Since it is readily apparent that congress lacks the ability to pass any meaningful and effective economic stimulus program. ATTC has decided to step up and take on this important task ourselves.

Effective February 1 ATTC will implement its "Ping-Pong Stimulus program". Key components of the program include. "One Dollar Wednesdays" and "five dollar family Sundays". Additionally the Alameda TTC Yahoo group contains a coupon for 50% off February monthly membership.

Dave Hanson AlphaPong owner and Alameda TTC partner explained how the program will work. "When Bob comes in on a Wednesday and pays $1 instead of five, that saves $4 that he can then spend into the local economy. So now instead of Bob packing a Bologna sandwich for lunch, he can now visit the Falafel Hut and purchase a falafel roll. Now with the increase in business Mustafa the owner of the Falafel Hut can now expand and hire more local workers who also spend into the economy. Soon Mustafa will be able to expand nation wide and put hundreds of people to work making delicious falafel. We can expect that very soon we will see the economy rebound and a big drop in the unemployment rate. Also since we know that "as California goes, so goes the nation" we can soon expect a tremendous increase in the popularity of Table Tennis nation wide. Since table tennis is a very healthy and enjoyable sport, this could well be just what is needed to save our failing health care system and keep thousands off antidepressants."

When asked for his comments on the new Ping-Pong stimulus program ATTC partner Avishy Schmidt responded, "I like falafel".

For more information visit:  www.alamedattc.com .

Have you ever looked at the juniors training and said to yourself,  "You know if I had access to that kind of training I could get good to." Well, you are in luck, because starting in February ATTC will begin offering adult tournament training. Training will take place on Wednesdays from 8:30 – 10:00pm. Stop thinking about getting better and "Just do it!"

Also on February 2^nd ATTC will start a new 8-week adult beginner class session. Classes are on Mondays and go from 8:30 pm – 10:00pm.

For more info, or to sign up visit www.alamedattc.com.

Today at 6:30 pm in Alameda, ATTC1 squares off against ICC. Scheduled
to play are several top California players including Barney Reed
(2590), Avishy Schmidt (2315), Jitendra Didla (2576), and Hailong Shen
(2488). Admission is free. Don't Miss it!

This evening, in a BATTF division one matchup, ATTC plays Peninsula TTC
in Alameda at 8:00 pm.

   Scheduled to play are several of California's top players including
Stephen Wang (2574), Sean C. Lee (2281), Barney Reed (2590), and Freddy
Gabriel (2374).

Admission is free. Come out and see some great Table Tennis!

Alameda TTC will be launching it's first Saturday round robin on January 3, 2009.

Round robin Check in is at 4:00 pm. Call the club line 415-287-0352 if you are running late. Check the Alameda TTC yahoo group files section (http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/alamedatabletennis/files/ ) for a free play coupon. The Saturday round robin will be an additional round robin, and does NOT replace the Tuesday round robin.

Last Tuesdays round robin (http://www.alamedattc.com/roundrobin.htm ) saw Chris Yang  come out on top of a highly competitive group 1. In all there were 33 players in 6 groups.

Alameda TTC begins two 8 week kid's class sessions the first week in January. One session runs on Tuesdays 3:30 till 5:00. The other runs on Saturdays from noon till 1:30. There are limited spaces left, so be sure tell you friends with kids to sign up A.S.A.P.  

This is a reminder that we will be closed New Year's eve. Also, we
will have new weekend hours effective January 1. Our new weekend hours
are Saturday and Sunday noon - 8:00 pm.

The December 16 Tuesday round robin is moved to Monday December 15. This is a one-time rescheduling to accommodate those playing the nationals Dec 17-20.

In last Tuesdays round robin Trevor Runyan came out on top in a group 1 that had an average USATT rating in excess of 2300.

The Alameda TTC Christmas party is scheduled for 3:00 pm on Sunday 12/14/08. Come for free play, food, a winner's table ladder with prizes, and a raffle. Don't miss it!

ATTC will be providing drinks and some food. Those who are able, are encouraged to bring a plate of "finger food" to share.

Tuesday December 9 prepare for nationals by playing one of Northern California's highest rated round robins. Since August ATTC has played over 600 USATT League Round Robin matches. The average winner on table 1 has been rated over 2200.

Alameda's teams have returned from the Baltimore teams tournament and we expect a good turn out. This Tuesdays expected players include:

Freddie Gabriel
Avishy Schmidt
Spencer Chance
Chris Yang
Philip Lim

and others.

Check the files section of the Alameda TTC Yahoo group
( http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/alamedatabletennis/ ) for a free round robin coupon. If you are not already a member you can join for free.

The Alameda TTC Christmas party is scheduled for 3:00 pm on 12/14/08. Come for free play, food, a winners table ladder with prizes, and a raffle. Don't miss it!

Dear ATTC Member,

As we approach the first of the year Alameda TTC will be completing its first half-year of operations. We would like to thank you for your support. Without you we could not have made it this far.

The month of December looks to be a "make or break" month for the club and will likely determine if the club can continue with its current staffing and scheduling.

As the current school term comes to a close many students will be choosing their winter sport. We hope to see many of them choose table tennis and the ATTC programs.

In the past some club members have stated that they have children attending Alameda schools and / or they are in some way connected to an Alameda school.

We are requesting your help in getting our kids table tennis program flyers into the hands of the appropriate school administrators, so that they can be distributed in Alameda Schools. Also if you know Alameda, Oakland, and San Leandro families with school age children please consider telling them about our programs.

Our current flyer can be found here: http://www.alamedattc.com/ATTCKidsFlyer.pdf

Additional information and online class registration can be found here: http://www.alamedattc.com/kids.htm.

If you get our flyer distributed at an Alameda School, please let us know so that we may check that school off on our list.

With the exception of a closure Christmas eve, ATTC will be running a normal schedule for December.

Please check the ATTC online store www.alamedattc.com/store.htm and www.alphapong.com for some great gift ideas.

We hope your holidays are enjoyable and that you can join us for the Alameda TTC Christmas party on Sunday December 14.

Thanks for your help,

Dave and Avi

Last night the visiting Japanese players put together a 3-man team to
play Alameda TTC1. After a dramatic contest featuring many fantastic,
long, loop vs. chop rallies the Japanese team prevailed 5-4.

Tonight is shaping up to be another action packed evening as the
Japanese team returns for another night of play. Local players over
2200 are invited to come and provide the visiting team with some
additional competition. Lower rated players may wish to watch some
great matches or join our Tuesday round robin.

Monday evening Alameda TTC will be hosting 8 visiting Japanese players
around USATT 2500 level, as they prepare for the Baltimore teams
tournament. Come Monday at 6:00 pm and enjoy some great table tennis.

Paul is smiling because he won $50 at the ATTC Sunday "King of the Hill" winners table ladder.

You could be smiling to if you win the $$. This Sunday, there is $60 in prize money up for grabs. (1st - $30, 2nd - $20, 3rd - $10) But, you can't win if you don't play!

The next event is Sunday November 16 from 4:00 pm till 6:00 pm. (See www.alamedattc.com/sunday.htm for more info)

Alex Varady took home the first place money in the Sunday King of the
Hill winner's table event, with Do Tran 2nd, and Kevin Wong 3rd. This
Sundays event will be a winner takes all event with $50 in prize
money.

ATTC Juniors win in another nail biter over ICC. The tie was decided
by a last match 12-10 5th game win of David Zeng over Aarsh Vyas.

In BATTF Division 2 ATTC2 Won 5-0 over SFTTC1.

At the Tuesday round robin Avi extended his winning streak to 4 in a
row.

ATTC Will hold it's first Sunday Funday
(http://www.alamedattc.com/sunday.htm)event on Sunday November 2nd,
with $60 in prize money.

Congratulations to ATTC Junior Preston So for his 1st place finish in
the Under 500 event at the Concord youth cup.

Avi extended his winning streak to 3, in group 1 at the Tuesday round
robin.

Please note our new weekend hours. Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm and
Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

This is a reminder that the club will be closed in the morning on
October 5th. The club will be open from 6-10PM in the evening.

Slots are still available for Monday Draw Doubles, with a $50 cash
prize to the winning  team (min. 5 teams) . Please note the previous
post had an incorrect e-mail. To reserve a spot the correct email
address is info@....

In the Tuesday round robin Avishy edged out Chris Yang in group 1.

ATTC is proud to announce the acquisition of a dual head programmable
TTMatic 500 robot. This is thought by many to be the best table tennis
robot available. Rates are $10 per Hour or $6 for 30 minutes. ATTC
Members pay half price.

Congratulation to 12 years old ATTC Junior Carey Lee for his 2nd place
finish in the under 1950 event at the Sacramento summer open.
Congratualations also to ATTC Coach Avishy(Avi)Schmidt who won first
place in the under 2350 event beating Martin Cosan in the final 3:1
and took third in the open, losing to eventual champion Barny Reed 3:0
in the semi final. Congraulations also to ATTC player Freddie Gabriel
who also finished third in the open losing in a very close semi final
to a new comer from China 3:1.

Last weeks Tuesday round Robin was a heated contest resulting in a
group 1 three-way tie for 1st place between Avi, Freddie, and Chris.

This Mondays Draw doubles is canceled.

Draw doubles will resume on Monday September 29 with a $50 cash prize
for the 1st place team. Entries will be limited to the first 24
players. Email info@... to reserve your spot.

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ATTC Free Round Robin Coupon for September 16

1) In order to redeem this coupon, you must follow ALL instructions
exactly. No exceptions.

2) To get your free round robin print out this message.

3) Clearly print your first and last name on the paper.

4) Clearly print the email address you used to join the group on the
paper. If your address can not be found in the ATTC group the coupon
will not be honored.

5) Bring the coupon Tuesday Sept 16 and use it for payment.

6) Only 1 coupon per email address.



First Name ___________________     Last Name ___________________


Email ____________________


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ATTC had its first draw doubles tournament on Monday September 10. Dan
Bruno and Alex Paras won the night's prize with a record of 5-0.

Congratulations to Avishy Schmidt, Stanley Cheng, Jeremy Bagai, and
Steven Biechler who won there respective groups in Tuesdays Round
Robin.

hey guys! congrats to the always-fun-to-watch freddie gabriel for
winning the singles RR last wk. sorry we missed your very first
doubles tourney.. who won? looking forward to joining the tuesdays
singles and mondays doubles events next time. will u be posting the
winners of these events on both ATTC website and yahoosports groups
site? if so, this would be a great incentive for future members to be
recognized for their week's victory.  more power to AlamedaTTC!

Freddie Gabriel, Chris Yang, Ron Ho, Greg Scott, and Brian Gregory
won their respective groups in the A.T.T.C. Tuesday Round robin.

Congratulations to A.T.T.C. Juniors Pranav Gopal, David Zeng, and
Jacky Labins, who combined for 3 first and 4 second place finishes
at the Berkeley Open.

Results included-

Pranav Gopal – Under 1850 1st, Under 1700 1st, Under 16 Boys 2nd

David Zeng – Under 13 Boys 1st, Under 1700 2nd Under 1850 Quarters

Jackie Labins – Under 13 girls 2nd, Under 1250 2nd

Monday 09/08/08 A.T.T.C. will host it's first Draw double
competition. Do you have what it takes to become a team and succeed
with a randomly drawn doubles partner? Come and experience the fun.
Details at http://www.alamedattc.com

This will likely be our last free Round Robin, so take advantage.
Invite your friends!

Due to the Berkeley tournament, the club will have reduced hours this
weekend. The hours will be Saturday 6:00pm till 10:00pm and Sunday
6:00pm till 10:00pm.

August 28 round robin results are now posted. Please be sure to record
all your matches. Remmember it is the winner's responsibility to
record the match score.

Round Robin results are posted on the website:

http://www.alamedattc.com/roundrobin.htm

Round Robin will again be free on Tuesday August 26th. Invite your
friends!

Back by popular demand - Free Round Robin Tuesday 08/19/08!

General play is NOT free. Only players who play the Round Robin play
for free.

To play you MUST arrive and must check in by 7:30 PM!

For more info go to http://www.alamedattc.com.

CORRECTION - Round robin is Tuesday 08/12/08

Alameda Table Tennis Club will be having its first round robin
competition this Tuesday 08/11/08. The first round robin is free. To
play you MUST arrive and check in by 7:30 PM. For more info go to
http://www.alamedattc.com.

Date:  Saturday   Aug 2nd 2008  

Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Exhibition with top players including:

US Olympian Jackie Lee, Former Hungarian Junior Team Member Dori Kurimay, Former US Junior Team Member Misha Kazantsev and James Theriault

See Website for more info: http://www.alamedattc.com

Be There!

There is a BATTF double tournament coming up on August 9th in
Milpitas.

You can find more info here:

http://blog.battf.com/2008/07/battf-doubles-tournament.html