Below are the results of the 2019 SDTTA survey.

Thank you all who voted and participated in the survey!!  We really appreciate your input.

December 10, 2019 SDTTA Board Meeting

Called to order at 7:06PM

All board members present. Newly elected board members present: Jeff Ruiz, Jean Shi, Ruben Guilloty.

• November minutes: approved pending amendments.
• Amendment to By-Laws
  • Proposal to clarify By-Law concerning candidate eligibility to run for the board.
  • By-Laws state “The Board will confirm that each candidate has been a member in good standing for at least one year preceding the election”
  • Proposed change/ clarification to state: “The Board will confirm that each candidate has been a member in good standing for at least twelve months preceding the start of the term of office. A membership obtained during the month qualifies as a membership for the entire month.”
  • Change to the by-laws proposed to allow members who join in January to be allowed to run for a board position the following year.  
• Coaching: the city is not allowing additional coaches / coaching applications.
• San Diego Open Tournament
  • Tentatively scheduled for May, dates still undetermined.
    • Need to check other tournaments scheduled to avoid conflicts.
  • Phil and Jaxon now have access to Omnipong.
  • The club would like to hold a smaller tournament in February to test the Omnipong software.
    • Smaller tournament may be sanctioned.
  • Club member Maurizio Bassi also developing tournament software. The club may evaluate his software along with Omnipong.
  • Phil to propose February tournament in January board meeting.
  • Board may consider running SD Open tournament in house pending results of smaller tournament.
    • A large obstacle to running the tournament in house is collecting entry fees and distributing prize money.
• Election volunteers: the board would like to gift a 3-pack of Nittaku balls to members who volunteered to collect election ballots.
• Treasury Report
  • In 2019, the club collected $21k and spent $19.6k
  • May need to distribute 1099 forms to all persons who received $600 or more from the club.
    • May or may not include reimbursement money
    • Consult with treasurer from badminton club and or Jerry Harris
    • In the future, it may be better for board members to make purchases exclusively using the Club Card to avoid reimbursement checks.
• Website: On the motion for Bob to continue to update and maintain the website the board voted 7-0 in favor.
• Club Survey: Phil shares the results of his club survey. Results to be shared on the website.
• The club’s USATT membership needs to be renewed. Dennis is working on the renewal process.
• Club Closures in January: the 11th, 12th, and 19th
• International Relations Committee: On the motion for Behnam to organize an international relations committee to serve as a liaison with foreign players such as those from the Baja Club, the board voted 7-0 in favor.
  • Behnam / the committee will post dates when the Baja club or other clubs may be visiting to encourage a high turnout from San Diego club members.
• Coaches on the board:
  • Since 3 out of the 7 new board members are also currently coaching at the club, the board suggests they collectively offer weekend seminars or free coaching sessions for club members.
  • Jeff has completed Safe Sport requirements and is awaiting confirmation of completion.
  • On the motion that for future board votes relating to coaching at the club, Perry, Jean, and Jeff get a combined vote counting as only a single vote, the board voted 7-0 in favor.
• Membership drive in January: 3 packs of Nittaku balls need to be ordered.
• Member Richard Kinsler and Phil to run next Thursday night Round Robin
• Behnman suggests that since Phil received the most votes in the election, he should be nominated to be the board president.

Meeting closed at 8:18PM

Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm.

All board members present with the exception of Jaxon.

George Pisa present as guest.

Old News:

1) Last months minutes approved with the amendment that the line that Suresh will be helped for ballot printing by Jaxon needs to be removed. 5-1 approved

George Pisa exits meeting.

2) Jeff Ruiz’s request to continue the current league until April is approved by all.

3) Butterfly table tennis equipment company would like the SDTTA to continue to spend $2500 annually to keep its current status.

4) As of this meeting, the Linda Vista club had not picked up the table it requested to purchase.

5) Dennis Suisen explains in detail his reasoning to allow Jean Shi to run for election in this current election. This involved a more intricate interpretation of membership to be paid by Jan.1-31 of the year of the election. This would constitute a full membership for the year in question. Behnam mentions that this is contrary to past elections wherein the player was required to be a paid member for one year prior to the election. There is spirited discussion about the positives and negatives about allowing Jean to run this year and after a 5-2 vote in favor, the board chose to change the eligibility to Jan 1-31 of the year of election.

6) A new policy for paying dues nearing the end of the fiscal year is as follows (all fees paid allow membership to Dec. 31):
$45 June

$40 July

$35 August

$30 September

$25 October

$20 November

$15 December

Full year membership remains the same at $50

Approved 6-0.

7) CD is purchased for the club at 1.75% in order to gain some interest payment on the current holdings.

8) Important to keep water off of the floor. Better methods are discussed and all are concerned of  issues with the Balboa staff concerning our cooperation.

9) Jean Shi has multiple programs for coaching various groups which will be discussed with her and others.

10) San Diego Senior National Championships will be in our venue in 2021. There will be more players, perhaps the need for more tables. Steve will find out how large the event will actually be so that we can make certain to be prepared.

11) The survey by Phil is welcomed by all and important to find out the needs of our membership.

12) Phil mentions that the next 2nd Sunday tournament will take place in January due to scheduling in December.l

13) Although initially set for Dec. 2-6, the floor will now be worked on from Dec. 19th-25th when the club will be closed throughout this time.

14) It is mentioned once again that all coaches and those providing more than just simple coaching must be safesport approved and also certified by the City of San Diego.

Meeting closes 8 pm

2019-10-08_SDTTA_Mintutes

Meeting called to order at 6:31PM

Dennis not present, George Pisa present.

• September minutes approved.
  • Jaxon to post minutes to website.
• Senior Games:
  • 2020 senior games to be renames “Senior State Games” instead of Senior Olympics.
• Per August meeting board vote, 1 gross of balls was donated to the Baja club from SDTTA.
• Equipment Status:
  • The club currently has 29 assembled tables and 2 new/ boxed tables.
• Elections:
  • There are 4 positions up for elections.
  • Jaxon to encourage members to run for election on Thursday nights.
  • Jaxon to assist Suresh in making ballots.
  • November 3rd, the deadline for nominees to enter the election.
• Club Money / Finance
  • Need to deliver list of club income sources.
  • Need to investigate methods of receiving dues from members; cash vs online payment.
  • On the motion to put $50K of club funds into CD account, the board votes 6-0 in favor.
• Microwave oven for the club:
  • Bob says members are interested in having a club microwave oven; board members to investigate the possibility/ location.
• Drink boxes
  • The boxes put out by each table are not being used.
  • Board members need to advocate use.
• Sunday Tournament
  • To be held on October 20th.
  • May consider offering pack of balls as alternate to trophy prize.
• Review of club survey from 2 years ago.
  • Phil to draft a new survey for this year.
• Coaching
  • On the motion to offer a free (club subsidized) coaching session for kids, the board votes 6-0 in favor. Pisa to run the coaching session.
• Round Robin:
  • Cancelled on Thursday, October 31st (Halloween).

Meeting adjourned at 7:43PM

We would like to thank everyone who came out and participated in this years California State Senior Games. The competition was fierce and a good time was had by all! 

A complete list of winners is HERE.

We had a great picnic on Saturday, Sept 14th! A big thank you to those that joined us with their pot luck contribution. Thanks to Steve and Dennis for coordinating the effort. 

2019-09-10_SDTTA_Minutes

Meeting called to order at 7:02PM, Phil not present, George Pisa attending.

August minutes approved.

• Table sales: 2 tables sold to members $500 each.
• Senior Tournament scheduled for September 21.
  • Simon donated gift certificates to his restaurants to add to prizes.
• Behnam introduced the idea of the club making a donation to the Baja club in the form of money or equipment.
  • The board decided not to donate money but to promote club members to donate their used or unwanted table tennis equipment.
• Perry suggests the club purchase paddles to keep at the rec center front desk as loaner paddles. The board votes 7-0 in favor.
• Financial report:
  • Pisa paid for subsidized lessons.

Meeting adjourned at 7:29PM