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NEW!!
TABLE TENNIS TRAINING ROBOT @ WORKSOP LEISURE CENTRE!
Saturday Morning Practice at Worksop Leisure Centre now has a Training Robot to hire!
Ptactice your shots with constant play, all the different spins, angles, speeds and frequency.
Don't miss this great opportunity to use this amazing machine so book it NOW!
Available times are as follows:
9.00 am to 10.00am and 10.05am to 11.05am - all yours for an hour at the bargain price of JUST £4.00!
To book please call or text Kay Wilson on 07890-429868.
Please also note that if you want to stay and practice before or after your hour on the robot you can do so at the reduced cost of just £1.00 which means that you would actually get 2 hours 30 minutes of table tennis for JUST £5.00.
Also available
Book your own exclusive table for the WHOLE session for just £7.00 to enjoy uninterupted play.
Normal practice times are 8.45am to 11.15am - normal practice cost is £3.00.

Due to the large amount of entries for this seasons Carnation Cup Competition we have had to use the night set aside for the DTH Senior Doubles for Carnation Cup matches.
This now means that this seasons DTH Senior Doubles will now take place on Tuesday the 18th of December at Sparken Hill School.

This season's Carnation Cup has seen the largest amount of entries for 30 years so thank you to everyone for your support.
Due to the large number of entries Dave Lee has decided to use both Worksop Leisure Centre and Sparken Hill Academy as venues for the competition.
All matches to be played on Tuesday the 13th of November 2018 commencing at 7.00pm.
Matches at Worksop Leisure Centre
G. Makrakis & J. Wootton v A. Vinson & G. Robinson
B. Swain & G. Gilgrass v K. Wilson & P. Wendon
N. Fisher & N. Sievewright v E. Skells & J. Collins
S. Elkin. & T. Wendon v J. Kirkland & D. Walshaw
Matches at Sparken Hill Academy
A. Lee & M. Candy v M. Bloomer & K. McIntyre
D. Marsh & D. Saul v R. Webster & S. Mocan
P. Hodgson & A. Mocan v P. Bradford & D. Lyus
M. Cooper & D. Piper v D. Malkan & J. McIntyre
A. Kirkland & I. Stallworthy v J.Westwood & G. Dickenson
The following pairings have byes
P. Eyre & I. Saul
J . Reay & T. Ogley
R. Vaughan v E. Shevill
M. Sansom & D. Lee
M. Radford & J. Tarr
S. Hooley & H. Clarke
L. Barraclough & L. Linacre

A reminder that the deadline for entries for this season's Carnation Cup is just over a week away.
To enter you can either fill out the form on page 29 in the handbook or e-mail Dave Lee who is organising the competition.
Dave's e-mail address is [email protected]
Deadline is Saturday the 20th of October.

The subject of illegal serving was once again brought up at the League's latest Committee meeting last Monday and in particular that there are players in our league who are clearly serving illegaly so I have been asked to send an e-mail round reminding EVERYONE of the rules of serving.
I appreciate that this isn't a professional league or the World Championships but if someone is gaining an advantage from not following the rules of the game then they have an unfair advantage which is obviously not right.
The rules are listed below:
ITTF Rules
2.6
THE SERVICE
2.6.1
Service shall start with the ball resting freely on the open palm of the server's stationary free hand.
2.6.2
The server shall then project the ball near vertically upwards, without imparting spin, so that it rises at least 16 cm after leaving the palm of the free hand and then falls without touching anything before being struck.
2.6.3
As the ball is falling the server shall strike it so that it touches first his court and then touches directly the receiver's court; in doubles, the ball shall touch successively the right half court of server and receiver.
2.6.4
From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server's end line, and it shall not be hidden from the receiver by the server or his doubles partner or by anything they wear or carry.
2.6.5
As soon as the ball has been projected, the server’s free arm and hand shall be removed from the area between the ball and the net.
2.6.6
It is the responsibility of the player to serve so that the umpire or the assistant umpire can be satisfied that he complies with the requirements of the Law and either may decide that a service is illegal.
2.6.6.1
If either the umpire or the assistant umpire is not sure about the legality of a service he may, on the first occasion in a match, interrupt play and warn the server, but any subsequent service by that player or his doubles partner which is not clearly legal shall be considered incorrect.
2.6.7
Exceptionally, the umpire may relax the requirements for a good service where he is satisfied that compliance is prevented by physical disability