On the weekend of July 23, members of the Technical Team of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Table Tennis Association and Table Tennis players and enthusiasts were privileged to benefit from technical training sessions conducted by long standing Trinidadian table tennis personnel Bob Roopnarine and Ray Fermin.
Table Tennis is alive and well in St Vincent and the Grenadines. That’s the word coming from the St Vincent and the Grenadines Table Tennis Association (SVGTTA) at a Press Conference held at Olympic House on Monday 14 June 2010.
Public Relations Officer for the SVGTTA, Harvey Graham, in his introductory remarks, admitted to some hiccups in the sport but indicated that despite everything the organisation has been able to continue with grassroots development and systematically and professionally advance its work.
Media consultant Jeff Trotman and Laverne Velox, respectively won the male and female singles titles in the inaugural SVG Managers Table Tennis Tournament, held at the AVESCO Club House, Arnos Vale over the weekend.
Table Tennis continues to reach out to the nation’s youth through the NOC’s Grassroots Talent Identification Programme. Sessions were conducted at Layou and Barrouallie. The Layou session was conducted by Daniel and Spencer, Barouallie was conducted by Bob Ballantyne and Munroe.
Young team does well at 17th OECS table tennis championship By Jeff Trotman, who accompanied the team as a media official. St. Vincent and the Grenadines placed third in both the men and women’s team competitions in the 17th OECS table tennis championship at the Beausejour indoor facility from 14 to 16 November in St. […]
Bob Ballantyne and Elliott Charles conducted introductory Table Tennis sessions at the Mustique Primary School on Wednesday April 15.
SVGTTA Executive Member Julian Sutherland who is employed in Mustique will continue with regular sessions for the children.
Photos of the St Vincent delegation at the Junior Caribbean Table Tennis
Championships held in Barbados from August 30 to September 5, 2005
Current Sport Structure
Table Tennis is currently one of the fastest growing sports in St Vincent and the Grenadines where there is an abundance of talented youth.
Over the years the sport has experienced a roller coaster type of performance. Nonetheless, in the recent past a concerted effort has been made to systematically develop the sport. It is against this backdrop that the NOC has given consideration to the introduction of the current programme.