NCTTA
Newsletter
December
2008
We're closing in
on 2009, but there's still lot's of college table tennis news coming
your way. From the Killerspin Holiday Open to schedules for
the Spring 2009 division competitions and ACUI Regional competitions,
there's lots of great table tennis action coming your way. Plus be sure
to check out the new YouTube video contest we're putting together ...
read on to find out more!
Division
Leaders
Check out which teams are at the top of each division
It's the midpoint of the college table tennis competition season and
here's who currently sits at the top of the leaderboard all around the
country (check out full division standings
on the NCTTA website):
Sponsor
Corner
Support our League sponsor, Killerspin!
Killerspin is
the exclusive NCTTA League and Championship Equipment sponsor through
2011. Member schools just need to fill out the Killerspin
Premium Membership Program Application to receive phenomenal discounts.
Browse all your favorite Killerspin equipment in the online
Killerspin store.
Also,
special thanks to NEWGY Industries, for its continued and valued
sponsorship. Newgy will be sponsoring our 2009 Championships this year
in Rochester, Minnesota. Newgy offers a great way to fundraise for your
club and help out our sponsor as well by signing up and participating
in their Newgy
Robo Pong Affiliate Program.
Killerspin
Holiday Open and SPINvitational
At McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from December 27-29, 2008
The end of the year is approaching, which means it
must be time for the Killerspin
Holiday Open and SPINvitational in Chicago! A part of the
Mayor's annual Holiday Sports Festival which includes an array of
different sports, exhibitions, and activities, the 4-star Killerspin
Holiday Open features over $10,000 in prize money. It's a great event
to play in or just to come and watch (register
online today). Killerspin's got some of the top players from
around the world lined up for the video-taped SPINvitational matches.
You won't want to miss it!
Spring
2009 Competition Schedule
Here are the scheduled division meets for the second half of the
2008-2009 season
Jan. 31st @ University
of Virginia (Virginia Division)
Feb. 7th @ Texas Wesleyan University (Texas
Division)
Feb. 7th @ Portland State University (Northwest)
Feb. 7th @ Johns Hopkins University (Mid-Atlantic Division)
Feb. 7th @ Stanford University (NorCal)
Feb. 7th @ RPI (Upstate
NY)
Feb. 7th/14th @ TBD (Carolina Division)
Feb. 8th @ Lindenwood University (Midwest Division)
Feb. 8th @ FIT (NYC
Division)
Feb. 8th @ Decatur Gym (Georgia Division)
Feb. 21st @ Mississippi College (Dixie)
Feb. 21st @ Richmond (Virginia)
Feb. 22nd @ Balboa Park Activity Center (SoCal)
Feb. 28th @ Ohio State University (OHIO)
March 1st @ University of Central Florida (Florida Division)
ACUI
Regional Competitions
Spring 2009 regional singles/doubles qualifiers for the 2009 National
Championships
NCTTA
is again happy to be promoting the ACUI
Table
Tennis Regional Tournaments coming in the Spring 2009! If you want a
chance to qualifying for the College Table Tennis Nationals in either
singles or doubles events check out the ACUI
Regional Competition Schedule. Not sure which region you're
school is in? Check out this handy ACUI
Region Map then register for the tournament in your region.
Top finishers at the regional events will qualify
to compete in the 2009 College Table Tennis Championships in
Rochester, Minnesota again this year, April 3rd to 5th. Plan ahead!
GoodSearch
Support NCTTA just by searching the Web
What if NCTTA
earned money every time
you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every
purchase you made online went toward college table tennis? Well, now it
can!
GoodSearch.com
is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates
half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to a designated
non-profit/charity. Use it just as you would any search
engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations
add up!
GoodShop.com
is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37
percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great
stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes
& Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place
an
order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com
and be sure to enter NCTTA
as the charity you want to support. It costs you nothing and college
table tennis benefits with every search and purchase you make. Be sure
to spread the word!
YouTube
Video Contest
Great new contest with a chance to win prizes for your club
Time to dust off your cameras and show us your directing skills. Coming this Spring, NCTTA
will be launching the first edition of our YouTube Video Contest.
Here's how it works: take fun, entertaining, quality footage from your
club or regional NCTTA
events. Do some editing, add some music or sound effects, get
creative! Then, post your short movie on YouTube for the
world to see. An NCTTA-designated
panel will review each video submitted. The winning movie(s) will be
featured on the NCTTA website and recognized at the 2009 National
Championships. And of course there will be some great prizes for the
clubs submitting winning videos. More details to be announced soon,
stay tuned to the NCTTA website and next month's newsletter…
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