ARKTTA November 2020 Update: Play Resumes Sat., Nov 14.
Please Note - Lessons Available by Video Chat: During our modified operations and schedule, I am available for individual and group lessons by video chat using apps such as WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom. If you have a favorite online video app, we can use whatever works best. To schedule a lesson, simply contact me by phone, text, or email: 501-291-3142, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please Help - We Need Your Help to Meet Our Monthly Expenses: Any size donation is an investment in supporting table tennis in our community that is sincerely appreciated and will be used to pay our monthly rent and electricity and gas bills. ARKTTA receives 100% of your donation without any processing fees when you donate through our PayPal Giving Fund portal: http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/3690307. You may also make a donation in person or by mailing us a check or money order. Your donation is fully tax deductible.
Arkansas Table Tennis Academy
Update to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic & Arkansas' Requirements of Indoor Athletic Facilities
North Little Rock - November 2, 2020
Due to precautions related to potential COVID-19 contact at the academy, we are closed from Monday, November 2, 2020 and will reopen on Saturday, November 14, 2020. One person who was in the facility on Saturday, October 24 but did not play tested positive for COVID-19. A person who may have had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 played at the academy during group training on Saturday, October 31. We were informed of both of these situations on Monday, November 2 and uur board voted unanimously to close the academy until November 14 out of caution to protect everyone's health. So far, no one who was exposed has show any COVID-19 symptoms.
Please visit the Center for Disease Control's website resource for Coronavirus (COVID-19) for details on how you can protect yourself and your loved ones: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. Arkansas goverbment also provides a dedicated COVID-19 website with many resources: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/novel-coronavirus.
Read more: ARKTTA November 2020 Update: Play Resumes Sat., Nov 14.
ATTENTION: ARKTTA Open Since Monday, May 4, 2020 with Modified Operations
Please Note - Lessons Available by Video Chat: During our modified operations and schedule, I am available for individual and group lessons by video chat using apps such as WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom. If you have a favorite online video app, we can use whatever works best. To schedule a lesson, simply contact me by phone, text, or email: 501-291-3142, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please Help - We Need Your Help to Meet Our Monthly Expenses: Because ARKTTA has lost income since March due to cancelled memberships and loss of income from pay-as-you-go services, please consider making a donation to help us stay open. Any size donation is an investment in supporting table tennis in our community that is sincerely appreciated and will be used to pay our monthly rent and electricity and gas bills. ARKTTA receives 100% of your donation without any processing fees when you donate through our PayPal Giving Fund portal: http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/3690307. You may also make a donation in person or by mailing us a check or money order. Your donation is fully tax deductible.
Read more: ATTENTION: ARKTTA Open Since Monday, May 4, 2020 with Modified Operations
ARKTTA 2020 March 7-8 Junior Weekend - Tournament Report
Welcome to the tournament report for the ARKTTA 2020 March 7-8 Youth Weekend, a USATT 2-Star Sanctioned Tournament, at the Arkansas Table Tennis Academy.
Reflections on our March 7-8 tournament and current events:
As I write this tournament report at the end of March while relegated to my home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm reminded of how special these tournaments can be. When we are able to gather together as a group in a competitive and friendly environment to share the sport of table tennis that we all love, it really is one of life's blessings. Shortly after this tournament, life as we have known it changed course. With so many people affected by this pandemic and requirements to avoid group activities, going forward has not been easy.
At the moment, we have no idea when our next group training will be, let alone when we'll be able to hold another tournament. Too many people around the world are dying during this pandemic and tens of thousands more are sick. But we are hopeful because many more are on the front lines fighting for our health. Hopefully there will be relief on the horizon and we will someday be able to take comfort in each other's presence again. In the meantime, we can count our blessings, practice safe and healthy habits, and help each other when possible. Working together toward a common goal to defeat COVID-19 gives us the best chance to overcome all of the challenges that the pandemic presents. Until next time, I wish all of you love, health, and happiness. Please take precautions, stay healthy, and be active.
As a tribute to the human spirit and the many bonds we share, I offer you this tournament report...may it bring a smile to your day. :)
Read more: ARKTTA 2020 March 7-8 Junior Weekend - Tournament Report