Coach Philip Shaw continues to promote table tennis in Cork schools. Today Friday 21st April he invited Jing Yi Graham, TTI Women in Sport Lead & Participation Coach for Table Tennis Ireland, to St Mary’s on the Hill and Strawberry Hill primary schools for coaching to 50+ pupils – a great day was had by all!
Munster Table Tennis, in partnership with Cork Sports Partnership, hosted two Activator Award (formerly Teachers Award) courses in Cork on 20 April. The courses were delivered by Jing Yi Graham, Women in Sport Coordinator and Participation Coach Table Tennis Ireland (TTI), supported by Munster TT coaches. A total of 24 participants, drawn from 18 schools, services and community organisations in Cork City and County, attended the courses.
The Activator Award is designed to provide attendees with the skills and knowledge to conduct games and training drills at a basic level. TTI provides certification for course completion and free associate membership of TTI to those who complete the half day course.
Participants will be supported by Munster TT to introduce or to further develop table tennis in their respective schools, services, or community organisation in the period after the courses. Participants will also have the opportunity to complete the level 1 coaching badge course in Cork on 02/03 September 2023 should they wish to acquire more formal qualifications in table tennis.
In addition, Munster Table Tennis, in partnership with Cork Sports Partnership, completed its final session in the current series of Women In Sport programmes in Cork on the 20 April – the current series had commenced on 09 March and was delivered by Munster TT coaches. The final session was delivered by Jing Yi Graham, Women in Sport Coordinator and Participation Coach Table Tennis Ireland (TTI), supported by Munster TT coaches. A total of 13 participants were involved and TTI presented a small gift of customised towel ware to the participants to mark the occasion and their commitment to participation.
For more information about table tennis in Munster check out Munster Table Tennis at www.munstertabletennis.com
Munster TT entered three teams in this year’s competition, which was held in the University of Maynooth, Kildare on 15/16 April. On Saturday 15th the Senior team finished fouth, alot of close five set matches with Thuy Linh Cashman our best performer winning four out of a possible six matches. The Veteran team, which was notable in that we welcomed back Anthony Redmond, Colm Carew and Catherine Morrissey to Inter Pro competition after a number of years absence, finished a very creditable third. Sunday 16th saw the Junior Boys beat Leinster – the first time this has happened in a very long time – while losing to eventual winners, Ulster, so an excellent second finish. Well done to all our players for their efforts over the weekend and thanks to coaches Alan Hurley and Philip Shaw.
Cork Sports Partnership and Munster Branch Table Tennis Ireland are now taking registrations for the popular Teachers’ Award Coaching Course. The Teachers’ Award is a Table Tennis Ireland initiative aimed at providing a practical introduction to table tennis as well as ideas for coaching activities in primary & secondary schools, youth groups, disability services & clubs. The course will be run by Jing Yi Graham, Table Tennis Ireland’s Women in Sport Coordinator and Table Tennis Ireland Senior Coach.
What is included:
The Teachers Award Course will provide participants with the knowledge to:
ü Introduce players to the basic skills of table tennis in a fun and exciting way
ü Have the creativity and confidence to deliver table tennis sessions to students
ü Make the skills activities easier or harder for different ability levels
ü Identify where table tennis can be introduced to the school curriculum
Teacher Training Day Details:
Results
U14
Cup
1. Attila Magyar Jnr
2. Florian Lotkowski
Jnt 3rd: Theo Farkas & Conall Conroy
Jnt 5th: Kevin O Callaghan & Olaf Chmielewski
Plate:
1. Sean Buckley
2. Callum Boltan
3. Samantha Puskinskas
Top Girl U14: Samantha Puskinskas
Vets
1. Anthony Redmond
2. Philip Shaw
3rd Nickolay Genov & Catherine Morrissey
Plate
1. Marius Chmielewski
2. Shuhei Seina
3. Margie Hadden
2.
Seniors Division 1 and 2
Senior Division 1
Ist: Anthony Redmond – Killarney
2nd: Philip Shaw – Beech Hill
Joint 3rd: Paddy Vaughan – UCC & Radoslaw Zbik – Killarney
Senior Division 2
1st: Marius Chmielswski – Killarney
2nd: Joseph Claro – Tralee
Joint 3rd: Kasper Darnowski – Leeside & Ronan Geary – Waterford
Plate:
1. Annie O’Callaghan
2. Aoife Kelly
Just a reminder that our first Chat & Bat session for women and girls is taking place on Thursday 9 March in the Terence MacSwiney Sports Hall between 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm. To sign up please register with Cork Sports Partnership. Check out this video about last year’s sessions.
Congrats to Caoimhe Deane, from Leeside, for winning the U/15 Girls competition and to Paddy Vaughan, from the UCC club, for his victory in the Para Open.
Event no 5 takes place on 12 March in Knocknaheeny . Entry deadine is 9 pm Wednesday 8 March. Entry form available on the Events page.
