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Egoscue therapy seminar

2/7/2014

Are you recovering from injury, or trying to avoid injuries? Do you have nagging issues like low back pain, knee pain, or shoulder issues? Then we have a workshop for you!

To help keep you playing injury-free, we are proud to present Rick Mathes and The Egoscue Method.

Rick is the Clinic Director of Austin’s own Egoscue® Clinic. Egoscue® therapists are considered experts in injury prevention and rehab. At this workshop, you will…

Learn the most common causes of sports injuries
Learn injury-prevention strategies
Discover how to improve performance and accelerate healing by restoring normal joint position
Receive a postural assessment and a set of corrective exercises you can start using immediately to restore proper function and eliminate pain

When: Sunday, March 30th at NOON.

Where: Austin Table Tennis Club

Cost: $20 per person

*Seating is limited so please RSVP and register at Austin Table Tennis Club at 512-491-7664

Austin Table Tennis Club Announcement:

Table Tennis Players: We asked Rick Mathes to hold this clinic at the club facility because I believe the Egoscue therapy methods are extremely effective toward addressing aches and pains associated with playing competitive table tennis. Rick has helped me overcome knee pain and shoulder issues with Egoscue therapy. I believe you will find the $20 spent on this clinic and individual assessment well worth the time and money.

Dwight Bawcom

Secretary, ATTC

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Winter Open Tournament Report

2/7/2014

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ATTC Winter Open Tournament Report

On 1/11/14 The Austin Table Tennis Association hosted the largest tournament in Austin table tennis history-87 singles players traveled from all over the state & some from out of state to Austin to participate. It was the 2014 Austin Winter Open Tournament. The participants included Cheng Li (coach Yang’s ex- teammate from Mississippi college ), Yi Chi Zhang, Jim Butler, and Victor Subonj. The competition started at 9am and finished at 7:30pm. Skill levels ranged from local Novice players all the way to internationally recognized formally trained competitors. Results are in:

Open Singles:
1st-Cheng Li ($300), 2nd-Yi Chi Zhang ($225), Semi-finalists-Jim Butler & James Eddie Yang ($150 each)
U-2150 Singles: 1st-Grayden Cook (&100), 2nd-Irving Zavala ($80)
U-1850 Singles: 1st-Anna Subonj ($80), 2nd-Shiraz Saleem ($60)
U-1650 Singles: 1st-Robert Wang ($60), 2nd-Kiran Singh ($40)
U-1450 Singles: 1st-Allen Kurapati (plaque), 2nd-Nosh Mody (plaque)
U-1250 Singles: 1st-Allen Kurapati (plaque), 2nd-Nosh Mody (plaque)
Novice Singles: 1st-Jyoti Ghosh (plaque), 2nd-Sam Feher (plaque)
U-3800 Doubles: 1st-Nicolas Alvarez & Irving Zavala ($100), 2nd-Grayden Cook & Ryan Tyrell ($80)
U-3200 Doubles: 1st-Philip Chow & Allen Kurapati ($60), 2nd-Zack Gholston & Alann Castillo ($40)

The tournament was a resounding success for the organization and the administration. Also, the volunteers played a huge role in the success of the tournament. Without them, we could never have achieved what we did for sure. Special thanks to: Conrad Song for the hardest job on doing the draws and the smooth running of the tournament; Jim Story and Dwight Bawcom for always doing great at the check-in desk; Kip Iwakiri, Nosh Mody, and Sungsup Lee for doing a thankless job on the parking patrol department; Cesar Serna for the great tournament photo taking all day long; Kip and Amy Iwakiri for helping with the control desk work; Rusty Carter for doing the net measurement and table leveling; Kip, Dean Ginther, Phil Lahman, John Miller, Bernard Lemal, and Jesus Sotolongo for helping with the pre and after tournament cleaning. Proceeds went back to the competitors as cash prize given out to most of the events and to support the ongoing growth and success of the Austin Table Tennis Association. A quick glance at this tournament’s finance sheet:

Total entry fees collected: $6,539; Cash prize given out: $1,550; USATT membership and rating fees paid out: $1,678.95; tournament sanction fees: $150; food for volunteers all day Saturday: $215.96 This tournament saw the club making $2,944.09 net profit.

Again, thank you to all our membership for supporting our efforts to improve and promote table tennis in Austin area.

Report by Marguerite Cheung, Operations Manager, ATTC 01/15/2014

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