ITTF-Oceania Continental Development Program Fall 2019 First Half Year Report 08
“TABLE TENNIS. FOR ALL. FOR LIFE.”
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Table of Contents
SUMMARY ...... 3 CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT DEBRIEF ...... 3 HIGHLIGHTS ...... 4 KEY FIGURES ...... 5
CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT...... 6-12 EDUCATION ...... 6-9 HIGH PERFORMANCE ...... 10-12 EQUIPMENT PACKAGES + MANUALS ...... 12 CONTINENTAL PARTICIPATION ...... 13-20 CONTINENTAL PARTICIPATION DEBRIEF ...... 13 HIGHLIGHTS ...... 14 PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS ...... 15-21
SCHEDULE...... 22
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SUMMARY
CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT DEBRIEF The first half of the year in Oceania saw changes within Oceania’s structure and new staff appointments, this included a new General Manager and a High Performance & Development Manager (HPDM). Nonetheless there were a variety of development activities that took place, including coach and official’s education, mentorships as well as national training camps and the Oceania Hopes Week.
The highlight being the opportunity for Oceania’s best Hopes players and their coaches to learn from the vastly experienced and knowledgeable Eva Jeler during the Oceania Hopes Week.
On top of the courses that took place, various players and coaches represented the Oceania region at international level. With many of the Pacific countries using events as preparations for their priority focus the 4-yearly Pacific Games that is to take place in Samoa in July. Consequently, because of the mentioned reasons the National Associations in the Oceania region are only focused on planning and implementing development activities in the next quarters.
With the strategic plan in mind, more efforts need to be made to upskill coaches in the various countries, particularly those who have not had a coaching course in previous years. With two Olympic Solidarity funded coach courses already delivered for the year and with other countries applications confirmed and/or pending the goal in the second half of the year is to provide additional development opportunities through the support of Olympic Solidarity while pushing the delivery of courses through the development funding.
ITTF-Oceania want to Thank the ITTF for a fruitful Continental Forum that was held in Fiji in March. Fifteen National Association delegates attended in conjunction with the ITTF HP and Development Officers, as well as senior ITTF management and ITTF Oceania Management Committee. The forum allowed for fruitful face to face presentations and dialogue regarding High Performance and Development with regards to the specific needs of the various Pacific Island countries. This forum greatly assisted in the final formulation of the MOU between ITTF and ITTF Oceania.
ITTF-Oceania would like to thank ITTF, the National Olympic Committees, ONOC as well Olympic Solidarity for their on-going contribution to a sustainable development of the sport in Oceania.
Jessica MacAskill High Performance & Development Manager ITTF-Oceania
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HIGHLIGHTS 1. Two Coaches, Gary Nuopula (SOL) and Jackson Kariko (PNG) accepted mentorships and worked under the guidance of John Murphy and Patrick Wuertz while undertaking practical experience/learning at the 2019 Australian National Hopes Week.
2. The opportunity for Oceania’s best Hopes players and their coaches to learn from the vastly experienced Eva Jeler during the Oceania Hopes Week that took place in Hamilton, New Zealand.
3. The Oceania region gained 2 new para classifiers, one medical and one technical. “The mentorship was a great opportunity for me to learn how to better structure training for young players. I now see the importance of trying to involve all local TT clubs in National Hopes program. My plan now is to do the LEVEL 2 coaching course in November and start development programs for schools and community in Solomon Islands for the Pacific games in 2023. I want to help my local Association to host school training camps and I will identify talented TT players and Trained them to be better players in future.” Gary Nuopula (SI) coach mentorship recipient.
Oceania Hopes players and coaches learning under the expertise of Eva Jeler.
Coach mentorship recipients with their mentors
Oceania’s new para-classifiers and their trainers/mentors
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KEY FIGURES
Participation in ITTF-Oceania Development Program Activities Coaches Match Athletes Administrators Women PTT Officials 2 courses 1 course 2 courses 0 courses 0 courses 1 course Males Females M F M F M F M F M F 25 17 4 3 70 37 3 - - - 1 1 42 7 107 3 0 2 161
Admin. 2% Gender Coaches PTT; 1% 26%
Match Athletes; Females Males Officials 66% 36% 64% 4%
Coaches Match Officials Athletes PTT Males Females Women Administrators
Agreement of Understanding implementation progress
Activity Conducted Agreement Progress Coach Education - 2 (+5 Club coach) % Continental Hopes 1 1 100% Regional Training - 3 0% Camps URC Education 1 2 50% Women - 1 0% PTT - 1 0% Mentorships 2 2 100% Scholarships 4 22 18% DNA Programs 1 2 50%
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EDUCATION
ITTF BASIC UMPIRE & REFEREE COURSE Dates: 15-17 February 2019 Expert: Stephen Gillespie (AUS) Budget: US$ Funding: Self-funded Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Female Males Females Males Females s 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
A total of seven students attended a Basic Certified Umpire & Referee Course in Tauranga, New Zealand. The course took place over three days with the basis of providing more skilled umpires and referees that can assist with National competitions in the region. The region is hosting multiple events in 2019, including the National Rural club champs, NZ National Secondary Schools and the AIMS games. The AIMS games is a multisport event for intermediate age children and has a growing international presence in the Oceania/Asia region for many sports. Table Tennis is one of the few sports that has a category for students with disabilities.
All the students passed the umpire assessment and now are accredited to umpire at future events. Additionally, three of the participants now have basic referee status. Developing Officials in New Zealand is a top priority to help meet the growing number of national competitions. The qualified umpires and referees will assist when neighboring Hamilton host the 2019 Oceania Hopes Week & Challenge.
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EDUCATION
ITTF-PTT LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE + TRAINING CAMP Dates: 19 – 27 February 2019 Expert: Jessica MacAskill (NZL) Budget: US$12,000 Funding: Olympic Solidarity Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 14 6 0 0 53 19 0 0
Full articles | https://www.ittf.com/2019/03/04/increasing-participation-focus-youth-tonga- responds/
http://ittfoceania.com/2019/03/05/coach-education-focus-tonga-table-tennis/
An Olympic Solidarity funded ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Course and three-day training camp took place in Nuku’alofa, Tonga from the 19th to 27th February.
The course was attended by coaches from various clubs on the main island Tongatapu, in addition 4 coaches from two of the smaller islands Eua and Ha’apai were present. The course provided skills to coaches so they can teach introductory level skills to school children and their local communities. Eleven coaches passed the final assessment and have commenced their 30 hours of coaching to complete the course requirements.
After the coach education sessions, a three-day training camp was held. The training camp allowed all participants to put their newly acquired knowledge and skills into practical use. All coaches got the opportunity to teach Table Tennis skills to school age children, teenagers, adults and players with disabilities.
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EDUCATION
PTT CLASSIFICATION SEMINAR LEVEL 1 Dates: 29-30th April Expert: Sharad Pandit (AUS) / Pablo Perez (ESP) Budget: US$ Funding: Self-funded Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Full article | https://www.ittf.com/2019/05/04/destination-darwin-new-classifiers-named/
A two-day Level One Para Classifiers Classification Seminar took place prior to the Oceania Para Championships in Darwin, Australia. The seminar was conducted by the Head of ITTF Para Table Tennis Pablo Perez and Sharad Pandit.
Two trainee classifiers completed the course; one medical classifier and one technical classifier. The small number of trainees allowed for many opportunities of one on one teaching. The classifiers had the opportunity of assisting in providing classification for seven previously unclassified athletes and renewal of classification for another two athletes.
With the regions high-need for access to classification for Para-athletes the new classifiers are a valued addition to the Oceania region.
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EDUCATION
ITTF-PTT LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE Dates: 5th-9th June 2019 Expert: Grant Wilson (NZL) Budget: US$ 9,680 Funding: Olympic Solidarity Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Full articles | https://www.ittf.com/2019/06/20/solomon-islands-ready-pacific-games-beyond/
An Olympic Solidarity funded ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Course took place in Honiara, Solomon Islands from the 5-9th June.
The course was attended by twelve coaches which included national team players. This was the first coaching course in more than two years in the Solomon Islands. The president of Solomon Islands, Aldrin is excited for the future and says the new skill set that these coaches have gained will assist in delivering activities to school children. Having coaches who can assist teachers to teach Table Tennis will enable support of a previous initiative where the government funded equipment for 35 schools to get kids more active through sport.
The para component of the course was of benefit to Solomon Islands as they have been involved with the SDB program and have growing interest from people with disabilities who want to get involved with Table Tennis.
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HIGH PERFORMANCE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA/SOLOMON ISLANDS | AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE
COACH MENTORSHIP Dates: 20-27th January 2019 Expert: John Murphy (AUS), Patrick Wuertz (GER) Budget: US$4800 Funding: ITTF Continental Development program Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 3 1 - - 12 12 - -
Full article |
The Oceania region have the need for a mentorship style program to further assist in providing opportunities to promising coaches and officials who are committed to making a significant impact in their local/regional Table Tennis communities. The aim of the mentorship program is to offer an additional opportunity for personal development and to enable access to the most prominent experts through online education/connection as well as a minimum of one week of shared practical experiences, networking and mentoring.
This year the mentorships were provided to two coaches, Gary Nuopula (SOL) and Jackson Kariko (PNG). These two coaches along with two local coaches on scholarships worked under the guidance of John Murphy and Patrick Wuertz while undertaking practical experience/learning at the 2019 Australian National Hopes Week.
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HIGH PERFORMANCE
NEW ZEALAND | HAMILTON
OCEANIA HOPES WEEK & CHALLENGE
Dates: 23rd-28th April 2019 Expert: Eva Jeler (SLO/GER) Budget: US$8000.00 Funding: ITTF Continental Development program Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 3 4 0 0 5 6 0 0
Full article | https://www.ittf.com/2019/05/06/standards-rise-hamilton-responds/
Players and coaches from Australia, New Zealand and Tonga met in Hamilton, New Zealand from the 23rd-28th April for the continental stage of the ITTF Hopes program. In total there were six girls, five boys and seven coaches present.
Under the guidance of a vastly experienced and knowledgeable Eva Jeler, the Hopes program combined talent ID, education and competition. The week took place in the traditional structure of five days training and education followed by a one-day challenge. Both, the female and male winners of the challenge came from Australia and will represent Australia and the Oceania region in Oman in July at World Hopes Week and Challenge.
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EQUIPMENT PACKAGES
Equipment Packages National Association Company Tables Nets Rackets Balls Surrounds Budg et US$ Total US$
MANUALS
Course Materials Coaching Manuals URC Materials Budget National Rules & ITTF Association Level 1 Advanced US$ Regulations Handbooks TTTF 20 US$400.00 SITTF 15 US$300.00
Total - - - - US$700.00
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CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT
CONTINENTAL PARTICIPATION DEBRIEF
The Smash Down Barriers program continues in the transition phase. The transition has seen a change in geographical footprint resulting in Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Nauru no longer eligible to receive Australian Aid PSP funding. Kiribati is continuing to be supported by a Japanese coach through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in their development activities while Solomon Islands has continued running basic participation programs. Activity is on-going in Palau with their co-funded Sports Development officer.
Development is continuing in Vanuatu with an MoU between VPC, VCC and VTTF for new inclusive activities in rural communities outside of Port Villa being signed. ITTF-Oceania will provide equipment support for the initiative.
The new schools program Bounce it Back (BiB) was launched in Tonga to coincide with WTTD. The programs activities are designed for schools but can also be adapted for community groups, youth groups and any organisation working with children and youth. Using table tennis as a vehicle, the Bounce it Back program aims to improve the quality of life of young people by: Increasing Levels of Physical Activity; and Promoting Social Inclusion. The initial launch will be followed by training and the roll-out of the program in other countries later in the year.
A documentary to assist in raising awareness of people with Down Syndrome was released for World Down Syndrome Day. The documentary encourages people from all over the world to help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Launch of the new Bounce it Back (BiB) Schools program that focuses on delivering social inclusion messages to youth through Table Tennis lessons happened in Tonga to coincide with World Table Tennis Day.
• Nine countries ran 18 different activities to celebrate WTTD
• An MoU between VPC, VCC and VTTF for new inclusive activities in rural communities outside of Port Villa has occurred. ITTF-Oceania will provide equipment support for the initiative.
• Continuation of participation programs in Kiribati & Solomon Islands post SDB. Solomon Islands had para-players attend the 2019 Oceania Para Championships in Darwin in April
• Lesieli Documentary released for World Down Syndrome Day
• Participation continuing in Palau with the assistance for a local development officer being funded by the MoU between ITTF-Oceania, Palau National Olympic Committee and Palau Table Tennis Association. Palau have sights set on having players at Pacific Games
• Tonga Table Tennis Federation’s capacity continues to grow with the support of the DNA program. They have plans for athletes to attend various Oceania and International events; including Oceania Hopes Week, Oceania Tour events and Oceania Para Championships. Later in the year TTTF will for the first time host the Oceania Junior Championships.
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CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT
SMASH DOWN BARRIERS PROGRAM
Table Tennis Disability Program
ITTF-Oceania, through the support of Table Tennis Australia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) have developed the Smash Down Barriers (SDB) program to provide sport for development outcomes for people with disability, using the sport of table tennis as the tool for development.
The objectives of the SDB program are:
• Increasing inclusive participation in the sport; • Improving quality of life; • Providing leadership opportunities; and • Changing attitudes both by and toward people with disabilities.
Implementing Countries:
• Fiji • Tonga • Vanuatu
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CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT
PARTICIPATION
Dates: January – June 2019 Expert: Various Local Development Officers Budget: US$ Funding: Department Foreign Affairs & Trade - Australia Primary School Age Secondary School Adults Disability Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 112 95 67 56 45 34 42 32
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PARTICIPATION
Dates: January – June 2019 Expert: JICA Volunteer - Momoko Washituka Budget: US$ Funding: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Primary School Secondary School Adults Disability Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 31 22 8 6 12 4 4 2
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PARTICIPATION
PALAU | NGERULMUD
Participation/Community Programs
Dates: January – June 2019 Expert: Local Development Officer-Orachel Watanabe Budget: US$ 1500 Funding: ITTF-OCEANIA COMMUNITY PROGRAM Primary School Secondary School Adults Disability Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 27 21 12 16 5 4 0 0
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PARTICIPATION
TONGA | NUKU’ALOFA
Smash Down Barriers program + Bounce it Back Schools program
Dates: January – June 2019 Expert: Local Development Officers/JICA volunteer Budget: US$ Funding: Department Foreign Affairs & Trade – Australia + ITTF Dev program Primary School Secondary School Adults Disability Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 195 208 33 31 22 12 27 19
Training, a launch event and commencement of lessons of the new Bounce it Back (BiB) Schools program took place in Tonga to coincide with WTTD. The program focuses on delivering social inclusion messages to youth through Table Tennis lessons.
A documentary to assist in raising awareness of people with Down Syndrome was released for World Down Syndrome Day. The documentary features Tonga player Lesieli and encourages people from all over the world to help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities. Video |https://www.facebook.com/smashdownbarriers/videos/2303535653262068/
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PARTICIPATION
VANUATU | PORT VILA
Smash Down Barriers program
Dates: January – June 2019 Expert: Local Development Officers Budget: US$ Funding: Department Foreign Affairs & Trade - Australia Primary School Secondary School Adults Disability Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 7 7 2 5 10 21 3 5
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PARTICIPATION
TONGA | NUKU’ALOFA
Bounce it Back Schools program
Full articles | http://ittfoceania.com/2019/03/28/bounce-back-launches-nukualofa-tonga/
https://www.ittf.com/2019/04/04/tonga-focal-point-oceania-initiative/
ITTF-Oceania, with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recently developed a new table tennis school program – Bounce it Back. The 8-session participation program is tailored to meet the needs of mainstream schools within the Pacific and has two objectives: To increase levels of physical activity and promote social inclusion.
By engaging kids in fun games and activities, the program aims to generate more interest in table tennis and develop inclusive mindsets. “A key aspect of the Bounce it Back program is the promotion of social inclusion, something unique within a mainstream sports program in our region” says Rowan Fajerman - co-author of the BiB manual. “We wanted to continue our work in changing negative perceptions and attitudes towards persons with a disability (PWD) and complement the existing Smash Down Barriers Disability program.”
The program was piloted in Tonga across nine schools and one community group through the support of Tonga Table Tennis Federation (TTTF). The pilot commenced on Tuesday 26th of March starting with a one-day workshop for TTTF staff and local coaches. Delivery will continue throughout the year, with plans to launch the program in other countries in coming months.
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SCHEDULE
Dates Association Course Expert John Murphy Australia 20/1/2019 27/1/2019 Mentorship Placement (AUS) / Patrick (PNG/SI) Wuertz (GER) ITTF Basic Umpire & Referee Stephen Gillespie 15/2/2019 17/2/2019 New Zealand Course (AUS) ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Jessica MacAskill 19/2/2019 27/2/2019 Tonga Course + Training camp (NZL) Oceania Hopes Week & Eva Jeler 23/4/2019 28/3/2019 New Zealand Challenge (SLO/GER) Pablo Perez (ESP)/ PTT Classification Seminar 29/4/2019 30/4/2019 Australia Sharad Pandit Level 1 (AUS) Solomon ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching 5/6/2019 9/6/2019 Grant Wilson (NZL) Islands Course Stephen Gillespie 4/7/19 6/7/19 Samoa Basic Umpire Course (AUS) Samoa Host 7/7/19 20/7/19 All Pacific XVI Pacific Games Countries Oceania Elevate Training Patrick Wuertz 4/8/19 6/8/19 Tonga Camp (GER) Jessica MacAskill 1/9/19 7/9/19 Fiji BiB School Program Launch (NZL) & Trevor Hirth (AUS) Stephen Gillespie 4/9/19 6/9/19 Fiji Basic Referee Course (AUS) ITTF-PTT Level 1 coaching 16/9/19 22/9/19 Tahiti Alize Belrose (TAH) course ITTF-PTT Level 1 coaching Jessica MacAskill 23/9/19 30/9/19 Palau course + training camp (NZL) 23/10/19 31/10/19 Poland World Cadet Challenge Stephen Gillespie 24/10/19 25/10/19 Vanuatu Basic Umpire Course (AUS) New Club Coach Course + Cathy Gauthier ?/10/19 ?/10/19 Caledonia Training Camp (NCL) ITTF Level 2 Coaching Christina Chee 30/11/19 6/12/19 New Zealand Course (MAS) You can follow updates of ITTF activities here: https://www.ittf.com/det/hpd-databases/.
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