News

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.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Thanks for your support

Peter

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.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– 4 Killer Serves
– Strategy for returning of Serves

Thanks for your support

Peter

Olympics Table Tennis : Women’s Singles Final
– How to Watch here

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.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– Basic footwork for table tennis Beginners
– How to move quicker when playing table tennis

Thanks for your support,

Peter

Firstly, apologies for the delayed post….

Olympic Table Tennis Schedule Starts Saturday 27th July 2024
– Day 1 Schedule
– Table Tennis
– Anna Hursey video
– Timo Boll – Last Olympics for Timo

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.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– Volunteering – where can it take you – worth a read

Thanks for your support

Peter

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.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– An interesting insight into a club starting from scratch.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Friday Club Night
– Stephen Gertsen delivered another great training session on Friday night.
– It is very difficult for a coach to pitch a 2 hour session just right with the range of ages and mixed abilities that we have at our club but for me he had it spot on.
– The feedback has been great.
– I thought everyone engaged in the session and although some of the drills were challenging the player’s tried to meet that challenge which is all you can ask.
– Thanks to everyone who helped to setup and dismantle the equipment before and after our session.
– Maybe we’ll see Stephen again later in the year, he certainly inspired us all I’m sure.
– Thanks to Chris, Keith and Yan for their support.

WOSTTL Team Planning Meeting for 2024/25
– Where & When: Pop In & Play Thursday 27th June at 6pm
– All club members please note a meeting on Thursday 27th June at Pop In & Play 6pm for senior players interested in play for EKTTC in league matches next season.

Club Equipment
– Thanks to Keith who uplifted 4 umpire tables that we had purchased from Table Tennis Scotland.
– The tables had been stored at Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth and Keith collected them this week on his way home from his travels up north.👏👏👏

Pop In & Play
– At Pop in & Play we have recently discovered the number of charities and support groups who use our facility.
– Many use it on a weekly basis some whenever the weather is not great but this week we welcomed Covey Befriending.
– A group who support young adults with special needs.
– We had a great night and pleased that the group enjoyed their time too.
– Our volunteers support many people (Mon -Fri 11-2pm ) some on their own and some who just enjoy a game of table tennis before, during or after lunch.
– The Parkinson Session ( Mon 2-3pm ) has also shown the benefits of exercise and in particular table tennis for people with this condition.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Thanks for your support

Peter

Friday Club Night
– Great turnout on Friday night.
– Welcome to our visitors Janeh, Rajesh and son.
– This coming Friday night (21st June) we welcome Stephen Gertsen.
– If all players attending could arrive for 6pm prompt.
– Stephen will take the session and will ensure that we take something away that will be of benefit to our game.
– Looking forward to it.

U10-13 English National Championships
– Worth a watch.
– A brief glimpse into the the standard of play at these national championships.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment, let me know.

Finally
– Playing distance training drill
– Too safe or too wild ? How to improve consistency and power

Thanks for your support

Peter

Friday Club Night
– Great to see a good attendance at our club night.
– On the night we presented trophies to EK B, West Of Scotland Div 4 League and Cup Winners 2024. Euan won Div 4 player of the year.
– Congratulations again to EK B – Euan, Huy, Gary and Robbie. ( Robbie couldn’t make it along due to work commitments.)
– All EK teams A, B and C deserve great credit for the way they represented our club last season 👏.
– Thanks to Bill Cummings who presented the trophies.

– Welcome to Fraser and Lucas who came along to give our club a try and also to Peter who plans to join next week.
– Please note the club night will go ahead as planned next Friday.
– Thanks to Euan, Keith and Yan for their support.

Stephen Gertsen Training Session Friday 21st June 2024
– We are delighted to announce Stephen Gertsen plans to visit our club night on Friday 21st June 2024.
– Stephen has taken our club night session on many occasions over the years.
– Looking forward to it.

Club Fees
– Just a reminder that club fees increased in April from £13.50 to £16.50.
– I would appreciate if you could amend standing order or direct payment for this time, if you have not done so already.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– Tactics to beat a defensive player
– TOO SLOW? These drills will MASSIVELY improve your REACTION SPEED

Thanks

Peter

Friday Club Night
– Another very busy club night on Friday.
– Thanks to John W, Keith and Peter McCluskey for their support.

Stephen Gertsen Training Session
– We are delighted to announce Stephen Gertsen plans to visit our club night on Friday 21st June 2024.
– Stephen has taken our club night session on many occasions over the years. Looking forward to it.

Inside GB Training Camp
– Have a look at what happens inside the GB Training Camp

Club Fees
– Just a reminder that club fees increased in April from £13.50 to £16.50 .
– I would appreciate if you could amend standing order or direct payment for this time, if you have not done so already.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.
– Catalogue here
– Special Offer – Rubbers

Finally
– Craig Bryant – Reverse Pendulum Serve
– How to Return Tricky Left-hand Serves

Thanks

Peter

Friday Club Night
– Despite it being a holiday weekend we still had a busy club night on Friday night which was great to see.
– Thanks to Keith and Brendan for their support.

EKTTC Board Meeting Monday 13th May 2024 7pm
– Our next club Board meeting, will take place on Monday, May 13th 2024 from 7pm at REGUS Orbital House, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PR

Craig Bryant and Stephen Gertsen Summer Training Camp
– Venue: Saltcoats on Saturday/Sunday 6/7th July 2024
– If you have any interest in attending these camps let me know.
– Club Discount for adult and junior members of 25% and 50% respectively.
– Cost for 1 Day £65.00 2 Days £110.
– See inside a Craig and Stephen training camp.

Stephen Gertsen
– We are delighted to announce Stephen Gertsen plans to visit our club night on Friday 21st June 2024.
– Stephen has taken our club night session on many occasions over the years.
– Looking forward to it.

Club Fees
– Just a reminder that club fees have increased in April from £13.50 to £16.50 this month.
– I would appreciate if you could amend standing order or direct payment for this time, if you have not done so already.

Bribar Table Tennis
– If you need any table tennis equipment let me know.

Finally
– Serve rules
– Legal or Illegal serves
– How to change your Illegal service habit
– Dealing with pressure ( Stephen Gertsen)

Thanks for your support

Peter