We have lots of hours available this week.  We will be open our normal hours and because we are hosting para training camp at the club from June 8-14, there will be space to play  from 9:00 a.m.  to 5:00 p.m..   We are being asked to leave tables out this week to avoid morning set-up.  We will verify with BPAC if this is o.k. Later this month, June 22 at noon, is our pot-luck picnic.  Let’s have a big turn-out! October 26-27 is our Neil Smyth USATT Tournament.  We are hoping to attract some top players.  Mark your calendars now! Thank you, James Kahn, President SDTTA

Hi Everyone, Floor resurfacing starts Thursday and we will be closed for a week.  In June we will have our Pot-luck picnic on Saturday June 22 starting at noon.  Bring a favorite dish and meet other members without a table between you. Give me your ideas on how to fill the club on Friday nights and getting more people coming on the weekends. Thanks, James Kahn SDTTA President

I want to thank David Kim for bringing in tools and beginning to fix some of our table problems.  It is great to have members participating in the betterment of the club.  I hope others will also step forward in making SDTTA a great club. This June 22, 2013 on Saturday we will have the annual Pot-luck Picnic.  Plan to attend and bring a favorite food.  The club will bring other refreshments. On October 26-27 we will have the 2nd Annual Neil Smyth Tournament, a USATT sanctioned event.  Mark your calendars and get your game ready.

 San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting

May 10, 2013

Balboa Park Activity Center

 

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.

 

Call to order 7:06 pm by James.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Shelley Hardy, James Kahn, Mark Adelman, Shariq Ansari and Bill Chang

SDTTA Board Member absent:  Kiet Tran

 

Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes.

 

Treasurer’s Report:  Bill Chang presented the Treasurer’s Report, which is reconciled thru April 30, 2013. A check for $168 was written to pay for the rental van used to take SDTTA members to the Friendship tournament in Ensenada.  James will attend the BPAC board meeting to put to vote and request that BPAC sponsor and pay the rental fee for the Neil Smyth Memorial Tournament in October.  Bill and Kiet will coordinate with Attila for this tournament.

 

The motion to approve the March SDTTA board meeting minutes was made by James and seconded by Bill.  The board approved the minutes.

 

The motion to approve the April SDTTA board meeting minutes was made by Shariq and seconded by James.  The board approved the minutes.

 

Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling – No report.

 

Membership Report – No report.

 

Equipment Report: Andre is out of the country so we will postpone our inquiries regarding the new tables until he gets back.  The board needs to gather more information about the best tables for the club.

SDTTA will sell four blue tables for $600.  James will go through the tables and pick the four out.  It has been proposed to sell 2 tables to Mira Mesa for $600 each by Mark and seconded by James.  The vote to approve was 4 and 1 no.  James will let the spokesperson for Mira Mesa of the SDTTA board’s decision.

 

Old Business:

1.    A conference call to Attila Malek was held during the meeting to discuss the upcoming Neil Smyth Memorial Table Tennis Tournament held in October.

1. A SDTTA committee formed to make this tournament a success.

2. Find a host tournament hotel for out of town players.

3. Contact the widow of Neil Smyth and his family and ask if they would like to be a sponsor.

4. It was recommended to invite top players to participate and not charge them the entry fee.  Attila will create an invitational letter to be sent to the top players.

5. The prize money is estimated to be $6,000.

2.     The SDTTA Board Member position will be voted on at the next board meeting.  Two possible candidates are Fernando Isaiza and Benham Kazemi.

 

New Business:  It has been noted by SDTTA members that overly aggressive behavior has been occurring at the club.  The SDTTA board members agree that a message posted and put on our website is necessary to remind players and members that overly aggressive conduct will not be tolerated in the future.  A warning will be forth coming from the SDTTA members to anyone displaying overly aggressive behavior/language as stated in the bylaws of SDTTA.  The player may lose their membership privileges and be banned from the club.

 

The motion to adjourn was made by Mark and seconded by Bill.

 

The next meeting is June 14, 2013.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

 

The SDTTA board has discussed increasing participation at the club. Especially on slow nights. Friday etc. If you don’t have a playing partner and don’t want to come to the club not knowing you can find someone to play with, then sign up here. Go to the comments section of this post and post your name and where you can be reached. Either email or phone. We encourage you to participate if you don’t have a regular playing partner.

SDTTA BOARD

The SDTTA is considering selling 5 or 6 of our tables for a price similar to what we have sold them in the past. Please add your name to the list if you would like to consider one of these tables. We will post the details very soon. The list will be prioritized according to who signs up first. Add your name under comments. Thanks for your support, San Diego Board

Here is a press release written for our club about us competing in the 2013 Friendship  Games versus the Baja, Mexico Club. To view or download it, click here.