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:

1. Borko talked about his Saturday training session and has seen an increase in attendance lately.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Atilla sent us an official financial sheet on the breakdown of profit/expenses for running the Neil Smyth Tournament.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. We tabled discussion on exhibitions at some of the local high schools.

11. 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

The Nevada Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament will be held on Friday October 3 & Saturday October 4. The Henderson Warm-Up will be held just before, on Wednesday & Thursday (Oct. 1 & 2). This year, both tournaments will be at the Valley View Rec Center in Henderson. I updated the NevadaTT WEB Site with the tournament Info (Link) The detailed tournament information and the registration forms are available here : (Link)

Each tournament has a separate registration packet. The warm-up tournament is managed by the City of Henderson. Send the registration form to: Valley View Recreation Center, Attn: Michelle McGory, 500 Harris St., Henderson, NV 89015. Online registration (on the City of Henderson WEB Site) will be available at the end of August. The NSG tournament is managed by Nevada Senior Games.

Send the NSG Registration to: Nevada Senior Games, 3925 S Jones Blvd #1123, Las Vegas, NV 89103 NSG plans to have on-line registration, but it is not ready yet. I’ll keep you updated. If you have trouble accessing the WEB Site or the registration forms, please send me an e-mail, and I’ll send you the forms directly. HOTEL We did negotiate a Hotel deal with FIESTA Hotel & Casino (which is roughly 2 miles from the Rec Center). The Room Rates are $32 for Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Night and $69 for Friday & Saturday $6.99 hotel service fee and 13% tax is applicable per day, per room. The number of rooms is limited, and the offer is valid only until the end of August.

RESERVATION PROCEDURES:

CALL INS:

All guests’ are to call in to our room reservations department at 1-888-899-7770. Please have all guests’ mention they are with Nevada Senior Gamesor group code: RCINVSG to receive the contracted group rate.

ONLINE:

You may also use the following weblink to book your reservations. Enter your Group Code (RCINVSG) under OFFER CODE:

https://fiestahenderson.sclv.com/hotel

 

Vincent SCHMITT Phone: (702) 508 4814 E-mail: nevadatt@cox.net

San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting

May  13th, 2014

Balboa Park Activity Center

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.

Call to order 7:02pm by James.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Bob Koch, James Kahn, Behnam Kazemi, John Anderson, Simon Lee, Borko Dragojlovic and Mark Adelman.

SDTTA Board Member(s) absent:

SDTTA Member(s) Present:

Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.

The motion was made to approve the SDTTA Board Member minutes for April 2014 by Borko and seconded by John. The Board carried the motion.

Treasurer’s Report:  John Anderson passed out the Treasurer’s Report which has been reconciled through April 2014.

Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling: No report.

Membership Report: No report.

Equipment Report: The Carmel Valley Rec Center finally picked up the 2 tables they had purchased in March. That puts our current table count at 27.

Action Items:

1. We recently purchased 5 Joola tables from Andre for a total of $4,000. We need volunteers to pick-up the tables prior to the Neil Smyth Tournament. Simon volunteered the use of his company’s truck to transport the tables in.

2. We discussed the bad feedback we recently received from a Texas visitor that had been posted on Facebook. We discussed ways to resolve future issues and the main focus is on having any Board member who sees a “new” face at the club to approached that person and welcome them and explain how our club operates.

3. Borko requested table tennis balls for his Saturday training sessions. The Board approved the purchase of 2 gross (144 balls per gross) of balls.

4. We need volunteers to help setup tables, mats, etc for the Neil Smyth Tournament on Friday night (til 10pm) and to break down all equipment and put them away on Sunday night (til 7pm).

5. The Board would like to evaluate Atilla’s performance, after the Neil Smyth Tournament, to see if any improvements can be made or even to look at bringing someone else in to run the tournament. We understand the enormous amount of work and organization required to setup and run a tournament of this caliber and Atilla has proven himself in the past.

6. Borko talked to Michelle about how we can dispose of some of our non-repairable barriers. She said we could use the dumpster along the side of the building.

7. The equipment/paddle swap meet has been delayed until after the Neil Smyth Tournament. The date of the event has been tabled until the next Board meeting.

8. We discussed pro-rating our membership dues, but decided to leave the current policy in place.

The motion to adjourn was made by James and seconded by Bob at 8:25pm.

The next meeting is June 10th at 7:00pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bob Koch, SDTTA Secretary