USATT
Regional
Training Centers July 20, 2001
Dear USATT Club,
Over the past ten years, there has been a lot of discussion on Regional Training Centers (RTC). Now, with your help, RTCs are going to be a reality. We are looking to the USATT Clubs to host RTCs throughout the country.
The purpose of these Centers is to regionalize training in
the U.S. and expand our Table Tennis athlete base. By expanding our athlete base we will increase the numbers
into our athlete pipeline and increase our elite athletes. We are too large of a country to centralize everything;
instead, we need to have a number of these Centers all over the country. We
can’t start them all at once, but we will start at least two or three this
next year, with others to be set up in the following years.
Not only will these Centers help train local players (and
increase their chances of becoming national team members or better), but they
will also promote table tennis on a local level, creating hotbeds of table
tennis activity.
If your club is interested in hosting an RTC, please submit an application with the Request for Proposals form (see below). This form, designed by the USATT Regional Training Center Task Force working in conjunction with the Elite Athlete Committee, explains what is required to be a Center, how and what USATT will fund, etc.
Read over the form below, and send in your application
(deadline: Nov. 1, 2001). This will be a great opportunity for your club to help
build Table Tennis in the U.S. We
hope you will seriously consider applying.
Sincerely,
Morris Jackson, Chair
USATT Regional Training Center Task Force
D. Dwight Johnson, Executive Director
USA Table Tennis
Description:
This is a solicitation for proposals for the establishment of 2-3 pilot
USATT regional training centers, the first of a proposed national network of
regional training centers. The
primary focus of these regional training centers is to create a new generation
of players able to reach a high international level and compete for medals in
the 2008-2012 Olympics. Each
training center will be expected to develop elite players and juniors, and to
become financially independent within three years.
USATT Contribution:
USATT expects to contribute $10,000 per year toward coaching fees for the
first three years of operation. One
way of breaking this figure down is 10 hours per week at $25 per hour for 40
weeks per year. However, other allocations of the contribution will be
considered. After three years, it
is expected that each center will become financially independent through local
sponsorship, fees collected from non-elite program participants, or some
combination. Creativity is
encouraged.
The successful bids will include free training time for
members of USATT National Teams and partially subsidized training for other
athletes in the Elite Athlete Development Program.
Proposal Requirements: The proposal submitted for review and consideration should include at a minimum the following:
verification and description of a full-time facility (including, as a
minimum, the number of tables, lighting strength measurement, flooring type,
ceiling height, climate control, and number of players that may be
accommodated);
letter of commitment from proposed full-time
coach(s);
verification of proper conditions for full-time practice;
verification and description of current or proposed junior program;
verification of accessibility for disabled athletes;
address of facility; and
description of specific availability of medical services for the athletes.
Include additional information you think will assist in the selection of your facility as one of the regional training centers.
Secondary Considerations: The following are not mandatory for a facility to be selected; however, they are factors that would assist in the evaluation of the facility:
listing of high level and significant developmental local players,
including the most current USATT rating;
play for housing arrangements for out-of-town athletes; listing of
colleges and universities in the locale; and
local sponsorship commitments.
This
information should be included as attachments.
Rationale: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your facility and the
reasons why your club should be selected as one of the regional training
centers. This may be part of your
cover letter or a separate attachment.
Completed
Proposal: A completed proposal
will address and include all proposal requirements, rationale, selected
secondary considerations, a cover letter which states that all aspects of the
proposal requirements are submitted and delineates appropriate attachments, i.e.
Attachment 1, Attachment 2, etc. Incomplete
proposals will not be reviewed.
Review
of Submitted Proposals: This
will be conducted by the Regional Training Center Task Force appointed by the
Chair of the Elite Athlete Committee.
Submission of Proposal: All completed proposals should be mailed to:
Dr.
Morris L. Jackson
4804 Longfellow Street
Riverdale, MD 20737
In the alternative, the proposal may be emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment to mjacks@american.edu. in the subject line please put USATT Proposal. Any questions regarding the proposal should be sent to the same email address.
Proposal Deadline: Complete proposals should arrive by November 1, 2001.
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