HEREFORD TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE

 2009- 10 SEASON

 

Newsletter No. 1 – September 2009

Please circulate to all team members

 

 

 

HTT LEAGUE 2009-10

 

The season starts on Monday 21st September – hope you all received score cards and Handbooks.

 

We finally had 24 teams entered for the coming season, 2 of them after the Handbook had been finalized and with the printer.

 

The Handbook shows 11 teams in both Div.1 and Div. 2. HOWEVER after receiving 2 late entries, a decision was taken to:

  1. Promote GF Tigers to Div. 1 as team 7 (in place of the bye) home night Friday.
  2. GF Rovers become team 1 in Div.2 (in place of GF Tigers) home night Tuesday. Team contact is Adrian Marshall as last season (mob. Tel. 07731 440490).
  3. Weobley Wanderers becomes team 2 in Div. 2, home night Wednesday, replacing the bye. Team contact is Tom Hatherill (tel. 01497 820135).

 

Please note the team captain changes for Bromyard Muppets, GF Tigers, HTTC Nomads and GF Clippers (now playing from Green Farm). There are 2 new teams, HTTC Polecats and a new junior team, Leominster Minster Men, managed by Andy Castle – good luck to both of them.

 

There are 2 name changes in Div. 1 – Weobley Wombats are now Warriors and HTTC Movers are now Pioneers.

 

PLEASE AMEND YOUR HANDBOOKS.

 

NEW MATCH SECRETARY AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Many thanks to Brian Kitchener for his work as Match Secretary and Vice-Chairman. Brian’s work in Lincolnshire made this task, as well as playing, difficult and we were lucky to have a volunteer in Mark Farr to fill the void. Please give him your full support to make the work as easy as possible.

  

Finally, welcome to the new Committee members, James Dance (Ross Reliables) and John Bacon (Weobley Minster).

 

 BISHOPS SCHOOL WALLABIES, LAS CHICAS AND LEOMINSTER MINSTER MEN

 

In accordance with Rule 6.2, these three Junior teams have elected to play ALL their matches at home (except against each other). Please make certain to reverse all your home fixtures against these teams remembering that the home team according to the fixture list provides the score card and refreshments.

 

MATCH POINTS AND SCORE CARDS

 

At the 2009 AGM a decision was taken to change the points per match from 1 point per set won to:

4 pts. for winning 9 or 10 sets.

3 pts. for winning 8,7 or 6 sets

2 pts. for winning 5 sets and

1 pt. for winning 2,3 or 4 sets.

 

These changes have been designed into the new score card.

 

Score cards now have 2nd class postage but REMEMBER:

Rule 12 NOTIFICATION OF RESULT  ‘Cards received with a postmark date later than 2 days after the match date will incur a £2 fine.

 

ETTA RULE CHANGE

 

Last year the ETTA adopted the following ITTF rule change:

2.4.7 The racket covering should be used as it has been authorized without any physical, chemical or other treatment,(except normal wear) – changing or modifying playing properties, friction, outlook, colour, structure, surface, etc.

 

The ITTF publishes lists of approved rubbers indicating by a colour code those previously but now ‘banned’. The ETTA currently allows local Leagues to accept these ‘banned’ rubbers at local level. Until some further instruction comes from the ETTA these rubbers can continue to be used. However, these ‘banned’ rubbers cannot be used in the inter-League or Masters competitions. You have been warned!!!

 

A copy of the 2009 ETTA Approved Laws will be sent to all teams after receipt from the ETTA.

 

 

HANDBOOK

 

And finally finally, a few errors appeared in the Handbook. There are no prizes for spotting them, but if you do, please let me know.

 

Most of all, enjoy your season.

 

Gordon Stables

 

Hon. Gen. Sec