ITTF Development and Education Report Magazine 2009-2012

ITTF DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION 3

04 Welcome Messages

06 Mission Statement

07 Facts and Figures

08 Flow Chart

10 Overview

11 Social Media

12 Coach Accreditation Scheme

14 Supporting Organisations

15 Supporting Manufacturers

16 Humanitarian Projects

18 Education & Training

20 Spotlight on Africa

27 Spotlight on Asia

32 World Highlights

34 Spotlight on Europe

40 Spotlight on Latin America

48 Spotlight on North America

50 Spotlight on Oceania

56 Marketing

57 Women’s Development

58 Global Junior Program

60 Para Table Tennis

62 Umpires and Referees

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EDITORIan Marshall

GRAPHICS DESIGNERCarolina Rosso

CONTRIBUTORSEvelio Alvarez, Mikael Andersson, Afshin Badiee, OswaldoBorges, Stefano Bosi, Michael Brown, Cai Zhenhua, Raul Calin,Mike Cavanaugh, Polona Cehovin Susin, Lila de Soysa, SteveDainton, Patrick Gillmann, Khaled El-Salhy, Kimberly Koh, PereMiro, Leandro Olvech, Zita Pidl, Adham Sharara, Glenn Tepper

PHOTOGRAPHERSAfrica Table Tennis Federation, Freddy Almendariz, Evelio Al-varez, Rafael Armendariz, Asian Table Tennis Union, MohamedAtoom, Mohamed Bassonyi, Edwin Bautista, Branka Batinic, JanBerner, Michael Brown, Régis Canor, Polona Cehovin Susin,Chan Foong Keong, Christine Chee, Sylvain Chermette, DonaldChin, Emanuel Christiansson, Sydney Christophe, MassimoCostantini, Guillermo Coyden, Abilio Cruz, Lila de Soysa, EgyptTable Tennis Association, Eric Duduc, Ahmed El-Dawlatly, CarlosEsnard, Kathy Gauthier, Wayne Gear, Mohamed Gharib, RémyGros, Larry Hodges, Scott Houston, International Olympic Com-mittee, Eva Jeler, Arif Khan, Kaka Lawson, Christian Lillieroos,Lithuania Table Tennis Association, Lucelle Limaza Studio Pho-tography, Ennis Luna, Nelson Machado, Gaël Marziou, RichardMcAfee, Ronald Mugwanya, North American Table TennisUnion, Oceania Table Tennis Federation, Leandro Olvech,Luisana Perez, Puerto Rico Table Tennis Federation, PatrickRingel, Albert Rooijmans, Georg Silberschmidt, Table TennisAustralia, Ahmed Taha Nada, Karima Tellaa, Glenn Tepper, Val-lot Vainula, Lincon Yasuda, Aleksey Yefremov

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ADHAM SHARARAITTF President

This magazine rep-resents two of thefour “P”s in the P4

plan, which is the un-derlying philosophy ofthe ITTF and sets all itspriorities. The two “P”sin this magazine arePARTICIPATION andPLANNING.

The main goal of theITTF’s Development Plan isto increase PARTICIPATIONat all levels and in all cor-ners of the world througha sound and well-de-signed developmentPLAN. To have a table tennis athlete from Vanuatu participateat the 2012 London Olympic Games speaks volumes. To havethe World Cadet Challenge hosted in Puerto Rico and then fol-lowed by Guam is short of a miracle. Moreover, to have theWorld Junior Circuit finals played in Guatemala is a dreamcome true. And what about a Qatari woman at the LondonOlympics? Although all these are visible manifestations of ourcompetition program, in fact they manifest themselvesthrough the less visible but most valuable Development Pro-gram.

Although we do not blow our own horn, as we know tabletennis people are rather modest and although we may not pro-mote our achievements enough, our development work doesnot go unnoticed. We have received award after award andmany accolades from our partners in international sport. Ourwork, though, is not designed to get awards but it is heart-warming to be nominated and to have our work recognized bythose who share the same vision as we do.

It is not a coincidence that the ITTF today is composed of217 member national associations making it one of the largestsports federations in the world. But our goal is not to havemore members; our goal is to plant table tennis activity inevery corner of the world. The success is then measured by thenumber of new associations that join our ever-growing federa-tion. However, to have more members is not enough, we alsohave to make sure that each of our members remains activeand enjoys the benefits and initiatives offered by the ITTF andits programs.

In its new structure, the ITTF has given great importance tothe development program by assigning it a leader as a Deputy-CEO. This component of the ITTF’s structure occupies a greatpart of the ITTF’s activities and budget. In fact, for the 2013-2016 quadrennial, the ITTF will invest 30% more than the pre-vious quadrennial for its development plan and programs. Inaddition, to legitimize the continental federations and to for-mally integrate them in the ITTF formal structure, the ITTF hascreated a new option of continental affiliation to better de-liver its programs and to avoid duplication. This synchronicitywill provide even more opportunities and more streamlinedservices to the ITTF member associations in each continent. Toensure an efficient and professional delivery of ITTF services inthe continents we now have for the first time in our history afull-time Development Officer in each continent.

There is no need to explain or enumerate the activities andprograms of our development program; you will find all thedetails in this special magazine. Instead, on behalf of all ourmember associations and on behalf of all table tennis lovers, Iwould like to sincerely thank our development program stafffor their tireless work and for keeping our sport alive acrossthe globe under the capable leadership of its program leader,our Deputy-CEO, Glenn Tepper.

PERE MIRODirector Olympic Solidarity

According to itsmission, as stipu-lated in the

Olympic Charter,Olympic Solidarity dedi-cates its efforts to pro-viding assistance toNational Olympic Com-mittees (NOCs) acrossthe five continents. Thisassistance aims to de-velop Olympic valuesand the practice ofsports from grassrootsto elite level worldwide.

The 17 programmeswhich are offered byOlympic Solidarity to NOCs for the 2013 – 2016 quadrennialplan follow very similar objectives as during the 2009 – 2012quadrennial plan, with a specific emphasis on athletes’ devel-opment, including their entourage (i.e. coaches), focusing onthe Olympic Games in Rio, the Youth Olympic Games inNangjing as well as various continental and regional games.

As was the case in the past, NOCs and their affiliated Na-tional Sport organizations are strongly encouraged to carry anin depth analysis, in order to further provide the best supportfor their athletes and coaches, to improve their organizationalstructures, to raise their management levels and to make ra-tional and efficient use of the resources coming from theshare of the TV rights from the broadcasting of the OlympicGames, which ultimately belongs to the NOCs.

But of course, one individual entity cannot achieve mid tolong term results alone. Indeed, the meaningful impact of thissupport provided by Olympic Solidarity through the NationalOlympic Committees, is only possible thanks to the very fruit-ful and mutually beneficial collaboration with the Interna-tional Federations, and particularly with ITTF for more than 25years now. As stated before, the development of each sportstarts at national level. The support and the valuable technicaladvice provided by the International Federations to the na-tional bodies makes a huge difference, and collaboration be-tween all the parties is crucial, i.e. ITTF, Olympic Solidarity,National Federations, NOCs, etc.

By working together, the funds which have made availablefor all these important actions, either from Olympic Solidaritythrough the NOCs or directly by the ITTF to National TableTennis Associations have been used to maximum effect.

During the next quadrennial plan starting in 2013, we would like to improve our service by addressing the specificneeds of our respective stakeholders in a more focused man-ner and by adapting ourselves to the real situations in eachcountry. Consequently, Olympic Solidarity will increase its flexi-bility towards the NOC’s support and will also offer a more in-dividual and tailor made assistance, when requested.

In my capacity as Director of Olympic Solidarity, I wouldlike to sincerely thank the ITTF for more than 25 years of ex-cellent and fruitful collaboration, always based on openminded and frank discussions. Together, we are making themost of the resources available to build a robust and sustain-able high-performance system, which produces the best sup-port and results for athletes, coaches and sportsadministrators.

I believe that collectively with the ITTF we are investing inthe right areas; that the right people are in place, surroundingthem with support and encouraging them to strive for excel-lence in everything they do. Our joint strategy is to build alasting legacy of success for Table Tennis and we look forwardto the pursuit of this strategy throughout the 2013-2016 quad-rennial period.

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GLENN TEPPERITTF Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Coming to the end of the fourth Olympiccycle for the ITTF Development Program itis hard to imagine that 14 years has passed

since the humble beginnings in 1999, when ournewly elected and innovative President, AdhamSharara, gave the task of setting up a worldwideITTF Development Program and ITTF Coach Ac-creditation System.

The ITTF Development Department, working in uni-son with the ITTF Education and Training Department, isnow recognized as a world leader, with awards from SportAccord, Beyond Sport, 360 Sports Marketing and FICTSSport Movies (Fédération In-ternationale Cinéma Télévi-sion Sportifs) in recent times.

We have a close work-ing relationship and manynew and innovative projectswith the InternationalOlympic Committee, OlympicSolidarity, the InternationalParalympic Committee, United Nations Office on Sport forDevelopment and Peace and Sport. In addition we havestrong support for our humanitarian projects from manu-facturers Butterfly, Stag, Xiom, Nittaku, Tibhar as well asFoundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) and Ger-man Table Tennis Association (DTTB).

For the first time in 2013, we will have a million dol-lar annual budget for the continental development pro-grams and all six continents will have ContinentalDevelopment Officers co-ordinating over 100 courses and30 equipment packages worldwide annually. Meanwhile,Education and Training provides many opportunities fortalented young players, from Hopes to Youth OlympicGames, through “With the Future in Mind” and “Road toNanjing Scholarships” and utilising the “ITTF Hot Spot”structure.

The backbone of all the programs is the dedicatedstaff and course conductors who work long hours withgreat passion. We all look forward to 2013-2016 withgreat optimism that we can again reach new heights.

LEANDRO OLVECHITTF Director - Development

The ITTF Development Program has matured;most importantly it is sustainable whichhelps extend our vision to new objectives

and fields.In the last four years the ITTF family has expanded

significantly, with 13 new members joining; that means atotal of 217 members. It makes the ITTF the second high-est in terms of membership, only volleyball has more.

Development is for us not only a question of quan-tity, it means also quality. The Coach Accreditation Systemhas climbed higher. Level Two courses were launched in2010 and Level Three in 2012. The education for umpiresand referees was re-structured to fit association’s needs,Para Table Tennis continues its expansion to more coun-

tries through increased integration principles; of the 492development courses held in the cycle, 42 per cent in-cluded education on topics related to athletes with a dis-ability.

Furthermore, the period was signed by two words,partnerships and recognition, both linked. The ITTF SportSocial Responsibility projects made huge steps by partner-ing Peace and Sport, the United Nations Office on Sportfor Development and Peace (UNOSDP) and the Interna-tional Paralympic Committee (IPC). However, it was notonly shaking hands; special projects were implemented inColombia, East Timor, Burundi and the Democratic Repub-lic of Congo.

The Peace Cup “Ping Pong Diplomacy 2.0” was or-ganised in conjunction with Peace and Sport. In addition,four UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camps, which educateyoung leaders to use sport as a vehicle for peace and de-velopment were held with the support of the ITTF. We alsosupported another partner, the IPC, by taking part in aYouth Camp which targeted Central America. The NittakuDream Building in El Salvador was also a success, imple-mented in 11 centres; it has the aim of reducing the num-ber of children recruited by gangs.

Furthermore, there is the recognition from the sportcommunity. Peace and Sport recognised the ITTF as thebest International Federation; same as Beyond Sport but inthis case shortlisted; SportAccord applauded the ITTFWomen s Development Pro-gram. Meanwhile, SportBusi-ness International “Making aDifference” acknowledgedthe Ping Pong Paix project inBurundi and the DemocraticRepublic of Congo.

Meanwhile, multiple films of social projects gainedhonours in “Sport Movies & TV Award”. The recognitionsprovide a huge motivation to continue our expansion andto give more exposure to ITTF endeavours. One aim is toattract more sponsors; in support ITTF Marketing launchedthe Dream Building Program to raise funds.

Now, the future looks even brighter, for the first timesince the inception of the Development Program, the2013-2016 cycle witnesses Development Officers in all sixcontinents!

My thanks all development staff and course conduc-tors for the teamwork, the ITTF Executive Committee, Con-tinental and National Associations for their co-operationand support; also a special mention to Glenn Tepper forhis continual advice. I believe we have not reached ourlimits; that is our motivation. Table tennis is for all, foreveryone, everywhere!

MIKAEL ANDERSSONITTF Senior Consultant Education and Development

Welcome to the wonderful world of ITTFDevelopment; often rewarding, alwayschallenging. The ITTF Education and

Training Department opened its doors in 2009and has since then, together with the “BigBrother” the ITTF Development Department

formed , what we be-lieve today is an out-standing partnershipfor developing oursport; table tennis.

With the award win-ning ITTF Development Pro-gram serving as thebackbone and looking afterthe more fundamental needs; ITTF Education and Traininghas been awarded the opportunity to launch a flurry ofactivities targeting young talents and their coaches fromemerging national associations.

Never in the history of international table tennishave there been so many opportunities for young athletesto compete and train all around the world. Lookingahead to the new Olympic cycle we are proud to offeroutstanding and well managed programs based on theGlobal Reach concept and the functional ITTF AthletesDevelopment Model.

We live and work for the future of our sport; we be-lieve in passion, in a strong vision and in success.

POLONA CEHOVIN SUSINITTF Director - Education and Training

It is said that knowing and willing is notenough when trying to reach new dimensions;we must apply and do!The ITTF Development Program alongside the Educa-

tion and Training Program is pursuing just these ideals;this is being done in close cooperation with our extensiveteam of course conductors, coaches, experts, donors, spon-sors, partner organizations and last but not least Conti-nental Federations and National Associations. Thank you,dear friends, none of this would be possible without you!

We hope that with the current edition of the maga-zine we succeeded in bringing closer to you the extent andthe diversity of the programs, opportunities and incentivesthat are made available and delivered through the Devel-opment and Education and Training Programs, very oftenset up as joined projects with external partners and sup-porters.

In fact players, coaches, umpires and referees, com-petition directors and managers have never had so manyopportunities to grow, accumulate new knowledge andimplement. What a job theyare all doing! The possibili-ties to develop and bring oursport to new heights are re-ally many and we try to en-sure even more by beingconstantly innovative andcreative with loads of enthu-siasm and passion.

Together we are shaping the future and we are doingthis by using sport as a vehicle for social change; thusmaking the world a better place. We indeed live in excitingtimes and we are sure that the best is yet to come.

Everything matters and everyone’s contribution is pre-cious so welcome on board – let’s continue building ourdreams together!

Glenn Tepper

Leandro Olvech

Mikael Andersson

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History of Progress......The ITTF Development Program began in 1999 with a pilot

project in Oceania. At that time the ITTF had a total of 180 member countries.

......Following the success in Oceania Development, the program was expanded to Africa, Latin America and Europe in 2001.

......By 2002, all continents had an “agreement of understanding” with the ITTF for development.

......In 2013, ITTF now has 217 member countries or territories.

......The current continental development “agreement of under-standing” is for 2013-2016.

Courses from 2009 to 2012......492 courses were organized. ......98 courses from Olympic Solidarity.......206 of these courses included education about Para Table

Tennis, 42% of the total, while in the last quadrennial it was at 14%.

......128 equipment packages with tables, scorers, rackets, balls weredonated.

......Around 24,000 people attended ITTF courses all over the world.

......38% of them were women while during the last quadrennial (2005-08) it was 33%.

......More than 200 national associations were supported through courses or equipment donations or hosted a development event.

......Over 4000 Coaching Manuals of different levels and languages were distributed.

......A total of 116 experts from 49 countries represented the ITTF internationally.

Development Staff Since 1999......Glenn Tepper: Oceania Development Officer (1999-2000),

ITTF Development Manager (2001-2006), ITTF Director of Development Programs (2007-2008), ITTF Executive Director-Development (2009-2012), ITTF Deputy CEO (2013-current).

......Babatunde Obisanya: Africa Development Officer (2001).

......Evelio Alvarez: Latin America Development Officer (2001-2012).

......Zita Pidl: Europe Development Manager (2001-2008).

......Afshin Badiee: Asia Development Officer (2001-2008, 2010-current).

......Steve Dainton: Oceania Development Officer (2002-2005).

......Surendra Suwal: Oceania Development Officer (2006).

......Andrew Hubbard: Oceania Development Officer (2006-2008)

......Leandro Olvech: ITTF Co-ordinator of Development Programs (2007-2008), ITTF Development Program Manager (2009-2011), ITTF Deputy Executive Director-Development (2011-2012), ITTF Director Development (2013-current).

......Scott Houston: Oceania Development Officer (2009-2011).

......Polona Cehovin Susin: Europe Development Manager (2009),ITTF Departments Program Manager (2010-2011), ITTF Deputy Executive Director-Education & Training (2011-2012),ITTF Director-Education and Training (2013-current).

......Lilamani de Soysa: Europe Development Manager (2010-current).

......Michael Brown: Oceania Development Officer (2012-current)Ahmed Dawlatly: Africa Development Officer (2013-current).

......Ramon Ortega Montes: Latin America Development Officer (2013-current).

......Dejan Papic: North America Development Officer (2012-current).

CONSISTENT GROWTH

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DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & TRAINING OVERVIEW

The ITTF Development Program, es-tablished in 1999 as a pilot proj-ect in Oceania, has grown

considerably and in a sustainable wayover the past 14 years.

Like a locomotive taking time to buildup to full steam and starting with just onestaff member, it has progressively grown totwo and a half full-time ITTF staff, six Con-tinental Development Officers and over100 course conductors. Some 100 mass participation courses areheld each year and for the first time in2013, there is a million dollar continentaldevelopment budget. Structures andphilosophies have been established and re-fined for the greater good of all over the14 years.

Enter the younger and racier sportscar:the Education and Training Program; withan innovative leader, the focus is on youngtalents, from Hopes to Cadets to the YouthOlympic Games and to Junior players. Sup-port programs have been built around eacharea in such a way that the machine canadapt readily to individual needs and hasdone so since inception with excellent re-sults.

The locomotive Development Programand the sportscar Education and TrainingProgram work hand in hand, complement-ing each other with the right balance ofstability and flexibility.

Key Areas.....ITTF Development Projects: over 100courses per year covering Coach Education,Training Camps, Women’s Courses, Umpiresand Referees Courses, Para Table TennisCourses, Marketing Courses......ITTF Development Equipment Assis-tance: provides approximately 30 packagesof equipment annually on a rotation andneeds basis......ITTF Dream Building Project: uses tabletennis as a vehicle for social change, work-ing closely with the office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees,

Locomotive and Sports Car

A demonstration from Richard Prause at the Training Camp prior to the ITTF 2012 World Cadet Challenge

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A Training Camp at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010, a good example of close co-operation between Development and Education and Training

THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES, SINGAPORE 2010

Peace and Sport and the International Par-alympic Committee. Extensive support hasbeen received from Butterfly, Stag, Xiom,Tibhar, the German Table Tennis Associa-tion and the Foundation for Global SportsDevelopment......ITTF Coach Accreditation System: Over3,000 coaches have been accredited sinceinception in 2004. There was extensiveCourse Conductor Training in 2012 and ITTFLevel Three will start in 2013......ITTF Women’s Development Program:won Sport Accord’s Spirit of Sport Award in2012 and with a minimum of one women’scourse in each continent per year will con-tinue to promote women’s issues......Special Projects: “With the Future inMind”, Olympic Solidarity Junior Scholar-ships and “Road to Nanjing” initiatives sup-

port over 20 players from the developingcountries. Training is provided in additionto competition pathways to both YouthOlympic Games and Olympic Games.Olympians have already emerged......Hopes Project: provides national andcontinental opportunities; the World HopesWeek is a major feature with selection forthe prestigious World Hopes Team theprime goal......ITTF Hot Spots: recognize existing train-ing centres, seeking to establish opportuni-ties and links for elite training andeducation......ITTF Online Learning: comes online in2013 and will provide comprehensive linksand education connected to With the Fu-ture in Mind, Road to Nanjing and Hopesprojects.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Awide range of possibilities is offered on multimediaboth on the internet and social media. Simply tunein and keep up-to-date with the very latest develop-

ments that are being made throughout the world. The Development Page on the ITTF website details news and

valuable information with regards to the Coach Accreditation Sys-tem, Upcoming Courses, Databases of Courses, Equipment Assis-tance, Certified Coaches and Match Officials, Olympic SolidarityPrograms, Women s Development and Internet Streaming.

Notably Internet Streaming has received 47 million connec-tions since 2009 (www.ittf.com/ittv).

FacebookMeanwhile on Facebook there is the Fan Page which has provedoutstandingly popular (www.facebook.com/ITTFWorld); it has at-tracted no less than 32 million connections since 2010.

In addition the ITTF World page has witnessed more than 32million connections since the start in 2010 and the Women’s De-velopment page (www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Develop-ment-in-Table-Tennis/147833028595106) has proved a success.

ProfilesAlso there are the extensive profiles which feature Development(http://www.facebook.com/ittf.development) and the ITTF WorldHopes Team (http://www.facebook.com/worldhopesteam.ittf).Also there is access to Twitter (Twitter: @ittfworld) and DreamBuilding (www.ittfdream.com).

Also Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/ittfworld) plus the YouTubechannel (youtube.com/user/ittfchannel) with 1.7 million connec-tions since 2010, have all made the work of the InternationalTable Tennis Federation more visible.

Stay Tuned

ITTF Dream Building is a new um-brella branding of social responsi-bility programs which "create

opportunities to dream"; included isPara Table Tennis "nothing can stopthe dream" and Junior Table Tennis"creating the dream pathway".

Official LaunchAfter months of preparation, the ITTFDream Building concept, along with apromotional video and website waslaunched by ITTF Marketing Division'sKimberly Koh at the Annual GeneralMeeting held in the "Goldsaal" in theWestfalenhallen Convention Centre inDortmund, Germany on Tuesday 27thMarch 2012.

"The Dream Building campaign en-compasses all that is "development"within the ITTF. We need more funds toservice more areas and more communi-ties and make table tennis an accessible

Dream Buildingactivity to all members of our society andespecially to those that have financial orphysical challenges. I hope that the table

tennis community and the corporatecommunity will support this program inbig numbers", said Adham Sharara, ITTFPresident.

"Supporters of the ITTF Dream Build-ing Program will now be referred to asITTF Dream Builders, because they liter-ally help to build the ping pong dreamsof many around the world," explainedSteve Dainton, ITTF Marketing Directorand creator of the ITTF Dream Buildingconcept.

Seeking DreamersThe ITTF is now actively seeking individ-ual and Corporate Dream Builders tosupport the concept.

Individuals will be able to donate onthe website www.ittfdream.com/donate.

Corporations are invited to partnerthe ITTF Dream Building program fortheir Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) programs.

Recognition levels will be commensu-rate with the level of support and rangefrom Bronze Dream Builders to PlatinumDream Builders.

NOTHING CAN STOP THE DREAM CREATING THE DREAM PATHWAY

Australia’s Heming Hu at the Volkswagen 2012 World Junior ChampionshipsTurkey’s Hatice Duman in action at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

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Originally named “Justice for All”,the Foundation for Global SportsDevelopment is led by the charis-

matic duo of David Ulich and Steve Unger-leider. Since 2008, the organisation hasprovided US $30,000 per annum for ITTFDevelopment Program projects with a hu-manitarian basis. In 2009, this includedprojects in Jordan, hurricane assistancefor Jamaica and support for the CôteD’Ivoire.

One year later in 2010, they became part-ners for ITTF projects organised in conjunctionwith Peace and Sport, commencing with theventure in East Timor. The following year theysupported projects in Benin, Mongolia andSuriname, in addition to helping with equip-ment packages for Ethiopia, Swaziland,Uganda, Guatemala and Uruguay.

In 2012 support was provided for courses inHonduras, Namibia, Guatemala Somalia andTanzania.

Outstanding aid and the backing is set tocontinue for the period 2013-2016. The pa-tronage has been increased to US $200,000and includes the promotion of junior playerson the “Road to Nanjing” project; the endeav-our linked to the next Youth Olympic Games.

Foundation for Global Sports Development

The efforts of Foundation for Global Sports Development were appreciated in Tanzania

In 2006 the German Table TennisAssociation (Deutscher Tischten-nis Bund) was not satisfied with

the problems that African and LatinAmerican countries had faced withrespect to acquiring visas to enterGermany to compete in the Lieb-herr World Championships in Bre-men.

They wished to assist those conti-nents. Therefore, young, motivated andinnovative leaders Thomas Weikert(President) and Matthias Vatheuer (Sec-retary-General) contacted the ITTF De-velopment Department; it was agreedthe German Association would provideequipment packages to those conti-nents.

Since that time the following coun-tries have benefitted from the gesturemade: Anguilla, Barbados, Cen-trafrique, Guyana, Kenya, Libya, Nether-lands Antilles, Peru, Sierra Leone,Somalia, St Kitts and Nevis and Togo.

Additionally, the German Table Ten-nis Association supported the “PingPong Paix” project in Burundi and theDemocratic Republic of Congo; ascheme which introduced many youngpeople to the sport of table tennis. Inevery village there were smiles as chil-dren tried their skills but undoubtedlyone of the major highlights of thewhole concept was the visit to the Lieb-herr World Team Championships inDortmund in 2012.

In the Westfalenhallen, wide-eyedmembers of the party were able to rubshoulders with the star names from theGerman National Team.

Deutscher Tischtennis Bund “In 2011 and 2012 we switched the

funding to the ITTF Peace and Sportsproject; we gave financial support forthe camps organized in Burundi andCongo and we covered the costs for thestay of the group which visited Dort-mund”, said Matthias Vatheuer. “Weare proud of being a part of this won-derful project; looking into the eyes ofthe children and seeing them play tabletennis was the best evidence that theproject was a success.”

Furthermore, it is not the only areawhere Germany is active in developing

table tennis. In conjunction with Ger-man Foreign Ministry and the GermanTable Tennis Association, the Universityof Leipzig, offers five month courses ina range of sports and in a variety of lan-guages.

Participants are required only to paythe airfare; hospitality and all tuitionfees are covered. A trial course was heldin English for African Countries prior tofull implementation.

The first official course was in Span-ish in 2009-10 followed by a second inFrench in 2011.

Timo Boll met the officials and players who came to Dortmund as part of Ping Pong Paix

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SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS


SUPPORTING MANUFACTURERS

Butterfly is a long-time supporterof the ITTF Development Programand the period 2009-2012 was no

exception.During a friendly discussion at the World

Junior Championships in Spain in 2008;Glenn Tepper, on behalf of the InternationalTable Tennis Federation and Yuki Kamizuru

Butterfly

Xiom, the Korean manufacturer of high level table tennisequipment, entered into an agreement with the ITTF in2011. The “Xiom Development Incentive Programme” was

born; an accord whereby the company provides eight equipmentpackages per year.

Each package comprises six tables, six nets and post sets, six scorers, 80rackets, eight gross of balls plus table tennis clothing for the national associ-ation. Each year, the first eight countries allocated an Olympic Solidarity Tech-nical or a Developing a National Sports Structure Course receive the offer.

Stag

Vivek and Rakesh Kohli, the amiablebrothers may not at first give the im-pression that they run the most suc-

cessful sporting goods export company inIndia; more they give the feeling they havereturned from meditating in the foothills ofthe Himalayas, a sojourn regularly com-pleted by Vivek.

Sport is their field of work; table tennis is theirpassion. Stag has been a supporter of the ITTF De-velopment Program since the beginning and alwaysthe first to volunteer assistance for special projectswith a humanitarian link. The ITTF pays a token pricefor the equipment provided through the Develop-ment Program but, with Vivek’s philosophy of pro-viding the best equipment, it is closer to a donation.

An exalted place in the next world is certainlyassured for the “Indian Saints”; in this world theyare greatly appreciated.

At the GAC Group 2011World Table Tennis Champi-onships a new step was

taken with regards to social pro-grams. The Japanese company Nit-taku joined the ITTF DreamBuilding pool of sponsors.

“Nittaku Dream Building in El Sal-vador” is the project. The aim is to helpdisadvantaged children in eleven ruralareas were targeted.

“Our company is always willing to con-tribute to peace in our country; now weare proud to do the same on an interna-tional level in El Salvador”, said Isao Ki-teoka the President of Nittaku. “Weappreciate the opportunity given by theInternational Table Tennis Federation.”

A highly pleased President and alsoa delighted Deputy General Manager, Mr

representing Butterfly, discussed a possibleproject with a new partner “Peace andSport”. The proposal was for a special proj-ect to commence in 2009 in Colombia.

Both parties were not totally convincedthe envisaged project would prove a success.However, trust built through extensive co-operation involving such ventures asTsunami Rebuilding, the South Africa Disad-vantaged Region Project plus being the firstsport to return to Afghanistan in addition tosimilar successful undertakings, promptedthe decision to proceed.

Colombianitos proved a success; now theITTF in conjunction with Peace and Sportstages one such project annually; the con-cept being made possible thanks to the sup-port from Butterfly. They have providedtables, rackets, balls and printed shirts foreach project. Now, in addition to Colombia,similar successful schemes have been stagedin East Timor, Burundi and the DemocraticRepublic of Congo.

"We feel proud in our commitment andit's great that this assistance has now faces”,said Shunsaku Yamada, the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Butterfly after meeting the youngplayers from Burundi and the DemocraticRepublic of Congo at the Liebherr 2012World Team Championships in Dortmund.

Furthermore, Butterfly funds the ITTFWorld Hopes Team project, providing oppor-tunities for talented players from through-out the world who are under 12 years ofage; all benefiting from high level specialistcoaching.

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Chiba. “I am really happy that the ITTFgave us this opportunity, I have beenin the table tennis business for 28years”, he said. “It is the first time thatI have been involved in a social pro-gramme; I hope we can continue withsuch projects in the future.”

A first contribution; hopefully thestart of a fruitful partnership.

Shunsaku Yamada wearing a Dream Building badge

The philanthropic Vivek Kohli

Living the dream, totally focused

The Xiom Equipment Package gratefully received in the Marshall Islands

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At international level, thesporting community has itsown codes, networks and di-

rections. Many factors are differentbut there are many in common. If wehave to point out recent trends interms of development it would cer-tainly be the involvement in socialprojects and the use of sport as a ve-hicle for social change, peace and de-velopment.

The concept has been defined asSport Social Responsibility; the Interna-tional Table Tennis Federation is one ofthe leading international federations inthis field. The last four years have beenhighlighted by the establishment andstrengthening of networks linking sportand social development.

Our main partners are Peace andSport, who work with more than 40 in-ternational federations but consider theInternational Table Tennis Federation astheir locomotive, being one of only threeinternational federations to be foundingpartners. In recognition the InternationalTable Tennis Federation received the“Best International Federation” at theirforum in 2009; whilst SportBusinessawarded the joint project in Burundi andCongo Democratic “Ping Pong Paix” asbest of its class in 2012.

Undoubtedly, the main driver in so-cial concepts is the United Nations Mil-lennium Development Goals, whilst theagency which promotes these goalsthrough sport is the United Nations Of-fice on Sport for Development and Peace

A Vehicle for Social Change(UNOSDP). In recent years the Interna-tional Table Tennis Federation hasformed a close partnership with UNOSDPand is one of the main international fed-erations working with them on a regularbasis.

Meanwhile, the International Para-lympic Committee is also an importantpartner and recently started to run re-gional camps with the aim to promoteyoung athletes, coaches and officers to

which the International Table Tennis Fed-eration contributes to in terms of humanand equipment resources.

All are global partners with projectsbeing established in selected countries inagreement with the International TableTennis Federation; Nittaku Dream Build-ing in El Salvador and Haiti Recovery, fol-lowing the earthquake in January 2010,are notable examples of successful en-deavours.

At the Qatar Peace and Sport Cup in November 2011, the players visited a local school to promote sport and harmony

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United Nations Office on Sport for Development & Peace

Under the leadership of Mr. Wilfried Lemke, theSpecial Adviser for Ban Ki Moon, the UnitedNations Secretary General, the United Nations

Office on Sport for Development and Peace agencyhas the task to advocate Millennium DevelopmentGoals worldwide, especially with United Nation’smember states and its delegates.

In 2012 this advocacy moved beyond politics and bu-reaucracy into action on the field with an ambitious proj-ect; the education of young leaders of developingcountries; non-governmental organisations using sport fordevelopment and peace.

Four camps were organised where motivated youngpeople from Africa and the Middle East received trainingon social and sporting matters. The International Table Ten-nis Federation led sessions at all the camps and plans tocontinue. In order to support the follow up, theUNOSDP/ITTF Dream Building project was launched whichprovides material and educational assistance to selectedyouth leader projects after each camp.

Haiti Recovery

After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in2010 the international Table Tennis communityand the International Table Tennis Federation

moved into action quickly in order to assist and rein-stall the sport on the island. The response was ex-traordinary; approximately US$150,000 in cash andin-kind donations were collected.

The funds raised were used for a comprehensive devel-opment program, which started with an Olympic Solidarityfunded course. An ITTF expert was based in the Island forten weeks and provided educational services and advicewhilst coordinating the use of the donations.

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The ITTF Education and TrainingDepartment was establishedwith the aim of playing a fun-

damental role in improving thesport of table tennis; securingsound and constructive pathwaysfor athlete development is a prin-ciple target.

Fundamentally, the policy is to pro-vide opportunities for athletes andcoaches to gain sport specific knowl-edge and a strong awareness of theimportant rules and regulations in-volved in ITTF events. In addition amajor goal is to create opportunitiesand offer incentives for talented ath-letes who wish to pursue table tennisas their number one sport.

Universality is the guiding princi-ples, while keeping excellence in mindand providing a strong point of refer-ence for national associations and Na-tional Olympic Committees.

ITTF Athlete VisionIdentifying and implementing a sportspecific educational program, labelledITTF Athletes Development Model isthe vision; the plan is to initiate ideas,building opportunities for athletes andcoaches to excel in table tennis and lifein general. It is our wish to form andcommunicate an overall strategy forathlete development, accessible to allnational associations that once fullyimplemented, should cover TalentIdentification, Prospect Development,Youth Olympic Games and OlympicGames preparation projects.

ITTF HopesThe ITTF Hopes Program was intro-duced in 2009 but a new model wasadopted in 2012 with the intention tostrengthen the role of the national as-sociations; a total of 77 associationsregistered with 39 opting to haveyoung hopes players in the ITTF Hopes

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STEP BY STEPby Mikael Andersson

Formally introduced at the beginning of 2009,the ITTF Education and Training Departmenthas, during the Olympic cycle 2009-2012,

played an active role facilitating several projectsconnected to the education of athletes, coachesand officials.

Looking back on four productive years of hard innova-tive work, we can conclude that the department has beenable to contribute to the growth and success of the awardwinning ITTF Development Program, by adding well de-signed and promotionally strong programs .

The active projects put on offer to ITTF membershipcomprise ITTF Hopes, ITTF Hot Spot Training Centre Net-work, Hello Future Conferences and ITTF “With the Futurein Mind”. All are directed towards athlete development; allinvolve multiple benefits for those participating. The bene-fits include active educational support, specific events, train-ing camps and training centre options for athletes andcoaches.

Although much of the focus has been on providing di-rected opportunities that target active coaches and players,there have been successful initiatives launched to addressother needs within the ITTF structure. Notable examples arethe Young Umpires project, which preceded the SingaporeYouth Olympic Games and most recently the ITTF educa-tion.com on-line learning platform.

The “step by step approach”, which was introducedhighlighted three specific areas, in order to guide athletesand coaches in their development activities.

Specific Areas.....ITTF Hopes Programme: a global talent Identificationprogramme for very young players and their coaches. A suc-cessful early introduction to international table tennis wasutilized by more than 80 national associations in 2012......Prospect Development: direct continuation from theHopes Program allowing national associations to tap intoactivities offered through the ITTF Hot Spot Training Centernetwork. Close co-operation has been established with con-tinental organizations in relation to the ITTF Cadet Chal-lenge, the prime event for athletes 16 years and younger......Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games preparation: aconcentrated effort made to support talented athletes fromemerging countries, to qualify and eventually prepare forthe Olympic Games. The ITTF “With the Future in Mind”project has been managed in close co-operation with theOlympic Solidarity sector of the International Olympic Com-mittee.

The FutureLooking ahead it is quite clear that national associationswill be served with a one stop shop for development activi-ties.

It is in my mind a vibrant, strong offering managed byquality and experienced staff. All credit for the successfulimplementation of our projects should go the staff servingour sport day and night: Polona Cehovin Susin (ITTF DeputyExecutive Director-Education & Training ), Zita Pidl (ITTFHopes Manager) and Dejan Papic (ITTF Hopes Consultant). Ithank them all for good sparring and memorable times inservice of the sport we love.

Week and Challenge, the parade eventof the program.

With the Future in MindThe ITTF With the Future in Mind proj-ect continues to play an active part inthe general development of athletesfrom non-traditional table tennis mar-kets seeking Olympic participation.

Road to Nanjing Promoting and identifying athletes forthe Youth Olympic Games is the num-ber one priority in the Road to NanjingProject organised in conjunction withthe Olympic Solidarity program organ-ised by the International Olympic Com-mittee.

Close co-operation with the ITTFGlobal Junior Program (the YouthOlympic Games qualifying structure)and connection to the Hot Spot Train-ing Centres is in place.

Close to KarlssonThe agreement with Swedish topcoach Peter Karlsson comprises his in-volvement in the Hopes and With theFuture in Mind programs, where hedeals m\inly with selected players intraining and in competitions.

Hot Spots NetworkThe network consists of 23 trainingcentres, endorsed by respective na-tional associations. They are open forinternational participation, working tosupport table tennis, its growth, qual-ity, improvement and promotion.

Online EducationThe project was launched through apilot module of e-learning about cleansport, the “Real Winner”. However,our own online education and commu-nication platform is now available atwww.ittfeducation.com.

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It has become one of the mostprized possessions, the ITTF WorldHopes Team shirt is revered; it is a

mark of success, it is worn with greatpride.

In a period of the only four years, theITTF World Hopes Team has assumed a veryspecial status.

InaugurationThe first ever ITTF World Hopes Team wasselected in 2009 encompassing all six conti-nents affiliated to the International TableTennis Federation; the team visitedChengdu in China and competed in theEuro Mini Championships in the French cityof Schiltigheim.

Experience gained, in 2010 a series ofTraining Camps was held under the direc-tion of Dejan Papic, the ITTF World HopesTeam Head Coach, from which the playerswere selected. The players named, theTeam attended the ITTF Junior Circuit Tour-nament in the Korean city of Daejeon andonce again competed in the Euro MiniChampionships in Schiltigheim.

A new format in 2010 and in 2011there was a innovation. The first ever ITTFHopes Week and Challenge was stagedwith 63 players from 28 associations, cover-ing six continents attending the recentlyopened Werner Schlager Academy inSchwechat near Vienna.

Following a highly successful week, tenplayers where selected for the ITTF WorldHopes Team with a further six being in-vited at their own cost. The team visited

The ITTF World Hopes Teams2009 Boys: Brian Afanador (PUR), Abderahmane Alliqua (ALG),Charles Deng (USA), Christos Christonof (CYP), Park Jeong Woo(KOR), Fermin Tenti (ARG), Patryk Zatowka (POL)2009 Girls: Salma Khaled (EGY), Tamolwan Khethuen (THA), JaninaNieto Herrera (PER), Egle Orlovaite (LTU), Angeline Tang An Qi(MAS)

2010 Boys: Hung Ka Tak (HKG), Filip Iljevski (CAN), ChristopherWheeler (SCO), Aaron Wilson (TRI)2010 Girls: Andreea Clapa (ROU), Han Mi Jung (KOR), InsanaMakhauri (LAT), Marie Migot (FRA), Neridee Niño (VEN), RuofeiRao (NZL)

2011 Boys: Youssef Abdel-Aziz (EGY), Kunal Chodri (USA), KanakJha (USA), Christie Pletea (ROU), Wong Ho Hin (HKG)2011 Girls: Adina Diaconu (ROU), Adriana Diaz (PUR), Leung TszChing (HKG), Naina (IND), Ng Yuen Wan (HKG), Monapsorn Sari-tapirak (THA), Angela Zhan (AUS)

2012 Boys: Youssef Abdel-Aziz (EGY), Alireza Rahnamayhaghighi(IRI), Vilmer Georgsson (SWE), Jeremy Hazin (CAN), Kanak Jha(USA), Medardas Stankevicius (LTU) 2012 Girls: Margarita Balthusite (BLR), Adriana Diaz (PUR), KristinaKallberg (SWE), Naja Mekamporn (THA), Bruna Takahashi (JPN)

World Cadet Challenge Teams2011 Puerto Rico - Boys: Kanak Jha (USA), Park Jeong Woo (KOR),Aaron Wilson (TRI), Patryk Zatowka (POL)

2011 Puerto Rico - Girls: Salma Khaled (EGY), Tamolwan Khethuen(THA), Marie Migot (FRA), Neridee Niño (VEN)

2012 Guam - Boys: Youssef Abdelaziz (EGY), Kunal Chodri(USA)Danny Garcia (ECU), Tomas Polansky (CZE)2012 Guam - Girls: Adina Diaconu (ROU), Leung Tsz Ching (HKG),Monapsorn Saritapirak (THA), Bruna Takahashi (BRA)

The Graduates - Boys2010 Volkswagen World Junior Championships: Charles Deng(USA)2011 Volkswagen World Junior Championships: Brian Afanador(PUR)2011ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Brian Afanador (Latin America),Fermin Tenti (Latin America)2012 Liebherr World Championships: Brian Afanador (PUR), Chris-tos Christonof (CYP)2012 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Brian Afanador (Latin America),Hung Ka Tak (Asia), Filip Ilijevski (North America), Fermin Tenti(Latin America), Patryk Zatowka (Europe) 2012 Volkswagen World Junior Championships: Kunal Chodri(USA), Kanak Jha (USA), Fermin Tenti (ARG)

The Graduates - Girls2011 Volkswagen World Junior Championships: Angela Zhan (AUS)2011 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Adriana Diaz (PUR)2012 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Salma Khaled (Africa), Tamol-wan Khetkuen (Asia)2012 Volkswagen World Junior Championships: Marie Migot (FRA)

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the Chinese city of Guangzhou for twoweeks before spending one week inOchsenhausen, Germany; the itinerary con-cluded once again with participation inthe Euro Mini Championships inSchiltigheim.

ITTF Hopes WeekIn 2012 the Hopes Week and Challengewas once again staged; on this occasion atFalkenberg in Sweden under the directionof two players who have won titles at

World Championships, Peter Karlsson andErik Lindh. Players’ registration was on-linewith the approval of national associations.National associations were requested tonominate national co-ordinators and to or-ganize a National Hopes event to selectone boy and one girl for the Hopes Weekand Challenge.Meanwhile in 2012, an ITTFWorld Hopes Team was selected to com-pete in the ITTF 2011 Cadet Challenge inJanuary in Puerto Rico and in the ITTF 2012Cadet Challenge in Guam in October.

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The Ping Pong Paix project in promoted harmony in an area of past conflict

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KHALED EL-SAHLY, PRESIDENT AFRICA TABLE TENNIS FEDERATIONAfrica is one of the continents that has benefited the most from the 2009-2012 Development activities, our thanks to ITTF for the great effortsto fulfil our needs and thanks to all experts. The quadrennial was filled with courses in all fields allocated to member associations on a rota-tion basis in order that each benefitted at least from one in the four year period.

There were also special courses targeting women in the areas of coach education, umpiring and refereeing. Equipment donations werevery helpful to promote Table Tennis in many countries. In addition the Development Deptartment was helpful to in promote the Africa CadetTeam to prepare for World Cadet Challenge and to ensure our Continental representation in ITTF Hopes team. Furthermore, the number of selffunded courses in Africa has been steadily increasing.Khaled El-Salhy ATTF President

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Africa with 48 member associations is the second largest among all continents in membership terms. The number of development related activities is growing – from 16 courses and training camps in2009 to more than 30 in 2012. There is an increasing number of self-funded courses and Olympic Solidarity courses. Also, the diversity of activities is becoming broader: the focus is still set very muchon coach education but courses for umpires and referees have been held; national associations have responded to the increase in women’s activities that are organized on yearly basis. Also, there is agreat interest in organising humanitarian projects, part of the ITTF Goodwill Fund. Meanwhile, the ITTF World Hopes Program, the With the Future in Mind project and the advent of the Youth Olympic

Games have all helped Africa progress as have the marketing efforts in order to raise the standards of tournaments. Increased television coverage has resulted; times look bright for Africa.

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An ITTF donation included six Stag tables and 80 rackets In February Leandro Olvech conducted a successful ITTF/PTT Level One Course

Aleksey Yefremov was the Course Conductor for an ITTF/PTT Level One Course in October Seychelles was one of several countries to receive help from Tibhar

Staged in Djibouti, Mohammad Atoum led a course in February In May Mohamed Bassyoni conducted an Basic and National Referees Course

Ahmed El-Dawlatly was the expert for an ITTF Level Two Course in July Régis Canor conducted an ITTF Training Camp in October

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SCHEDULE 2009-20122009Botswana 27 July-4 July ITTF Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO) Central Africa 2-8 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Eric Duduc (FRA) Côte D'Ivoire 23 September-1 October ITTF Umpires Course & Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Patrick Ringel (FRA) Egypt 6-8 April ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Egypt 18-24 April ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Conductor Training Leandro Olvech (ARG) Ethiopia 14-21 December ITTF Basic Umpires & Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Ronald Mugwanya (UGA)Lesotho 25 September-3 October ITTF Umpires Course & Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Cyril Sen (MAS) Liberia 14-22 March ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF Level One Coach Education, Training Camp & Tournament Organisation Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO) Madagascar 4-10 May ITTF Level One Coach Education Kaka Lawson (TOG) Mauritius 7-12 December ITTF Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Etienne Guicherd (FRA) Morocco 7-10 July ITTF Referees Course (International Referee) Richard Scruton (ENG) Michael Zwipp (GER)Rwanda 15-24 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Kaka Lawson (TOG) Sierra Leone 22 October-2 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Senegal 20 January-3 March Olympic Solidarity: Development of National Sports Structure-Part Two Sylvain Chermette (FRA) Senegal 15-22 June ITTF Umpires Course & Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Jacky Simon (FRA) Tunisia 17-19 March ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Christian Martin (FRA)

2010Cameroon 22-27 November ITTF Basic Umpires and National Referees Course Patrick Ringel (FRA)Central Africa 15-21 November ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course, Tournament Organization Ronald Mugwanya (UGA)Comoros 10-17 June Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Kaka Lawson (TOG)Congo Brazzaville 22-27 June ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Ronald Mugwanya (UGA)Côte D’Ivoire 10-14 May ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Patrick Ringel (FRA)Egypt 6-8 February ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Egypt 6-8 February ITTF Marketing Course Steve Dainton (AUS)Egypt 3-11 May ITTF Level Two Coach Education & ITTF Level Two Coach Education Conductor Training Philippe Molodzoff (FRA), Glenn Tepper (AUS)Egypt 15-29 October Africa Cadet Challenge Training Camp Youssef Rabie (EGY)Ethiopia 11-22 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Goodwill Fund Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Gambia 3-11 April ITTF Training Camp & Tournament Organisation Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP) Ghana 10-17 December ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course & Tournament Organisation Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Kenya 10-20 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & PTT Training Camp Leandro Olvech (ARG)Libyan Arab Republic 26 October-4th November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

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Ramon Ortega Montes conducted ITTF Level Two & Basic Umpires Courses in November Mohamed Bassyoni conducted Women’s Courses in May

Mohammad Atoum led a Training Camp in November and December Olympic Solidarity Courses were held in September and October

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2010 (CONTINUED)South Africa 19-24 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Emanuel Christiansson (SWE)South Africa 26 June-3 July ITTF Women's Course, ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education, ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Sudan 15-24 September Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Mohammad Atoom (JOR)Swaziland 13-17 September ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG)Tunisia 28-31 January ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF Level One Coach Education & Forum Karima Tellaa (ALG)Tunisia 26-28 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Leszek Kucharski (POL)Zambia 1-10 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Sylvain Chermette (FRA)

2011Benin 8-15 September ITTF Basic Umpires Course, Basic and National Referees Course Patrick Ringel (FRA) Burkina Faso 28 October-22 November Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure - Part One/Three Kaka Lawson (TOG) Burundi 12-17 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI) Burundi/DR Congo 18-22 December ITTF Goodwill Fund: Ping Pong Paix Project Georg Silberschmidt (SUI), Peter Karlsson (SWE) Cameroon 27 June-6 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Eric Duduc (FRA) Djibouti 16-24 January ITTF Basic Umpires Course, Basic Referees Course & Tournament Organisation Patrick Ringel (FRA) Djibouti 21-28 May Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Karima Tellaa (ALG)Egypt 8-12 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Mohamed Gharib (EGY) Egypt 30 June-5 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education (self funded) Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY) Egypt 18-22 May ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Ashraf Abdel-Fatah (EGY) Egypt 4-6 November PTT Classification Seminar Sandra Sonn (RSA), Marwan Dia (JOR)Egypt 31 December-12 January Africa Cadet Challenge Training Camp Youssef Rabie (EGY)Ethiopia 14-23 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Mohammad Atoom (JOR)Gambia 14-26 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP) Guinea 24-31 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Kaka Lawson (TOG) Morocco 8-12 July ITTF National Umpires Course, National Referees Course (self-funded) Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Morocco 11-14 July African Competition Managers Course Raul Calin (ESP) Mozambique 20-28 February ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG) Mozambique 19-30 April ITTF Basic Umpires Course, Basic Referees & Tournament Organisation Delano Lai Fatt (CAN) Mozambique 3-12 June ITTF Basic & National Umpires Course, National Referees Course Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Niger 12-18 April ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Kaka Lawson (TOG)Nigeria 7-14 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR) Seychelles 5-14 April ITTF Basic & NationalUmpires Course, Basic and National Referees Course Patrick Ringel (FRA) Somalia 2-11 February Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp (in Djibouti) Mohammad Atoom (JOR) South Africa 29-31 March ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR) South Africa 29-31 March South Africa ITTF Basic & National Referees Course Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)South Africa 31 March ITTF Advanced Umpire Training Umpires Course Cyril Sen (MAS) Sudan 15-22 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education & Training Camp Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY) Tanzania 11-22 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Bose Kaffo (NGR) Tunisia 29-31 October ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Regis Canor (FRA) Uganda 26-30 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO) Uganda 20-31 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Zimbabwe 6-13 July ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education, Training Camp & Forum Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)

2012Algeria 2-4 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Regis Canor (FRA)Algeria 31 March-4th April Africa Women’s ITTF-PTT Level One Coach Education & Forum Karima Tellaa (ALG)Algeria 3-4 April ITTF Advanced Umpire Training Patrick Ringel (FRA)Benin 18-29 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Karima Tellaa (ALG)Botswana 16-20 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)Botswana 15-21 October Africa Women’s ITTF Basic & National Umpires Course, Basic Referees Course & Forum Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Burkina Faso 14 January-13th February Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure-Part Two/Three Kaka Lawson (TOG)Burkina Faso 16-23 October Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure-Part Three/Three Kaka Lawson (TOG)Burundi 23-30 April ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Ronald Mugwanya (UGA)Chad 15-22 January Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & NF Establishment Sylvain Chermette (FRA)Comoros 14-21 December ITTF Development Project Sylvain Chermette (FRA)Congo Democratic 15 November-15 December Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure-Part One/Two Kaka Lawson (TOG)Egypt 8-11 January ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course (self funded) Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Egypt 12-15 January ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course (self funded) Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Egypt 22-25 February ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course (self funded) Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Egypt 15-16 November ITTF Advanced Umpire Training Albert Rooijmans (NED), Patrick Ringel (FRA)Egypt 9-13 February ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Egypt 18-24 October Africa Cadet Challenge Training Camp Karima Tellaa (ALG), Bose Kaffo (NGR) Youssef Rabie (EGY)Lesotho 10-18 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Bose Kaffo (NGR)Libyan Arab Republic 1-4 May Basic and National Umpires Course (self funded) Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Madagascar 23 April-4 May Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF Level Two Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Malawi 8-15 April ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Mauritius 26 April-3 May Basic & National Umpires Course, Basic Referees Course (self funded) Patrick Ringel (FRA)Morocco 21-25 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Namibia 25 May-1st June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Seychelles 10-19 December Olympic Solidarity: Regional ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Mohammad Atoom (JOR)Sierra Leone 9-17 November ITTF Level Two Coach Education & ITTF Basic Umpires Course Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Somalia 28 January-2 February ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Sudan 8-12 May Women's ITTF Basic and National Umpires Course, Referees Course] Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)Tanzania 30 November-7 December ITTF Level Two Coach Education & Training Camp Mohammad Atoum (JOR)Togo 21 September-5 October Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF Level Two Coach Education Kaka Lawson (TOG)Tunisia 6-8 October ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Etienne Guicherd (FRA)Tunisia 1-5 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Etienne Guicherd (FRA)

Uganda 28 October-4 November ITTF Basic Umpires & Referees Course, Tournament Organisation Ronald Mugwanya (UGA)Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation PTT - Para Table Tennis

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EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE 2009-2012

Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation DTTB - German Table Tennis Association TMS - TMS International DHS- Double Happiness

2009 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherBenin ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Burundi ITTF Agreement DTTB-Stag 6 6 80 8 8Cameroon ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsCentral Africa ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF Level One ManualsComoros ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsCôte D’Ivoire ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6DR Congo ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsLiberia ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF Level One ManualsMadagascar ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsMauritius ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF Level One ManualsMorocco African Cup Stag 12 12 200 20 12 12Rwanda ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF Level One ManualsSeychelles ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Sierra Leone ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsSomalia ITTF Agreement Stag 150 20Tanzania African Junior Championships Stag 12 12 200 20 12 12Tunisia ITTF Agreement ITTF 8 6 50 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2010 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherCameroon African Senior Championships Stag 12 12 200 20 12 12Congo Brazzaville African Junior Championships Stag 12 12 200 20 12 12Equatorial Guinea ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsEthiopia ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGhana ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Guinea ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Kenya ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMalawi ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Mauritius ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Advanced ManualsSomalia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSouth Africa ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 Advanced, 60 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSwaziland ITTF Agreement ITTF 10 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsZambia ITTF Agreement ITTF 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2011 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAfrica TTF Tibhar-ESN Tibhar/ESN 1000Angola ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8Botswana World Championships DHS/TMS 9 9Burkina Faso ITTF Agreement ITTF 60 ITTF Level One ManualsBurundi Peace & Sport Project Butterfly 5 5 100 10 200 ShirtsBurundi ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF Level One ManualsCameroon ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsDjibouti Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 150 Clothing Items, 4 Towel BoxesDjibouti ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF Level One ManualsDR Congo Peace & Sport Project Butterfly 5 5 100 10 200 ShirtsEthiopia ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 ` 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGambia ITTF Agreement ITTF ` 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuinea ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsKenya Goodwill Fund Project Local 14 14Madagascar DTTB Assistance Stag 6 6 80 8Mauritius ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8Morocco African Cup Butterfly/Tinsue/TMS 12 12 100 2.5 8 8 400 sq metres of flooringMozambique ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMozambique All Africa Games Butterfly/Tinsue/TMS 12 12 100 2.5 8 8 400 sq metres of flooringNiger ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNigeria ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSouth Africa African Junior Championships Butterfly/TMS 12 12 100 3.3 8 8 36 TV Court A-BoardsSudan ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSwaziland ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTanzania ITTF Agreement ITTFUganda Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 150 Clothing ItemsUganda ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsZimbabwe ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsZimbabwe DTTB Assistance Stag 6 6 80 8

2012 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAlgeria Butterfly-TMS Butterfly 12 12 100 3.3 8 8 16 Towel BoxesAlgeria ITTF Agreement ITTF 18 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsAfrica TTF Tibhar/ESN Donation Tibhar/ESN 200Benin ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBotswana ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsChad ITTF Membership Donation Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsComoros ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6DR Congo Hema Kohli Donation Stag 5 5DR Congo ITTF Agreement ITTF 60 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsDR Congo ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100Egypt Butterfly/Tinsue/TMS Butterfly/Tinsue 13 13 120 5 8 8 16 Towel Boxes & 1500 sq m FlooringGabon ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Gambia ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100Lesotho ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsLiberia ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Libyan Arab Republic ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Madagascar Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 50 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMalawi ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNamibia ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSenegal ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Sierra Leone ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 Advanced ManualsSudan ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Tanzania ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsTogo ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

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AFSHIN BADIEE, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ASIAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONThe development of table tennis in Asia is moving forward smoothly. Projects such as coach education, umpire courses and train-ing camps continue to be held in every corner of Asia. Equipment has also been sent to several countries to help promote thesport; furthermore, the gap in playing standard is closing with countries such as India and Iran becoming ever more competitivewhilst players from the south east, south west and middle Asia all gaining higher World rankings. My thanks to the leaders andofficials from both the International Table Tennis Federation and the Asian Table Tennis Union for making the progress possible.Cai Zhenhua, ATTU President

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SCHEDULE 2009-2012

2009

India 23-28 November PTT Level One Coach Education & PTT Women’s Training Camp Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)

Iraq 30 March-4th April ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Sima Limoochi (IRI)

Iraq 7-17 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

Jordan 10-19 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

Laos 14-19 September ITTF Tournament Organisation Chan Foong Keong (MAS)

Malaysia 9-14 November ITTF Level Two Coach Education Philippe Molodzoff (FRA)

Maldives 8-17 November ITTF Training Camp & Tournament Organisation Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)

Mongolia 8-17 October ITTF Level Two Coach Education & Training Camp Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)

Sri Lanka 28 November-9 December ITTF Level Two Coach Education Sylvain Chermette (FRA)

2010

Bangladesh 1-8 December ITTF Training Camp Arif Khan (PAK)

Brunei 24-30 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Richard McAfee (USA)

Cambodia 25-30 April ITTF Tournament Organisation Chan Foong Keong (MAS)

China 11-17 August Youth Training Camp China National Coaches (CHN)

East Timor 14-18 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG)

East Timor 19-26 October ITTF Goodwill Fund: Ping Pong Ba Dame Project Leandro Olvech (ARG), Peter Karlsson (SWE)

India 30 October-1st November ITTF Cadet Challenge Training Camp Peter Karlsson (SWE), Mikael Andersson (SWE) Glenn Tepper (AUS)

Iraq 8-13 May ITTF Basic Umpires & National Referees Course Mohammed Bassyoni (EGY)

Japan 24-30 June Youth Training Camp Japan National Coaches (JPN)

Laos 5-19 May Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Arif Khan (PAK)

Malaysia 12-17 December ITTF Level Two Coach Education Christina Chee (MAS)

Nepal 4-11 September ITTF Level Two Coach Education Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)

Qatar 20-25 December ITTF Women's ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Karima Tellaa (ALG)

Sri Lanka 24-29 October Europe Cadet Challenge Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO), Atilla Halmai (HUN), Lilamani de Soysa (SUI)

Syria 4-10 October Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

Thailand 22-24 July ITTF Marketting Course Steve Dainton (AUS)

Yemen 2-12 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

2011

India 25-27 September ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Erik Lindh (SWE)

Indonesia 26 September-1 October ITTF Tournament Organization Course Chan Foong Keong (MAS)

Iraq 18-22 January Iraq Junior Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)

Iraq 23-25 January ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)

Iraq 25 October-3 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

Jordan 16-21 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education (self funded) Mohammad Atoum (JOR)

Korea Republic 1-5 August PTT Level One Coach Education Johan Lieftink (AUT), Johann Knoll (AUT)

Kyrgyzstan 25-29 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)

Mongolia 3-12 October ITTF Women's Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)

Nepal 5-12 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Mohammad Atoum (JOR)

Philippines 4-10 June Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education, ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Richard McAfee (USA)

Sri Lanka 24 January-3rd February Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One & ITTF Level Two Coach Education Sylvain Chermette (FRA), Dilmini Direckze (SRI)

Sri Lanka 24-27 May ITTF Level One Coach Education (self funded) Dilmini Direckze (SRI)

Tajikistan 21-30 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Course Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

Thailand 20-27 September ITTF Level Two Coach Education (self funded) Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

United Arab Emirates 11-16 September Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)

2012

India 3-7 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education - Ajmer (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)

India 7-9 October ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Thierry Cabrera (BEL)

India 10-14 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education - Indore (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)

India 17-21 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education - Bangalore (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)

Iraq 13-21 January ITTF Women's Training Camp Eva Jeler (SLO)

Iraq 6-10 March ITTF Junior Training Camp Kenny Renaux (FRA)

Iran 11-13 March ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Kenny Renaux (FRA

Jordan 10-11 November PTT Level One Coach Education Mohammad Atoum (JOR)

Korea Republic 18-21 October FESPIC PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ela Madejska (POL)

Kyrgyzstan 7-11 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)

Malaysia 21-30 September ITTF Level Three Coach Education, ITTF Level Three Course Conductor Training Philippe Molodzoff (FRA), Glenn Tepper (AUS)

Malaysia 19-23 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Christina Chee (MAS)

Myanmar 15-20 May ITTF Tournament Organization Course Chan Foong Cheong (MAS)

Oman 5-12 October Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Mohammad Atoum (JOR)

Palestine 15-25 March Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Mohammad Atoom (JOR)

Qatar 9-19 January ITTF Goodwill Fund: UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp Project Leandro Olvech (ARG)

Singapore 3-14 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education, ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)

Sri Lanka 10-14 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education(self funded) Dilmini Direckze (SRI)

Thailand 25-29 April ITTF Hopes Training Camp Dejan Papic (CAN)

Vietnam 2-10 October Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)

Yemen 12-16 May ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation PTT - Para Table Tennis


2009 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherEast Timor ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6

India ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF Level One Manuals

Iraq ITTF Agreement Stag 10 10 20 ITTF Level One Manuals

Iraq (Women’s PTT) ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF Level One Manuals

Jordan ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF Level One Manuals

Jordan ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6

Mongolia ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Pakistan ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6

Philippines ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6

Sri Lanka ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2010 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAsia Asian Junior Championships Butterfly Butterfly 600 48

Brunei ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Cambodia ITTF Agreement Double Happiness 6

Cambodia ITTF Agreement San Wei 50

East Timor ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

East Timor Peace & Sport Project Butterfly 10 200 20 400 Shirts

Hong Kong 100 Bat Rubbers

India ITTF Agreement CTTA Yancheng AST 15 50

Iran ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Fish 7

Iraq ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 11 100

Jordan ITTF Agreement CTTA Yantai Xindong 10 20 Advanced Manuals

Jordan ITTF Agreement CTTA Tianjin 729 50

Maldives ITTF Agreement CTTA Yantai Xindong 11

Maldives ITTF Agreement CTTA San Wei 200

Mongolia ITTF Agreement CTTA Milkyway-Yinhe 100

Mongolia ITTF Agreement Jiangsu Liju 20

Nepal ITTF Agreement ITTF 50 Advanced Manuals

Qatar ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Syria ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Tajikistan ITTF Agreement Double Fish 7

Thailand ITTF Agreement Double Happiness 25

Thailand ITTF Agreement Tianjin 729 100

Yemen ITTF Agreement ITTF 25 25 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2011 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAfghanistan ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 105

Bhutan ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 85

DPR Korea ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 200 Rubbers

Indonesia ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 120

Iraq ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced Manuals

Kyrgzystan ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Macau ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 90

Nepal ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Philippines Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6

Sri Lanka ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 105 30 ITTF/PTT Level One, 20 Advanced Manuals

Syria ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 70

Tajikistan ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 85 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

United Arab Emirates ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 Advanced Manuals

United Arab Emirates Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 8 6 80 8 6

Vietnam ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 13 115

Yemen ITTF Agreement Double Happiness 13

2012 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherCambodia ITTF Agreement Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

DPR Korea ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Hong Kong ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

India ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Kazakhstan ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Korea Republic ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Laos ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Lebanon ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Mongolia ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Nepal ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Oman ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Oman ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Pakistan ITTF Agreement CTTA Double Happiness 40 Blades, 250 Rubbers

Palestine ITTF Agreement ITTF 60 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Turkmenistan ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Vietnam ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals



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STEFANO BOSI, PRESIDENT EUROPEAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONI am delighted with the development activities that are being carried out in Europe. We are always trying to find the best way towork with our national member associations in order to ensure that the assistance is given according to real needs; this is possi-ble only with full collaboration and constant communication with all concerned. Communication has improved considerably overthe past years and we hope it will continue to progress.

LILA DE SOYSA, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER EUROPEAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONThe European Table Tennis Union is committed to increasing the participation of players, coaches and officials, whilst also provid-ing the best opportunities for the development of all players. In recent years the Development Program in Europe has undergonea major restructuring processes, whereby priority areas have been identified, in particular the education of very young players withthe Investing in our Youth concept. Furthermore, Eurokids saw its 29th edition in May 2012 in Malinska, Croatia; whilst In 2011, aEurokids camp was held during the World Championships in Rotterdam. Also, the development plan offers assistance to memberassociations in the form of education, courses, seminars, training camps, courses for women as well as equipment packages.Stefano Bosi, ETTU President

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In January a Women’s Forum was staged which Jill Parker and Katy Parker addressed

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Turkey hosted a Eurokids Training Camp in February; in October, Vladimir Samsonov visited the Eurokids Selection Training Camp in Poland in October

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ITTF/PTT Coach Education & Course Conductor Training Courses were held in June

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Marina Kravchenko & Isaac Abramovich on duty in DecemberFinland hosted ITTF/PTT Level One and Course Conductor Training in February and March

In July, Aleksey Yefremov led an ITTF/PTT Level One Course Marina Kravchenko & Isaac Abramovich on duty in December

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Supported by Olympic Solidarity, an ITTF Level Two Course was held in August

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Sandra Paovic was a welcome guest in Malinska, Croatia in May

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SCHEDULE 2009-20122009Croatia 20-22 November European Coaching Conference Radivoj Hudetz (CRO), Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)France 5-10 April Olympic Project: 2020 Selection Training Camp Istvan Korpa (GER)Germany 16-20 April Olympic Project: 2016 Men's Selection Training Camp Ferenc Karsai (AUT)Germany 9-16 August Olympic Project - 2020 Talent Identification Training Camp Istvan Korpa (GER)Germany 31 August-31 January ITTF Level Two Coach Education - Leipzig University Marco Fehl (GER)Germany 28 September - 2 October Olympic Project - 2016 Men s Selection Training Camp Liu Jia Yi (ENG)Germany 12-13 November PTT Level One Coach Education - Leipzig University Leandro Olvech (ARG)Greece 6-8 November ETTU/ITTF Assistance - Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Greece 27-29 November ETTU/ITTF Assistance - Coach Education Jan Berner (SWE)Hungary 18 March-10 June Olympic Solidarity: Scholarships for Coaches- S.N. Pareek (IND), Thamooh Ahmed Saeed (MDV) VariousHungary 2-9 August Olympic Project: Talent Identification Training Camp Istvan Korpa (GER)Italy 7-14 December Olympic Project: 2020 Selection Training Camp Istvan Korpa (GER)Lithuania 26-31 October ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Mini Cadet Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Lithuania 19-22 November ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Mini Cadet Training Camp Martin Adomeit (GER)Malta 23-29 January Eurokids Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Portugal 27-29 November ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Coach Education Mikael Appelgreen (SWE)Romania 24-30 November Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Spain 14-19 September ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Mini Cadet Training Camp Renato Cengic (CRO)Sweden 3-4 November ITTF Level Two Course Conductor Training Philippe Molodzoff (FRA), Glenn Tepper (AUS)

2010Armenia 5-14 June Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Austria 5-7 November European Coaching Conference Lilamani De Soysa (SUI)China 2-15 January Olympic Project: 2016 Women's Selection Training Camp Liu Yan Jun (AUT)China 1-15 August Olympic Project: 2016 Women's Selection Training Camp Liu Yan Jun (AUT)China 27 December-8 January Eurokids Special Training Camp Jan Berner (SWE)Finland 3-5 December ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF Basic Umpires Course Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)France 8-9 March ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Leandro Olvech (ARG)Germany 15-20 November Olympic Project: 2016 Women's Selection Training Camp Jorg Bitzigeio (GER)Greece 29-31 January ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Greece 23-25 April ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Coach Education Emanuel Christiansson (SWE)Greece 7-9 May ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Coach Education Jan Berner (SWE)Hungary 24 March-16 July Olympic Solidarity: Scholarships for Coaches - Sukhee Galbadrakh (MGL) VariousHungary 8-14 August Olympic Project: 2020 Talent Identification Training Camp Richard Prause (GER)Italy 18-22 May Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Korea 15-24 July Olympic Project: 2020 Selection Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Macedonia 14-16 December Olympic Solidarity Coach Education Radivoj Hudetz (CRO)Russia 27 May PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Leandro Olvech (ARG)Russia 27 May ITTF Development Workshop Glenn Tepper (AUS), Leandro Olvech (ARG)

Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation ETTU - European Table Tennis Union TMS - TMS International DHS- Double Happiness38 ITTF DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

A Women’s ITTF/PTT Level One Course & Conductor Training was held in September

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In June, July and August, Abilio Cruz conducted a series of ITTF/Level One Courses

In July Abilio Cruz visited conducted an ITTF/PTT Level One Course Extensive support was afforded by Xiom

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2011 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAzerbaijan ITTF Agreement Tibhar 6 6 50 2 5Bulgaria ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsKosovo ITTF Agreement Tibhar 12 50Montenegro ITTF Agreement Tibhar 6 6 50

2012 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAzerbaijan ITTF Agreement Tibhar 6 6 50 5Bulgaria Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 ClothingBulgaria ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsGeorgia ITTF Agreement Tibhar 6 50 5Malta Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 ClothingMalta ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMontenegro ITTF Agreement Tibhar 5 4Turkey ITTF Agreement ITTF 13 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTurkey ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

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2010 (CONTINUED)Slovak Republic 9-11 December Eurokids Special Training Camp Jaromir Truksa (SVK)Spain 5-9 October Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)

2011Bulgaria 15-21 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF-PTT Level One Coach Education & Seminar Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)China 5-22 August Olympic Project: 2016 Women’s Selection Training Camp Liu Yan Jun (AUT)England 28 January ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Women’s Forum Lilamani De Soysa (SUI)Estonia 7-13 January ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Finland 11-13 February ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (Part One) Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)Finland 25 February - 1 March ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (Part Two) & ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)France 20 January-20 March Olympic Solidarity-Scholarships for Coaches - Kaka Lawson (TOG) Gilles Corbion (FRA), Philippe Molodzoff (FRA)Germany 31 August - 31 January ITTF Level 2 Coach Education - Leipzig University Marco Fehl (GER)Hungary 7-13 August Investing in Our Youth - Talent Identification Training Camp Richard Prause (GER), Branka Batinic (CRO)Hungary 15-21 December Eurokids Premium Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO), Ferenc Karsai (HUN)Israel 5-13 December ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Training Camp & Coaching Seminar Branka Batinic (CRO)Kosovo 2-11 July ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Latvia 23-25 September ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Sport Psychology Seminar Tanja Kajtna (SLO)Lithuania 8-9 September ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Sport Psychology Seminar Tanja Kajtna (SLO)Netherlands 9 May ITTF Development Workshop ITTF StaffNetherlands 10-16 May Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Poland 12-16 October Eurokids Selection Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Poland 14-17 October ETTU/ITTF Assistance: International Referees School Michael Zwipp (GER), Joe Fisher (CAN)Portugal 26 November-1 December ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Women’s ITTF Level One Coach Education & Forum Abilio Cruz (POR), Lilamani de Soysa (SUI)Romania 26 July-2 August ETTU/ITTF Women's Coaching Course: Training Camp & Women’s Forum Branka Batinic (CRO)Spain 2-4 December European Coaching Conference Lilamani De Soysa (SUI), Tanja Kajtna (SLO)Turkey 7-12 February Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Wales 27-29 November ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Training Camp & Coaching Seminar Jan Berner (NOR)

2012Bulgaria 24-29 June Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Bulgaria 7-14 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Croatia 21-26 May Eurokids Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Czech Republic 12-16 August ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Eurokids Regional Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Czech Republic 7-9 December European Coaching Conference Lilamani de Soysa (SUI), VariousEstonia 18-22 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Vallot Vainula (EST)Faroe Islands 7-10 April ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Umpires Course Preben Søndergaard (DEN)France 10-12 January Europe Cadet Challenge Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO), Thierry Priou (FRA)Georgia 29 April-8 May ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Germany 26-Mar ITTF Development Workshop ITTF StaffGermany 27 March-1 April ITTF Goodwill Fund: Ping Pong Paix Project Visit Georg Silberschmidt (SUI), Leandro Olvech (ARG)Germany 18-28 June ITTF Goodwill Fund: UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp Project Leandro Olvech (ARG)Greece 15-23 September ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Coach Education & Training Camp Jan Berner (SWE)Hungary 10-17 August Investing in Our Youth: Talent Identification Training Camp Richard Prause (GER), Ferenc Karsai (HUN)Iceland 1-9 September ETTU/ITTF Assistance: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE)Korea Republic 21-25 October Europe Cadet Challenge Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO), Peter Blomquist (SWE)Malta 25 October-1 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education and Seminar Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Montenegro 29 April-4 May ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Eurokids Regional Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Portugal 13-17 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Abilio Cruz[POR]Portugal 25-29 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Abilio Cruz (POR)Portugal 4-8 July ITTF/PTT Lrevel One Coach Education (self funded) Abilio Cruz (POR)Portugal 1-5 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Abilio Cruz (POR)Portugal 1-4 September Eurokids Premium Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Portugal 5-9 September ITTF/PTT Level Coach Education (self funded) Abilio Cruz (POR)Serbia 1 July-31 December Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure Ilia Lupulesku (USA)Slovenia 19-25 November Eurokids Super Training Camp Branka Batinic (CRO)Sweden 28 -31 October ETTU/ITTF Assistance: Eurokids Regional Training Camp Jan Berner (SWE)Turkey 24-30 September Europe Women's ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)

Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation ETTU - European Table Tennis Union PTT - Para Table Tennis

EVELIO ALVAREZ, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER LATIN AMERICAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONAt the end of 2012 Evelio Alvarez retired from his role as the Latin American Development Officer. He served the Latin American Table TennisUnion for a period of 12 years. Overall he visited 24 countries, many on more than one occasion, the grand total being some 105 attendances. Inaddition he met 34 National Olympic Committee Presidents, the Presidents of 96 National Table Tennis Federations and educated over 2,000 stu-dents. It is quite incredible record it made him the most active of all ITTF Development Courses Conductors.

Since 1970 I have had the honour and pride of being an active participant in Latin American table tennis. I have shared moments of great hap-piness and seen an increasing number of opportunities arise. One of the most important moments was in 1999, when Adham Sharara, ITTFPresident, announced the P4 policy of popularity, participation, profit and planning. We are all responsible for recent improvements, the stan-dard of play, the support from volunteers, the efforts of coaches and match officials, in addition the Presidents of National Associations andtheir Executive Committees. My thanks to all who have supported my efforts over the years; especially to my colleagues in the Latin AmericanTable Tennis Union and to my native Cuba. Now, it is time to hands of the reins of office; my best wishes to all for the future.

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OSWALDO BORGES, PRESIDENT LATIN AMERICAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONOn behalf of the Latin American Table Tennis Union which I proudly chair; I am pleased to report that we are highly satisfied with the progressthat is being made as a result of the ITTF/LATTU Development Program. In Latin America, we are fully convinced that this program will con-tinue to increase the quantity and quality of our players in each of our member associations.

Alejandra Gabaglio and Ramon Ortega Montes conducted courses in June and July

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Alejandra Gabaglio conducted ITTF/PTT Level One Courses in both January and June In February Lincon Yasuda led an ITTF Level Two Course

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Ricardo Faria conducted a Training Camp prior to the ITTF Junior Circuit event in August

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In November and December Ramon Ortega Montes conducted a Developing a National Sports Structure Programme, 200 players and no table tennis table was a challenge

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One student even brought his young son far right so that he could attend the ITTF/PTT Level One Course conducted by Luisana Perez in April

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Alejandra Gabaglio led an ITTF/PTT Level One Course in October and November In July Aleksey Yefremov conducted an ITTF Level Two Course

ARGENTINA BARBADOS

Rafael Armendariz visited Bolivia in August to lead an Olympic Solidarity supported course During March, May and August several ITTF/PTT Courses were held

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CHILE COLOMBIA

All involved in the Nittaku Dream Building Project met in San Salvador in November Massimo Costantini was the Head Coach for a Training Camp in August

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SCHEDULE 2009-20122009Argentina 14-17 September ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Jarek Kolodziejczyk (POL), Marcos Nuñez (CHI)Argentina 3-8 November ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Aruba 12-16 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG)Barbados 21-27 September ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Barbados 5-11 October ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Belize 29 May-3 June ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Belize 27-30 November ITTF Level One Coach Education Marcus Gustafsson (SWE)Chile 21-23 September ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Jarek Kolodziejczyk (POL), Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Colombia 25 October-2 November ITTF Goodwill Fund: Ping Pong Paz Project Leandro Olvech (ARG)Costa Rica 2-6 November ITTF Women s Course: ITTF/PTT Level 1 Coach Education & Forum Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Cuba 5-15 October Olympic Solidarity: Coach Education Soren Ahlen (SWE)Cuba 7-13 December LATTU Training Camp Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Dominican Republic 31 October-4 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Carlos Esnard (ESA)Ecuador 6-8 September ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE), Carlos Esnard (ESA)El Salvador 28 June-5 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR), Francisco Seijas (VEN)El Salvador 10-12 August ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Dejan Papic (SRB), Francisco Seijas (VEN)El Salvador 17-19 November ITTF Marketing Course Steve Dainton (AUS)Guatemala 9-14 October ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Jamaica 14-19 December ITTF Level Two Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Mexico 23-29 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Carlos Esnard (ARG)Netherlands Antilles 19-23 October Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG)Panama 2-5 July ITTF Basic Umpires Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Paraguay 3-5 September PTT Level One Coach Education & Women s forum Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Peru 20-22 May ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Uruguay 27 July-2 August ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Uruguay 10-16 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Venezuela 29-31 March ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Dejan Papic (SRB), Marcos Nuñez (CHI)Venezuela 5-5 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Invitation Training Camp Francisco Seijas (VEN), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Venezuela 7-9 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Open Training Camp Francisco Seijas (VEN), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Venezuela 8-12 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Evelio Alvarez (CUB)

2010Anguilla 17-20 December ITTF Level One Coaching Course Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Bolivia 14-20 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Brazil 21-26 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Brazil 2-5 October ITTF International Referees Course Michael Zwipp (GER), Joe Fisher (CAN)Chile 20-22 September ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Jarek Kolodziejczyk (POL), Jhon Cruz (COL)Chile 15-21 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Cuba 25-30 October ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)

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In July Ramon Ortega Montes conducted an ITTF Level Two Course In July Lincon Yasuda conducted an ITTF Level Two Course

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In July and December Alejandro Gabaglio conducted ITTF/PTT Level One Courses

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2010 (CONTINUED)Cuba 2-12 November ITTF Level Two Coach Education & Training Camp Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Dominican Republic 31 May-5 June ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Dominican Republic 2-4 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Invitation Training Camp Leszek Kucharski (POL), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Dominican Republic 5 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Open Training Camp Leszek Kucharski (POL), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Ecuador 13-15 September NATTU Training Camp Jarek Kolodziejczyk (POL). Francisco Seijas (VEN)Ecuador 13-15 September ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Jarek Kolodziejczyk (POL). Francisco Seijas (VEN)Ecuador 20-25 September ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Ecuador 5-10 December ITTF Level Two Coach Education Francisco Seijas (VEN)El Salvador 8-11 August ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)El Salvador 9-11 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Grenada 14-26 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Guatemala 1-3 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Guatemala 28 August-1 September ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Haiti 5-14 November ITTF Goodwill Fund: Haiti Project Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Honduras 6-12 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coaching Course & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (CUB)Mexico 8-14 March ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Mexico 13-20 October ITTF Level Two Coach Education Francisco Seijas (VEN)Panama 11-14 November ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Paraguay 20-25 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Carlos Esnard (ESA)Peru 22-27 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Peru 29 November-3 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Puerto Rico 23 April-25 April ITTF Basic Umpires Course Fernando Aguilar (CRC)Saint Kitts and Nevis 9-14 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)St. Lucia 15 April-14 July Olympic Solidarity: Development of a National Sports Structure Surendra Suwal (NEP)St. Vincent 2-17 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Ahmed Dawlatly (EGY)Uruguay 20-21 November ITTF Women’s Administration Course & Forum Silvia Dalotto (ARG)Venezuela 16-18 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Dejan Papic (SRB), Francisco Seijas (VEN)Venezuela 8-14 September ITTF Women's Course Level One Coach Education & Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)

2011Antigua and Barbuda 14-23 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Schools Program Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Argentina 16-28 June Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF Level Two Coach Education Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Argentina 29 June-1 July ITTF Tournament Organization (self funded) Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Argentina 2 July ITTF Basic Referees Course (self funded) Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Argentina 5-9 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Barbados 25 March-4 July Olympic Solidarity: Development of a National Sports Structure Mohamed Gharib (EGY)Belize 18-22 November ITTF Level One Coach Education Rafael Armendariz (ECU)Bolivia 3-8 October ITTF Basic Umpires & National Referees Course[NR] Edwin Bautista (COL)Brazil 6-9 January ITTF Level One Coach Education (self funded) Nelson Machado (BRA)Chile 12-16 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Chile 1-7 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Chile 19-21 September ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE), Blas Torres (PAR)Colombia 8-13 February ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Dominica 5-16 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Arif Khan (PAK)Dominican Republic 11-16 July ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Forum Luisana Perez (VEN)El Salvador 14-18 March El Salvador ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Carlos Esnard (ESA)El Salvador 10-17 April International Paralympic Committee Regional Multisport Development Initiative Leandro Olvech (ARG)El Salvador 25-31 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education Francisco Seijas (VEN)El Salvador 8-10 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Ricardo Faria (POR), Carlos Esnard (ESA)El Salvador 15-17 August ITTF National Umpires Course (self funded) Edwin Bautista (COL)El Salvador 17-21 December ITTF Goodwill Fund: Nittaku Dream Building Project Leandro Olvech (ARG), Carlos Esnard (ESA)Guatemala 1-3 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Ricardo Faria (POR), Luis Valdes (MEX)Guatemala 1-3 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Invitation Training Camp Peter Karlsson (SWE), Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Guatemala 4 October ITTF Pre-Cadet Open Training Camp Peter Karlsson (SWE), Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Guyana 19-23 February ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Sydney Christophe (GUY)Guyana 6-10 April ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Richard McAfee (USA)Guyana 7-10 August ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Delano Lai Fatt (CAN)Haiti 7 November-18 December Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure (Part One/Two) Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Mexico 19-22 May ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Edwin Bautista (COL)Nicaragua 7-13 May ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Nicaragua 10-13 November ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Juan Carlos Medina (VEN)Panama 18-24 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Paraguay 13-18 June ITTF Basic Umpires & National Referees Course Edwin Bautista (COL)Paraguay 27 June-8 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Carlos Esnard (ESA)Saint Kitts and Nevis 8-13 August ITTF Level One Coach Education (self funded) Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Suriname 24-28 October ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Sydney Christophe (GUY)Trinidad and Tobago 5-10 January ITTF Level Two Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Trinidad and Tobago 11-25 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education, ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training & Training Camp Richard McAfee (USA)Venezuela 19-23 April ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Luisana Perez (VEN)Venezuela 29 November-1 December ITTF Marketing Course Steve Dainton (AUS)

2012Argentina 5-10 June ITTF Basic Umpires Course & Basic Referees Course Edwin Bautista (COL)Argentina 31 October-4 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Barbados 2-7 July ITTF Level Two Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Bolivia 13-25 August Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Rafael Armendariz (ECU)Brazil 14-18 March ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Nelson Machado (BRA)Brazil 22-26 March ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Nelson Machado (BRA)Brazil 16-20 May ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Nelson Machado (BRA)Brazil 10-14 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Marcos Yamada (BRA)Brazil 8-12 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Nelson Machado (BRA)



2009 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherArgentina ITTF Agreement 40 Advanced ManualsArgentina ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsAruba ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBarbados ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBelize ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBolivia ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Colombia Peace & Sport Butterfly 300 30 600 ShirtsCosta Rica ITTF Agreement ITTF 120 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsCosta Rica ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Cuba ITTF Agreement 5 Advanced ManualsEl Salvador ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6El Salvador ITTF Agreement 40 Advanced ManualsGuatemala ITTF Agreement 20 Advanced ManualsJamaica ITTF Agreement 20 Advanced ManualsMexico ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNetherlands Antilles ITTF Agreement 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsParaguay ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Peru ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Puerto Rico ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6St Lucia ITTF Agreement DTTB/Stag 6 6 80 8 6Uruguay ITTF Agreement 20 Advanced Manuals

2010 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAnguilla ITTF Agreement DTTB/Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsArgentina ITTF Agreement ITTF 82 Level One & 23 Advanced ManualsBolivia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBrazil ITTF Agreement ITTF 150 Advanced ManualsCayman Islands ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsCayman Islands ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsChile ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsCuba ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsDominica ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGrenada ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuatemala ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsHaiti Project Haiti Stag 10 200 10Honduras ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMexico ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 Advanced ManualsNicaragua ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Paraguay ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals


2012 (CONTINUED)Brazil 16-18 September ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Ricardo Faria (POR), Marcos Nuñez (CHI)Cayman Islands 20-29 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Georg Silberschmidt (SUI)Chile 4-8 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Chile 12-17 June ITTF Basic Umpires & Basic Referees Course Edwin Bautista (COL)Colombia 17-19 February ITTF National Referees Course (self funded) Edwin Bautista (COL)Colombia 13-15 April ITTF Basic Umpires Course (self funded) Edwin Bautista (COL)Colombia 26-18 October ITTF Basic Umpires Course (self funded) Edwin Bautista (COL)Colombia 17-22 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Aleksey Yefremov (BLR)Cuba 26-30 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Dominican Republic 14-20 June LATTU Pre-Cadet Regional Training Camp Francisco Seijas (VEN)El Salvador 13-15 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Massimo Costantini (ITA), Carlos Esnard (ESA)El Salvador 15-23 November ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)El Salvador 17-24 November ITTF Goodwill Fund: Nittaku Dream Building Project Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Grenada 3-8 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Christian Lillieroos (USA)Guatemala 7-16 January Guatemala ITTF Level One Coach Education (self funded) Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Guatemala 2-7 August ITTF Basic Umpires and National Referees Course Edwin Bautista (COL)Guatemala 6-8 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Massimo Costantini (ITA), Marcos Herrera (VEN)Guatemala 5-10 November Olympic Solidarity: ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Haiti 19 February-19 March Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure (Part Two/Two) Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Honduras 11-16 November ITTF Basic Umpires & National Referees Course Guillermo Coydan (CHI)Honduras 7-11 December ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Evelio Alvarez (CUB)Mexico 6-8 July ITTF Basic Umpires Course (self funded) Edwin Bautista (COL)Mexico 1-7 October ITTF Women’s Course: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Forum Luisana Perez (VEN)Nicaragua 15-20 June ITTF Level Two Coach Education Ramon Ortega Montes (ESP)Paraguay 16-21 October ITTF Level Two Coach Education Lincon Yasuda (BRA)Peru 11-16 December ITTF Women’s Course, ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Forum Luisana Perez (VEN)Puerto Rico 8-12 January LATTU Cadet Challenge Training Camp Francisco Seijas (VEN)St. Lucia 30 August-8 September Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & Training Camp Nelson Machado (BRA)St. Maarten 30 July-3 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Leandro Olvech (ARG)Trinidad and Tobago 1-8 November ITTF Basic Umpires & National Course Joe Fisher (CAN)Uruguay 9-15 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education & PTT Training Camp Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Uruguay 16-21 December Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Venezuela 16-21 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Luisana Perez (VEN)Venezuela 18-23 October ITTF Level Two Coach Education (self funded) Francisco Seijas (VEN)Venezuela 9-11 November ITTF Pre-Cadet Invitation Training Camp Peter Karlsson (SWE), Bladimir Diaz (PUR)Venezuela 12 November ITTF Pre-Cadet Open Training Camp Peter Karlsson (SWE), Bladimir Diaz (PUR)

Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation LATTU - Latin American Table Tennis Union DTTB - German Table Tennis Association PTT - Para Table Tennis46 ITTF DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION


2010 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherPeru ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Level One & 20 Advanced ManualsSt. Kitts ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSt. Lucia ITTF Agreement ITTF 50 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSt. Vincent ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsVenezuela ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2011 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAntigua & Barbuda ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsAntigua & Barbuda ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Antigua & Barbuda World Championships TMS 1 NotebookArgentina ITTF Agreement ITTF 40 Level One & 20 Advanced ManualsBarbados ITTF Agreement ITTF 50 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBelize ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Belize ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsBolivia ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsChile ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsColombia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsDominican Rep. ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsEl Salvador World Championships TMS 1 NotebookEl Salvador IPC Dream Building Tibhar/ESN 30El Salvador Dream Building Nittaku 30 30 300 30 39 300 Clothing itemsEl Salvador ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Level One & 20 Advanced ManualsGrenada ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Guatemala ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Guyana ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsHaiti World Championships TMS 1 NotebookLATTU World Championships TMS 1 NotebookNicaragua ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsPanama Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 150 Clothing ItemsPanama ITTF Agreement ITTF 25 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsParaguay World Championships DHS/TMS 9 9Paraguay ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSuriname ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTrinidad & Tobago ITTF Agreement ITTF 24 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTrinidad & Tobago Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 150Clothing itemsTrinidad & Tobago ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsUruguay ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6

2012 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherBarbados ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsBritish Virgin Islands ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Chile ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100Colombia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsCuba ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsEcuador ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100El Salvador ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGrenada ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuatemala Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 20 Advanced ManualsHaiti Project Haiti Adidas 2 100 13 50 HatsHaiti Project Haiti Butterfly 300 74 Tracksuits, 401 Shirts, 47 Bags, 151 GlueHaiti Project Haiti DHS 100 1328 12 4 350 Racket CasesHaiti Project Haiti Donic 107 199 ShirtsHaiti Project Haiti Joola 10 10Haiti Project Haiti Juic 93 96 ShirtsHaiti Project Haiti Magic Sport 4Haiti Project Haiti Mizuno 20 RubbersHaiti Project Haiti Table Tennis Buddy 2 RobotsHaiti Project Haiti TSP 294 Shoes, 177 Tracksuits, 26 PantsHaiti Project Haiti Andro 203 Shirts, 50 JacketsHaiti Project Haiti Double Fish 24Haiti Project Haiti Yasaka 42Haiti Project Haiti Nittaku 8 50 Pairs of Shoes 50 T-ShirtsHaiti Project Haiti Tibhar 50 253 ShirtsHonduras ITTF Agreement Butterfly 10 10 100 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMexico ITTF Agreement ITTF 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNicaragua ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsNicaragua ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsParaguay ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 Advanced ManualsPeru ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsPuerto Rico ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSeychelles ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSt Lucia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSt. Lucia ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSt. Maarten ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSuriname ITTF Agreement Stag 6 6 80 8 6Uruguay ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsUruguay ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals



Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation DHS - Double Happiness IPC - International Paralympic Committee TMS - TMS International


SCHEDULE 2009-20122009Canada 17-19 August ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Marles Martins (BRA)Canada 17-19 August ITTF Women's Referees Course-Basic Certified Referee Joe Fisher (CAN)NATTU 24 July-6 August NATTU Junior Training Camp in China Chen Junya (CAN), Dejan Papic (SRB)

2010Canada/United States 2-13 August NATTU Cadet Training Camp Chen Junya (CAN), Lily Yip (USA)United States 5-11 September ITTF-/PTT Level One Coach Education & ITTF/PTT Level One Course Conductor Training Glenn Tepper (AUS)United States 2 October-4 May Olympic Solidarity-Scholarships for Coaches: Khalique Bailey, Aaron Nawouh VariousUnited States 20-24 November ITTF Women's Course, Junior Girls’ Training Camp Lily Yip (USA)

2011United States 16-24 April ITTF Level One Coach Education (self funded) Larry Hodges (USA)

` United States 18 July-10 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Sydney Christophe (GUY)United States 1-12 August NATTU Junior Training Camp in China Chen Junya (CAN)United States 1-5 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)Canada 15-17 August ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Massimo Costantini (ITA)United States 30 August-3rd September ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)

2012United States 18-22 January ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Jun Amon (USA)United States 12-16 May ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)United States 11-15 June ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Christian Lillieroos (USA)United States 17-21 July ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)United States 4-12 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Sydney Christophe (GUY)United States 13-17 August ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education (self funded) Richard McAfee (USA)United States 26-30 August NATTU Girls Training Camp Chen Junya (USA), Lily Yip (USA)United States 20-24 October LATTU World Cadet Challenge Team Training Camp Carlos Esnard (ESA)United States 30 October-6 November ITTF Level Two Coach Education & ITTF Level Two Course Conductor Training (self funded) Philippe Molodzoff (FRA), Polona Cehovin Susin (SLO)

MIKE CAVANAUGHPRESIDENT NORTH AMERICAN TABLE TENNIS UNIONWe continue to be engaged with the International Table Tennis Fed-eration’s outreach programs for the development of youth withinour continent. In addition, parents are now more highly encouragedand energized by the visionary programs and opportunities that theysee for their children; this has a positive effect on our clubs andcoaching corps. They see the value of regularly scheduled trainingcamps, structured coaching attention and competition experiences.We remain grateful for the developmental assistance afforded

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The USTTA, in a joint project adopted the ITTF coaching certification system nationally. The launch was at a Level One Coaches Course followed by a Course Conductor Training delivered by GlennTepper in late 2010. A similar strategy was followed for the implementation of Level Two, delivered in late 2012 by the author of the Advanced Coaching Manual, Frenchman Philippe Molodzoff andPolona Cehovin Susin; so far the results are excellent. The impressive number of 16 courses has already conducted by local experts under the coordination of the experienced Richard McAfee.

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PATRICK GILLMANN, PRESIDENT OCEANIA TABLE TENNIS FEDERATIONIn the past four years, thanks to maintaining close co-operation with Scott Houston and now Michael Brown, the Oceania Devel-opment Officers in addition to working close with both Glenn Tepper, the ITTF CEO and Steve Dainton, the ITTF Marketing Direc-tor, table tennis in Oceania has progressed in every respect. Since 2011, all countries and territories in the region have beenaffiliated to the Oceania Table Tennis Federation and will receive a course every two years. The televised Oceania Cup in 2011 and2012 proved a great success as did the staging of the ITTF Cadet Challenge in Guam in October 2012.

MICHAEL BROWN, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OCEANIA TABLE TENNIS FEDERATIONExpansion and growth are two words that describe the performance of the ITTF-Oceania Development Program during the pastfour years, over 60 courses have taken place during the quadrennial. Moving forward, the ITTF-Oceania Development Programwill continue to focus on coach and administration education, to ensure the sustainability of table tennis within each member as-sociation’s area. Also, a prime objective is to concentrate on gaining greater exposure for athletes to attend international competi-tions, thus raising levels of play within the continent.Patrick Gillmann OTTF President

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2009Australia 6-9 May PTT Level One Coach Education & PTT Level One Coach Education Course Conductor Training Alejandra Gabaglio (ARG)Australia 27-29 June ITTF Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE), Scott Houston (AUS)Cook Islands 5-20 April Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Scott Houston (AUS)Cook Islands 12-18 September ITTF Umpires Course Dave Delpratt (AUS)Fiji Islands 13-22 August Olympic Solidarity: PTT Level One Coach Education Scott Houston (AUS)Guam 4-9 September Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Kiribati 7-20 January Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Scott Houson (AUS)Micronesia 9 January-9 March Olympic Solidarity: Development of National Sports Structure - Part Two Steve Reilly (SCO)New Caledonia 1-15 February ITTF Junior Training Camp Scott Houston (AUS)Norfolk Island 11-18 November ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)North Mariana Islands 10-16 September ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)Palau 27 August-3 September Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Tonga 13-27 July Olympic Solidarity: ITTF/PTT Level One Coach Education Scott Houston (AUS)Vanuatu 3-14 June Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)

Michael Brown was met by a welcoming and enthusiastic group of players in July

Learning the art of control at an Olympic Solidarity Technical Course held in June

Tokelau, an island too small for an airport was the home for a series of courses directed by Michael Brown

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2011American Samoa 8-23 January Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure - Part One/Three Andrew Hubbard (NZL)American Samoa 13 March-1 April Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure - Part Two/Three Andrew Hubbard (NZL)American Samoa 12 October-6 November Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure - Part Three/Three Andrew Hubbard (NZL)Fiji Islands 23-25 August ITTF Basic Umpires Course Dave Delpratt (AUS)Fiji Islands 26 August-4 September Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Guam 5-11 May ITTF Women’s Course Scott Houston (AUS)Guam 13-19 September Olympic Solidarity Alois Rosario (AUS)Guam 12-17 December ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)Kiribati 25 February-2 March Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Nauru 12-20 March Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)New Zealand 3-5 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Dejan Papic (AUS)New Zealand 10-11 April ITTF Marketing Course Steve Dainton (AUS)New Zealand 21-26 October PTT Level One Coach Education Ramon Ortgea Montes (ESP)New Zealand 23-26 October Oceania Cadet Challenge Training Camp Scott Houston (AUS), Wayne Gear (NZL), Miao Miao (AUS)OTTF 4-25 January Oceania Talent Team China Training Scott Houston (AUS)Palau 28-30 July ITTF Basic Umpires Course[BCU] Dave Delpratt (AUS)Palau 30 July-6 August Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Samoa 6-10 June Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Tahiti 11-21 February ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)Tokelau 28 September-4 October ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)Tonga 13-23 December Olympic Solidarity Wajira Madhushanka (SRI)Wallis & Futuna 23-27 November ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS), Patrick Gillmann (NCL)

2012American Samoa 5-13 February Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Cook Islands 30 September-14 October ITTF Women’s Course Michael Brown (AUS)Fiji Islands 3 May-9 June Olympic Solidarity Technical Course Michael Brown (AUS)Fiji Islands 31 May-2 June ITTF Basic Umpires Course Dave Delpratt (AUS)Guam 19-21 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Emanuel Christiansson (SWE)Guam 27 June-15 July ITTF Development Project Michael Brown (AUS)Guam 28 June-15 July ITTF Development Project Michael Brown (AUS)Guam 22-28 October ITTF Basic Umpires Course Dave Delpratt (AUS)Kiribati 10 March-18 June Olympic Solidarity: Developing a National Sports Structure Michael Brown (AUS)Korea Republic 22-25 October Team Oceania World Cadet Challenge Training Camp Michael Brown (AUS), Miao Miao (AUS), Wayne Gear (NZL)Marshall Islands 17-28 October Olympic Solidarity Technical Course Scott Houston (AUS)Micronesia 9 October-11 November Olympic Solidarity Richard McAfee (USA)Nauru 13-22 February ITTF Development Project Michael Brown (AUS)New Caledonia 17-28 March ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)New Zealand 14-21 November ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)New Zealand 16-18 April ITTF Global Junior Circuit Training Camp Jens Lang (GER), Michael Brown (AUS)Niue 28 January-5 February ITTF Development Project Scott Houston (AUS)Niue 27 April-4 May ITTF Development Project Wayne Gear (NZL)Norfolk Island 22-27 July ITTF Development Project Michael Brown (AUS)OTTF 4-21 January Oceania Junior Talent Team China Training Camp Scott Houston (AUS), Miao Miao (AUS)Palau 9-16 April Olympic Solidarity: Coach Education Scott Houston (AUS)Palau 18-27 June Olympic Solidarity: Technical Course Michael Brown (AUS)Papua New Guinea 23-31 July Olympic Solidarity: Technical Course Steve Reilly (SCO)Papua New Guinea 9-21 December Olympic Solidarity: Technical Course Michael Brown (AUS)Solomon Islands 24 February-3 March Olympic Solidarity Scott Houston (AUS)Solomon Islands 13-20 September Olympic Solidarity: Technical Course Michael Brown (AUS)Tahiti 3-10 July ITTF Development Project Wayne Gear (NZL)Tokelau 21 August-9 September ITTF Development Project Michael Brown (AUS)Vanuatu 14-22 April Olympic Solidarity: Technical Course Alois Rosario (AUS)Wallis and Futuna 21-26 November ITTF Development Project Cathy Guathier (FRA)


2009 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAustralia ITTF Agreement 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsCook Islands Butterfly Butterfly 20 2Cook Islands Pacific Mini Games Stag 8 8 150 2 8 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsFiji Islands ITTF Agreement ITTF 1 15 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsFiji Islands Butterfly Butterfly 8 2Fiji Islands Butterfly Butterfly 12Guam ITTF Agreement ITTF 14 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuam ITTF Agreement 12 1Kiribati Butterfly Butterfly 20 2New Caledonia Butterfly Butterfly 20 2New Zealand Oceania Championships Stag 1 6 Court Mats (7m x 14m)Norfolk Island Butterfly Butterfly 32 3Norfolk Island ITTF Agreement ITTF 17 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNorthen Mariana Islands Butterfly Butterfly 12 1Northen Mariana Islands ITTF Agreement ITTF 2 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsPalau Butterfly Butterfly 12 1Palau ITTF Agreement ITTF 2 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTonga Butterfly Butterfly 20 2Tonga ITTF Agreement ITTF 20 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsVanuatu Butterfly Butterfly 20 2

2010 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherFiji Islands Butterfly Butterfly 3 32 2 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsFiji Islands Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 100Guam Butterfly Butterfly 6 40 4 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuam Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 100Kiribati Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 50Kiribati Butterfly Butterfly 3 20 2 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNauru Butterfly Butterfly 3 20 2Norfolk Island OTTF Stag 6 6 80 8 6 5 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsOTTF Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 200Palau Butterfly Butterfly 3 20 2Samoa Butterfly Butterfly 24 1Samoa ITTF Agreement 4 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTahiti Butterfly Butterfly 20 2Tahiti ITTF Agreement 5 Advanced, 6 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTokelau Butterfly Butterfly 3 2Tokelau Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 36Tokelau ITTF Agreement 8 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTokelau OTTF Donation Butterfly 6 6 30 6 6Tonga Butterfly Butterfly 3 24 2 30 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsTonga Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 50Tonga ITTF Agreement 4Wallis & Futuna Butterfly Butterfly 6 24 2Wallis & Futuna ITTF Agreement 5 Advanced, 6 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

2011 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherAmerican Samoa Butterfly Butterfly 2 20 2 5 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsCook Islands Tibhar-/ESN Tibhar/ESN 27Guam ITTF Agreement Stag 180 12 12Kiribati Butterfly Butterfly 100 10 12 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsKiribati ITTF Agreement Table Tennis World 10 10 50 5 6Marshall Islands Butterfly Butterfly 3 28 1 15 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMarshall Islands Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6Micronesia Butterfly Butterfly 4 24 1 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsMicronesia Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6Nauru Butterfly Butterfly 1New Caledonia Butterfly Butterfly 2New Zealand Butterfly Butterfly 24 2 10 Advanced, 15 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsNiue Butterfly Butterfly 2 20 2Niue Tibhar/ESN Tibhar-ESN 36Palau Butterfly Butterfly 2 20 2Papua New Guinea Butterfly Butterfly 2 24 1Papua New Guinea Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 27 5 Level One & 1 Advanced ManualSolomon Islands Butterfly Butterfly 2 20 2 8 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsSolomon Islands Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 36Tahiti Butterfly Butterfly 1Vanuatu Butterfly Butterfly 2 20 2 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsVanuatu Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 36Wallis & Futuna Butterfly Butterfly 80 5 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsWallis & Futuna ITTF Agreement Table Tennis World 5 5 2

2012 Donor or Event Company Tables Nets Surrounds Rackets Balls (Gross) Scorers Umpires Tables OtherFiji Islands Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 20 1 6 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsGuam Double Happiness Double Happiness 4 30 1 10 ITTF/PTT Level One ManualsKiribati Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 27Nauru Double Happiness Double Happiness 4 40 1

Nauru Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 5 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Niue Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 4 30 3

Norfolk Island Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 28 1 17 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Norfolk Island Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 9

Palau Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 30 1

Palau Xiom Incentive Program Xiom 6 6 80 8 6 8 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Solomon Islands Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 41 1 8 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals

Solomon Islands Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 9

Tokelau Tibhar/ESN Tibhar/ESN 9

Tokelau Double Happiness Double Happiness 3 3 41 1 8 ITTF/PTT Level One Manuals



Notation: ITTF - International Table Tennis Federation OTTF- Oceania Table Tennis Federation

MARKETING

Continental Agreements Signed

Beginning in 2011, theITTF Marketing Depart-ment, with the sup-

port of our marketingpartner TMS International,has focused on raising thelevels of continental tour-naments in Africa, LatinAmerica, North America andOceania.

Notably improvementshave resulted with regards tothe commercial aspect. Exten-sive television coverage withstreaming on itTV has createdmore sponsorship opportuni-ties, ultimately benefiting thecontinents. Furthermore, thelink with the InternationalTable Tennis Federation hasgrown in strength, with thefour continents involved, hav-ing rebranded themselves asITTF continents.

Undoubtedly there is agreat deal more work to bedone; there can be no compla-cency. However, one fact isclear, already the fruits of ourlabours are being witnessed.

Dream Building waslaunched in Dortmundduring the ITTF An-

nual General Meeting onTuesday 27th March 2012.The concept is to providestrong brand identificationfor all ITTF activities whichinvolve social awareness;thus attracting partners inthe areas of Development,Para Table Tennis and Youth.

Already some most worthyevents have taken place usingthe Dream Building brand; wehope in the long term the brandbecomes strong enough forpartners outside the table ten-nis world to become involved.

Also, we look forward tovarious fundraising initiatives; inParis during the Liebherr 2013World Table Tennis Champi-onships the inaugural fundrais-ing dinner will take place.

Dream Building in El Salvador

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Gender equity and equality have al-ways been aspects very much ob-served in the sport of table tennis

and also within the International TableTennis Federation.

The general aim of the Women’s Devel-opment Program is to increase the number ofplayers, coaches, officials and female leadersthroughout the world. Furthermore, one tar-get has been to address every tier from conti-nental to national and grassroots. In order toachieve the goal, the Women’s DevelopmentProgram was formally established in 2003,when also the ITTF Women’s Working Groupwas created.

MissionObjectives of the Women’s Development Pro-gram are:......to regard gender equity and equality asone of the principle objects of the ITTF in allareas of involvements and fields of interest:competitions, development, education, mar-keting and humanitarian projects. ......to provide equal opportunities, trainingand knowledge to girls and women to reachtheir leadership potential.......to educate and train women for leader-ship positions in general, not only within theITTF but also within their continental and na-tional associations in addition to other mi-croenvironments. Equipping them with thenecessary knowledge to play an active role insport as athletes, coaches and officials. ……particular attention is placed on the inte-gration of girls and women in Para Table Ten-nis.

Fruitful PeriodThe 2009-2012 period has been extremelyfruitful and productive for the Women’s De-velopment Program:

…..the number of girls and women that aretaking part in the development projects, i.e.courses and camps, is regularly higher that30% and reached the highest ever percent-age in 2011 with 39.3%.……there has been a significant increase innumbers of female players at various events:girls comprised close to 45% of entrants atGlobal Junior Circuit events, about 40% onthe ITTF World Tour Tour, whilst at the Lieb-herr 2012 World Team Championships 43.7%of the teams attending were female, thehighest ever.……national and continental Women’sCourses and Training Camps for girls are heldin all continents on a yearly basis, many in-clude Women’s Forums. …..from 2012 all gender related developmentactivities have been mainstreamed, i.e. fullyintegrated in the ITTF and consequently alsoin continental Development Programs.……a promotional campaign through aposter distribution was launched in 2011 tospread the message about the importance ofachieving full and complete gender balancein our sport.……on average over 30 countries from all cor-ners of the world celebrate InternationalWomen’s Day every year by launching theFriendship Trophy.……in 2009 the first ever female Executive Di-rector was nominated at the ITTF.……at the London Olympic and ParalympicGames all four flag-bearers from the sport oftable tennis were female.……the ITTF is one of the few InternationalSport Federations with a lady holding a ChiefExecutive Officer position.

Social ChangeCertainly there are many achievements ofwhich the international Table Tennis family

can be proud.

Three Phase PlanThe Women’s Development Program is basedon a three phase plan:......Awareness (2003-2005)......Education (2005-2007)......Action and Participation (2007-Present)

Major EventsITTF Women’s Working Group Meetings andWomen’s Sessions have been held at majorevents from 2009 to 2012.......a World Forum was held at the HIS 2009World Championships in Yokohama.......open-to-all sessions were convened at theGAC GROUP 2011 World Championships inRotterdam and at the Liebherr 2012 WorldTeam Championships in Dortmund.......meetings with players were held at theVolkswagen Women’s World Cup inGuangzhou in 2009 and in 2010 in KualaLumpur.......Women’s Working Group Meetings wereheld in 2009 in Yokohama and Johannesburg,in 2010 in Moscow and Kuala Lumpur, in 2011in Rotterdam and in 2012 in Dortmund.

RecognitionThe ITTF Women’s Development Program wasone of the three winners at the Spirit of SportAwards in 2012 being recognised for promot-ing social change.

Meanwhile, Argentina’s AlejandraGabaglio, one of the most active Course Con-ductors alongside Kenya’s Jane Pinto, a Mem-ber of the ITTF President’s Advisory Council,received the “IOC Women and Sport”Diploma in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Bothwere recognised for their outstanding contri-bution to performance, development and theparticipation of women in sport.

Gender Equity & Equality

A Women’s Working Group Meeting was held successfully at the VolkswagenWomen’s World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in September 2010

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GLOBAL JUNIOR PROGRAM

Atotal of 11 years, 48 host associa-tions, 185 Junior Circuit tourna-ments; when the year 2012 came

to a close, those were the impressivestatistics for a concept that is now anintegral part of the International TableTennis Federation’s ever growing rangeof activities.

In 2002, a pioneering concept named“The Global Junior Circuit” was initiated as apart of the recently created Global JuniorProgram. Officially the start was 2003, in re-ality four World Junior Circuit events werehosted in 2002; they are the foundation oftoday’s Global Junior Circuit.

Serious GuyA Swede, “a serious guy” in words of thelocal organizers, appeared with his laptop.Mikael Andersson was, in fact, our originalCompetition Manager for the ITTF JuniorCircuit. He monitored the first ever “ITTFWorld Junior Elite Camp”, which was fol-lowed by the ITTF World Junior Circuit Span-ish Youth Open. It was the first of its kind.

An intense week concluded with twoplayers qualifying for the first ever finals tobe held at the end of the year; they werestaged in Stockholm. Christian Süss andSayaka Hirano won in Spain but one sen-tence, written by Mikael Andersson on theITTF website was foreseeing.

“The troublemaker is a young Japaneseleft hander in the name of Jun Mizutani. Atthe age of 12, he showed astonishing techni-cal skills and a ball feeling sanctioned byGod himself. Sometimes you just have tostop and make a note in your memory. Platjad’Aro, Spain in May 2002; that was the placeI saw him the first time.”

GrowthSince then the ITTF Global Junior Circuit hasgrown from the original four events plus fi-nals to some 30 events per year plus finals,national governing bodies worldwide beinginvolved.

Notably in 2002, players from 44 na-tional associations took part in the fourevents, with a similar number in the nexttwo years. In 2005 when the Global JuniorCircuit reached 11 stops, no less than 81 as-sociations were involved. From 2007 on-wards, every year, players from over 90 asso-ciations competed, reaching a figure of 97national associations three times; this repre-sents nearly 50% of all ITTF affiliated associ-ations.

Besides the fact of having reached somany places in terms of participation, thereare two other factors that must be high-lighted. No less than 48 national associationshave hosted events; from the most popu-lated country in the World, China, to one ofthe less occupied, Guam; from the secondlargest country in the world in terms of area,Canada to one of the smallest, Malta.

Also, there are most encouraging figureswhen we conclude Olympic Year; for thefirst time, in one single year, over 2,000 play-ers have competed in at least one eventof the 2012 Global Junior Circuit! Oppor-tunities to gain the greatest honour ofall have been created; that of represent-ing your country; the highest of all.

The Nikon Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open has very much become a flagship tournament for the ever prosperous ITTF Junior Circuit

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Brazil’s Hugo Calderano left and Puerto Rico’s Carelyn Cordero right finished 2012 in first place on the respective ITTF Junior Circuit Boys’ and Girls’ Singles Standings

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In the period 2009 to 2012, over 200 courses for coaches and match officials included Para Table Ten-nis education; in excess of 4,000 people were involved with over 6,000 coaching manuals, includingthe Para Table Tennis module, being distributed. Furthermore, 17 experts are certified to deliver ParaTable Tennis Coaching Courses in English, ten in Spanish, eight in French and four in Arabic.

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PARA TABLE TENNIS

Building on Awareness Created

Sir Philip Craven, in his speech atthe Closing Ceremony, wascrystal clear that London 2012

was the best Paralympic Games ever;few would disagree. It was an occa-sion filled with elation, emotion andeuphoria but moreover it capturedthe imagination of the general pub-lic; it captured the imaginationwhether present, viewed on televi-sion, laptop or tablet.

Suddenly the world was aware of dis-ability sport at elite level; the ExCeL Exhi-bition Centre, the home for the tabletennis events, was a prime example. Ifever a platform that national associa-tions can use as a springboard to pro-mote Para Table Tennis was created, itwas created in London in September2012.

Some years ago many people fromthe table tennis community didn’t evenknow that someone with a disabilitycould play our sport, few appreciatedelite level.

Awareness has been created on a

global scale; the impending task is toleap from that springboard and diveheadlong into increased activity. Nowwith Para Table Tennis being under theumbrella of the International Table Ten-nis Federation since the milestone sign-ing in 2008, the onus for progress restssquarely on the shoulders of nationalgoverning bodies.

A Thousand WordsIncreasing awareness is the key forevolvement; conscious that an image cansay a thousand words, the ITTF Develop-ment Department recently released apromotional campaign composed ofthree posters in three languages featur-ing players with a disability.

A total of 800 posters were distribut-ed to the national associations duringthe H.I.S. World Championships in theJapanese city of Yokohama in 2009;whilst in 2012 a promotional DVD with acompilation of films and documents wasreleased and distributed.

Also, there has been a growth inpractical support. Following integration,experts have conducted ITTF/PTT LevelOne Courses throughout the world; inaddition to English, the ITTF/PTT Inte-grated Coaching Manual is now availablein Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese.

A French version is soon to be pub-lished, with a multimedia pack also to bereleased.

FutureUnquestionably, the future looks bright,the next cycle of Development agree-ments between the International TableTennis Federation and the continents,sees Para Table Tennis as mandatory; verydefinite progress.

The next step is to transform aware-ness to involvement throughout theworld; physical condition is not a barrierto sport, the task is to release the shack-les, tear down the barriers and open thewindows of opportunity.



PARA TABLE TENNIS

MagicMoment

Third place in his group, no passportto the main draw; matters did notwork out as hoped. However, when

it came to a champagne moment in theExCeL Exhibition Centre at the London2012 Paralympic Games, Great Britain’sDavid Wetherill topped the poll.

During the Paralympic Games, no video-clip was viewed on YouTube on more occa-sions than the forehand top spin heexecuted in his Men’s Singles Class 6 firststage contest against Germany’s ThomaszKusiak. At the beginning of 2013, the num-ber of views stood at well over 6,361,000.

Fourth PlaceFurthermore, the wonder stroke was ac-claimed by the International ParalympicCommittee; on the poll released on Monday31st December 2012, which featured the top50 moments of the London 2012 ParalympicGames, the famed David Wetherill forehandtop spin is in fourth place!

First place went to Italian hand-cyclistAlex Zanardi; second place to Brazil’s AlanOliveria, who recorded a shock victory overSouth Africa’s Oscar Pistorius in the 200metre T44 sprint, with Spanish swimmerTeresa Perales in third spot. She gave herParalympic gold to her two year old son.Amongst illustrious company, David Wether-ill stood tall for table tennis.

The PointA rally developed, the ball was angled wideto his forehand, the British player dived fulllength, executed a forehand top spin, which

flew across the table and left Thomasz Ku-siak stunned. Both coaches rose to their feetin applause. David Wetherill, prone on thefloor, turned to his coach Greg Baker andsaid nothing but there was no need. Actionsspoke louder than words.

“At the time, I just knew I had to get tothat ball, I was slightly behind in the matchand I just wasn’t going to let that ball go; Iknew that if I could get to it, I could get itback on the table”, reflected David Wether-ill. “So I just flung myself, it was instinctive,the first time I realised I had won the pointfor sure was when I got up and looked at

the scoreboard; the crowd was so loud Icouldn’t hear that it hit the table.”

The stroke has been broadcast on majormedia outlets such as Channel 4, ESPN,Deadspin and Mashable, as well as in thewritten media around the world.

Alas for David Wetherill, it was defeatagainst Thomasz Kusiak and he didn’t ad-vance to the second stage but became thetournament’s most celebrated player and hefulfilled one of the major the objectives ofthe ITTF Development Department; he cre-ated awareness, his one stroke spoke a mil-lion words.

David Wetherill the star of the table tennis events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Ground Breaking Course Staged in El Salvador

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El Salvador staged a ground breaking weekof action in the history of the InternationalParalympic Committee (IPC) in April 2011. Aregional IPC Youth Camp was staged withLeandro Olvech the ITTF Director of Devel-opment, present to advise and support.

Did you know that...

You can check your knowledge about um-piring and refereeing online? Visit the URC section on the ITTF website.

Rules that apply in Para Table tennis arefully integrated in the Laws of Table Ten-nis and actually the only exceptions applyfor wheelchair players (Classes 1 to 5);Standing Players (classes 6 to 10) followexactly the same rules as their able bodiedcounterparts.

In a team event a player may receive ad-vice from anyone authorised to be at theplaying area, often referred as “thebench” but in an individual event advicemay be given from only one person, whomust be nominated to the umpire beforethe match.

Since the start of the International Um-pires certification in 1973, the ITTF hasqualified more than 5000 InternationalUmpires, however by the end of 2012there were only 282 with active BlueBadge status which entitles them to offici-ate at ITTF World Title events.

According to the latest changes of therules effective from 1st September 2012,racket testing is carried out by umpires.In case of a failure of a compulsory rackettest after the match, it is the referee whodecides the player forfeits the match.

Increasing number of events or-ganized worldwide means morematch officials are necessary; the

result is that in recent years therehas been a considerable increase incourses for umpires and referees.

In 2009, ten such courses werestaged, in 2010 the number had risen to16; in 2011 it was 14 and in 2012, thetotal was 18; Africa and Latin Americabeing the most active continents.

The education of umpires and refer-ees is implemented in line with the Ac-creditation System established by theITTF Umpires and Referees Committee,which similar to coach education, followsa multi-level approach.

The Levels…..Level One - a basic course for Umpiresand Referees……Level Two - National Umpires and

National Referees ……Level Three - International Umpiresand International Referees ……High Performance - Advanced Train-ing for Umpires and Referees

OrganisationThe first two levels are organized underthe umbrella of the ITTF DevelopmentProgram; the courses are aimed at na-tional associations who do not have theirown qualification system in place. TheITTF Umpires and Referees Committeeorganises the highest two levels.

On LineLists of Umpires and Referees of all levelsare also published online; Level One andLevel Two on the ITTF Umpire and Ref-eree Development Registry in the Devel-opment Section of the ITTF website.

Level Umpires Course Referees Course Course ConductorHigh Performance Advanced Umpire Training Advanced Referee Training Elite Umpires & Referees Committee

One Day Course To be developed

Level Three International Umpire International Referee Elite Umpires & Referees CommitteeTo be developed Four day course

Level Two National Umpire National Referee Targeted Blue Badge andOne Day Course Three Day Course International Referees

Level One Basic Course for Umpires Basic Course for Referees Multiple Course ConductorsThree Days Course One Day Course Including Development Officers

ITTF UMPIRES & REFEREES COMMITTEE ACCREDITATION SCHEME

Increasing Supply to Meet Demand

Umpires at the GAC GROUP 2011 World Championships in Rotterdam

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