FEATURES

USATT Club of the Month: The Ping-Pong Posse

by Jason Sun

22

USATT League of the Month: W.C. Cleveland Jr. League

by Ralph Presley

81

Ulpiano Santo: 98 and Still Active and Competitive!

by Dean Johnson

10

Interview with the USA National Team Coaches

by Larry Hodges

24

USATT Hall of Fame Induction: John Tannehill

by Tim Boggan

30

Special Feature on Disabled Table Tennis

The USATT Disabled Committee

by Jennifer Johnson

33

A Guide to Understanding the Paralympic Table Tennis Classification System

33

U.S. Paralympic Table Tennis Championships

by Danielle Brooks

34

USATT Rule Changes for Playing Against Disabled Players

by Sean O’Neill

35

Differences in the Rules

by Karol Ziduliak

35

Bios & Pictures of the USA Disabled Team

36

TOURNAMENTS

Cover Story: $17,000 U.S. Open Teams Championships

by Larry Hodges

38

Arnold Championships

by Ed Hogshead

66

Western Open

by Alan Williams

70

Meiklejohn Senior Championships & Quaker City Open

by Alan Williams

74

Cary Cup Championships

by Lily Yip

78

Missouri Open

by Bill Lewis

79

International Results: Europe Top 12, Asian Cup, ITTF Pro Tours

69

USA Regional Tournament Writeups & Results

72-73,76-77

COACHING

Energy Mastery: Spin

by John Allen

51

McAfee’s Mechanics: The Forehand Flip Serve Return

by Richard McAfee

52

Tips of the Month

by Carl Danner

53

Basics Corner: The Forehand Smash

by Glenn Tepper

53

The Inside-Out Serve of Thiago Monteiro

by Wei Wang,
photos by Diego Schaaf

84

USATT AND OTHER NEWS

Short stuff

9,10

Cartoons

35,79

President’s Report

by Sheri Pittman

16

Senior Corner

by Olga & Stan Kahan

20

An Official’s View

by Azmy Ibrahim

20

They Said It!

by Larry Hodges

28

USATT Approved Dealers and Equipment Listing

54

Ye Holy Ratings

by NATT

58

USATT Tournament Schedule

65

USATT Board Votes

68

Obituaries: Bob Chaimson, Carl Kronlage, Ruben Gomez

80

ON THE COVER:  

Bence Csaba of the Winning Canadian Team  at the U.S. Open Teams

Cover Photo and Design

by Tom Nguyen ©2006