ITTF-Oceania Continental Development Program Fall 2019 First Half Year Report 08 “TABLE TENNIS. FOR ALL. FOR LIFE.” Page 1 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 Page 2 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 Page 3 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 Page 4 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% Page 5 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. Page 6 EDUCATION ITTF-PTT LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE + TRAINING CAMP Dates: 19 – 27 February 2019 Expert: Jessica MacAskill (NZL) Budget: US$12,000 Funding: Olympic Solidarity Coach Education Officials Education Athlete Development Para Table Tennis Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 14 6 0 0 53 19 0 0 Full articles | https://www.ittf.com/2019/03/04/increasing-participation-focus-youth-tonga- responds/ http://ittfoceania.com/2019/03/05/coach-education-focus-tonga-table-tennis/ An Olympic Solidarity funded ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Course and three-day training camp took place in Nuku’alofa, Tonga from the 19th to 27th February. The course was attended by coaches from various clubs on the main island Tongatapu, in addition 4 coaches from two of the smaller islands Eua and Ha’apai were present. The course provided skills to coaches so they can teach introductory level skills to school children and their local communities. Eleven coaches passed the final assessment and have commenced their 30 hours of coaching to complete the course requirements. After the coach education sessions, a three-day training camp was held. The training camp allowed all participants to put their newly acquired knowledge and skills into practical use. All coaches got the opportunity to teach Table Tennis skills to school age children, teenagers, adults and players with disabilities. Page 7 EDUCATION PTT CLASSIFICATION SEMINAR LEVEL 1 Dates: 29-30th April Expert: Sharad Pandit (AUS) / Pablo Perez (ESP) Budget: US$ 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/