Table Tennis Canterbury Represented At Coaching Schools

Press, Volume C, Issue 29499, 28 April 1961, Page 15

Table Tennis Canterbury Represented At Coaching Schools

For the first twne since the i inauguration of the junior , (under 18) national coaching scheme, the Canterbury Table Tennis Association will be represented at the two schools to be held in May by the New Zealand Association. Previously nominations made by the Canterbury association have not been accepted, but thia season an three nominations were successful. The three Canterbury nominations were D. T. Mcßride and Minn J Qoodchap and J. Rich. All are expected to benefit greatly from the coach- , ing schools, as they will be , practising with some of New Zealand's leading players Only two Soul) Island nom- , inationa have been succesetul ! in gaining inclusion in the Het for the boys' school, to be held at Tauranga On May 12. 12 and 14. J/B. Skinner (Otago) has been selected as the other South Island representative. Three South Island girts < have been included la the girls’ training school, to be held at Pukekohe on May ». to and 21. Miao S. M. McKay (Marlborough), as well as the ; two Canteroury girta. will attend. Of considerable Interest 1 is the tact that both Misses N. Davis and N. J. Attwood, New Zealand women’s singles champion and runner-up respectively. will be attending the school. The pair were in th* New Zealand team which recently returned from the world champiotudiips in China Both schools will be under the conerol of Mr T. S. Wll-li-acns, assisted by Miss M, J.

Guthrie, members of the New Zealand executive committee, accordlne to the secretary of the New Zealand Aaaociatlon (Mr K C. Wilkinson). In addition to Individual coaching. there would be practice with leading New Zealand players and exhibition games, he said. Througfa the co-operation of the Bay of Plenty and Franklin associations, billets had been arrangsd for aU trainees. Mr Wilklaaon said. Minimum travelling tares for the trainees to attend the .whoois would bn Mid. The trainees would be required to supply their own unif •nn* and tram*W»^ W pl.,erc h.v. been selected tor the two Junior coaching schools:— Beys' School D T. Mcßride i Canterbury, M. W. Berlase (Hutt Valley). B. T. CTree (Hutt Valley). H. Dennis (Welkatoi. A. R. Holynek (North Store). R w R Newton (Aucklandl. P Rolley (wwlmo). F. C. Salmon (Bay -A B Skinner JSMP G. R. Stewart (WanMnul). D. T, Thorner (Hutt ttt wgterhouae (Bay Kay (Marlborough). N 3 Att(Northland.. 3 Brldson Waikato) M. Brldson (Wsikato). N. Davis (Northland). A. S. Hardaker (Bay of Plenty). L. V. Larson (Walrarapai. A. Mutch (Auckland). D. L. Wad* M D **<>« (Bay at Plenty).