Friday Club Night – This week we have arranged to uplift 4 x club tables from JWSC which had to be postponed on 28th September due to personal circumstances. – Thanks to Brendan, John W, Chris, Keith, Alan M, Euan and David B for their support. – Well done Tommy N.
WOSTTL – EKTTC Teams A,B ( Div 3 ) & C ( Div 4). – Follow the progress of our teams
EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 8th October 1830 – 2000 – Thanks to Chris, John W and Keith for their support at Saturday morning session. – Well done to Alia and Andrew. – Training Session Plan at Pop In & Play until end October: – Tuesdays (18:30-20:00): 8th Oct, 15th Oct, 22nd Oct & 29th Oct
Club Shirts – I have a range of sizes (see below). – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
Bribar Table Tennis – Bat cleaner available at £5.00 – If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
Friday Club Night – This week we have arranged to uplift 4 x club tables from JWSC. – We will remove two existing blue coloured tables that are no longer fit for purpose. – Increasing the tables available at AMC. Thanks to Brendan, John W, Chris, Keith and Bill for their support.
WOSTTL – EKTTC Teams A,B ( Div 3 ) & C ( Div 4) – Follow the progress of the teams
EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 24th September 1830 – 2000 – Thanks to Chris, John W and Keith for their support at Saturday morning session. – Well done Andrew. – Please note next training session is Tuesday night 24th September next week at Pop in & Play. – Training Session Plan at Pop In & Play until end October: – Tuesdays (18:30-20:00): 24th Sep, 8th Oct, 15th Oct, 22nd Oct & 29th Oct – Saturday (10:00-11:30): 5th Oct
EKTTC Board Meeting Monday 16th September – Thanks to everyone for their attendance, lots discussed and good to see club moving forward as a result.
East Kilbride Table Tennis Club Registration Form – To help with the operation and Health & Safety compliance of the club we require a few personal details from members/players. – This information will be kept in a password protected online folder and will not be shared to anyone out with the EKTTC Officer Bearers without asking permission beforehand. – We need to ensure we have emergency contact details for each member/player. – This will take two minutes to complete the form if you haven’t done so already.🙏 – Please note club fee has now changed if you have still to amend standing order/direct payment.
Bribar Table Tennis – Bat cleaner available at £5.00 – If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
Friday Club Night – The club are looking into trying to increase the number of tables available at AMC as the numbers attending continue to rise . – Thanks to Brendan, Pawel, Gary, Tommy McG, Keith and John W for their support.
WOSTTL – EKTTC Teams A,B & C will start the new season this week. – Follow the progress of the teams – We wish them good luck for the season ahead.
EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Saturday 1000 – 1130 – Thanks to John W and Keith for their support this week. – Please note next training session is Saturday morning 21st September next week at Pop in & Play.
ELTTL U13 Assessment Sunday 15th September Bathgate Academy – This event is made up of groups with continuous matches. – Oscar’s first group was a group of 3. – The group was a challenge but unfortunately Oscar struggled to perform. – As a result the next group he dropped into consisted of the bottom 6 players. – He never lost a match but he knew himself he had missed an opportunity. – Oscar prepared well before today but you have to perform well from the start of this event. – Competitive table tennis can be tough.
EKTTC Board Meeting – Date: Monday, September 16th – Time: From 7pm – Venue: REGUS East Kilbride, Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR
Pop in & Play – Pop in & Play has had a makeover! – If you want to see how it looks now, you’ll need to pay it a visit😁 – Thanks to our painters 👏
Bribar Table Tennis – Bat cleaner available at £5.00 – If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
Friday Club Night – Great turnout on Friday night. – Good luck to Oscar on Sunday at U13 Assessment at Bathgate Academy. – Thanks to Brendan, Pawel, John W and Bill for their support.
EKTTC Junior Training Session Pop in & Play Tuesday 1830 – 2000 – Delighted with our first session on Tuesday at Pop in & Play and very pleased to see a great response. – We will do it again this coming Tuesday 10th September. – Thanks to John W for his support.
East Kilbride Table Tennis Club Registration Form – To help with the operation and Health & Safety compliance of the club we require a few personal details from members/players. – This information will be kept in a password protected online folder and will not be shared to anyone out with the EKTTC Officer Bearers without asking permission beforehand. – We need to ensure we have emergency contact details for each member/player. – Could you please complete this form and note that the club fee has now changed if you have still to amend standing order/direct payment?
Bribar Table Tennis – Bat cleaner available at £5.00 – If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
Friday Club Night – Great club night session. – Thanks to Brendan, Chris, Keith, Euan and Bruce for their support. – Many thanks to Bill who has for the last few weeks consistently made up bats for players and club members which is much appreciated.
East Ayrshire Open 30th August and 1st September 2024 – On Saturday at the Senior event Euan,Robbie and Subith competed. – On Sunday Oscar and Kacper competed at Junior event. – Thanks to Martin for organising another successful event. – You can read more by downloading the report below.
EKTTC Junior Training Sessions at Pop in & Play – We will start our first session on Tuesday 3rd September at Pop in & Play 6:30pm – 8pm – I’m also keen once a month to have a session on a Saturday morning 10am – 11:30am at the same venue. – The plan for September sessions is below: – Tuesday 18:30-20:00 on 3rd Sep, 10th Sep & 24th Sep – Saturday 10:00-11:30 on 21st Sep
East Kilbride Table Tennis Club Registration Form – To help with the operation and Health & Safety compliance of the club we require a few personal details from members/players. – This information will be kept in a password protected online folder and will not be shared to anyone out with the EKTTC Officer Bearers without asking permission beforehand. – We need to ensure we have emergency contact details for each member/player. – Could you please complete this form and note that the club fee has now changed if you have still to amend standing order/direct payment? – Thank you.
Club Shirts – Club shirts selling fast and we’ve had great feedback from parents and members. – I have a range of sizes (see below) and I am taking orders on a first come, first served basis. – If I don’t have your size let me know. – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
Bribar Table Tennis – Bat cleaner available at £5.00 – If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
Friday Club Night – Delighted to have another full house at AMC. Thanks to Brendan, John W, Gary and Tommy N for their support. – East Ayrshire Open 30th August and 1st September 2024 – Good luck to our club players Euan, Robbie and Subith at the Senior event on Saturday. – On Sunday Oscar and Kacper will give it there best in the junior event we wish them well. – Great to see new events on the calendar.
WOSTTL – West Of Scotland Table Tennis League – This season our club will continue to be represented with 3 teams in the league EK A, EK B and EK C. – EK A & EK B will play in Div 3 and EK C in Div 4. – We add 4 new players to our current squad Gordon Campbell, Subith Kumar, David Bonner and Tommy Nevin. – The club is delighted to announce a new sponsor – Regus EK. – All teams are training and preparing themselves for the new season which will start in the coming weeks. – Good luck !!!
Edinburgh Table Tennis League Tournaments – We would be happy to support players with the cost of entry fee providing you let me know of your entry. – U13 & U19 Assessment – Sunday 15th Sept 2024 – This is a great tournament for new players, everyone is guaranteed lots of games
– Edinburgh Banded – Sunday 20th Oct 2024 – Another great tournament for all players, players are split into 8 bands and guaranteed lots of games at their level – Tournament Link – Please advise if you plan to sign up for any of the above.
Club Shirts – Our club shirts have arrived good to go. – I have a range of sizes (see below) and I am taking orders on a first come, first served basis. – If I don’t have your size let me know. – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
UKCC Level 1 Course (Table Tennis Coaching Course) at Pop in & Play on Sunday 8th September Stage 1 – We are pleased to announce seven of our club players/volunteers will participate in a UKCC Level 1 course at our club venue. – Hopefully this will be the first of many opportunities for our club players going forward. – Good luck to everyone.
Friday Club Night – Delighted to say that on Friday night we probably had the busiest club night we have ever had at AMC. – Farewell to Aurélien (France) and Scott (Barbados) who went home this weekend having both enjoyed their visits to the club. – Welcome to David W, Tudor, Caleb, Gary W, and Hugh. – Thanks to Brendan, Chris and Keith for their support.
Parkinson’s International Open Inverclyde SC Largs – Last weekend Lynn Arnot competed at this weekend event playing mixed doubles and ladies doubles on Saturday morning. – In the mixed doubles group stage, they missed out on qualifying for the next stage. – However in the ladies doubles with her partner Joy, they won the group and qualified for semi-final on Sunday. – On Saturday afternoon in the ladies singles, Lynn played very well to win the group only dropping one game. – As a result she would play her doubles partner Joy in the semi-finals on Sunday. – On Sunday Lynn and Joy won the ladies doubles semi-final 3-1 and then final 3-0 to win Gold in Class 2. – In the ladies singles semi-final she beat Joy 3-1 to reach the final. – In the final Lynn lost out to an experienced German opponent 3-1 to win Silver in Class 2. – A terrific performance from Lynn who has only been playing two years and changed from being a right-handed player in December to a left-handed player!!!. 👏👏👏
East Ayrshire Open – An update from Martin on the East Ayrshire event from earlier in the week…. “We had an absolutely fantastic response for our tournament with players registering from all over Scotland! We would like to remind everyone that registrations for the junior and senior events are closing on the 21st August. While we have no limit on starters in the junior events, there are only a few spaces left for our senior tournament. Men’s Singles – 14 spaces left Ladies Singles – 14 spaces left Banded event – 18 spaces left“ – Entries are accepted on a first come first serve basis. – Senior entry form – Junior entry form
Edinburgh Table Tennis League Tournaments – U13 & U19 Assessment – Sunday 15th Sept 2024 – This is a great tournament for new players, everyone is guaranteed lots of games
– Edinburgh Banded – Sunday 20th Oct 2024 – Another great tournament for all players, players are split into 8 bands and guaranteed lots of games at their level – Tournament Link – Please advise if you plan to sign up for any of the above.
EKTTC Shirts – We are hoping to have the shirts back from the printers this week. – I have a range of sizes (see below) and I am taking orders on a first come, first served basis. – If I don’t have your size let me know. – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
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Friday Club Night – We welcomed Aurélien a visitor to our club on Friday night, he plays table tennis in France at Lunel Tennis de Table near Montpellier. – Delighted he decided to come to our club to continue his practice while working in the town. – Thanks to everyone for their support on Friday night with drills and passing on tips and advice. – Thanks to John W and Gary for demonstration of drills.
East Ayrshire Open – A new TT tournament at Stewarton that might be of interest to Seniors and Juniors but first come first served. – East Ayrshire Open on the weekend 31st August / 1st September 2024 at the Rose Reilly Sport Centre in Stewarton. – The competition will be played on brand new equipment and will be the ideal tournament to prepare for the new season. – We are also excited that 8 players from Berlin / Germany will be participating at this event. – All details for the tournament can be found on the entry forms below. – Please be aware that spaces for the senior events are limited and we are expecting for spaces to fill very fast. – Senior entry form – Junior entry form
Edinburgh Table Tennis League Tournaments – U13 & U19 Assessment – Sunday 15th Sept 2024 – This is a great tournament for new players, everyone is guaranteed lots of games
– Edinburgh Banded – Sunday 20th Oct 2024 – Another great tournament for all players, players are split into 8 bands and guaranteed lots of games at their level – Tournament Link – Please advise if you plan to sign up for any of the above.
EKTTC Shirts – Club shirts will be sent to the printers this week and will feature our club logo and our new sponsor logo Regus. – Many thanks to Tommy Nevin for his continued support of the club and his offer to sponsor our club shirts – I have a range of sizes (see below) Taking orders. – First come first served. – If I don’t have your size let me know. – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – TO FIT XXS (32), XS (34), S (36), M (38), L (40), XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
Friday Club Night – Busy club night again on Friday night. – Welcome back to young Scott who is on holiday from Barbados.🏝️ – Last year he came along to Pop in & Play but this year was keen to visit our club night also. 👏 – Hopefully we’ll see him along in the next few weeks and we may have another two visitors on Friday 2nd August 2024.🤞
East Ayrshire Open – A new TT tournament at Stewarton that might be of interest to Seniors and Juniors but first come first served. – East Ayrshire Open on the weekend 31st August / 1st September 2024 at the Rose Reilly Sport Centre in Stewarton. – The competition will be played on brand new equipment and will be the ideal tournament to prepare for the new season. – We are also excited that 8 players from Berlin / Germany will be participating at this event. – All details for the tournament can be found on the entry forms below. – Please be aware that spaces for the senior events are limited and we are expecting for spaces to fill very fast. – Senior entry form – Junior entry form
Edinburgh Table Tennis League Tournaments – U13 & U19 Assessment – Sunday 15th Sept 2024 – This is a great tournament for new players, everyone is guaranteed lots of games
– Edinburgh Banded – Sunday 20th Oct 2024 – Another great tournament for all players, players are split into 8 bands and guaranteed lots of games at their level – Tournament Link – Please advise if you plan to sign up for any of the above.
Club Shirts – This year we have bought new club shirts. – We plan to send the shirts to the printers to insert our club logo in coming week’s. – I have a range of sizes (see below) Taking orders. – First come first served. If I don’t have your size let me know. – Cost of shirts £15.00. – Men/Juniors (Navy & Lime only) – Men’s XXS (32) XS (34) S (36) M (38) L (40) XL (42) – Ladies/Girls (Black/Green only) – TO FIT S (UK 10), M (UK 12), L (UK 14) – If you would like to add shorts to any of the above get in touch.
Friday Club Night – Thanks to Brendan for organising another successful league ladder on Friday night. – Also encouraging to see our juniors developing their skills let us know. – We plan to continue our club night throughout the summer if we can do so. – We will let you know if we cancel the odd night. – Thanks to Keith for his support.
WOSTTL Team Planning Meeting for 2024/25 at Pop In & Play Thursday 27th June 6pm – Thanks to everyone that attended the meeting on Monday night. – If you have any thoughts or ideas that we should consider let us know.
Pop In & Play – We had a record number of people playing table tennis at EK Shopping Centre on Saturday as part of the Summer of Sport. – With just 2 tables we were able to accommodate exactly 100 players! – To put that in perspective, our biggest day at Pop In and Play before that was 57. – Situated outside WH Smith in the shopping centre the tables we were in a prime location to advertise Pop in & Play. – Just think what we could do with an 8 table unit in the centre of the mall. – If you know anyone that would like to become a volunteer, let us know. – Thanks to Brendan, Yan, John W and John B.
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