Table of Contents

FEATURES
JOOLA North American Teams Championships by Tim Boggan 10
Getting Ready for Baltimore by Mel Stoler 20
Playing on a Team by Tahl Leibovitz 21
Promoting Table Tennis at Your Local College by Mark Hopkins 30
The Road Ahead by Francois Chorvet 32
Future Directions for College Table Tennis 34
My Journey to the Cadet Challenge: Ariel Hsing 42
ITTF Cadet Challenge Cup: Peter Li 43
ITTF World Junior Championships by Lily Yip 44
Confessions of an Equipment Junkie by JJ Jordan 69

TOURNAMENTS
USA Regional Tournament Write-ups & Results 46-49
South Shore/Butterfly Championships by Dan Cochran 50
ICC California State Open by Bruce Liu 51
2008 Badger Open by Michael Jenders and Linda Leaf 52

COACHING
Tips of the Month by Carl Danner 72
Why Aren’t You Improving? by Greg Letts 72
Getting in Your Zone by Dr. Michael Lardon 74
The Backhand Flip by Wei Wang, photos by Diego Schaaf 76

USATT AND OTHER NEWS
Editors’ Report 9
USATT National Rankings 58
USATT Ratings 60
USATT Tournament Schedule 65
Senior Corner by Olga & Stan Kahan 68
Official’s View by Azmy Ibrahim 75