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Would you like to be a Table Tennis Umpire

If you are a table tennis player you have an added advantages to become a Table Tennis Umpire. Of course, you don't have to be a player to become an Umpire.

There is a lady still playing at the age of 99.

There is a lady playing table tennis without arms.

see below.
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12th May 2010.

ITTA - Umpiring Development Plan
The Irish Table Tennis Association has approved Umpiring Development Plan submitted by the Umpires Association.

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14th Apr 2010.

New Blue Badge Umpires
Three International Umpires achieved the status of Blue Badge at the end of March 2010.
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6th Apr 2010.

Congratulation - Irish County Umpires
Itta umpires asso
Kathleen Renalds, John Finn, John Dampsey, Ronan Rooney and Rena McCarron Rooney have recently qualified as Irish County Umpires.

They received their Certificates and Badges from the ITTA Secretary Kenneth Strong.

Welcome aboard - Happy Umpiring from your fellow umpires.
10th March 2010.

Highest Honour in Land for Dorothy De Low, AOM, SMH.


The Governor General of Australia awards Dorthy De Low with 'Medal of the Order of Australia' for her achievement in Table Tennis.

Dorothy playing tt at 99 yrs
99 years old Dorothy De Low playing table tennis.




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26th January 2010.


Would you believe it !!!
Dorothy playing tt at 99 yrs

At a tender age of 99 Dorothy De Low is playing Table Tennis in the World Masters, Penshurst, NSW, Australia on 15th Oct 2009.

By the way, Dorothy has passed her driving test recently and that would allow her to drive when she is 101.


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20th October 2009.

Would you believe it !!! playing tt without arms
Sometime ago I published an article under the same banner that Playing tt for 2 hrs 12 minutes for a single point. Did you believe it? It is true. If you would like to read it please click on News Cuttings and go down to the article.

Now, I have another one if you would believe it?
Playing tt without arms?
Yes, it is true.

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23th October 2009.

Guinness Book of World Records

97 yrs 232 days old Dorothy De Low, playing Table Tennis, enters into the Guinness World Records.

A record for Table Tennis, Our Sport, Sport for all Ages.
Dot De Low - playing at 79/232 days - May 2008
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28th Oct 2008.

Old News Cuttings:
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First published on 11th Feb, 2005
84 year old man playing table tennis/

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July 2007;

International Umpires/International Referees/
Blue Badge Umpires


International Umpires   : 2008   Sup.dt :  25.01.10   read more...
International Referees  : Ittf list date -   13.08.09   read more...
Blue Badge Umpires       : Ittf list date -   29.12.09;  read more...

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Irish National Calendar - 2009/10 season;

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Aug 2010; Sep 10; Oct 10; Nov 10; Dec 10;
Jan 2010; Feb 10; Mar 10; Apr 10; May 10; Jun 10; Jul 10;
ITTF Directive on Racket Coverings:
Use of Booster is illegal.


(by courtesy of ITTF publishing date : 15.08.08)
ITTF announced announced that "The covering material should be used as it has been authorised by the ITTF without any physical, chemical or other treatment, changing or modifying playing properties, friction, outlook, colour, structure, surface, etc."
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31st Aug 2008.

ITTA Sanction Scheme:


(by courtesy of Itta e-mail : 26.08.08)
ITTA announced Sanction Schemes to be effective from 1st September 2008. Sanctions are penalties over and above ITTF rules which the ITTA will impose on players or coaches who misbehave or bring the game into disrepute.

This is the third and final phase of current ITTA development plan on umpiring. The first, Irish Table Tennis Umpires Association, already established, the second, Racket Check, is in place and effective from 1st September 08.
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27th Aug 2008.

Senior Ranking Scheme


(by courtesy of Itta web site, publishing date : 26.08.08)
ITTA announced Senior Ranking Scheme. The Scheme outlined is a pilot scheme for the 2008/09 season.
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26th Aug 2008.
ITTA Racket Testing programme

(by courtesy of Itta web site, publishing date : 05.04.10)
ITTA announced Racket Testing programme to be effective from 1st September 2008. This is the second phase of ITTA development plan. The first, Irish Table Tennis Umpires Association, has already been established.
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15th Aug 2008.

ITTA National Umpires Association

(by courtesy of Itta web site, publishing date : 29.07.08)
Following discussions between the ITTA Board of Directors and the Leinster Umpires Association a new National Umpires Association is established on 13th August, 2008. The inaugural meeting was attended by members of ITTA, Leinster Branch and, now defunct, members of Leinster Umpires Association.
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14th Aug 2008.

ITTA development plan for Umpires

(by courtesy of Itta web site, publishing date : 08.08.08)
Following discussions between the ITTA Board and the Leinster Umpires Association a proposal to set up a new National Umpires Association has been devised and adopted by the ITTA.
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5th Aug 2008.

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