News

Hi everyone,

North Ayrshire Open

• Closing date Saturday is 25th August 2018
  
• We are encouraging all junior league players and others to attend North Ayrshire Open on Sunday 2nd September.
• See this link for Entry Form.
• Please advise Peter if you plan to submit an entry form.
  

Coaches Meeting

• Thanks to Chris for organising coaches meeting this week and to those who attended.
  

Club nights

• Tuesday 7pm-9pm
• Friday 7pm-10pm
• Both nights at John Wright Sports Centre.
  

Welcome to new members

• A warm welcome to new members Ewan, Paul and Jack who came along and enjoyed club nights this week.
  

Bribar Table Tennis

• Let me know if you would like to purchase any TT equipment from Bribar or if you need advice just ask.
• https://bribartt.co.uk/
  

Club Fees

• Could you ensure you have set up club fees for this month please?
• Thanks if you have organised this in advance.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFCgf-41SmM&list=PLjmS7YXYKTYkrAb_GSlXnsYfXtfC4IZWG
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Hi Everyone

Linda Fabiani MSP

• Delighted that Linda Fabiani MSP came along to club night on Friday and tested her Table Tennis skills against Chris 🙂
• She also met up with players and coaches and took the opportunity to find out more about our club and its future plans.
• We appreciated Linda taking the time to visit.
  

Tuesday Club Night

• Club night restarts on Tuesday 14th August at JWSC Hall 3 from 7pm-9pm.
  

Club Development Plan

• As part of our club development plan, Brendan and Chris have organised an Introduction to Table Tennis course for the East Kilbride and Strathaven Sports Leader Academy group.
• We anticipate that 20-30 S5 pupils will take this course in September.
• The main objective is to have after school clubs in local schools organised and supported by students and pupils supported by the club.
  

Club Coaches meeting 

• Club coaches meeting on Wednesday at Robert Owen Centre 7-9pm

Thanks for your support

Peter

We were delighted to welcome Linda Fabiani MSP to the club tonight – our first night back after the summer break.

Linda, a player in her youth, stayed with us for our first hour and we even got her playing for a bit…a wicked backhand I must say!

Linda was delighted to hear about our plans for the club and meet some of the team and club members.

Linda – you are welcome back any time!

We are delighted to announce today that East Kilbride Table Tennis Club has been re-accredited to Bronze level as part of South Lanarkshire Leisure’s club accreditation scheme – Club SL.

The South Lanarkshire Leisure Club SL scheme was developed in consultation with Active Schools Coordinators, Sports Development Officers, Facility Managers, other local authorities, and importantly a wide range of local sports clubs throughout South Lanarkshire.

There are two levels of accreditation a club can be awarded, Bronze and Gold, each with its own range of benefits.

The key aims of the scheme are to help local clubs develop and support:

• Good governance
• Qualified coaches
• Volunteers
• Club structures
• Planning
• Growth
• Clubs that are inclusive

South Lanarkshire Leisure are a key partner of East Kilbride Table Tennis Club and our development ambitions to increase table tennis participation across South Lanarkshire.

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone enjoyed their break and is keen to get started with an exciting new season ahead which begins this coming Friday 10th August 2018 at JWSC from 7-10pm.

Tuesday club night will restart at JWSC on 14th August 2018.

Both club nights will remain at JWSC Hall 3 until 1st September when we hope that all the works at the centre will have finished. Watch this space!

North Ayrshire Open

• We encourage all junior league players and club players who like to compete to enter this Open Competition.
• Please speak to me (Peter) if you plan to attend. See the link here.
  

Linda Fabiani MSP

• Linda Fabiani MSP will visit the club on Friday night.
• She was delighted to hear that the club was successful with its National Lottery application and is keen to visit the club to hear more about its plans.
  

Club Kit – WOS junior league

• We ask club players to select a club kit for the new junior league season.
• Three players Ellis, Bobby and Thomas all agreed on the Joola Squadra shirt – see below.

• Existing club kit shorts will be suitable with new shirt.
• I have ordered a range of sizes and will notify players selected for junior league – I’ll update you on cost of kit nearer the time.
  

New members

• A warm welcome to new club members who made enquires during summer break and plan to come along to club nights.
• If you enjoy TT  – you will enjoy this club.
  

Club Committee Meeting 6th August 2018

• Murray Owen Centre 7pm.
• All welcome.
  

Ultimate Challenge – give it a go !!!

• Beat Liam Challenge

Thanks for your support

Peter

Ladder Competition for the last night before the summer break…with a few special guests!

Starting position below 😁

And for all you guys that decided to watch Portugal v Spain instead, here are the prizes! 🎉🎊🎈🎁 – BIG thanks to Karen for those!!

And the finishing position are:

Well done everyone and have a great summer!! 🌞🏓

We’re trying to determine whether an app would be a useful thing for the club and its members in this mobile/digital age.

Do you agree?

Do you have any ideas what content or functionality we could put in the app that would be useful?

Feel free to leave your thoughts here – you can leave a comment below.

Or leave your thoughts at the pinned post on our Facebook page.

Hot off the success of winning East Kilbride Coach of the Year, Peter Connolly has just been awarded South Lanarkshire Coach of the Year in recognition of his work at East Kilbride Table Tennis Club!

A huge WELL DONE to Peter. A well deserved recognition for him and the club.

Parents Challenge

• Two great nights hopefully enjoyed by parents who attended.
• Thanks to everyone who came along and supported.
  
• Photos below:

Club Committee Meeting

• Very positive meeting with some good discussions around clubs’s future plans.
• Minutes coming soon.
  

East Kilbride News

• Good article in EK News (page 20) this week featuring a profile on club chairman Brendan Faulds.
  

Final Club Night

• Friday 15th June.
• Final Ladder competition.
• Club resumes on Friday 10th August.
  

West of Scotland Junior League kit

• See shirt options for junior league kit next season in Peter’s email.
• Let him know your preference – top 3.
• We have prices for all except new Joola shirts .
• Prices are the same for others as our existing club shirts which is good news.
  

Thanks

• To Robbie for support on Tuesday night.
  
• To Euan, Chris, Brendan and Bill on Friday night.
• Many thanks to everyone who has supported the club this season.
• We have certainly seen a lot of changes and we couldn’t have implemented many of them without your support.

Take care over the summer  break.

Thanks

Peter