Table of Contents

FEATURES
2007 Top Selling Equipment 10
What’s New in Table Tennis Technology 11
How High Does the Ball Bounce? by Rufford Harrison 12
Why Yellow? by Rufford Harrison 13
Junior Spotlight: Erica Wu by Tawny Banh 16
Club Spotlight: Lewiston Maine 17
Not So Ordinary by Whitney Ping 18
Like Father, Like Son 19
What is a Long Pimple? By Rufford Harrison and Odd Gustavsen 22
League Spotlight: iGoLogic 23
ITTF Bans All Glues Containing Volatile Compounds 24
Table Tennis in the Movies: Balls of Fury 26
World Table Tennis Championships by Tim Boggan 30
American Women Finish Strong at the Worlds by Toni Gresham 36
Out of the Past by Si Wasserman 68
Valuable Playing Time by Steve Isaacson 70
Tim Boggan In His Own Words: Kasia Dawidowicz 71

TOURNAMENTS
Robo-Pong St. Joe Valley Open by Dan Seemiller 40
College Table Tennis National Championships by Liang Liu 54
USA Regional Tournament Write-ups & Results ........................16, 44-52

COACHING
Navigating the Blade Maze by Richard McAfee 23
Tips of the Month by Carl Danner 26
Improving Perception by Wei Wang, photos by Diego Schaaf 76

USATT AND OTHER NEWS
Editors’ Report 9
Presidents’ Report 14
Official’s View by Azmy Ibrahim 25
USATT National Rankings 58
USATT Ratings 60
USATT Tournament Schedule 65
Senior Corner by Olga & Stan Kahan 69
USATT Foundation Letter 72
Obituary: Dan Messmer by Scott Preiss 72
American Cancer Society: Gulf Breeze Relay for Life by LA Johnston 72
Selection Procedures: 2008 Olympic Games 73
Umpire Certification 73