By Willy Leparulo; Guest Writer
NCTTA Press Committee

Paying it Forward is best described as a principle or strategy of being a recipient of a good deed and repaying that “kindness” to others. NCTTA is for our volunteers, and especially those coming from college table tennis, the organization demonstrates an active example of this strategy.

NCTTA embodies the spirit of generosity, camaraderie and support within a collegiate sport community. At this year’s 2024 NCTTA Championships, 73 out of 101 volunteers are NCTTA Alumni. In other words, graduates of other college table tennis programs who played in NCTTA were beneficiaries of the NCTTA experience and now return to give back to the new community.

Angela Guan is a perfect example of an alumni paying it forward. Guan was an all star athlete with UC Berkeley and now is a PongSpace ambassador and MLTT player. She says about coming back to volunteer with NCTTA, “I hope to provide college students with the amazing experience of NCTTA I had.”

Ultimately, paying it forward within the scope of NCTTA epitomizes a philosophy of generosity, kindness, interconnectedness and, of course, fun that are values we all share.

(picture of Angela Guan behind the camera in video)
(Photo by Grant Bergmann)

About 2024 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships
The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Visit Eau Claire CVB. The event will feature: Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed Teams, Women’s Teams.
PongSpace, Joola, the US Coast Guard, Visit Eau Claire and Bluestone Designs sponsor the event.
Watch the event on live stream starting Friday, April 12th on http://www.nctta.org/champs/2024/video.html

About NCTTA
The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively to promote the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes elite intercollegiate competitions throughout North America. www.nctta.org