Ayrshire Table Tennis Association

Inter League - Results

2012-04-21T17:00:00.002-07:00

A total of 21 players represented Ayrshire in The Inter League Competition which was held at Inverclyde Sports Centre, Largs on 30 March & 1 April. A great turnout from all the registered leagues in Scotland competing to see who is the best. Plenty of matches were played over the 2 days with Ayrshire 'B' Senior Men team still playing at 9pm on Saturday night 12 hours after they started.

Mens Singles - Our 'A' team finished r-up to a strong Edinburgh side, losing 3-1 in the final. Ayrshire 'B' team finished 10th after losing several tight matches on the Saturday and beating Dumbarton on the Sunday.

Veterans - Ian Macpherson, Will Kennedy and Ian McHarg had a successful weekend finishing 3rd behind Stirling and West of Scotland.

Junior Boys - Our 'A' team finished 4th behind West of Scotland, Edinburgh & Dundee. Ayrshire 'B' side finished 9th but gave a creditable performance all weekend.

Minor Boys - Martin Johnson, Callum Weatherston, Callum Murray & Fraser Murray finished 4th ahead of both the Dumfries teams and Perth.

For full report go to http://www.tabletennisscotland.com/documents/reports/tts%20inter%20league_2012.pdf

Ayrshire has a Scottish Champion.

2012-03-28T06:30:00.001-07:00

Rebecca Plaistow of Garnock Valley Table Tennis has proved unstopable in recent months which culminated in her winning the Scottish National Championships Minor Girls (under 13) title at Scotsttoun Leisure Centre on Sunday 4 March. Showing better form each time she steps up to the table, Rebecca made her way to the semi finals to find Anna Liddle of Edinburgh, who had beatten Rebecca in the Primary Schools Final early in the season. Rebecca wasted no time in setting to task and made up for her early season loss to Anna to move on to the final against first seed Nadia Docherty of Glasgow. Lack of conentration and unforced errors let Nadia take a 2 game lead. A pep talk with coach, Sean Doyle, before the start of game 3 provided the motivation for Rebecca to win the next 2 games and taking the match to a 5 game decider. Both girls produced Table Tennis worthy of the National final with Rebecca edging Nadia out 12-10, leaving the court with a huge victory smile knowing she was the 2012 Scottish Champion.

Fraser Murray selected to play British Primary Schools

2012-03-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

As Scotland are the host nation for this years Primary Schools' International, Scotland has the opportunity to offer some additional players the opportunity to participate in the Individual event. As Fraser reached the quarter finals of the Scottish Primary Schools back in December, losing to the eventual winner, he has been selected to compete in this prestigious event. All the top players from England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man & Guernsey are competing which will give Fraser a great chance to play at a top level and gain valuable experience. The event is being held at the sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde, Largs and the Individual competition will commence at 10am on Sunday 15th April.

North Ayrshire TTC - Scottish Champions.

2012-03-28T06:04:00.001-07:00

North Ayrshire's Division 1 team of Chris Main, Richard Main & Colin Dalgliesh became Scottish National League Champions yesterday. They successfully beat the mighty Drumchapel team 5-1 to secure the trophy and league title. From start to finish North Ayrshire dominated Division 1, winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0, 5-1, 6-0, 5-1. Colin & Chirs remained undefeated while Richard's only loss was to Scottish no4 Stewart Crawford. Allan McCarry stepped up to replace Chris as Chris was unfit to play and scored a fantastic win over Daniel Swiatek 3-0. This is a great acheivement for the club, winning the top division in Scotland in which several top 10 players in Scotland compete in. This shows the consistency of North Ayrshire's top players & hopefully they can make it 2 in a row next season.

Rebecca Plaistow on Top Form

2012-03-28T06:01:00.000-07:00

Rebecca Plaistow achieved a rare double at the Scottish Secondary Schools finals on Sunday 26 February achieving a semi final spot which gained her automatic selection for the Scottish Under 14 Girls Team. She will will travel with the team to Guernsey in June to play in the British Senior Schools Championships. Rebecca had already been selected for the Scottish Under 12 Team to play in the Primary Schools International in Largs April 13-15. Rebecca has had a very successful season winning several Regional and National titles which is a great achievement for her with not having a local club and training venue. Most Friday's and Saturday's Rebecca travels with the rest of the Garnock Valley Juniors to venues in South and East Ayrshire to train with coach Sean Doyle.

Inter League Teams Announced.

2012-03-28T06:00:00.001-07:00

nter League competition is back and will be held at the National Sports Centre Inverclyde, Largs on March 31st & April 1st. Ayrshire has put in their strongest players in hope of picking up a trophy. Teams as follows : Senior Men Team A - Chris Main, Richard Main, James Weatherston & Allan McCarry. Senior Men Team B - Des Bogle, Jamie Skelton, Kevin Morrison & Jordan McGinlay. Veterans Men - Will Kennedy, Ian McHarg, Ian Macpherson. Junior Boys Team A - Chris Barclay, Andy Macpherson, James Kennedy. Junior Boys Team B - Jordan Turner, Nathan Devlin, Colin Park, Andy Bogle. Minor Boys Team A - Callum Weatherston, Fraser Murray, Callum Murray & Martin Johnson.

New Table Tennis Club in Fairlie

2012-02-07T06:43:00.000-08:00

From 25th of January Table Tennis coaching is available at Fairlie village hall every Wednesday from 4pm-5.30pm for children aged 7-14. Exhibitions and promotion have been completed, with serveral exhibitions and taster sessions at Fairlie Primary and Village Hall. Numbers are increasing every week and everyone is welcome.

Table tennis tables and equipment will be available in the Village Hall on Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm for those who wish to play. One hour slots can be booked between 6pm and 9pm, at a cost of £2 per table (payable on arrival at the hall). To book a session, telephone or text the Community Association on 07958 048908 with your name, telephone number and the date and time required (i.e. 6pm-7pm, 7pm-8pm or 8pm-9pm). Please note that, as these sessions are unsupervised, all children must be accompanied by an adult. If these sessions prove popular, we plan to offer additional slots, depending on the demand, so please let us know what days/evenings would suit you if you're interested.

Ayrshire Schools Tournament - Results

2012-02-07T06:37:00.000-08:00

The Ayrshire Schools Tournament was held at St Matthews Academy on Saturday 4th February. The top 4 players in each event, Under 12's, Under 14's and Under 16's all qualifiy for The Scottish Schools event which willtake place at Meadowmill Sports Centre on Feb 26th. With an impressive entry of 47 players, the standard varied immensely from top ranked juniors to players who were competing in their first ever tournament. Players from all the different clubs in Ayrshire competed & a huge thanks to North Ayrshire Active Schools for their contribution towards the event.

Results as follows:

Under 12 Boys Winner - Martin Johson (Glencairn Primary) R-Up - Fraser Murray (Ardrossan Academy)
Under 12 Girls Winner - Rebecca Plaistow (St Matthews) R-Up - Rebecca Melrose (St Bridgets Primary)
Under 14 Boys Winner - Andy Bogle (Marr College) R-Up - Konnar Doyle (St Matthews Academy)
Under 16 Boys Winner - James Kennedy (Stewarton Acad) R-Up - Andy Macpherson (Greenwood Acad)
Under 16's Girls Winner - Jill Taylor (Ardrossan Academy) R-Up Rebecca Plaistow (St Matthews)

Ayrshire Schools Entry Form 2012

2012-01-23T09:03:00.000-08:00

Ayrshire Schools Tournament will be held at St Matthews Academy on Saturday 4th February. Entry is £5. Click on link below or copy and paste it onto your web browser.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6AaGjYoqrZ2ZWI1MWM4NDQtZWZkOS00OGM3LWIyNWEtODIxMGQ4ZjFkZjBh&hl=en_US&pli=1

Ayrshire Senior League Entry Form

2011-09-01T15:38:00.000-07:00

Season 2011-2012 will be 1st year of The Ayrshire Senior League. The league will be played over 3 saturdays through-out the season and will consist of 2 divisions with no more than 8 teams in each division. The league will be held at St Matthews Academy on September 25th, December 4th and April 1st with presentations and buffet on the last day.

The Ayrshire League is a great opportunity for the several newly formed clubs in Ayrshire to get your players competing against other clubs & players in your area. There has been interest shown by all the clubs in Ayrshire and the main purpose for this league is so we can send teams to the highly enjoyable Inter-League competition which will be held at Inverclyde National Sports Centre.

As of Friday 2nd September, ATTA will be ready to accept entries for The Ayrshire Senior League. Each team will pay £20 entry fee, with the entry forms and all other the information available to view or download on TableTennisAyrshire.org.uk or NorthAyrshireTTC.co.uk.

Date Tournament Venue

25h Sept Ayrshire Senior League (1) St Matthews

4th Dec Ayrshire Senior League (2) St Matthews

1st Apr Ayrshire Senior League (3) St Matthews

Ayrshire Senior League Entry Form

TTS Individual Affiliation Form

2011-09-01T15:25:00.001-07:00

Ready to download

TTS Individual Affiliation form

Table Tennis Scotland Individual Affiliation

2011-09-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

All Ayrshire players that are competing in National League and Scottish Ranking Tournaments are required to fill out an individual registration form for Table Tennis Scotland (TTS).

Could all players from Ayrshire fill in "League/District" as Ayrshire. This will support the ATTA, as we are wanting as many players registered through Ayrshire as possible.

Ayrshire Schools Video

2011-09-01T14:54:00.000-07:00

James Kennedy v Andy Macpherson - Scottish Schools Qualifier -Under 14 Boys Final

Great match. Have a look and see what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUTmSc3tkXI

Tournament Calendar and Information 2011-2012

2011-09-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

This is a calendar of all tournaments that will be held in Ayrshire throughout the season of 2011-2012. North Ayrshire Open, Cadet Assessment and National Senior League are all Scottish Ranking Tournaments which will be held and set up by ATTA and North Ayrshire TTC. This is fantastic news, meaning all the top players will be competing in Ayrshire and travel arrangements for our players are made a lot easier.

Ayrshire Senior League is penciled in to be played over 3 weekends meaning plenty of matches each day. Top players in Ayrshire are already shown interest in playing and with the wide variety of players our area, this should be an interesting and successful 1st year of the Ayrshire League. Entry forms are available to download.

Ayrshire Masters will be held at The Lauriston Hotel in Saltcoats on the 13th January and will be a table tennis tournament with a difference. It will kick off at 7.30pm and will have 1 show court, a full bar, smart dress code, some light entertainment, a raffle with great prizes and of course high class table tennis. 6 Scottish Internationalists will be invited to play with 2 places up for grabs for our Ayrshire junior players to compete for through 2 qualification days.

Any questions regarding tournaments, entry forms, Ayrshire league contact cmain88@googlemail.com

Date Tournament Venue

2-5th Sept ATTA Training Camp St Matthews Academy

25th Sept Ayrshire Senior League (1) St Matthews Academy

2nd Oct Cadet Assessment St Matthews Academy

22nd Oct North Ayrshire Open (Senior) St Matthews Academy

23rd Oct North Ayrshire Open (Junior) St Matthews Academy

5th Nov National Senior League (2) St Matthews Academy

27th Nov Masters Qualifier (1) Dalry Primary School

4th Dec Ayrshire Senior League (2) St Matthews Academy

8th Jan Masters Qualifier (2) St Matthews Academy

13th Jan Ayrshire Masters Lauriston Hotel

5th Feb Scottish Schools Qualifier St Matthews Academy

25th Feb Senior & Junior Top 12 Dalry Primary School

1st Apr Ayrshire Senior League (3) St Matthews Academy

Ayrshire Training Camp

2011-09-01T13:34:00.000-07:00

ATTA Training Camp with players from several clubs in Ayrshire is taking place on Saturday 3rd September and Sunday 4th September at St Matthews Academy. Coaching is under the guidance of Chris Main with practise partners Ian Macpherson, James Weatherston & Richard Main.

This is the 1st of montly Ayrshire training camps, which is geared at getting all the top players in Ayrshire several clubs training and practising together. Its also a great chance for all junior and senior players to get some serious practise in before the new busy season starts.

Ayrshire Schools Results

2011-03-01T16:26:00.001-08:00

Ayrshire Schools tournament took place at St Matthews Academy on Sunday 6th of February. This is the 1st step towards a place at the Scottish Schools with the players who reach the semi's of their age group qualifying. An impressive entry of more than 40 boys and girls from all the different clubs in ayrshire took part. A visit from John Scott MSP and a reporter from our local newspaper was highly appreciated. The hall was perfectly set up with plently of room for the players, parents and coaches to enjoy a brilliant day of table tennis.

Primary Schools Final
Fraser Murray bt Martin Johnson 2-1
Semi Finals
M Johnson bt C Weatherston 2-0
F Murray bt C Murray 2-1

Under 12 Boys Final
K Doyle bt S Pisani 2-0
Semi Finals
K Doyle bt C Reid 2-0
S Pisani bt M Johnson 2-0

Under 12 Girls Final
Rebecca Plaistow bt Rebecca Melrose 2-0
Semi Finals
R Melrose bt M Mathieson 2-0
R Plaistow bt C Wallace 2-0

Under 14 Boys Final

James Kennedy bt A Macpherson 3-2
Semi Finals
A MacPherson bt K Doyle 3-0
J Kennedy bt S Pisani 3-0

Under 14 Girls Final
Jill Taylor bt Katie Hannah 3-1

Under 16 Boys Final
Chris Barclay bt Michael Millar 3-0
Semi Finals
C Barclay bt R Gardiner 3-0
M Millar bt R Thorton 3-0

Under 18’s Final
Jordan McGinlay bt Jamie Skelton 3-2

Ayrshire Junior Final
Andrew MacPherson bt Jordan McGinlay 3-2
Semi Final
J McGinlay bt C Barclay 3-0

A MacPherson bt J Kennedy 3-1

2014 Funding Slashed

2011-01-18T08:05:00.000-08:00

Table Tennis Scotland – Press Release 15 January 2011

Table Tennis Scotland excluded from Glasgow 2014 funding.

Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport have dramatically cut funding to Table Tennis Scotland (TTS) for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014. In the run up to the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, TTS received a Performance Grant of £120,000 each year to achieve qualification. Sportscotland formally advised TTS this week that in the run up to Glasgow 2014, this is to be slashed to £20,000, an 83% cut.

The reason given is that Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport do not think TTS can meet the criteria of Top 8 / Medal Potential expected to be set by Commonwealth Games Scotland for participation by any Scottish sport in Glasgow 2014. This message is sent to TTS despite our men’s team already being ranked 7^th in the Commonwealth and already meeting the criteria. However we cannot maintain that position without adequate funding. Cutting our Performance funding this way ensures we will not be able to meet the criteria when assessed in 2014. It seems we are being singled out as the sport not to have Scottish presence in Glasgow 2014. No explanation has been given for this.

We demonstrated that the investment received in the run up to Delhi was successful: we achieved our highest ever World team Ranking of 39^th, one behind England 38^th, in Moscow 2010. Our team members have improved their World Ranking and met the CGS Criteria for participation in Delhi 2010.

Terry McLernon MBE is already working hard on the legacy aspects of Glasgow 2014 and what it can mean locally for communities in Glasgow and these cuts are a body blow to his work in that area. Further cuts of £10,000 were made to TTS’ Development funding, restricting TTS’ ability to bring Table Tennis into schools, clubs and local communities and to build on the legacy of Glasgow 2014.

All Sports have been subjected to this funding review but TTS funding has been cut in absolute and percentage terms more than any other sport – the next most severely cut sport only lost 11% of their total funding.

The facts relating to all the sports’ funding cuts and our performance against CGS criteria speak for themselves. TTS is led to the conclusion that these are key questions for Sportscotland / SIS:

How can Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport justify excluding TTS from participation in Glasgow 2014?

How can Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport justify singling out TTS from the 17 participating sports for exclusion from Glasgow 2014?

Press Contacts:

Jonathan Whitaker Chairman TTS

j@whitaker331.freeserve.co.uk

Tel: 01738 444388

Mob: 077177 17894

Terry McLernon MBE Vice Chairman TTS

telldrum@aol.com

Mob: 07743 702744

Official Press Release from Jonathan Whitaker, Chairman of Table Tennis Scotland

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2010-12-19T03:18:00.000-08:00

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2010-10-07T07:26:00.000-07:00

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Ayrshire Table Tennis Association Leagues

2010-09-12T03:16:00.000-07:00

We are ready to accept entries for our respective Senior & Junior Leagues. Each form is self explanatory however the Committee would like to highlight some important areas.

We will all be playing under the Ayrshire Table Tennis Association (ATTA)banner. Those playing in our own Leagues will have the possibility of being selected to represent Ayrshire at Table Tennis Scotland’s Inter League.

To demonstrate to Table Tennis Scotland (TTS) that Table Tennis is alive and growing in Ayrshire, it is important that all player registration/affiliation to TTS is done through the ATTA.

Those who also play in the WoSTTL will not be paying double affiliation fees to TTS. As an Example: A senior player who plays on the ATTA League & the WoSTTL will Pay £25.00 to ATTA (£20 TTs plus £5 ATTA) and £15.00 to WoSTTL. Playing in both leagues for only £5.00 more than they paid for playing in the WoSTTL only last season.

We ask that you all as Committee Members, Clubs, Players and general Table Tennis enthusiast's make a commitment to Ayrshire Table Tennis Association so we can grow over coming seasons to have vibrant active competition with high participation that we can all be proud of.

Closing date for entries is Friday 1 October.

Individual Affiliation Form

Junior Team Entry

Senior Team Entry

WANTED - Junior Umpires

2010-08-12T05:58:00.000-07:00

Table Tennis Scotland is giving Juniors the opportunity to get their first foot on the path to official umpiring. Follow the link below to the open book True or False paper. It can be completed and forwarded to Stewart McGowan (Table Tennis Scotland Umpire & Referee Co-ordinator).

Table Tennis Scotland will award a Certificate to all those who pass the written paper.

Test Paper available at Garnock Valley Table Tennis

Scottish National League still wanting Teams

2010-06-18T07:07:00.000-07:00

There are 3 spaces left in the Scottish National senior league for season 2010 - 2011. Phil McCallum, Chairman of the Scottish National Table Tennis League can be contacted on 07707025917 or by email phil_mccallum@hotmail.com if you or your club wish to enter a team. Teams can be from combined Clubs. Grading games will be conducted later this year to establish divisions. Ayrshire Table Tennis Association clubs that have already entered teams are South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire.

Sean Doyle of Garnock Valley Table Tennis would enter a team if an interested player was available for the National Competition. Contact Sean on 07891037242 or tabletennisayrshire@live.co.uk if you would like more datails.

Letter From The Chairman - 2010 Inter league

2010-04-20T06:28:00.000-07:00

It was really good to see our young players playing at last weekend's Inter League at Largs against players from all across Scotland. The highest level that most of them have thus far competed at.

At the moment, we have several players who are already showing signs of having the potential to become stars of the future. Although as a whole, we have some catching up to do. I know that some have voiced their disappointment at the gap between the top players and some of our youngsters.

If you'll indulge me, I would like to give everyone some food for thought.

Firstly, I know that some players do not wish to progress any further than recreational play and that is absolutely fine. Our aim should always be to promote the playing of the game at all levels so that it is enjoyed by an ever increasing number of people of all ages and of any standard. We do however have a parallel aim which is to promote excellence in the sport. Which means even at this embryonic stage of the ATTA's development, we should and will strive for our players to eventually become competitors at the highest levels.

Although because I was competing in the event, I was not able to pay too much attention to our youngsters' performances at the weekend, one thing was blatantly apparent. The ATTA players who were most successful, were those who have put the hours in, week in, week out in constructive practice, usually with a dedicated coach. I congratulate them, their parents and their coaches.

Here's the rub: Most of our players departed the arena once their team was eliminated. Yet to a man, we always complain that our young players don't get enough table time. It was an eye-opener to see many of the players from Drumchapel Scotland's most successful club) seizing the opportunity to continue practicing on the ever-increasing number of spare tables as Sunday's events progressed. We paid to enter the tournament, there were free tables, but on the whole we failed to grasp an opportunity for some free practice time. I know that the players were tired, but to improve, they have to push the envelope in the same way that their competitors unflinchingly do. That said, I do accept that it was a Sunday and families do have other commitments.

One other thing I would like to add, is that the finals of the senior competitions were well-worth watching. A missed opportunity (for most) of our youngsters to experience and be inches away from true blood-and-guts, highly skilful competition and learn important lessons on how much effort they will have to apply to their games and competitive matches, in order to improve over the coming years. I was a little disappointed that there weren't more of them there to take in the tension and atmosphere and see the game played at its excellent best.
To summarise: Success is and always will be directionally proportional to how much time, effort and dedication that players, coaches and indeed parents are willing to apply. Nobody in Scotland, the UK, Europe or the World is born a champion. All champions have stayed that extra hour, run that extra mile and sacrificed some comfortable aspect of their lives in order to get where they are. It's the players' free choice. But we have to let them know that if they want to be good at the game, they have to put as much time and effort into it as they can spare and grasp every opportunity to play and learn.

Thank you for your indulgence.

Kind regards,

Roy
Chairman ATTA

Scottish Inter League 2010

2010-02-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

Ayrshire Table Tennis Association will be entering Junior, Cadet & Minor teams in the 2010 Inter League.
This event is being played over two days at Sportscotland National Sports Centre in Largs. Games will begin on Saturday 17 April and conclude on the Sunday. Ian MacPherson of the North Ayrshire will oversee the team. Finalised team selections will be posted on this website Thursday 8 April.

This will be a great event where our Ayrshire representatives will compete against the best of other Scottish Associations & Leagues.

National League Proposal

2009-11-12T06:23:00.000-08:00

The proposal is attached with a few updates. These mainly covered the following aspects:

- Rather than the National League Committee deciding who was in which division for the first year, a (round-robin) tournament should be organised at the end of the year from which the divisions for 2010/11 will be decided.

- In the past, all teams had to provide a qualified umpire for each fixture. It was suggested this was included in the proposal - it would also increase the number of qualified umpires in Scotland which is a bonus. However, this could hinder the interest in the competition potentially?

- Regarding eligibility, most people preferred the option of only players from the club entered in the local league are allowed to enter though it was requested that, were the ‘Dundee Vets', ‘Aberdeen Scouts' (for example) wanting to enter as a team with players from different clubs from the local area then they would be allowed to.

Looking forward, this is the anticipated plan:

- Replies from LLCs by 20/11/09

- Confirmation of interest from clubs/teams by 15/12/09

- First committee meeting to set dates/rules/entry fees January 2010

- Confirmation of entries from clubs/teams by end February 2010

- Round-Robin tournament to decide leagues in 2010/11 ~April 2010

- Competition starts Autumn 2010

Could you please let your clubs, coaches or whoever you think would be interested in the creation of these leagues aware of the proposal and reply to Sean Doyle 18^th of November with any comments/suggestions?

Also, if you have people who are interested in being on the National League committee or have any other questions, please forward them so thay can be passed to Table tennis Scotland.

Download the proposal