ENGLISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION COACH EDUCATION WEEKENDS 1993 There are two weeknds at Lilleshall National Sports Cen­ tre, eachofwhich combines the ErrA Advanced Coaching CoursewithnationalCoachingFoundationLevel2Courses to provide all the necessary course work required for ETIA Assistant Coaches to qualify to ETIA Coach level. Thecost for ETIA registered coaches is £100 (including VAT) which covers all course fees and materials and residential, full board accommodation from lunch on Fri­ day (13.00) to afternoon tea onSunday. Coaches not regis­ teredwith the ETIAmayalsoattendatanall inclusivecost of £150. The Lilleshall weekends are as follows:­ Friday/Saturday/Sunday - 4th/5th/6th June 1993 Venue: Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shorpshire Tutors: Nicky Jarvis assisted by Desmond DouglasandStuartSneydandsupported by specialist NCF tutors Places: Limited to 14 Closing date for applications: Friday 21st May 1993 Friday/Saturday/Sunday• • • • •- 2nd!3nV4th • • • July • 1993 • Venue: Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire Tutors: Donald Parker assisted by Desmond DouglasandStuartSneydandsupported by specialist NCF tutors Places: Limited to 14 Closing date for applications: Friday 18th June 1993 A third weekend• • • will • be • held • at• WSIHE, • • Bishop • Otter College, Chichester. The NCF Level 2 Course "Under­ standing and Improving Skill" is not included and it will therefore be necessary for participants to attend this par­ ticular course on a separate occasion. The cost for ETIA registered coaches is £85 (including VAT) whichcovers all course fees and materials for the weekend, bed and breakfast on Friday and Saturday and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Coaches not registered with the ETIA may also attend at a cost of £135. The Chichester weekend is as follows:­ Friday/Saturday/Sunday - 16th/17th/18th July 1993 Venue: Bishop Otter College, Chichester West Sussex Tutors: Nicky Jarvis assisted by Gail McCulloch and supported by specialist NCF tutors Places: Limited to 20 Closing date for applications: Friday 18th June 1993 The Uncle Ben's National Championships held at Kings Lynn was a real fun event as the two photographs Application• fonns • for• all• three • weekends• • are• available• • from:­ above prove. Firstly the top picture shows 10 year old The Coaching Administrator Katie Toms, the daughter of Mike Toms the Sales and English Table Tennis Association MarketingDirector ofMasterFoods, dishing up a meal Queensbury House, Havelock Road, for Tournament Director Clive Oakman. Whilst the Hastings, East Sussex. TN34 IHF ETTA ChiefExecutive Elaine Shaw dresses in the latest Tel: 0424722525. Uncle Ben's fashion. PAGE 2 The ETTA would like to thank the following companies for the support they give to Players of the Month English table tennis: TABLE TENNIS NEWS April 1993 - Issue 214 The official magazine of '"Butterfly The English Table Tennis - --_. - DUNLOP~ Association Ia, L-­ ...._ ... __ .__ .. __' Third Floor, Queensbury House, A(]JOo(J[J Havelock Road, Hastings. TN34 . IHF Tel: 0424 722525 Fax: 0424 lIIilQUB5 422103 President J A Leach MBE Chairman A E Ransome Editor John F A Wood This month's choice are Nigel Eckersley (left) and Penny Editorial Office: Perry for being the unexpected winners of the Uncle Ben's • 5 The Brackens, Veteran Singles trophies Hemel Hempstead, ~l Herts. HP2 5JA Tel/Fax: 0442 244547 Advertisement Offices: Jim Beckley, Sports PR Nitt4ku POBox 8, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire. SK8 7RG DDNIC Tel: 061-488 4002/ Fax: 061-488 4126 Table Tennis News is published 8 times a year September to May/June Fri~ll~Y Subscription rates - £11.20 £16.32 Sea Mail/Ireland Air Mail Zone 1 £21.36 Zone 2 £23.04 UncleBen's Photographers: Arthur Clark, Table Tennis Review 1951, Alan Pascoe Associates, Ealing Gazette & Leader, and John Wood TABLE TENNIS Subscriptions and distributions: NEWS 1992/93 Bethan Davies Publishing dates: ETTA, Third Floor, Queensbury House, SEPTEMBER Havelock Road, HASTINGS. Tel: 0424722525 1st September 1992 (Copy date 15th July) Printed by: OCTOBER E.W. Publicity Limited, 1st October 1992 15 King Street West, Stockport, Cheshire. (Copy date 1st September) SK30DT NOVEMBER 1st November 1992 Unsolicited articles are welcome for possible publication, but the publishers will accept no (Copy date 1st October) responsibility for return of manuscripts and/or DECEMBER/JANUARY photographs. Whilst every effort is taken to ensure reports and facts are correct at the time of w...:~~~="""""",,......~=============;;;W 15th December 199~ going to press,no responsibility will be accepted ="========= by Ihe Publishers should errors be published, (Copy date 15th November) either for errors or matters arising as a result. FEBRUARY The views expressed in Table Tennis News are those of the contributors and are not 1st February 1993 necessarily official ETIA policy. Similarly TIN aocepts advertisements in good failh, but (Copy date 1st January) cannot accept responsibility for Ihe goods or MARCH services described in advertisements. If you have any queries Ihese should be addressed 1st March 1993 directly to the advertiser. No part of Ihis magazine may be reproduced (Copy date 1st February) without written pennission from the APRIL publishers. NEXT ISSUE 1st April 1993 Front cover: Carl Prean the Uncle (Copy date 1st March) Ben's Mens Singles National MAY/JUNE Champion and (inset) Andrea Holt Report on the Gothenburg the Uncle Ben's Womens Singles 1st June 1993) Champion (Pictures by John F.A. World Championships (Copy date 30th April) Wood) PAGE 3 d~t~m~!.1(~\~:''''';'~i1i:~,ii;,!;~,.Nt*hE# . Torch Trophy Euro '94 for Ian Update NOW we are counting down IAN MARSHALL recently the number of days before received a Torch Trophy the Championships begin. Trust miniature trophy. Tournament and Champion­ This award was in ships Director Clive Oakman recognition of Ian's outstand­ has moved into the hot seat ing services to NFD Grove for these next twelve months Table Tennis Club. to oversee what will be the Ian is pictured receiving biggest ETTU Championship the trophy from his Royal event yet to be staged. Highness The Duke of Kent. Euro '94 is going to be a Lamont's mammoth event involving many people needed for all challenge of the numerous, varied and different activities. Last CHARLIE SALE of the Daily month on the 23rd March at Express has challenged the N.I.A. was the first of Norman Lamont to a table many sessions with volun­ tennis match either at NO.11 Table Tennis Centre, Lincoln County Maternity teers who have already Downing Street or at his Grantham, on the 13th to Hospital, weighing 6lb 6oz. expressed their willingness country mansion. 15th of August and the 20th Pictured below is proud to assist. This challenge follows on to 22nd of August. dad Ken and Kathryn. Being part of Euro'94 is from the Chancellor's claim, Further information can something not many of us "I've seldom met anyone who be obtained from Jackie Ron Moseley are prepared to miss and the can beat me at table tennis?" Bellinger 0582 454636 (office) SADLY we report the death of Champiorlships Executive or 0582 480784 (home). Ron Moseley, the well known Committee are grateful to all A bonus Press Association table tennis those who are prepared to JOHN JAQUES, the world's Donations journalist, who died in March help. oldest manufacturers of A letter from Mrs. Nora Vint 1993. For those of us who just sports goods including table indicates that she has just The funeral took place on want to watch REMEMBER tennis tables, recently come to the end of acknowl­ Monday 29th March at the THAT TICKETS GO ON captured a valuable corner of edging more than 250 cards, Holy Redeemer Church, SALE EXCLUSIVELY TO the market when they letters and donations follow­ Billericay, Essex. ETTA MEMBERS BETWEEN provided the tables for the ing the death in January of Donations (not flowers) to 1st SEPTEMBER-31st England v France match at Bill Vint, OBE. Of the funeral MacMillian Nurses Trust, DECEMBER this year. Bletchley Leisure Centre. in Hastings, Nora wrote, "It Basildon Hospital, Basildon, "We were delighted with the was a wonderful end to a Essex. coverage the match got and fantastic life." The amount in !';['J(O 9-1 to have our tables on televi­ donations to the Winkle Club Gothenburg CO['XTJ)O H'.\' sion was a bonus', said in remembrance of Bill ENGLAND's team for the World marketing manager Ben amounted to over £2,300. Championships in Gothenburg Jaques. The ETTA will be donat­ this coming May is, Chen ing an annual award to an Xinhua, Carl Prean, Matthew mJ Elected Outstanding Staff Member in Syed and Alan Cooke, with DAYS TO GO TONY CHATWIN was memory of Bill and are very Desmond Douglas as reserve. elected as Deputy Chairman honoured that Mrs. Vint will Whilst the women will be at Farnham Common on be donating Bill's OBE to the Lisa Lomas, Andrea Holt and Fiona Elliot-Mommessin. Sunday 7th March 1993. He Association. This will be polled 116 votes, whilst framed and hung in a place Malcolm Allsop received 44 of honour in the Associa­ votes. tion's offices in Hastings together with a photograph Summer of Bill. camps Fireworks ONCE again this summer A belated congratulations to popular sisters Lisa Lomas East Midlands Regional and Jackie Bellinger are Chairman Ken Eliot, who running coaching weekends, became a father on 5th where you can probably November 1992, when his learn how to break a world wife Judith Ann gave birth speed hitting record. to a baby girl. Kathryn The weekends will be at Elizabeth. the splendid South Kesteven Kathryn was born at PAGE 4 Cause for concern FEE REDUCTION COULD blades are not widely used in this country so it would not have a major effect on DECIMATE ETTA English table tennis. THE end of February is a time when We will be taking the opportunity at the proposals for changes to our Association World Championships in Gothenburg to rules must be submitted.