http://www.sttc.org.uk helping to regenerate table tennis in Southport Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:20:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you one of the "old school", maybe brought up playing with a hard bat, or pimples out/no sponge? Do you serve by sweeping the ball straight off your hand? Or do you throw the ball backwards onto your bat from a cupped hand? Or are you someone who sticks to ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/18/what-do-you-think-about-illegal-serving-in-matches/ There is a link in the left-hand menu (2008/9 League Tables) so you can see how well your team is doing after 5 or 6 matches. http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/17/latest-league-tables/ The draws for the Anon Cup and Plate competitions are as follows: Anon Cup, 2nd Round Home Team Away Team Formby TTC 'C' v St Teresa's 'C' Formby HT 'D' v Southport 'F' Paraplegics 'A' v Formby HT 'B' Southport 'A' v Formby HT 'C' Argyle 'A' v Formby TTC 'D' Formby HT 'A' v Formby TTC 'F' St Teresa's 'A' v Formby TTC 'A' Formby TTC 'B' v Southport 'B' Anon Plate, 1st Round Home Team Away Team Deyes High ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/14/anon-cup-plate-2008-11-24/ It's only a week since the juniors of Argyle 'C' held the 'old men' of Southport 'C' to a draw in the first round of the Gunson Cup, but they haven't half improved since then. Last night, with an early start so they could get home to bed at a ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/13/quick-learners-those-argyle-youngsters/ Tonight's Gunson Cup match between Southport 'C' and Argyle 'C' (+180pts) finished in a Draw, and will be replayed next Wednesday at Argyle. Beginning with an advantage of 180 points, the young division 3 team needed to stay within 4 or 5 points per game, on average, of their division 2 ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/05/hats-off/ Last week I organised a match with a difference! As well as playing league table tennis in Southport, I also play some 'social table tennis' at the Aughton & Ormskirk U3A and to celebrate our 5th birthday, we invited other local U3As to a challenge match, the winners to host ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/11/02/another-kind-of-game/ Matches to be played in the week commencing 3rd November 2008. Handicap points shown next to the team receiving the advantage. Note that the handicap for Southport 'C' was printed incorrectly in the Formby Times. Home team Away team Formby HT “D” v Deyes High “A” (130) St Teresa’s “A” v North Meols ”B” (240) Argyle “B” v Southport ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/10/27/gunson-cup-2008-11-03/ The first four weeks of the season seem to have flown by, and the bottom line is that out of 21 results to date, Southport teams have won 10 and lost 11. The 'Result' column is from the Southport point of view. Team Week no Date Opponents Result H A A 1 Sep-23 St Teresa's 'D' Won 7 3 2 Sep-30 Southport ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/10/20/results-after-4-weeks/ At the bottom left of the screen, I've included a new facility - an online poll to gather your views on what you'd like to see different. Please select one or more of the possible answers, click on "Vote" and see the results. http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/10/15/new-poll-now-open/ The 'C' team finds itself in a completely different league this season, or at least a different Division! After 3 league matches and the first round of the Anon Cup, the record is not one that stands much scrutiny: played 4, won 0, drawn 0, lost 4. In the league, we ... http://www.sttc.org.uk/2008/10/14/c-team-struggling/