Mixed Fortune In Robin Savage Challenge
Shield
Since the last edition of Batchat we have played
twice against Barming for Robin Savage
Challenge Shield. We won last year at our
Howard Table Tennis Centre Venue, but our
opponents gained sweet revenge this September
with a 23-17 victory at Beechwood Community
Centre. We look forward to continuing our rivalry
back at home next year.
Happy 20th Birthday CTTC!
Welcome to BATCHAT the Chatham Table Tennis
Clubs magazine. We are a friendly 3 Star Premier
Club with Clubmark accreditation for all standards of player in the
Medway area of Kent. This year we celebrate 20 years and have
grown steadily to become the largest club in Medway, Kent. I hope
you enjoy reading about the many events our players are involved in.
Trevor Towers (Chairman)
Frank Wing Glides To Victory
Frank Wing was a deserved winner of our annual club handicap
competition beating junior, Lennon MacLorg in the final. Frank
showed what a very strong player he is becoming by winning
comfortably by 42-31 in the main final.
In the Category 2 final, Segun Ake beat Chris Morford 42-30.
Then in the Category 3 final, Joanna Lam beat Liu Yun Guo 42-33.
Finally, Peter Worthington beat Scarlett Lennon in the Category 4
final, emerging victorious with a 42-40 result.
As always a good day was had by all participants whether
successful or not.
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Chatham Table Tennis Club - Dedicated to developing the players of tomorrow
Chatham Players Awards
Players presented with trophies at our AGM this year were: Jake Buckley -
Junior Player Of The Year and the John Kemp Shield for his amazing season
in the junior British league and the Medway Premier Division.
Sam Berhan - Most Improved Player for a great first season for Belfast.
Stuart Fritter - Adult Player of the year after many years of loyal service for
the club having had his best season.
Lennon MacLorg - Coaches Award for his rapid improvement this year.
Martin Coake - Clubman of the year for services to the club.
Editor: Liam Coake
Hoping For A Good Return
From Coaching Day
We invited professional coach Craig Bryant to deliver two fantastic
training days over the past year. Following on from the service coaching
day last year, Craig recently helped club members improve their return
of serves. With his knowledge and guidance many of us will be better
players as a result of these sessions.
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Club Training Nights
Our training nights are held every Friday, Juniors 17:30 to 19:30 and Adults 19:30 to 22:00 at the Howard Table
Tennis Centre. We look forward to seeing you there.
Juniors - £3 Adults - £4 Concessions - £3.50
Roger Going Strong At 80
Congratulations to Roger Chipperfield from our coaching team who
celebrated his 80th birthday recently. As a valued member at the club,
Roger dedicates himself to teaching and helping children learn and
progress in the sport at many primary schools where he voluntarily
coaches at.
Coaching Masterclass
At ETTU Conference
Some of Europe’s top coaches including our own
Senior coach Trevor Towers attended the three day
ETTU coaching conference at the iconic Greenhouse
venue in London. Germany coach Richard Prause
lectured on the influence the new plastic balls have on
technique and tactics. Also giving the opportunity to
try out the advanced serving styles under his expert
supervision. German fitness coach Benjamin Schmitz
taught techniques to improve player speed and
response. As well as this tennis coach Simon
Wheatley from the LTA spoke about game base
coaching to help players progress towards higher
performances. Also Alan Cooke from TTE showed
the pathway for aspiring juniors for progressing into
the English Training Squads.
Girls Runners Up In
National Schools Final
‘About 5 years ago, I was approached by The Pilgrim School
at the Medway Mini Youth games with a view to going along
to one of their afterschool table tennis club sessions to have a
look at their players. As a result of this visit, I agreed to
become the coach of their Mini Youth games team and also
attend the weekly afterschool club sessions. I was introduced
to a group of highly talented young girls and I became their
coach. I have since been on an incredible journey with these
4 girls: Katie, Scarlett, Lily and Stephanie and I have taken
them all over the country competing in the National Schools
Competitions at under 11 and under 13 age groups and the
girls have achieved tremendous success winning the National
under 11 title and being the runners up in the under 13
competition. This year they will compete in the National
under 16 competition wherein I expect them to do very well.
The girls are now also members of Chatham Table Tennis
Club and will make their debut in the Medway Towns adult
league this coming season.
The girls have all made remarkable progress and continue to
do so. Their parents and their school have been very
supportive of me and the girls. It is a privilege to be
associated with the girls and who knows what the future has
in store for them. Our club is extremely proud of them.’
Roger Chipperfield
Huge Success with Medway
Junior Development League
Twenty juniors representing nine teams enjoyed the newly formed
Development League run by members of our club. Matches each
week were very competitive with many parents and supporters
cheering on the players. The team emerging victorious were
‘Glosrose’ consisting of Jack Jordan and Lennon MacLorg.
Finishing in second were ‘Smashed It’ with Liam Coake and Jude
Clarke just missing out on the top spot. However, every player in the
league made meaningful progress during the two month season. The
second season commences in March and promises to be just as
exciting as the first.
In addition, on November 7th, 24 players battled for the Medway
Junior Development singles title, with Lennon MacLorg beating
Jack Jordan in the main final. On his path to victory, Lennon
defeated Liam Coake in the first semi-finals and Jack just beat Katie
in the second. In the consolation final, Jude Clake narrowly beat
Scarlett Lennon.
Ark Royal sets club
record in Premier
Division
History was made this year with our premier team
amassing an incredible club record of 194 points
finishing second in the premier division.
Chatham’s other premier team finished in 8th place
with a respectable 118 points. Widespread success
was seen as Mark Buckley went undefeated,
Martin Birley won 80% of his matches, Stuart
Fritter won 74%, Jake Buckley won 73% and
Harry Jones won 65%. In division one, both
Cumberland and Dorset kept their place in the league for next season. Charlie Cook won 83% of his games, Dean
Chipperfield won 80% and Trevor Towers with 69%. Finally in division two, Endurance, Furious and Gannet all
played well despite not gaining promotion. Successes in division two were by Chris Morford with 70%, Luke
Barnard with 67% and Jacob Goodchild with 62%.
