Table Tennis

Current activities of the JTTA
Annual tournaments are run, usually during April of each year and include the following events for which perpetual trophies are awarded: mens, womens, veteran mens, veteran womens, over 60, over 50, under 21, under 17 boys and girls, under 15 boys and girls, under 13 and under 11 singles; Mens, womens, mixed and veterans doubles.

The winners of each of these Island events compete against their Guernsey counterparts for the Channel Island Championships. In addition each year the divisional tournaments are held with individual championships for each division, and open doubles, doubles ŒA¹ for div. 2 and below, doubles ŒB¹ for 3rd division and below and doubles ŒC¹ for 4th division.

There are perpetual trophies for the winners of each divisional team championship and the best individual averages. A Channel Island Top 12 competition was started in 1999 by each Island running a round robin event to determine their top six senior players.

Six Guernsey players came over to Jersey to play the top Jersey six. In 2000 the event was held in Guernsey and the competition extended to include a top 12 Junior event also held in Guernsey. It continues to occur annually in alternate islands.

The Association selects a squad to represent Jersey in the Island Games. In July 2003, the team went to Guernsey. In the 2003/2004 season, the JTTA had 68 adult members and 65 junior members.

The JTTA runs a league competition between September and April. In the first division there are 6 teams (of 3 players), who play each other 4 times in the season. All matches are at the Geoff Reed Centre. The second division has ten teams who play each other twice in the season. The third division has 8 teams who play each other three times in the season.

In a match, each player plays his 3 opponents at singles (3 * 3 = 9 matches, and there is one doubles. First division play Monday evenings, second play on Tuesday and third on Wednesday. A fourth division with 2 person team (= 2*2 = 4 singles and a doubles) is played on monday and a 5th division is likely to start in the New Year.

The leagues are decided on the basis of 2 points for a win, one for a draw. If teams are level at the end of the season, Then there is a playoff. This happeed in Division 3, with the tyoung team from St. Joseph beating the St. Mary team 7-3. The total age of the St. Joseph team was ess than each one of the St. Mary players.

Assets of the JTTA
The Association was incorporated under Jersey Law in 1998, primarily to allow it to accept bequests and to acquire property. Thanks to the generosity of Geoff Reed and a grant from Jersey¹s SLR committee, the Association built and own a purpose built centre with space for 6 league size playing areas, a canteen, committee room and changing rooms.

It was officially opened in June 1999. It is the venue for most league matches and for all competitions. It enables visiting teams to be played without hiring other venues. Through the hire of its premises from time to time in the day and some fund raising events, the Association makes a small surplus annually. In June 2004, the Association agreed a two year sponsorship deal with ABN ABRO to fund its junior activities.

Management and Administration
At the AGM, held in June each year, officers are elected. Apart from those mentioned above there is a league secretary, chairmen of various subcommittees and three ordinary members. Each affiliated club also has a representative on the Council which meets monthly and is responsible for organising all aspects of table tennis in Jersey.