GTTA hosts successful table tennis camp for beginners

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the National Sports Commission (NSC), conducted a Beginners’ Table Tennis Coaching Programme for primary school students from Monday, January 13 to Friday, January 31, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown.

Held under the watchful eyes of national table tennis coach Linden Johnson, who was in charge of conducting the proceedings, this programme attracted 125 students from 10 of the 14 schools invited from around central Georgetown. Each school was entitled to two sessions of coaching at two (2) hours per session.
A release from the GTTA has said the students are now well equipped with the basic skills in order that they may take same back to their respective schools, clubs and communities.
At conclusion of this three-week table tennis coaching programme, national coach Linden Johnson had this to say: “I was pleased with the attendance, and it was a successful programme. Feedback from teachers (was) positive, and (they) requested to continue once or twice a month to keep the game active, and the students could improve on their skills and techniques. Some of the students showed great interest (in) the game, and will register for the beginners’ coaching programme (to be held on) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 04:00pm to 05:30pm, and Saturdays from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.”
The following aims were among the main objectives of the programme: To develop and improve the level of table tennis in schools; to help students with the basic skills; to help students to be better prepared for tournaments; to increase the number of participants involved in table tennis by 50%; to identify players for future training; to create an integrated coaching programme that incorporates the coaches’ education and players’ development.