Closing Date
Location:Cimmarron
Day(s):November 24th & 28th
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Upcoming Tournament
2009 Texas Winter Games entry form is now Available!
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DFWTT donations
(Children Education Fund)
(Victims of the earthquake in China)
Program to Date - DFWTT has donated $1264!
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Community
Community
DFWTT is involved in a lot of community efforts. To read more and to keep up-to-date of our activities, please visit our News & Information section of our website or click here http://www.dfwtt.com/News_And_Information.htm
Exhibitions
DFWTT will be giving a clinic and exhibition at Coppell High School in Coppell on October 17th.
DFWTT will be giving a clinic and exhibition at JJ Pearce High School in Richardson on September 25th.
Demo at Collin Creek Mall On September 13th multiple DFWTT members will be attending a demo at The Collin Creek Mall.
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Newspaper
DFWTT was featured in the Star Telegram newspaper:
Olympian pursuits: You, too, can take up a sanctioned sport table tennis
Did you know table tennis is the world’s largest participation sport? It has 40 million competitive players worldwide and many millions more playing recreationally. "And in terms of speed, it’s the fastest racket sport in the world," says Daniel Rutenberg, head coach for DFW Table Tennis. But let’s get to the difference between table tennis and pingpong. Well, OK, they’re essentially the same, but the distinction is that people think of pingpong as a basement recreational game; table tennis is an Olympic sport. And like badminton, it isn’t as popular here as it is in Asia and Europe. Became an Olympic sport: 1988 (Seoul) It helps to: Have very quick legs and a lot of fast footwork. Hand-eye coordination is important, but it’s something that can be developed through training, Rutenberg says. Where?: If you’re just learning, a great place to start is........
Complete article can be found at: http://www.star-telegram.com/147/story/814063.html
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Volunteer
NAS JRB (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base) Library
Coach/Founder of DFWTT, Donna Chen and Coach, Scott Ryan visited the NAS JRB (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base) Library on Friday, July 18th. The children in the NAS JRB summer reading program, Get In The Game, READ! were treated to a demonstration of Table Tennis plus hands on instruction about how to play the game. Over thirty children benefited from Danna and Scott's expertise and knowledge. A great time was had by all and the Base Library appreciates Donna's and Scott's time and talents to support the youth program.
 
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