Para National Team Coaches
Mitch Seidenfeld - Coach
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Current Residence: Minneapolis, MN
Email: ttminn@aol.com
Coaching Profile:
- 2020 Paralympic Games Coach - Coached Class 3 Athlete to Paralympic Gold and Class 9 Athlete to Paralympic quarterfinals
- 2019 Para Pan Am Games Coach
- 2018 World Championships Coach
Para Titles:
- 2008: U.S. Paralympic Team member, Table Tennis - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2007: Two gold medals, Class 7 Singles, Class 7 Team - Para Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2005: Gold medal, Class 10 Team; Silver medal, Open Standing; Bronze medal, Class 10 Singles - Para Pan American Table Tennis Championships, Mar Del Plata, Argentina
- 2003: U.S. Olympic Committee's Table Tennis Developmental Coach of the Year
- 1996: Silver medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Class 6-8 Team - Paralympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.
- 1992: Gold medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Class 10 Team - Paralympic Games, Barcelona, Spain
- 1990: Gold medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Open Standing - World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands
- Five-time Minnesota State Champion (1992, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003)
Vlad Farcas - Coach
Birthplace: Romania
Current Residence: San Antonio, Texas
Email: vlad.farcas@usatt.org
Coaching Profiile:
- 2020 Paralympics Assistant Coach
- ITTF-PTT Level 1 Certified Coach
- Assistant Coach and Sparing Partner for Romanian Paralympians
- Head Coach and President at San Antonio Table Tennis Club - Sep 2018 - Present
Mark Hazinski - Coach
Hometown: Mishawaka, IN
Current Residence: Plano, TX
Email: markman321@hotmail.com
Coaching Profile:
- 2004 US Olympic Team Member
- 2007 Pan American Games Mens Team Bronze Medal
- 8x US National Team Member
- 3x US Nationals Mens Singles Finalist
- 4x US Nationals Mens Doubles Champion
- 2x Collegiate Nationals Mens Singles Champion
Keith Evans - Developmental Coach
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Current Residence: Birmingham, Alabama
Email: keith9001@yahoo.com
Coaching Career:
- 1996 Olympic Coach for team Jamaica
- 2004-2017 Collegiate Team Coach (12 National Team Championship Titles)
- 2007-2015 US National Cadet Team Coach
- US Para Team Coach Since 2011
