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Vancouver Island
Player Profile
Joan Wells
Your age? 74.
Your occupation? Previously
worked in London, England for a gambling organization - retired in 1999.
Moved to Oak Bay in September 2001.
Your home table tennis club?
Monterey CTTC, Oak Bay.
Other clubs you play at? No other
clubs.
When and how did you first start playing table tennis?
My father was a London bus driver and I started playing table tennis
with him when I was 15 at West Norwood garage in South London. His team
was in a league who played other bus garages in London and, when they
were a team member short, I used to fill in as a substitute. The rule
about throwing the ball up a minimum of 6 inches when serving came into
force around that time. In 1953 I watched Johnny Leach, and also the Roe
twins, playing competitively and was very impressed.
How often do you play table tennis?
4 days a week, approximately 10 hours.
What do you like most about playing table tennis?
Opportunities for social and competitive play; also the cross-cultural
friendships which Monterey CTTC has built up with other seniors' based
table tennis groups - and it's fun!
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Latest News
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2012/02/17 Islanders Again Strike Gold In Southern
Arizona
Competing in the 2012 Sierra Vista Open Chemaniacs Claudia
McLean & Ken Holman won gold in their respective age groups
for Singles and together in the Open Doubles. Both went undefeated in the
tournament. Also competing, Frank Enns (Duncan),
who just missed
out on a medal but didn't come away empty handed. He won an
original painting in the raffle and was presented his prize by
the artist.
Next up for these table tennis ambassadors the 2012 Green Valley
Senior Games in March.
2012/02/13 Special Admission Rate For BCTTA
Members
Effective immediately the Bridgeport Sports Club in Richmond is offering a
special admission rate of $3.00 per person for BCTTA members.
Times: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm - Monday through Friday. BCTTA
membership card is required.
2012/02/12 Seniors Promoting Table Tennis In
Nanaimo
On March 31st at the Nanaimo Bowen Center Auditorium there will
be a table tennis demonstration, designed to promote our game,
organized by Wally Lawrence and Dan Ford. With opportunities for
all to play it will highlight the many benefits, both mental and
physical, that table tennis can offer. More information here.
2012/02/08 Why Red And Black?
The two-colour rule was
passed in 1983 so that players could tell which side an opponent
with two surfaces used to hit the ball. Originally the rule was
that the surface colours must be "clearly different."
Players and manufacturers immediately began the search for
"clearly different" colours that look the same in
action - and they found it in black and maroon. When examined,
they are clearly different, but when the racket is moving and
ten or so feet away, they are hard to tell apart. Confusion
reigned.
So the ITTF ruled that the two surfaces must be black and
cherry red. The latter was later changed to bright red.
An interesting side issue is that for many years the dye used
for the black side slowed the surface down. Because of this
most players put black on their backhands, red on the forehands.
(There was a study on this once, and found that 70% of
tournament players had red on the forehand.) This isn't a problem anymore, but perhaps
because players tend to copy other players, many still tend to have the red on the forehand.
2012/02/05 Kal Tire Returns As Sponsor
We are delighted to report that Kal Tire, South Nanaimo,
have agreed to sponsor the up-coming 2012 Vancouver Island
Seniors Championships in June. Sponsorships such as these help defray the costs
of running tournaments and keep entry fees low. Wherever possible please support and
thank our sponsors. Our thanks to Nandor Deri
(Nanaimo) who is responsible
for bringing back Kal Tire as a sponsor.
2012/01/27 Islanders Strike Gold In Arizona
Islanders Claudia McLean (Chemainus), Frank Enns (Duncan) and Ken Holman
(Chemainus) competed in
the 2012 Tucson Senior Games - all found gold in their age
group. Claudia winning the Women's Singles, Women's Doubles
& Mixed Doubles (with Ken); Frank winning the Men's Doubles;
Ken winning the Men's Singles & Mixed Doubles.
Next up for this winning trio the 2012 Sierra Vista Open in
early February.
2012/01/16 Table Tennis Helps Offset Dementia
The US based
Sport & Art Educational Foundation features table tennis
to help senior citizens, in particular to help offset
Alzheimer's and dementia. See their intro (where they say,
"Current research by renowned psychiatrists has confirmed
that ping-pong is the world's best brain sport") as well
their "Why Table Tennis" page, and then explore the
rest of their web pages.
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