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Newsletter As the summer draws to a close, we're gearing up for the 2010-2011 season of college table tennis. In this month's newsletter we've got the preseason ranking survey, a summary of rule changes for the upcoming season, and profiles of some key players to watch. Plus, find out where the 2011 Championships are headed! Read on for all this and more ... Preseason Ranking Survey Want to know how your team stacks up for the upcoming season? Just fill out the preseason rankings survey below to help us preview the fall competition and put together the most accurate possible preseason rankings. Teams that do not reply to this survey will NOT be included in the Preseason Rankings. Please send email to info@nctta.org by September 6th with your names, school/team (coed or women's) and answers to these questions:
Fort Worth Named 2011 NCTTA Championships Site Cattle barons, oil tycoons, cowboys, and Texas Longhorns football fans are all part of the scene in Fort Worth, Texas. Now you can add table tennis lovers to the list because the big city in the Lone Star State will host the 2011 NCTTA Championships. It’s taken a little extra time to happen, but NCTTA leaders on August 18 announced they selected Fort Worth over bids from Atlanta and Bloomington, Indiana. The Texas proposal came with the strong backing of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Texas Wesleyan University. The selection process encountered a few bumps in the road earlier this year. That led the NCTTA to accept new bids several weeks ago. But already the buzz around NCTTA headquarters is that Texas is shaping up to be a fantastic site for what figures to be some terrific table tennis action April 14-17, 2011. The venue for the Championships will be the 10,000 seat Fort Worth Convention Center Arena in downtown Fort Worth, with the Championships hotel just a short walk away. So put your cowboy boots on, sit tall in the saddle and sample a few facts about Fort Worth. For one thing, it is the 17th largest city in the US. Fort Worth welcomes nearly 5.5 million visitors each year. The city bills itself as the place "where the West begins.’’ While in Fort Worth, check out the live rodeo every weekend at the Cowtown Coliseum. You also might want to visit Texas Christian University, the 2009 Mountain West Conference football champs. And we can’t say enough good stuff about Texas Wesleyan, the New York Yankees of the collegiate table tennis world. Fort Worth was also named one of the nation’s top ten art cities in the US. Just visit the city’s cultural center and see why. NCTTA representatives will visit the site before the tournament happens to check out everything from the hotels to the arena for the table tennis games. NCTTA President Willy Leparulo says he and his colleagues appreciate all the time, efforts and plain old hard work on all the bid proposals. It’s been a longer ride than usual, but in the end we believe our student-athletes, coaches, volunteers and others in the table tennis community will be happy with the selection, he says. So let the games begin! Congrats to Fort Worth! Michelle Lee Pumps Up Purdue Table Tennis Team Purdue fans will hit the road to South Bend and others will watch the NBC broadcast when the Boilermakers tackle Notre Dame to open the 2010 football season on Sept. 4. On the same Saturday afternoon, the chances are good that Michelle Lee will quietly practice and strengthen her table tennis game on the West Lafayette campus. The big crowds of Purdue students won’t be there for the 18-year-old, but she’s every bit as good at her sport as the Boilermaker players are on the football field. With one of the best engineering schools around the USA and a top-flight research institution, Purdue is also known as the "Cradle of Quarterbacks’’ with graduates like Drew Brees of the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints. Add NFL greats like Bob Griese and Len Dawson to that list. Starting her second season of play this fall, Michelle is helping build Purdue’s program. And the school, founded in 1869, could well be gaining national recognition in the college table tennis arena before she finishes her degree in Indiana. Sponsor
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NCTTA Players Shine in 2010 Central American-Caribbean Games Movies like “Pirates of the Caribbean” were hot at the box office a few years ago. At the table tennis competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in late July, it was a handful of NCTTA players, not pirates, who proved to be on fire during that summer sports event. The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport competition, held every four years, with the 2010 events running from July 18-August 1. At the table tennis competition in San German, Puerto Rico, NCTTA players came from such schools as Lindenwood University in Missouri, Florida State University, and the University of Puerto Rico. Michelle John, a 20-year-old psychology major at Lindenwood who hails from Georgetown, Guyana, was among the talented players putting in a solid performance at the 2010 Central American-Caribbean showdown. Three Players Win Killerspin Gift Certificates Table tennis players from colleges in Ohio, New Jersey and New York are big winners! How did this happen? Randy Kendle, the NCTTA’s new athlete representative, recently emailed questionnaires to hundreds of collegiate table tennis players to get their feedback about their favorite sport. With it went a contest and the winners were selected by random draw involving a shuffle of cards. There were a total 48 NCTTA players who submitted their responses, but a couple were too late for the early August deadline. Kendle, who doubles as Lindenwood University table tennis coach, says the responses on all the questionnaires he receives will be helpful as he goes about his new assignment with the NCTTA. One thing is for sure. The NCTTA loves its sponsors! Killerspin is the official table and equipment sponsor of the 2011 League and 2011 College Table Tennis Championships. Bill Cai Boosts Mississippi College Table Tennis Yuliang “Bill” Cai became a star table tennis player and team leader during his rookie season at Mississippi College. And the energetic marketing student from China figures to be even better when the 2010-2011 season gets rolling on the Clinton campus in the heart of the Magnolia State. Bill’s strong numbers tell the story about his game. Currently Cai’s NCTTA rating is 2367 putting the 23-year-old at the very top of an outstanding Mississippi College team. At the 2010 NCTTA nationals in Wisconsin, the MC squad finished No. 5 in the nation, up from a 16th place finish at the 2009 tournament in Minnesota. Bill’s solid performance in Wisconsin was a big reason for the team’s rapid climb up the national collegiate table tennis ladder. He got a nice boost from his stellar MC teammates who are also natives of China. Bill’s table tennis career goes back to his days as a youngster in China. Minor Rule Changes Adopted for 2010-2011 Season After each season of college table tennis, NCTTA's leaders review the all the rules and regulations governing the sport, trying to assess what works, and what doesn't. No major changes are in store for the upcoming 2010-2011 season, but there were a couple of minor tweaks:
Be sure to read up on the full set of 2010-2011 Rules and Regulations of college table tennis so that you're ready for the 2010-2011 competition season. Committee Volunteers Needed With the start of the 2010-2011 season not far away on campuses around the USA and Canada, we need good people to staff 11 different committees:
Serving on one of these committees would look great on your resume, and it’s bound to open doors to meet some of the top people on the planet! Plus, it’s a fantastic way to build leadership skills as you help build college table tennis. How to apply: Just email us a brief statement about why you want to help out. Send it to info@nctta.org We would love to hear from you! Get involved and make a difference! |
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Newsletter - August 2010 Our mailing address is: NCTTA 2322 5th Street #204 Santa Monica, CA 90405 Our website: www.nctta.org Copyright (C) 2010 National Collegiate Table Tennis Association. All rights reserved. |
