Proposal to Introduce Table Tennis to the Youth of Hoboken

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Proposal to Introduce Table Tennis to the Youth
of Hoboken

• Presented by the
• Hoboken Table Tennis Club
• http//www.HobokenTableTennisClub.org

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Who We Are
The Hoboken Table Tennis Club (HTTC) is a
non-profit organization formed to promote the
game of Table Tennis in Hoboken. We are an
affiliate of the United States Table Tennis
Association (USATT).
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Mission Statement

• The purpose of HTTC is to provide a fun and
  friendly place for table tennis enthusiasts,
  create protégés, generate interest of new
  participants, and encourage improvement for every
  one.

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HTTC Proposal to the Hoboken Board of Education

• HTTC would like the Hoboken Board Of Education to
  consider Table Tennis as an extra-curricular
  activity for interested institutions.

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Benefits of Table Tennis

• All levels of participation from recreational to
  competitive
• Inclusive.
• Socialization promotes team play, team work,
  respect and good sportsmanship
• Heightened Confidence and Self-Esteem
• Equal competition for males and females
• Little risk of injury (non-contact sport,
  injuries are rare)
• Promotes Health Research demonstrates improved
  balance, mental alertness and concentration,
  eye-hand coordination, and general fitness
  development.
• Positive alternative to negative activities and
  environments (sedentary and time-wasting computer
  and game addiction, TV watching, unsupervised
  street activities)
• Accessible to the physically challenged
• Skills learned give a lifetime of athletic
  outlet.

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Why should kids play table tennis?
Table Tennis can help address the following
challenges

• Could serve as a mechanism to keep kids off the
  streets
• Its fun! Table Tennis is accurately described as
  high-speed chess. The mental alertness
  encouraged by the sports tactical challenges is
  particularly good for concentration.
• Table Tennis can serve as an alternative to
  address the growing threat of computer games
  addiction
• The ability to create an opportunistic
  circumstance is very important and most
  determines the outcome of the game. Table Tennis
  has been known to stimulate confidence and
  sharpens the intellect of kids.
• Good exercise activity
• The table tennis ball travels really fast within
  a short distance, a New Zealander, Lark Brandt,
  won the inaugural "Worlds Fastest Smash
  Competition" with a smash of 112.5 kilometers per
  hour (69.9 MPH). Table tennis is played at
  professional level
• It is an Olympic sport. School competition is
  also key.

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What we offer

• Formal instruction and coaching
• Help organize tournaments (as soon as there are a
  sufficient number of youth that know how to play)
• Help organize teams and prepare teams for
  competition
• Help establish a positive climate that will
  recognize effort and skill development among all
  participants
• Facilitate and train voluntary teachers to coach
  or help acquire professional trainers
• Advice on Budget and equipment quality
  recommendations for equipment purchases

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Possible programs

• Create a program that attracts young people and
  inspires them to succeed, whether it be learning
  a new skill and having fun with Table Tennis as
  recreation, or in competition
• Create positive learning outcomes
• Provide positive alternatives to non- or negative
  activity
• Create an after school program in which students
  may begin learning basic skills
• Create an after school table tennis team at the
  School(s), which then has the opportunity to
  compete against other schools in the area as well
  as in statewide and national tournaments
• Create a continuing program in which interested
  students may learn new skills
• Support (by recommendation of hiring professional
  coaches or recommending coaching certificate
  programs for current staff) the inclusion of
  Table Tennis in the regular school programming
  (physical education)
• Family, Adult and Community participation in HTTC
  activities

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What is a good beginners age?
Here in picture is a four year old player, Timo
Boll, already showing great potential.
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At 5 years old?
Here in picture is a picture of the young Timo
Boll at the age of 5.
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At 6 years old?
Once the sport has captivated the childs
interest, most children become determine and
driven towards perfection. At 6, improvement and
persistent are now obvious!
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At 9 years old
Protégés at 9!
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At 12 years old
Developing a competitive spirit is a key
objective in introducing Table Tennis to Children
in our community and here in picture you can see
a competition between a 12 years old Timo Boll,
playing competitively within his age group.
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At 15 years old
Table Tennis is a spectator sport. And you can
see a 15 years old Tim Boll competing on the
National level representing his state.
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A standard tournament between top athletes
representing their countries.
A standard match looks like this. Here in picture
Germanys Timo Boll vs. Denmarks Michael Maze.
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Timo Boll, now 24 years old, is Germanys star
athlete and last competed in the Athens 2004
Olympics Who knows.. Maybe the next U.S. Olympic
star will come from Hoboken, NJ.
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Needs and Requirements, and Operational
Challenges

• Getting schools approval and support
• Generating interest in the game
• Finding qualified coaches
• Supervisory staff
• Scheduling
• Managing Space and
• Organizing tournaments and Activities
• Sponsorships

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Budget
The costs of starting and maintaining Table
Tennis are minimal. Necessary equipment is as
follows
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Public Opinion
There is more than a trademark that separates
table tennis from Ping-Pong. Table tennis, as a
sport, is so much more than Ping-Pong, a casual
activity confined to basement play. It is
arguably more mental than physical, yet still
leaves players catching their breath and wiping
sweat from their brows. It is not just something
to do on a rainy day. Table tennis is an Olympic
sport. BY MARY KATE BRENNAN, Star-Ledger
Staff