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BC 55+ SENIORS 2018 TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 12 and 13
The North Shore Table Tennis Club is inviting recreational and competitive players who are 55 or older to participate in the 2018 BC 55+ SENIORS 2018 TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Since table tennis is not being offered in the Kimberley-Cranbrook 55+ BC Games this year,...
read moreNew Seniors Table Tennis League
The North Shore Table Tennis Club & Society is now accepting entries for a new Seniors Table Tennis League, the first of its kind in Metro Vancouver. Teams and players from other Table Tennis clubs and senior centers will be most welcomed. The league is scheduled...
read moreTable Tennis Legend Timo Boll Still Great at 36
A Table Tennis buddy of mine, commenting on the top players in the sport, said they are all Chinese. He went on to say that Timo Boll was great in his day. This post is for him, and any other players who think Timo is washed up. At the 2017 ITTF World Cup earlier this...
read moreBasic Rules of Table Tennis – AKA Ping Pong
During recent matches there were some questions about the rules of Table Tennis - and while the official Rules/Laws of Table Tennis are contained in the ITTF Handbook -https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2016/12/2017_ITTF_Handbook.pdf- You may wish to use the...
read moreWhy Table Tennis Match Play Practice Is Important
In Table Tennis, like other racket sports match practice is crucial for developing experience in a number of areas. These include, being able to execute skills in pressure situations, learning to adapt to different styles and tactics, and testing your tactics and...
read moreTo Blog or not to Blog?
I was recently asked if I had fully retired by someone who read the Table Tennis posts on my website, and noted I had posted nothing so far this year. The fact is I have been busier than ever in my semi-retirement. So busy in fact I had all but forgotten I had a blog,...
read moreTable Tennis update #2 – Cloverdale Open & the 2015 Pan-Asia Pacific Open
Yesterday I played in the Cloverdale Recreation Centre’s second-annual Table Tennis Tournament, and the closest I came to winning a match was in the 55+ division. It was against a more highly rated player that I don’t think I had ever won a game from before. Although...
read moreTable Tennis Update
NSTTC New Sponsorship Program & expansion News The North Shore Table Tennis Club (NSTTC) – currently located at the Gloria Dei Church, 1110 Gladwin Drive has announced a new sponsorship program to help fund its new schools programs, and expansion of its Training...
read moreTable Tennis/ Ping Pong in Metro Vancouver
There are a number of Table Tennis clubs in the Lower Mainland. Many listed at http://www.bctta.ca/clubs.shtml However not all of these are associated with the BC Table Tennis association. Some of the clubs I play at and/or have researched are listed below. Vancouver...
read moreVancouver 2014 Civic Election Affirms Need for Electoral Reform
Initial Reaction to Results My initial reaction to the election results is that they could have been better, but then they could have been much worse. Of course, as a member of OneCity I was very disappointed that RJ Aquino did not get elected. I was also disappointed...
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