Bundaberg & District Table Tennis Association Inc.

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FREE 13 WEEK
WHEELCHAIR TABLE TENNIS
 COACHING PROGRAM
 
Our Association has received funding through the Queensland Government’s Get Going Clubs program to conduct a free introductory 13 week Wheelchair Table Tennis coaching program.

This program commenced in the first week of June, and runs Tuesdays from 1pm to 3pm. With a break of one week in July, the program will be scheduled to finish in the first week of September.

Wheelchair Table Tennis is a Paralympics event, along with Standing events, for players with physical disabilities and/or intellectual impairment. Bundaberg has had a number of players in the latter two categories who have represented Queensland, with two having also represented Australia a number of times in a variety of different events for players with intellectual impairment. The Club also had an extremely good wheelchair player many years ago who was unlucky not to qualify for the Paralympics.

The program will be for any interested players, regardless of age, playing experience, or ability. However, they would need to have access to manual wheelchairs as electric chairs would be too heavy for the floor at the Bundaberg Table Tennis Centre. Also, electric chairs would be likely to restrict the player’s movement too much. The Association has two tables specifically designed for use with wheelchairs.

The Table Tennis Centre is at ground level, so access from the car park is comparatively easy. The playing courts are slightly raised but there is a ramp that the players can use. The Centre has a disabled bathroom easily accessed from the courts.

The program will be conducted by Dave Delpratt with the assistance of other qualified coaches. Dave has worked with all the players mentioned above as well as many others, including some in wheelchairs, who have attended the Centre with various local community groups in recent years.

While the program is not designed to recruit new members to our Association, any who are interested in continuing to play would be most welcome. A weekly session is held on Thursday afternoons for players with a variety of disabilities in conjunction with Bundaberg Special Olympics.

The program has started and four players, Nikki Gourley, Jan Beckmann, Bill Fuller, and Noel Cuskelly, are enjoying the opportunity to learn the game or improve their table tennis skills. However, they would love to see more wheelchair players come to the club to take advantage of this chance to play a great sport that is truly open to all people!

Starts first week in June
Finishes first week in September
Two hours per session once a week
No previous playing experience required
All Table Tennis equipment provided
Accredited coaches
 
Table Tennis is one of the most popular sports at the Paralympic Games,
and can be played by all ages all year,
SO GIVE IT A GO!!
 
Further enquiries – Dave Delpratt (Bundaberg Table Tennis)
Phone 4155 2388 / 0418 526 968        
Email    bundytt@bigpond.com

An application form is available by clicking either link below:
Microsoft Word document
PDF document
2019 Queensland Schools Championships

Nine teams from Bundaberg schools attended the Queensland Schools Table Tennis Championship finals in Brisbane on June 28. The two Shalom College Junior teams (Boys - Braydon Chapman & Liam Bury; Girls – Tahia Zia & Amelia Tu) won their age groups, the boys reversing the result from the Bundaberg Schools tournament by defeating Bundaberg State High (Kye Meuli, Kane Chantarat and Lleyton Peterson) who eventually claimed the silver medal. Bundaberg Christian College won three silver medals – in the Open Boys (Andrew & Matthew Udal), Open Girls (Jemimah Lawsen & Natasha Jefferson) and Hopes Boys (Kody Owttrim & Jack Cooper). The Bundaberg State High Boys Hopes team (Josh Anderson & Jack Sydes) won bronze in a very strong competition. Kepnock’s Open Boys team of Kaine Ryan and Emison Gilvray were unlucky not to feature in the medals while BCC’s Hopes Girls, Emily Owttrim and Cayla Dern, were far from disgraced in their event.

JUNIOR COACHING

Junior coaching has again started. It is important that this coaching is well under way, especially for Juniors and the Thursday Para TT / Special Olympics, as both groups have competitions fairly early in the new year.

Friday night Junior coaching is from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

If you know anyone who wants to come along to Junior coaching on Fridays, please tell them to contact Dave Delpratt on 4155 2388.

2019 MEMBERSHIP FEES

The following Membership Fees are now due and should be paid as soon as possible.

       Adults                                $90.00
       Adult Concession (Pensioner/Student)  $80.00
       Adult Social                          $40.00
       Junior                                $40.00
2018 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
UPCOMING
DATES
19 July
Start of
Term 3 Junior Season
31 July
Start of
Secondary Schools Winter Season
2 August
Start of
Primary Schools
Term 3 Season
16-18 August
Bundaberg Closed Championships
2019-20 Committee

POSITION          POST HOLDER
Patron                Pauline Langford
President             Phil Freeman
Vice President        Nikki Udal
Secretary             Rhonda Dawson
Treasurer             Cathy Rivers
Committee Members     Peter Marris; Rod Stehbens;
                      Michele Brockhurst; Hannah Sunley
Grading Committee     Steve Ricketts; Dave Delpratt;
                      Nikki Udal; Rod Stehbens
Development Officer   Dave Delpratt
Publicity / Records   Dave Delpratt

All members are welcome to attend and speak at our monthly Committee meetings.
Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of the month, starting 7.30 p.m.
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