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Welcome to Alberta Table Tennis Association
Home of the:
1998 STIGA Canadian Table Tennis
Championships
and the
2001 Canadian Junior Table
Tennis Championships
Introduction
Welcome to the Alberta Table Tennis Association web page. We are
a not for profit, registered sports association in Edmonton,
affiliated with the Canadian Table Tennis Association.
Our Mission
ATTA's mission is to promote and support table tennis in Alberta.
This is done through a number of programs, including leadership
in coaching, officating, tournaments and sport demonstrations.
How are we funded?
One third of our budget (e.g., $33,000 out of approximately $100,000
in 1999) is sponsored by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and
Wildlife Foundation. The remainder comes from fundraising, memberships
and tournament fees.
What do we do?
Much of our efforts are focused on developing athletes towards the
provincial team. Alberta has 2 teams - a Junior Team (17 years of
age or under) and a Senior Team (Alberta's best). These teams will
represent Alberta at national tournaments such as the Canadian Championships,
Western Canada Championships and Canada Winter Games. Some athletes
may move on to the national team where they may have the opportunity
to play in World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games
or other major internationl tournaments.
Should you be interested in developing table tennis in your school
or community, Alberta Table Tennis Association can also assist you
through sport demonstrations, coaching development, learning resources
(videos/handbooks), experience and loaning of equipment such as
a ping pong robot.
Quick Facts
We have approximately 600 members with 300 or so playing in tournaments.
The majority of our membership comes from clubs with 2-5% coming
from individual memberships. There are normally 5 sanctioned tournaments
in one season. In addition, we are also involved in non-sanctioned
events including the Novice Challenge, the Team Challenge and Corporate
Challenge. We have players from the ages of 7 to 77. As part of
our membership, 50-60 players are seniors.
Get Involved !
There are many opportunities to get involved with Alberta Table
Tennis Association. These may include :
- becoming a member
- becoming a zone representative
- officiating
- coaching
- volunteer
Call the ATTA office for further information.
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