Team Baja returning this week for Thursday night tournament.  Let’s have our high level players return to the club to give them some good competition.  Otherwise, it is me against Mexico.  See you then.

James Kahn, President SDTTA

SDTTA Members,

The Huntsman World Senior Games take place October 7-10 2013. This is truly an international competition for Seniors 50 & over located in St. George, Utah, the gateway to Zion and Bryce Canyon national park. For more information, check out the links below. Schedule of Events – Main Website

  Checkout SDTTA club member Glenda de Vaney’s new book!

 

    Available now in paperback and Kindle format. http://www.journeysthroughfranceandlife.com

“Ping Pong” is a documentary by Hugh Hartford and Anson Hartford.  Here is the description:                              Eight players with 703 years between them compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships. Ping Pong is a story of hope, regret, friendship, love—and the tenacity of the human spirit in the face of mortality. (60 mins) This film will air national on PBS’s award-winning documentary series, POV, on September 9.  Our library will offer an advance screening, projecting the film on our big screen and following it with a discussion, on Tuesday, August 27, at 6:00 pm.  Any help that you can provide with publicity would be much appreciated.  Also, please let me know if anyone from your group might be interested in facilitating the post-film discussion.  I usually lead them, but I think that our attendees would prefer the perspective of a ping pong aficionado.  Thank you.

A club member complained that a few of us are not serving legally.  By rule, the ball is tossed from an open hand out of the palm and tossed at least 6 inches in the air straight up and not hidden by any body parts.  I know we don’t have referees and most of us are not playing for the national championship, but let’s try to make an effort to attempt a legal serve, me included. Thanks, James Kahn, President SDTTA For reference, here are the actual ITTF rules:

2.06	THE SERVICE
2.06.01	Service shall start with the ball resting freely on the open palm of the server’s stationary free hand.
2.06.02	The server shall then project the ball near vertically upwards, without imparting spin, so that it rises at least 16cm after leaving the palm of the free hand and then falls without touching anything before being struck.
2.06.03	As the ball is falling the server shall strike it so that it touches first his or her court and then, after passing over or around the net assembly, touches directly the receiver’s court; in doubles, the ball shall touch successively the right half court of server and receiver.
2.06.04	From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server’s end line, and it shall not be hidden from the receiver by the server or his or her doubles partner or by anything they wear or carry.
2.06.05	As soon as the ball has been projected, the server’s free arm and hand shall be removed from the space between the ball and the net. The space between the ball and the net is defined by the ball, the net and its indefinite upward extension.
2.06.06	It is the responsibility of the player to serve so that the umpire or the assistant umpire can be satisfied that he or she complies with the requirements of the Laws, and either may decide that a service is incorrect.
2.06.06.01	If either the umpire or the assistant umpire is not sure about the legality of a service he or she may, on the first occasion in a match, interrupt play and warn the server; but any subsequent service by that player or his or her doubles partner which is not clearly legal shall be considered incorrect.
2.06.07	Exceptionally, the umpire may relax the requirements for a correct service where he or she is satisfied that compliance is prevented by physical disability.

San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting

July 12, 2013

Balboa Park Activity Center

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA. Call to order 7:10 pm by James. SDTTA Board Members Present: Shelley Hardy, James Kahn, Mark Adelman, and Bill Chang SDTTA Board Member absent: Kiet Tran and Shariq Ansari Communications not on agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Secretary’s Report: A motion to approve the June SDTTA minutes was made by Mark and seconded by James. The SDTTA board approved the June minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang presented the Treasurer’s Report, which is reconciled thru June 30, 2013. Mark made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report and James seconded it. The SDTTA board approved the Treasurer’s Report. Webmaster Report/ Daryl Sterling – No report. Membership Report – No report. Equipment Report: James and David Kim repaired two tables. Thank you James and David for valuable service to our club. Old Business:

1. James nominated Ira Framo to the open position on the SDTTA board. Mark seconded the

nomination and the board approved Ira as a member of the board. The Member Relations

Director position is now filled.

2. SDTTA needs to pay USTTA the affiliated dues before getting on their tournament website. It

will be paid ASAP.

3. Ideas to spark club interest and participation:

a. James will talk to Michelle regarding what the rules are for coaching at our club entail.

b. Mark will volunteer to coach 2 hours on Fridays. There will be posted a sheet for

members to sign up. Target goal for coaching is August 2.

c. The club wants to promote a peewee coach and a junior coach.

The motion to adjourn was made by Bill and seconded by Mark. The next meeting is August 9, 2013. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary