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Senior
CornerSeptember/October 2004
By Olga & Stan
Kahan,
Co-Chairs, USATT Senior Committee
949-830-6699 (ph) · 949-240-7167 (fax)
In our humble senior corner of table tennis, there is a vivid increase in the number of senior tournaments and Senior Olympics events which are dedicated to a celebration of life and wellness.
The USATT Senior Committee members expressed their satisfaction with the development of the Senior Program for 2004 during the committee meeting held at Laguna Woods, California, on June 4, 2004. Senior Committee members present: Olga & Stan Kahan (co-chairs), Hank McCoullum, Grant Misbach, Barney D. Reed and David Sakai. Unable to attend: Richard McAfee. Guest: Christian Lillieroos.
Senior Tournaments Held
Recently
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March 7 |
Nevada |
The Henderson Senior Games (Director: Dan Cravens). |
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March 26-28 |
Pennsylvania |
Meiklejohn Quaker City Seniors (Director: Richard Lee; Coordinator: Hank McCoullum; $6000 in prize money). |
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May 15-16 |
California |
Laguna Woods Senior Games (Director: Olga Kahan; Coordinator Burt Kadell). |
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June 3-4 |
California |
Meiklejohn National Seniors (Director: Ray Kunze; Chair Olga Kahan; 32 events, 208 players, $15,000 prize money). |
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June 19 |
California |
Pasadena Senior Olympic Qualifiers (Director: Diego Schaaf; 33 events, over 80 players). |
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July 22-23 |
California |
Southland Senior Olympics/Anaheim (Director: Mary Shum). |
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Aug. 4 |
Utah |
Provo Senior Games (Director: Grant Misbach). |
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Aug. 6-8 |
Texas |
Wesleyan Senior Pro-Tour & Senior Training Camp (Director: Christian Lillieroos). |
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Sept. 29 |
California |
Hemet Oldlympics (Director Wilfredo Escobar) |
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Oct. 2 |
California |
San Bernardino Senior Olympics |
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Oct. 4-8 |
Utah |
Huntsman World Senior Games (St. George; Director: Grant Misbach & Shonie Aki). |
Exhibition
May Exhibition – Laguna Woods, California – A table tennis exhibition with Attila Malek and Loc Ngo in singles, and doubles with players from the LWTTC. This event generated high interest from seniors from among the 150 spectators.
Press & Media
May-June: An article appeared in the Los Angeles Times (second largest newspaper in the U.S.). The article concerned the Laguna Woods Senior Games in the Orange County Register, a TV interview, Channel 6 and a radio interview.
Interclub Competitions
The interclub competitions have continued between six clubs in Southern California: Anaheim Senior Center, Irvine Senior Center, Laguna Woods TT Club, Phoenix Club/Anaheim, Seal Beach TT Club, Sun City TT Club.
Suggestions (From David Sakai and Stan Kahan)
To disseminate information about TT activities among senior communities in Florida, Arizona, Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., etc., in order to establish new venues for table tennis senior games and competitions.
To use community or public service announcements, local press and media for table tennis promotion.
The USATT Senior Committee expresses gratitude to the USATT Board for its recommendation to the USATT Tournament Committee for the approval of 5-year increments, starting from 70 years of age, and for the introduction of special life memberships after age 70.
The Best is Yet to Come!
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