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Digicel’s schools’ table tennis starts today
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Digicel-sponsored Mini Cadet, Cadet and Junior Team’s and Single’s Table Tennis Tournament will serve off today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in an effort to continue to promote table tennis countrywide.
A GTTA press release stated that “in its effort to promote table tennis countrywide it will be coordinating a team’s and single’s table tennis tournament involving schools during the period with over 30 schools expected to participate”.
Gavin Hope
The schools include 2012 Champion School, The Bishop’s High ‘A’, Queens College, St. Stanislaus College, Mae’s, Marian Academy, Berbice and Bartica. The 2012 Bishops High ‘A’ won the 15-years and 18-years title.
The tournament is aimed at achieving the following objectives: Fostering Camaraderie among students; Promotion/Creation of healthy lifestyle thought sport (Table Tennis); Opportunity for individuals to participate in recreational activities.
Promoting the basic objectives of the GTTA by having more players actively participate in table tennis activities both recreational and competitively. The GTTA will coordinate tournament fixtures and will provide umpires, tables and balls among other resources to ensure the smooth running of the tournament.
This year the association will have the inclusion of an Open Novice Category for beginner level players and players from new schools in view of encouraging more participation in the sport. One team from each school can be fielded in this category; players, who have never participated in organized tournaments and cannot make their ‘A’ or ‘B’ teams.
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