both his matches with Bruce finishing in runner-up spot.
  • Group B: Thomas won both his matches with Diarmid finishing second.
  • The first semi -final saw Ross lose out to Diarmid 1-3 and in other semi-final Thomas beat Bruce 3-1.
  • U13 Final Winner: Diarmid McCreadie; Runner Up: Thomas Gray
  • This was a great final to watch, a very close encounter with Thomas winning first set and Diarmid responding by winning second.
  • Just when you thought one player had the upperhand, back would come his opponent. At 2-2 both players continued to enthrall a captive audience.
  • In the final set the match was locked at 4-4,8-8 and 10-10. However good play and maybe a bit of good fortune gave Diarmid the title.
  • Both players played exceptional well throughout the match and deserve great credit.
  • Well done to Diarmid on winning his first U13 title.
• U18
  • Winner: Jack D Brown; Runner Up: Diarmid McCreadie
  • Pleased to see this group of 5 players serve up some exceptional rallies and play throughout.
  • Jack Brown however was the most consistent player winning all his matches. He also showed when on form how good a player he can be.
  • The battle for second place was intriguing with Ellis, Diarmid and Robbie all winning two matches each.
  • However when the results were analysed on a count back and Diarmid was the eventual winner of that contest which earned him second place.
  • A big and deserved win for Jack and a big result for Diarmid – well done to both.
• Doubles
  • Doubles Winners: Jack D Brown/Michael Egan; Runners Up: Robbie McKenzie/Jack Brown
  • Another great contest between all participants.
  • Great to see less experienced players playing a key role in the doubles matches.
  • Many thanks to Chris, Brendan and Keith for their assistance.
  • I would also like to thank the players and parents for their support.

Inter League – Perth – Achint Makesh

• Achint Makesh represented West of Scotland Cadet boys at this years Inter league event at Perth this weekend.
• Once again a good experience for Achint that will help him improve his game.

Tuesday night

• Thanks to Robbie Maitland and Keith for taking the busy session on Tuesday in my absence.

Friday night

• Thanks to Brendan for organising the ladder on Friday.
• As a result Chris and myself took the opportunity to do some video analysis.

Coaches Meeting

• Date/Time: 1st April @ 7pm prompt
• Venue: Murray Owen Centre

Jean Schofield – Strathaven (Avondale) Table Tennis Club

• On Saturday at EK Shield we had a visit from Jean Scholfield who has organised table tennis at Strathaven recreational club for many years.
• On Monday 25th March she will retire from her club duties and pass them onto other club members.
• Jean up until recently was registered as an official umpire for Table Tennis Scotland.
• She officiated at many of the big table tennis events held in Scotland including Commonwealth Games and Scotland’s National Championships.
• There is no doubt in my mind many of the young players who played at Strathaven would have had a good understanding on how to play sport well under Jean’s guidance

Thanks for your support

Peter

Great competition tonight with 5 different leaders through the evening! Last gasp change at the end between Robbie and Euan topped off the night – well done Robbie!!

Let the games begin 😀

Starting positions:

Hi Everyone,

West of Scotland Junior League Banded Singles Closed Sunday 17th March 2019

• Div1 Jack, Luke and Achint
  • Two groups of 6 with all the top players in that Division 1 in attendance.
  • Luke won two matches from five in his group with some close matches which were great to watch.
  • Jack and Achint also had some good matches with Achint winning two matches and Jack with just the one win.
• Div 2 Ross and Thomas
  • Both Thomas and Ross started in separate groups of four.
  • Ross won all his matches very comfortably in the group stages playing very well.
  • Thomas also playing very well won two out of three matches.
  • Both players progressed into a final group of 4.
  • Ross won 2 matches to finish 2nd overall and Thomas won one match to finish 3rd overall.
  • Delighted for both players who performed very well today.

EK Shield Saturday 23rd March 2019 JWSC 1330-1800

• Thanks to everyone who has entered the Shield.Looking forward to it. Please arrive for 1330 to setup hall.
• Payment for singles £5.00 and Doubles £2.00 to be paid direct to club account.

Lesmahagow HS School visit

• I have agreed to visit Lesmahagow HS on 17th April to develop a link with the school who are keen to support a school table tennis club.

Friday night

• Many thanks to Jennie, Jack Regan and Chris for great session on Friday night.

Tuesday night

• Many thanks to Robbie Maitland and Bobby Gray for coaching support on Tuesday night.

New Tables

• Two new tables ordered for AMC.

EK Schools TT Clubs

• We are looking for school pupils 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 TT

• See Catalogue Here!
• I am an agent for Bribar Table Tennis who I believe supply good products at a competitive price.
• They can provide made up bats to order. If you would like to order from Bribar let me know and I will order.

Club Kit Shirts

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

EKTTC Calendar

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

Thanks

• To Robbie Maitland and Bobby Gray for coaching support on Tuesday night
• To Brendan, Bill, Robbie, Chris,and Gregor for support on Friday night

Finally

• Watch this video which shows the benefits Philip – who has Parkinson’s – gets from table tennis.
• Inspirational.
• Table Tennis England & Parkinson’s

Thanks for your support

Peter

Check out @CalderglenPE’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/CalderglenPE/status/1105453747692621825?s=09

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