Table of Contents

FEATURES
Volatile Organic Compounds by Dick Evans 12
Table Tennis is Going Green by Jens Felke 16
What is Your Paralympic IQ? by Sean O’Neill 23
2008 National Championships 24
Finals Play by Play by Larry Hodges 26
Age Events by Tim Boggan 30
Hard Bat Events by Dean Johnson 38
The Perfect Year: David Zhuang by Steve Hopkins 42
Coaches of the Year 75

TOURNAMENTS
USA Regional Tournament Write-ups & Results 46-47
Killerspin SPINvitational by Ed Hogshead 48

ENTRY FORMS
2009 US Open Entry Form 66
International Veterans Championships 71

COACHING
Contacting the Face of the Ball by Richard McAfee 74
The Backhand Flip by Wei Wang, photos by Diego Schaaf 76

USATT AND OTHER NEWS
Editors’ Report 9
CEO Report 10
Chairman’s Report 10
USATT National Rankings 54
USATT Ratings 56
USATT Tournament Schedule 61
Senior Corner by Olga & Stan Kahan 70