2391 Sumatran Way #5
Clearwater, FL. 33763
www.SunriseTableTennis.com

For Immediate Release
Friday, May 5, 2006

Contact:   Martin Shapiro
Tele: (727) 467-0555
martin.shapiro@SunriseTableTennis.com

Table Tennis Youth Summer Camp

Junior Athletes To Train and Compete

Pinellas County¾

This summer, at three recreation centers in Clearwater, the Sunrise Table Tennis Club (STTC) will be conducting a youth summer camp program one afternoon per week starting on May 22nd.  Every Monday afternoon at the the Countryside Recreation Center (12:30 pm to 2:30 pm) and at the Morningside Recreation Complex (3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) and every Friday afternoon at the Ross Norton Recreation Complex (times TBA), young athletes will hone their table tennis skills.  The program is provided as a free service by the STTC as part of their ongoing Junior Athletes Development Program.

The junior players are taught Olympics-style table tennis.  Each session, basic skills in effective strokes, footwork and game strategy are drilled.  But fun and games ensue as the play heats up with fast-paced matches and round-robin competition.  The summer camp program culminates in the Annual Summer Camp Table Tennis Championship, a tournament competition between the teams from each of the recreation centers. 

The summer camp is part of a year-round program of youth development in the sport of table tennis by the STTC.  The program emphasizes skills development, athleticism and sportsmanship.  The training provides young players with a sports-level ability that will last a lifetime.  Some local youth are even training for participation in the Olympics Table Tennis Team.  

The summer camp is available to any players ages 9 -17.  For more information, contact Margo Lindsay at (727) 669-0899, or visit www.SunriseTableTennis.com .

The STTC is the main activity of the Sunrise Sport Foundation, Inc., a 501 (C) ( 3) non-profit  public charitable origination  The goal of the Foundation is to promote low-cost or free athletic competitions and educational clinics for all adults and juniors to promote fitness and personal excellence through planned athletic activities, educational, recreational and competitive events.  The Foundation provides free activities to all youth under the age of 18 and has a program of subsidized activities for seniors.  The Foundation is supported by local business sponsorships and private donations.