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Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Joint Initiative Reaping Benefits in Dominican Republic Photo by: Carlos Esnard Part of a new joint initiative between the International Table Tennis Federation and the Latin American Table Tennis Union, a successful ITTF/PTT Level One Course came to a conclusion in the Dominican Republic on Thursday 5th November 2009. Organised under the auspices of the ITTF Development Programme, the course was led by El Salvador’s Carlos Esnard and is one of seven such course which will benefit table tennis in Latin America. Seven such courses form the programme for Level One and a further three for Level Two. Learning the skills of multi-ball in the Dominican Republic Distribution of Courses In the Caribbean the Level One scheme comprises two courses in English and one in Spanish, two courses in Central America and two in South America. Meanwhile, for Level Two, there will one in each of the regions in which Latin American table tennis is organised; therefore the Caribbean, Central America and South America will each stage one ITTF Level Two Course in the programme. Full Range of Activities In the Dominican Republic the full range of activities were covered for coaches to be able to conduct coaching at a basic level plus the rules of table tennis were explained in detail as was the organisation of tournaments. The Para Table Tennis part of the course Photo by Carlos Esnard Archive Date Title 10/5/2009 itTV Live on the Air from the Volkswagen Women's World Cup 3/24/2009 S.C.I. Reception - Yokohama 12/17/2008 Invitation to 2009 World Individual Table Tennis Championships 12/17/2008 Invitation to 2009 World Individual Table Tennis Championships 12/10/2007 WVC 2008 in Rio de Janeiro 11/3/2007 WVC 2010 in Hohhot (CHN) 6/4/2007 Richard Bergmann "Fair Play Award" 6/4/2007 Victor Barna "Best Player Award" 6/4/2007 China to Host World Veterans Championships in 2010 12/22/2006 All Smiles and a Willing Spirit in Cairo 12/17/2006 Amazing Skills on Display in Cairo 12/17/2006 Gold for Japan as Kenta Matsudaira Captures the Boys’ Singles Title 12/17/2006 Feng Yalan Breaks One Tradition but Maintains Another in Cairo 12/17/2006 The Ideal Pairing, Jiang Haiyang and Wu Hao Capture Doubles Crown 12/17/2006 Three Gold and One Bronze for Mu Zi at the 4th ITTF World Junior Championships 12/17/2006 Kenta Matsudaira Comes Back from the Brink to Secure Final Place 12/16/2006 China Dominant in Girls’ Singles Event at ITTF World Junior Championships 12/16/2006 Hidetoshi Oya Steals the Limelight at the ITTF World Junior Championships 12/16/2006 Abdel-Kader Salifou Ends the Progress of the European Youth Champion in Round Two 12/16/2006 Polish Pride, Marta Golota and Natalia Partyka Progress in Cairo 12/16/2006 Laura Matzke Adapts to Book Herself a Place in the Third Round in Cairo 12/16/2006 Hsiung Nai-I in Impressive Form and Lee Ho Ching Wins Twice 12/16/2006 Wounded Chinese Return to Form with Vengeance in Opening Round 12/15/2006 In Cairo, Moemi Terui Improves Day by Day 12/15/2006 Kenta Matsudaira and Kasumi Ishikawa, Tender Years in Total Harmony 12/14/2006 Paula Medina Continues to Progress but Cheng I-Ching has the Answers 12/14/2006 Top Seeds Succeed but Surprises in Store for China and Australia 12/14/2006 Maria Xiao, the Youngest Competitor, Makes an Impressive Debut in Cairo 12/14/2006 Ruaida Ezzeddine of Venezuela, Self Analysis is Aiding Progress 12/14/2006 Korea’s New Generation Both Maintaining & Departing from Established Traditions 12/13/2006 China Regains Boys’ Team Title at the 4th ITTF World Junior Championships in Cairo 12/13/2006 China Maintains Perfect Record as Girls’ Team Title is Retained 12/13/2006 A Different Style, German Duo the Pair to Pose Problems in Cairo 12/12/2006 Defending Champions Reach Final as Taku Takakiwa Leads by Example 12/12/2006 Xu Ke, Wu Hao and Jiang Haiyang Take China to the Final in Impressive Style 12/12/2006 China Succeed at the Penultimate Stage but Romania Provide Tough Examination 12/12/2006 A Classic Display by Japan as a Final Place in the Girls’ Team Event is Reserved 12/12/2006 Kyle Davis and Robbie Frank Guide Australia to a Top Ten Finish in Cairo 12/12/2006 A Welcome Return for Jiani Hu as New Zealand Gain a Higher Finish in Cairo 12/12/2006 A Successful Morning for both Chinese Taipei and Korea at the World Junior Championships Previous [ 1 ] More stories