San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting
August 12th, 2014
Balboa Park Activity Center
This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.
Call to order 7:05pm by James.
SDTTA Board Members Present: Bob Koch, Behnam Kazemi, John Anderson, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, James Kahn and Simon Lee.
SDTTA Board Member(s) absent: None.
SDTTA Member(s) Present: Angie Bengtsson and Earl Alto.
Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.
After a few minor changes to last month’s Board meeting minutes, the motion was made to approve the SDTTA Board Member minutes for July 2014 by Mark and seconded by James. The Board carried the motion.
Treasurer’s Report: None.
Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling: No report.
Membership Report: Our current paid membership count is.
Equipment Report: Our current table count is at 30.
Action Items:
- Earl discussed getting the Juniors program up and running and to ensure it stays on track, that the progress of the kids be monitored and certain goals be set (ratings). Also discussed was investing in
your better players and one of the ways would be to sponsor these players to the National and 5 Star tournaments. Earl said that the “Learning Tree” has availability of equipment and people to assist us in any way possible, if we ever need them. An inter-club event was scheduled for September 6th, between SDTTA and the Learning Tree, to be played at the Sorrento Valley location.
- Behnam did not approve last month’s Board meeting minutes because he would like a breakdown of how all members vote on any particular item. Behnam motioned to have it annotated in the minutes the results of how each Board member votes. James seconded the motion and it was passed by a 4-2-1 vote.
- John resigned as Treasurer but wants to stay on the Board. The selection of a new Treasurer was tabled until the next Board meeting.
- The new club shirts arrived with the SDTTA logo printed on the back. The shirts will be selling for $20 each.
- The potluck picnic is scheduled for September 13th, along with the equipment swap meet. The event will go from 11:30am to 2:00pm.
- It was brought up once again on how we can make Friday’s more exciting at the club. One idea was to have an inter-club competition with the Sorrento Valley (Learning Tree) club. The location of the event would rotate, between clubs, on a weekly basis. Both clubs will work out further details.
- Bob brought up the idea of waiving the $5 fee for non-members who would like to play in the Thursday round-robin event. After much discussion, the idea was dropped.
- We currently have 8 “new” Joola tables in storage at City College and need to go onsite and inspect the tables and release them from liability from any damage that may incur during storage.
The motion to adjourn was made by Mark and seconded by Borko at 8:30pm.
The next meeting is September 9th at 7:00pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Koch, SDTTA Secretary
Our Joola tables are heavy and
need 2 people to open (by pulling the chord and pulling the table down) and likewise 2 people to close it. They are heavy tables and need a little muscle to work with so please ask for help in setting up and taking down.
Secondly, I want suggestions on how to make
Friday nights more popular at the club. We have had league play in the past, doubles night or maybe some regular training sessions. It would be nice to get more women involved in table tennis, so perhaps
ladies night free?? Talk to me or any other board member and let us fill the club with an enthusiastic crowd.
James Kahn, Chairman SDTTA
Just in case you haven’t seen or heard about it, here’s a snippet of the
Q&A provided by Paddle Palace:
The introduction of the new plastic “Poly Ball” for table tennis has created a lot of excitement in the table tennis world. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions with answers direct from Paddle Palace:
1) What is the new ball rule?
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) passed a resolution that all ITTF events after July 1, 2014, must use non-celluloid plastic balls. This deadline has a few exceptions; for example, the upcoming Youth Olympic Games taking place in Nanjing, China, August 16-28, 2014, is using a celluloid ball.
2) Are celluloid balls no longer legal?
Celluloid balls continue to be legal for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF continues to approve celluloid balls. All the of the 3-star balls available at Paddle Palace are legal for tournament play.
3) Which tournaments are affected by the ITTF resolution?
ITTF Sanctioned tournaments only are included in the resolution. This includes the World Championships, the ITTF World Tour, ITTF Junior Circuit, and ITTF sanctioned continental events.
4) Are USA tournaments required to use the new ball?
No. Domestic tournaments can choose to use any approved ball, eithercelluloid or non-celluloid.
For more Q&A visit the
Paddle Palace website by
clicking here.
San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting
July 8th, 2014
Balboa Park Activity Center
This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.
Call to order 7:20pm by John.
SDTTA Board Members Present: Bob Koch, Behnam Kazemi, John Anderson, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman and James Kahn.
SDTTA Board Member(s) absent: Simon Lee
SDTTA Member(s) Present: None.
Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.
The motion was made to approve the SDTTA Board Member minutes for June 2014 by John and seconded by James. The Board carried the motion.
Treasurer’s Report: John Anderson will email the Treasurer’s Report for June 2014 to all Board members.
Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling: No report.
Membership Report: Our current paid membership count is at 230.
Equipment Report: Our current table count is at 32.
Action Items:
- Discussed coaching situation and how to proceed with getting the ball rolling. The idea was brought up that maybe we can subsidize a coach with a monthly fee to teach at the club.
- James acquired 60 Olympic-style shirts from Andre and a motion was made by Bob for the club to purchase these shirts from James for $10 each and to add the club logo to the shirts for an additional $4 a shirt. Mark seconded the motion and it was passed by the majority of the Board.
- The club has the opportunity to purchase “tournaments used” Joola tables, from Andre, for the price of $500 a table. James will try to negotiate the price down and will get back to the Board members on his success.
- The Baja team hasn’t been to the club for many months. We discussed ways to make it more attractive for them to participate in the Thursday Round Robin tournaments, but it was mentioned that one of the reasons they no longer attend was that our tournament no longer challenges their players.
- We tabled the discussion on increasing membership dues and also who, if anyone, should be exempt from paying dues.
The motion to adjourn was made by Bob and seconded by Mark at 8:15pm.
The next meeting is August 12th at 7:00pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Koch, SDTTA Secretary
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San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting
June 10th, 2014
Balboa Park Activity Center
This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.
Call to order 7:05pm by Behnam.
SDTTA Board Members Present: Bob Koch, Behnam Kazemi, John Anderson, Borko Dragojlovic and Mark Adelman.
SDTTA Board Member(s) absent: James Kahn and Simon Lee
SDTTA Member(s) Present: None.
Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.
The motion was made to approve the SDTTA Board Member minutes for May 2014 by John and seconded by Borko. The Board carried the motion.
Treasurer’s Report: John Anderson passed out the Treasurer’s Report which has been reconciled through May 2014.
Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling: No report.
Membership Report: Our current paid membership count is at 202.
Equipment Report: Our current table count is at 32.
Action Items:
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Borko talked about his Saturday training session and has seen an increase in attendance lately.
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The Board discussed the possibility of a bilateral agreement between SDTTA and the Sorrento Valley Club to allow members of one club to play for free at the other club. In the end, it was decided to leave the current format in place, which is to charge non-members $5 per day to use the club facilities.
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Bob thanked the following club members for assisting in the setup and takedown of the tables and equipment at the Neil Smyth Tournament: James, James, Borko, Carlos, Bob, Dan, Andrew, Kettong, Emile, Phil and John.
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We discussed the possibility that at next year’s Neil Smyth Tournament, to have a small ceremony after each event, so we can present the winners with their trophies/money. This would be a great way to showcase the winners and add a touch of professionalism to the Tournament.
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Atilla sent us an official financial sheet on the breakdown of profit/expenses for running the Neil Smyth Tournament.
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The subject was discussed of people challenging tables, especially when the room is full. This is the current policy, but is not always adhered to. We also realize that challengers, who ask for “winners” at a table, should do so on a table with players who’s skill level is near their own.
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John made a motion that the equipment “swapmeet” should be held at the same time as the Club banquet. Borko seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously by the Board.
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We discussed having a “For Sale” page on our website so members could post any unused equipment that they would like to sell. A concern was voiced that this webpage should not be used for profit-making ventures, like someone selling shirts that they created or other like items.
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The topic was raised again about having more inter-club tournaments with other clubs like Qualcomm, Baja and the Zaman Club. This is a great idea and will give our members much needed experience against people outside our club.
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We tabled discussion on exhibitions at some of the local high schools.
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We tabled discussion on increasing membership fees so there would be money available for sponsoring some of our members to outside tournaments across the U.S.
The motion to adjourn was made by Mark and seconded by Bob at 8:30pm.
The next meeting is July 8th at 7:00pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Koch, SDTTA Secretary
