Ayrshire Schools Results

Ayrshire Schools tournament took place at St Matthews Academy on Sunday 6th of February. This is the 1st step towards a place at the Scottish Schools with the players who reach the semi's of their age group qualifying. An impressive entry of more than 40 boys and girls from all the different clubs in ayrshire took part. A visit from John Scott MSP and a reporter from our local newspaper was highly appreciated. The hall was perfectly set up with plently of room for the players, parents and coaches to enjoy a brilliant day of table tennis.

Primary Schools Final
Fraser Murray bt Martin Johnson 2-1
Semi Finals
M Johnson bt C Weatherston 2-0
F Murray bt C Murray 2-1

Under 12 Boys Final
K Doyle bt S Pisani 2-0
Semi Finals
K Doyle bt C Reid 2-0
S Pisani bt M Johnson 2-0

Under 12 Girls Final
Rebecca Plaistow bt Rebecca Melrose 2-0
Semi Finals
R Melrose bt M Mathieson 2-0
R Plaistow bt C Wallace 2-0

Under 14 Boys Final

James Kennedy bt A Macpherson 3-2
Semi Finals
A MacPherson bt K Doyle 3-0
J Kennedy bt S Pisani 3-0

Under 14 Girls Final
Jill Taylor bt Katie Hannah 3-1

Under 16 Boys Final
Chris Barclay bt Michael Millar 3-0
Semi Finals
C Barclay bt R Gardiner 3-0
M Millar bt R Thorton 3-0

Under 18’s Final
Jordan McGinlay bt Jamie Skelton 3-2

Ayrshire Junior Final
Andrew MacPherson bt Jordan McGinlay 3-2
Semi Final
J McGinlay bt C Barclay 3-0

A MacPherson bt J Kennedy 3-1

2014 Funding Slashed

Table Tennis Scotland – Press Release 15 January 2011

Table Tennis Scotland excluded from Glasgow 2014 funding.

Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport have dramatically cut funding to Table Tennis Scotland (TTS) for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014. In the run up to the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, TTS received a Performance Grant of £120,000 each year to achieve qualification. Sportscotland formally advised TTS this week that in the run up to Glasgow 2014, this is to be slashed to £20,000, an 83% cut.

The reason given is that Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport do not think TTS can meet the criteria of Top 8 / Medal Potential expected to be set by Commonwealth Games Scotland for participation by any Scottish sport in Glasgow 2014. This message is sent to TTS despite our men’s team already being ranked 7^th in the Commonwealth and already meeting the criteria. However we cannot maintain that position without adequate funding. Cutting our Performance funding this way ensures we will not be able to meet the criteria when assessed in 2014. It seems we are being singled out as the sport not to have Scottish presence in Glasgow 2014. No explanation has been given for this.

We demonstrated that the investment received in the run up to Delhi was successful: we achieved our highest ever World team Ranking of 39^th, one behind England 38^th, in Moscow 2010. Our team members have improved their World Ranking and met the CGS Criteria for participation in Delhi 2010.

Terry McLernon MBE is already working hard on the legacy aspects of Glasgow 2014 and what it can mean locally for communities in Glasgow and these cuts are a body blow to his work in that area. Further cuts of £10,000 were made to TTS’ Development funding, restricting TTS’ ability to bring Table Tennis into schools, clubs and local communities and to build on the legacy of Glasgow 2014.

All Sports have been subjected to this funding review but TTS funding has been cut in absolute and percentage terms more than any other sport – the next most severely cut sport only lost 11% of their total funding.

The facts relating to all the sports’ funding cuts and our performance against CGS criteria speak for themselves. TTS is led to the conclusion that these are key questions for Sportscotland / SIS:

How can Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport justify excluding TTS from participation in Glasgow 2014?

How can Sportscotland and the Sportscotland Institute of Sport justify singling out TTS from the 17 participating sports for exclusion from Glasgow 2014?

Press Contacts:

Jonathan Whitaker Chairman TTS

j@whitaker331.freeserve.co.uk

Tel: 01738 444388

Mob: 077177 17894

Terry McLernon MBE Vice Chairman TTS

telldrum@aol.com

Mob: 07743 702744

Official Press Release from Jonathan Whitaker, Chairman of Table Tennis Scotland

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Ayrshire Table Tennis Association Leagues

We are ready to accept entries for our respective Senior & Junior Leagues. Each form is self explanatory however the Committee would like to highlight some important areas.

We will all be playing under the Ayrshire Table Tennis Association (ATTA)banner. Those playing in our own Leagues will have the possibility of being selected to represent Ayrshire at Table Tennis Scotland’s Inter League.

To demonstrate to Table Tennis Scotland (TTS) that Table Tennis is alive and growing in Ayrshire, it is important that all player registration/affiliation to TTS is done through the ATTA.

Those who also play in the WoSTTL will not be paying double affiliation fees to TTS. As an Example: A senior player who plays on the ATTA League & the WoSTTL will Pay £25.00 to ATTA (£20 TTs plus £5 ATTA) and £15.00 to WoSTTL. Playing in both leagues for only £5.00 more than they paid for playing in the WoSTTL only last season.

We ask that you all as Committee Members, Clubs, Players and general Table Tennis enthusiast's make a commitment to Ayrshire Table Tennis Association so we can grow over coming seasons to have vibrant active competition with high participation that we can all be proud of.

Closing date for entries is Friday 1 October.

Individual Affiliation Form

Junior Team Entry

Senior Team Entry

WANTED - Junior Umpires

Table Tennis Scotland is giving Juniors the opportunity to get their first foot on the path to official umpiring. Follow the link below to the open book True or False paper. It can be completed and forwarded to Stewart McGowan (Table Tennis Scotland Umpire & Referee Co-ordinator).

Table Tennis Scotland will award a Certificate to all those who pass the written paper.

Test Paper available at Garnock Valley Table Tennis

Scottish National League still wanting Teams

There are 3 spaces left in the Scottish National senior league for season 2010 - 2011. Phil McCallum, Chairman of the Scottish National Table Tennis League can be contacted on 07707025917 or by email phil_mccallum@hotmail.com if you or your club wish to enter a team. Teams can be from combined Clubs. Grading games will be conducted later this year to establish divisions. Ayrshire Table Tennis Association clubs that have already entered teams are South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire.

Sean Doyle of Garnock Valley Table Tennis would enter a team if an interested player was available for the National Competition. Contact Sean on 07891037242 or tabletennisayrshire@live.co.uk if you would like more datails.