Sunrise Table Tennis Club: Table Tennis on Florida's Suncoast™
www.SunriseTableTennis.com
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| Summer Camp 2006
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thumbnail pictures above for larger views.) Every Friday afternoon, table tennis training is provided at Ross Norton Recreation Complex, as well as every Monday afternoon at the Countryside Recreation Center, as a free service by the STTC as part of our ongoing Junior Athletes Development Program. The after-school youth training is part of a year-round program of youth development in the sport of table tennis. 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 STTC after-school youth program is followed by a summer camp program each year in conjunction with the City of Clearwater Recreation Department. The summer camp includes intensive weekly training and practice sessions. This summer, at three recreation centers in Clearwater, 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. This is our club's firth year conducting these clinics and we have several excellent prospects in line for future training. To date we have introduced over 300 kids to table tennis (not ping-pong) as a sport. One of our goals is to place a table tennis table in every city recreation center and to train their staff to conduct training clinics, and then have a city-wide tournament. Jan Harrison, City of Clearwater liaison is helping us with this project. The summer camp is available to any players ages 9 -17. For more information, contact Margo Lindsay. 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
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