News

Club Visit from one of our MSPs 

• Please note Graham Simpson MSP will visit the club on Friday 25th May to get a better understanding of the club and its current development plan.

Training Camp

• A training camp will take place on Saturday 26^th May – 3.30 -5.30pm at JWSC.
• The following players have been selected to attend camp:
  • Achint, Luke, Bobby, Thomas, Ashton, Robbie McKenzie, Jack D Brown, Ellis, Ben and Jack Brown.
• The camp will enable coaches to assess a squad of players for the West of Scotland Junior League for next season.
• Please advise if you are unavailable to attend this camp.
  

Friday Club Night

• Robbie Maitland will organise Butterfly Skills and Chris will work on touch technique.
  

Thanks

• To Brendan,Robbie,Euan,Chris and Bill on Friday night.
• To Euan for support on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your support

Peter

EK Open 2018 AMC – Saturday 19th May

U11 Winner: Diarmid; Runner Up: Thomas

• One group consisting of Thomas, Diarmid, Ans, Ayaan.
• Good to see players playing well and giving it their best effort.
• Diarmid and Thomas having more experience dominated the group and as a result their match would decide group winner.
• Well done to Diarmid who took the honours and Thomas who played his part.
• Ayaan and Ans in their first season have made good progress and will benefit from regular events.

U13 Winner: Bobby; Runner Up: Diarmid

Great to see Ben meeting the challenge of Diarmid and Bobby in this group. On this occasion it was Bobby and Diarmid who progressed to next stage but Ben has improved in recent months and that showed in a very close match with Diarmid losing out 2-3. 

Ashton winning against Ross meant both progressed as Cameron unfortunately withdrew unwell. 

Good effort by Ross against Bobby a player in good form. 3-0.

Difficult match to call as both players were playing well but it was Diarmid who gained the momentum to win the match 0-3. 

U18 Winner: Achint; Runner Up: Luke

Doubles Winners: Bobby/Ben; Runners Up: Robbie/ Diarmid

Thanks

East Kilbride Open Competition

• Please note that the forthcoming East Kilbride Open Competition on Saturday 19th May 2018 between 1pm & 6pm has now moved to the Alistair McCoist Complex.
  
• Entries for the competition are now closed.

JWSC Repairs

• Tuesday & Friday clubs nights will continue to be held at JWSC Hall 3 until further notice.
  

Training Camp

• A training camp will take place on Saturday 26^th May – 3.30pm – 5.30pm at JWSC.
• The following players have been selected to attend camp.
  • Achint, Luke, Diarmid, Bobby, Thomas, Ashton, Ross, Robbie McKenzie, Jack D Brown, Ellis, Cameron, Ben & Jack Brown.
• The camp will enable coaches to assess a squad of players for the West of Scotland Junior League.
• Please advise if you are unavailable to attend this camp.
  

Friday Club Night

• Well done to all players who competed in the Ladder Competition on Friday night.
• This coming Friday we work on serves, B/H and F/H drives ahead of the EK Open.
  

Duncanrig HS

• After school club at Duncanrig High School will finish this Wednesday and resume again in August.
  

Parent Challenge

• We will have our end of season Parents Challenge(s) on the following two club nights:
  • Tuesday 5th June
  • Tuesday 15th June
    
• Club nights will finish for the summer break on Tuesday 5th June and Friday 15th June.
  

Achint Makesh

• Well done to Achint Makesh who won Gold at an East Renfrewshire Inter School table tennis competition this week.
• Thanks to Jennie who put his name forward for the competition.
  

Anna Hursey – worth a listen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b1q5n3

Anna Hursey has been playing table tennis for as long as she can remember and has managed to combine her school work with extended trips to train in China,
where her mother is from and across Europe, where she can challenge herself against the top players. Her success has been remarkable and as her family prepare
for the Commonwealth Games they reflect on what it means longer term and how Anna might continue to straddle the world in her quest to compete at the 2020 Olympics.

Thanks

• To Brendan, Euan, Chris and Bill on Friday night.
• To Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Well, another exciting Competition Night in East Kilbride!

With a combination last time of Diarmid & Thomas promoted from Ladder B, Robbie & Cameron relegated from Ladder A and several no-shows tonight, we decided to consolidate to one Ladder for tonight’s competition. This meant more in the ladder, but also a need to relegate 4 back to Ladder B at the end of the night. A lot to play for! So here’s how it started and finished:

All of which means that below is where we start on both Ladders next time round:

This is creating a strong competitive element in the club and generated more interest in our East Kilbride Open competition. Our aim is to stimulate this further so that, as a club, we have a much stronger competitive edge when it comes to next year’s West of Scotland Junior League and Challenge matches.

Our next Ladder Competition night will be in June before we break for the summer.

EK Open

• Please note that the next club competition is the EK Open on Saturday 19th May 2018 – this competition will now be hosted at the Alistair McCoist Complex (AMC).
• The competition will take place between 1pm & 6pm.
• Closing date for entries is Friday 11th May.
  

John Wright Sports Centre Update

• I have been advised by JWSC that both large sports halls will now be closed for some time.
• However we will still remain at JWSC in Hall 3 for our Tuesday and Friday training nights. 
  
• As noted above, the EK Open on Saturday 19th May has been moved to AMC.
  

Training Camp

• A training camp will take place on Saturday 26^th May from 3.30-5.30pm at JWSC.
• The camp will be made up of players who will be considered for next year’s West of Scotland Junior League teams.
• All players selected will be advised this coming weekend.
  

Friday Club Night

• This Friday, 11th May, we continue with our 2 hour sessions from 7.30pm – 9.30pm.
• It is competition week again and the ladder returns…..
  

Duncanrig High School

• Given exam focus and pressures, we plan to stop after school club at Duncanrig HS until after summer break.
  

Thanks

• To Euan, Jennie, Chris and Bill on Friday night.
• To Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your support

Peter

We made the papers this week.

Peter’s award caught the eye of the East Kilbride News and a link to the article is below:

EK News – EK Sports Awards

Friday Club Night

• Next Friday 4th May, we continue our 2 hour sessions from 7.30pm- 9.30pm – this week is Multiball.
• Pleased with response of players on Friday night to footwork session organised by Euan and Jennie.
• A challenging session that pushed the players to give of their best.
• Well done to all players.
  

East Kilbride Open Competition

• Please note next club competition EK Open Saturday on 19th May 2018.
• Entry Form can be found here. Closing date 11th May.
  
• Only a few entries received – don’t leave entries until the last minute or you maybe miss out.
• Jack Regan to return U18 EK Open Shield next Friday 27th April.
  

Hamilton Grammar

• I went along to Hamilton Grammar for a short visit on Tuesday to TT lunchtime club.
• I met up with Active Schools Clare Murphy, Mr.Dyett (PE teacher) and pupils attending the club.
• PE teachers seem to be very keen on table tennis and appear to have a good understanding of the sport.
• As a result this helps them to guide pupils who select TT as a sport through Nat 5 exams.
• I was also impressed with all 16 pupils in attendance (including club player Robbie McKenzie) making the effort at lunchtime to take at least 6 TT tables upstairs
  to a gym hall using a lift and then setting up for 30 mins of TT before returning tables. I wonder how many other school pupils would make that effort at lunchtime.
• Looking forward to my next visit.
  

EK Sports Council Awards

• Delighted to have received East Kilbride Sports Council Coach of the Year 2017 on Saturday night at EK Village theatre.

• I feel it also recognises the strides EKTTC has made in the past year.
• Thanks to Chris McKenna who nominated me for this award and to everyone for their kind comments.
  

East Kilbride Development Funding Forum

• Brendan has agreed to do a presentation on our successful Awards for All funding application for the benefit of other clubs in the town.
• The presentation will take place on Monday evening (30th April) at East Kilbride Sports Club along with David Eadie from EK Rugby Club.

NOTE: This meeting was postponed and will be rescheduled again in the future.

Coaches – worth a read

• http://www.icoachtabletennis.com/learningvsperformance/ 
  

Thanks

• To Euan, Jennie, Chris and Bill on Friday night.
• To Euan and Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Friday Club Night

• Next Friday 27th April  2 hour sessions from 7.30pm- 9.30pm. Players are welcome from 7pm.
• Next week  Euan/Jennie working on footwork, and Robbie organising Butterfly skills.
• The league ladder proved to be a success on Friday night with all players engaged.
• Two competitive leagues which can be challenging for some players but we are keen for everyone to be patient and work hard at club nights to improve their skill level and look forward to the next session in a few weeks.
• You can see the League ladder rules at our Key Documents page.

EK Open

• Please note next club competition is the EK Open on 19th May 2018.
• The Entry Form can be found at our Competition Forms page.
• REMINDER: Closing date for entries is 11th May.
• Jack Regan to return U18 EK Open Shield next Friday 27th April.
  

Welcome to New Member

• Delighted to welcome a new member to our club Martin Burnhope.
• Martin made contact this week and travelled to club night on Friday from Paisley.
  

Tuesday Club night

• Many thanks to Lauren who worked with young Lewis on Tuesday night.
• Also to Jack D, Bobby and Cameron on supporting Jack, David and Ben respectively.
  

School Link

• Pleased with how session went at Duncanrig HS after school club this week after school break.
  

Club Kit

• We have been advised that the existing club kit is being discontinued by supplier.
• The club has decided to continue to provide the kit where possible and have bought some in advance in various sizes.
• We would like to have a new kit for junior league and team events next season. Will keep you posted.
  

Ben Larcombe Podcast – download – worth a listen

• Chris Main – North Ayrshire Head Coach – Download here
  

Thanks

• To Brendan and Chris for attending meetings to put in place parts of the Development plan with SLLC and Active Schools.
• To Euan and Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday night.
• To Brendan, Bill, Robbie Maitland and Chris for support on Friday night.
• To Jennie for support with llisha.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Tonight we had our first go at introducing a ladder competition on a club night – it was great fun and the kids loved it.

Everyone had a great time challenging each other and well done to Bobby and Diarmid for finishing top of their respective ladders!

Just to add a bit of spice, we added some promotion & relegation rules:

• The bottom 2 in Ladder A get relegated and will join Ladder B
• The top 2 in Ladder B get promoted and will join Ladder A

This will create the starting point for the ladders for the next round of competition in May! Good luck to everyone in the next round!!

PS You can review all the Ladder Rules on our Key Documents page.

Butterfly Skills

Well done to the following players who completed the following levels on Butterfly Skills last week:

• Improver Level Bronze and Silver for brothers Ayaan and Ans.
• Advance Level Silver for Bobby and Ashton.

Friday Club Night

• Friday 20th April will be a 2 hour sessions from 7.30pm- 9.30pm.
• Players are welcome and encouraged to attend for warm ups from 7pm.
• This week is competition week – we will start two league ladders for all players attending on Friday.
• New idea which we hope players will enjoy and look forward to each month.

EK Open

• Please note that the next club competition is the EK Open on 19th May 2018.
• Closing date is 11th May 2018. Entry Form can be found here.
• Last year’s winners to return EK Open Shields to Peter by Friday 20th April.

Welcome to New Member

• Delighted to welcome a new member to our club – six year old llisha Kaur Nanda.

School Link

• Club link with Duncanrig HS after school club continues this week after school break.

Thanks

• To Robbie Maitland for support on Tuesday night.
• To Brendan, Bill, Robbie Maitland and Chris for support on Friday night.

Thanks for all your support

Peter