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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

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!