Table Tennis Ireland update on the latest round of restrictions issued by the Government of Ireland. On foot of guidance due to be issued today, Friday 18 September, the Senior Classification event scheduled for this weekend, 19/20 September, has been postponed.
The TTI Season Calendar, due to be issued this week, will not now be issued until a later date. While it is hoped that most of the outline season structure can be retained, this postponement is likely to have an impact on the scheduling of the next proposed domestic events, the Junior Classification and DL Open tournaments.
Further details will follow as soon as possible regarding rescheduling and, where necessary, regarding any specific additional local guidance relating to the revision, arising from relevant government restrictions, of any TTI training and practice protocols.
It remains critical that all clubs and members continue to adhere as closely as possible to the TTI ‘Return to Table Tennis – Club/Training Environment’ Protocols, as well as to updated guidance and direction provided by the Board, including, inter alia;
the necessity for the lead Coach/Committee member to take the lead on maintaining hygiene standards in the club environment, rather than leaving it to players;
the necessity, other than in a squad setting, to restrict players from playing multiple sessions across different time slots on the same day, mixing among different groups of players; and
the necessity, other than in a controlled National Squad or Regional Squad setting, to prohibit players from playing or training in more than one Club or training location or among players from multiple Clubs.
It is critical for the reputation of the sport that all members, and specifically the responsible ‘COVID-19 Officer’ in each Club or Squad, take responsibility for implementing the protocols and guidelines.
The TTI Protocols and additional Board guidance, as well as existing ‘Phase 2’ or other local restrictions, remain in place for all clubs and provinces throughout the island of Ireland. Additional limits will now also generally apply to clubs based in Dublin, in line with the ‘Phase 3’ restrictions announced by the Government of Ireland. Clubs, coaches, responsible Committee and players should update themselves on TTI protocols and general DoH/HSE guidelines; on the restriction levels contained within ‘Phase 2’ or their equivalent; and, where appropriate, on the new limits and restrictions contained within ‘Phase 3’ of the ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021’ Plan.
Sport Ireland Coaching are delighted to announce the WIS Webinar as part of the European week of Sport. This Webinar is aimed at anyone who coaches female athletes or teams at any level but may also be of interest to all coaches or anyone with an interest in Women in Sport.
Our 3 guest speakers will deliver a short presentation and take part in a panel Q&A where we hope the audience will gain some insight into their coaching philosophy and how these coaches create a positive environment, culture and relationship with their athletes and teams which allows them to perform to the highest standards.
Places are limited so they are encouraging coaches to register early.The link to register for this Webinar is HERE in the promotional poster.
Men’s Senior National Champion Ashley Robinson with the Eddie Limberg Cup
It was a National Championships held in disrupted circumstances, deferred from April, and partly postponed from the previous week, as sport worked around ongoing governmental COVID restrictions. Despite this, almost all of our top ranked players were in attendance, and the Championships went ahead with solid support from around the country.
Ashley Robinson proved that experience is hard to beat, as he returned from Australia to secure the National Mens Singles title that had eluded him until now. Robinson didn’t have it all his own way, as this seasons Ulster Open Champion, Ryan Farrell, put forward typically gritty opposition in the final, Robinson taking the title 3-1 (8,-9,6,9), while the eventual Champions toughest match came at the semi-final stage against Art McLaughlin, winner of the Mens titles at this seasons Connacht and Munster Opens, Robinson coming through 3-2 (6,8,-10,-4,3). Earlier, Robinson enjoyed an untroubled QF match against Sam Logue, 3-0 (1,5,3), while McLaughlin also came through 3-0 in his QF against Jonny Mooney 3-0 (11,9,7). Farrell had to dig very deep to come back against Daryl Strong in the last 16, trailing 0-2 before taking the match 3-2, a little more comfortable in the QF against James Skelton 3-1, but again in the semi-finals had to battle hard against a consistent Thomas Earley, taking the match 3-2 after again trailing 0-2 (-9,-15,2,7,7); while Earley had previously come through his quarter-final 3-0 against a resurgent Tom Davis.
The Ladies National final saw the latest instalment in the long list of head to head final clashes between the top two female players in Ireland. It was a repeat of the 2019 final, as top seed Sophie Earley retained her Ladies Singles title, with straightforward wins in the quarters and semis against Lucy McIvor (3-0) and Erin Thompson (3-0) respectively, and with a tighter match in the final against old rival and 2018 Champion Mia O’Rahilly Egan, Earley coming through 3-0 (5,10,11). Earlier, O’Rahilly Egan had come past Anjali Singh 3-1 in the quarter final and Claire Heller 3-0 in the semi-final. In the remaining quarter-finals, Thompson had defeated 3rd Seed Sabina Devereux 3-0, while Heller also came through 3-0, against Anna Kelly.
Day 2 saw the Junior and Mini Cadet events take centre stage, with Art McLaughlin picking up where he had left off in the Mens Singles on Day 1, appearing in a 3rd consecutive Junior Boys National final, and on this occasion laying waste to the rest of the Junior Boys field, defeating Jonny Mooney 3-0 at semi-final stage and Tom Colvin 3-0 in the final. Earlier, Colvin had beaten Dillon Byrne in the other semi-final. In the Junior Girls, Mia O’Rahilly Egan, appearing in a 5th consecutive Junior Girls National final two, took her 3rd title with a dominant performance in the Junior Girls round robin, winning all her matches, with Anna Kelly squeezing through to take the silver medal.
The Mini Cadet events finished off Day 2, with Anjali Singh fulfilling her top seed position in Mini Cadet Girls with an unbeaten performance in the round robin, Niamh Mason taking the silver medal with her only loss coming against the eventual Champion. The Mini Cadet boys saw some of the performances of the entire Championships, with very little separating many of the seeds, however it was the top two seeds that unsurprisingly came through to contest the final, Matthew Mooney fulfilling his seeding to take the title 3-1 ahead of Senan Sheridan. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Sheridan had come past Rory O’Brien 3-1, while Mooney had defeated Aedan McGivern 3-2.
Day 3 began with the U21 Mens Singles, with danger throughout the draw, no straightforward groups here. Ultimately, it was Art McLaughlin who came through to take his second title of the Championships, 3-1 in the semi-final versus Zak Earley and 3-2 in an extremely close and hard fought final against James Skelton. Earlier, Skelton came past Thomas Earley 3-2 in the semi-final.
The final event of the Championships was the Cadet Singles. Max Skelton took the Cadet Boys title, to add to his Mini Cadet Boys crown from 2018, taking the semi-final 3-0 against Gellert Moravcsik, and the final 3-0 against Jonny Mooney. Earlier, Mooney defeated Niall Lane 3-0 in the semi-final. The Cadet Girls final was the last match of the day, ultimately taken by the top seed Lucy McIvor on a 3-1 scoreline against Emily Flynn. In the semi-finals, McIvor defeated Anjali Singh 3-1, while Flynn came past Lily Smith in a close match 3-2.
Thanks are due for the support shown by the Clubs in taking part in the event, and the patience shown by the membership as TTI worked within the restrictions and guidelines brought upon us all at this time. We are especially indebted to all those who Umpired matches, and in particular to the two National Umpires who showed up for all three days, Ian Erskine and Cecilia Armelin; to our Referees and event team, Con O’Ceadaigh, Tony Martin, Niall O’Flaherty and Eoin O’Flaherty; and to the hall setup crew.
We have resolved the issue with processing payments through GoMembership. The deadline for entering the Senior Classification has been extended to 9am on Saturday 12th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you are having any other difficulties entering, please email [email protected]
We are currently experiencing an issue processing payments through GoMembership. We are working as fast as we can to resolve this matter. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We will advise everyone when this issue has been resolved
Ireland’s Sophie Earley, 14, has burst onto the scene with a stunning show at cadet level in Europe and with the help of Sport Ireland, ITTF has managed to gain some added insight into the teenage prodigy’s journey so far.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the adjourned Annual General Meeting of the Irish Table Tennis Association Company Limited by Guarantee will be held in Astra Hall, Student Centre, University College Dublin on the 22nd day of August 2020 at 10.30 am for the following purposes:
To approve the Chairperson of the Meeting.
To approve the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting.
To receive and consider the Directors’ and Auditors’ Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2019.
To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
To review Company Affairs:
Directors’ Reports
Management Committee Report
Committee Reports
Branch Reports
Any other Reports
To appoint the following Officers:
Chairperson
Finance Director
Operations Director
Company Secretary
Any other Directors
To appoint:
Vice Presidents
Disciplinary Committee
Appeals Committee
Presentation of Annual Awards
Special Business: Consideration of the following Special Resolution:‐
“THAT, the Articles of Association of the Company be amended by the insertion of a new Clause 10.4 as follows:
10.4. Where an AGM is adjourned for a later date, that the subsequent meeting be subject to 21 days notice in advance, such notice shall comply with the requirements as stated in paragraph 10.1 with the additional proviso that new items may be submitted for the meeting agenda.”
To discuss any other business which may be raised at an Annual General Meeting.
By Order of the Board,
Jennifer Monaghan (Company Secretary)
Dated this 27th day of July 2020
Notes: Only paid affiliated members who are registered seven days before the date of the AGM are entitled to attend. An affiliated paid member entitled to attend and vote at the above‐mentioned meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. This form must be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company, by email, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding this meeting. Please note that Associate members are not entitled to attend
Please click HERE to download the Notice of the Adjourned AGM
Please click HERE to download the minutes of the 2019 AGM
Please click HERE to download 2019 Auditors Report and Financial Statements
The Board takes this opportunity to thank the Management Committee and office team for their invaluable work in this area over the last several weeks. Whilst there are positive indications regarding ‘return to play’, the Board and Management Committee continue to believe that a cautious approach should be adopted.
Therefore, National and Provincial Squad activity may recommence. However, inter-club activity, training, or competition, is not encouraged. Indeed it is discouraged. This is to reduce the risk of cross contamination. It is, therefore, recommended that members not travel between clubs and clubs should not allow non-members access to their facilities.
Where such movement is unavoidable, or in an official National/Provincial Squad context permitted, all necessary protocols as laid out in the ‘Protocols’ document should be followed.
When return to play in a club/training environment recommences, individuals and clubs are responsible for assessing their own circumstances and risks. Some members may choose not to return until later than the general population.
While competitions and league play remain suspended for now, planning for their recommencement has begun. The Management and Events Committees are continuing to monitor the situation and are considering a return to competition in late August, possibly with the deferred 2020 National Championships. We hope this can be achieved, but of course, nothing is certain, particularly given the recent news on Covid-19 increasing in the younger population.
The Board notes and welcomes the recent permission granted by Sport NI for a limited return to play, in a club/training environment, for clubs based in Northern Ireland.
Further updates will be posted as information becomes available.
Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Table Tennis Association CLG
15 May 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Table Tennis Association Company Limited by Guarantee will be held in Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 on the 6th day of June 2020 at 10.30 am for the following purposes:
To approve the Chairperson of the Meeting.
Consideration of the following Notice of Motion:
“Motion to adjourn the AGM until another appointed day.”
To approve the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting.
To receive and consider the Directors’ and Auditors’ Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2019.
To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
To review Company Affairs:
Directors’ Reports
Management Committee Report
Committee Reports
Branch Reports
Any other Reports
To appoint the following Officers:
Chairperson
Finance Director
Operations Director
Company Secretary
Any other Directors
To appoint:
Vice Presidents
Disciplinary Committee
Appeals Committee
Presentation of Annual Awards
Special Business: Consideration of the following Special Resolution:-
“THAT, the Articles of Association of the Company be amended by the insertion of a new Clause 10.4 as follows:
10.4. Where an AGM is adjourned for a later date, that the subsequent meeting be subject to 21 days notice in advance, such notice shall comply with the requirements as stated in paragraph 10.1 with the additional proviso that new items may be submitted for the meeting agenda.”
To discuss any other business which may be raised at an Annual General Meeting.
By Order of the Board,
Jennifer Monaghan
Company Secretary
Dated this 14th day of May 2020
Notes: Only paid affiliated members who are registered seven days before the date of the AGM are entitled to attend. An affiliated paid member entitled to attend and vote at the above-mentioned meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. This form must be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company, by email, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding this meeting. Please note that Associate members are not entitled to attend
The Level 1 TTI Coach Course is accredited by Sport Ireland Coaching. Successful candidates will receive a certificate and can be included in the soon to be launched Coach Database. Candidates should be aged final year junior or above, however, subject to space, potential candidates who fulfil most criteria may be considered for admission by the tutor.
It is proposed that the classroom based aspects of the course would be conducted via a multimedia/conferencing platform, likely over a number of days, with the practical aspects of the course taking place separately, on a single day, with candidates assessed on that day.
Given that final details will need to be agreed with Sport Ireland Coaching, we are not yet in a position to confirm exact details and dates, and apologise for any lack of clarity; however, we would like to gauge the level of interest for such an initiative.
The requirements for potential candidates will be access to the internet, and a computer/phone/laptop equipped for sound and vision.
Please contact the office ([email protected]) to make application to be included on the list for the project, and for further details about the course.
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