|
|
Contact us:
|
|
Welcome to Central Coast Table Tennis Association (CCTTA). This association was established in 1954 to cater for Table Tennis in the Gosford and Wyong shires of New South Wales.
Notice Board
Covid Cancellation Comp 2
It is with regret that CCTTA has to inform its members that Thursday night table tennis will be postponed until further notice. The survey regarding intention to play in the next Competition has highlighted that the majority of members are presently uncomfortable with returning at this point in time. With this in mind the AGM slated for tomorrow; Thursday 23rd of July is now postponed until further notice. There will now be no table tennis at Niagara Park Stadium until further notice.
We thank everybody who voted and appreciate the high number of votes achieved. We include a chart below showing the voting for transparency purposes.
It is with regret that CCTTA has to inform its members that Thursday night table tennis will be postponed until further notice. The survey regarding intention to play in the next Competition has highlighted that the majority of members are presently uncomfortable with returning at this point in time. With this in mind the AGM slated for tomorrow; Thursday 23rd of July is now postponed until further notice. There will now be no table tennis at Niagara Park Stadium until further notice.
We thank everybody who voted and appreciate the high number of votes achieved. We include a chart below showing the voting for transparency purposes.
We would also like to thank those who provided very high quality feedback and perspectives of their situations and on the balance we feel that the membership has come to a wise decision given the unique circumstances we currently face and the demographics of our playing group. Since the survey was sent, NSW Health chief health officer Kerry Chant has stated that NSW residents should limit their non-essential travel and gatherings over the next three weeks. She is today quoted as saying:
"What we are suggesting over this next period of time, can everyone just reflect on their travel arrangements, their non-essential travel, we need to limit non-essential travel for the next few weeks. Can we just reflect on the gatherings that we are going to go to or host and can we limit the numbers?”
"As I have said, I would prefer that we reduce the number of contacts to 10 because over that is an environment where transmission is more likely to occur when we are in a more relaxed environment, where our guard is down, where we are less likely to social distance”
This statement has given CCTTA a high degree of comfort in the decision to postpone the return of table tennis for now and indeed sets out a realistic timeline as to when we should think about returning. This statement may even be a foreshadowing of what restrictions may come in the following weeks
CCTTA have communicated this decision with Niagara Park Stadium who have thankfully allowed us to “raincheck” on our Thursday night bookings for the time being. They will keep our Thursday night spot available from Thursday 20th August for the remainder of the year should CCTTA decide to return. NPS will not penalise CCTTA financially for the Thursday nights that will be missed between now and then as they may have the ability to rent the courts out elsewhere.
By virtue of the above CCTTA will be able to spend the coming weeks assessing the impact of Covid19 in the local Central Coast Community and we can step back collectively and decide whether a return is feasible in late August or not. By then we should have better information available to us as a group and we will again communicate using a survey or similar prior to that time.
It is noteworthy that in our survey there was indeed a demand for table tennis to be played, however we must point out to members that given our court hire obligations we will need to ensure that participation is upwards of 60 players for table tennis to re-commence so that it is viable to rent the space each and every week. As can be seen from the survey numbers, we are well below the required level at this time. However, a number of members have suggested using an alternate venue where we are less exposed to other sports and users and/or spreading the competition across different nights as possible solutions. The committee will look into these options for those who have an interest in playing and communicate if this is possible in due course.
Thank you all for your understanding at this time and please whatever you do over the coming weeks STAY SAFE. We look forward to seeing you all soon and we promise to be back as soon as circumstances permit.
"What we are suggesting over this next period of time, can everyone just reflect on their travel arrangements, their non-essential travel, we need to limit non-essential travel for the next few weeks. Can we just reflect on the gatherings that we are going to go to or host and can we limit the numbers?”
"As I have said, I would prefer that we reduce the number of contacts to 10 because over that is an environment where transmission is more likely to occur when we are in a more relaxed environment, where our guard is down, where we are less likely to social distance”
This statement has given CCTTA a high degree of comfort in the decision to postpone the return of table tennis for now and indeed sets out a realistic timeline as to when we should think about returning. This statement may even be a foreshadowing of what restrictions may come in the following weeks
CCTTA have communicated this decision with Niagara Park Stadium who have thankfully allowed us to “raincheck” on our Thursday night bookings for the time being. They will keep our Thursday night spot available from Thursday 20th August for the remainder of the year should CCTTA decide to return. NPS will not penalise CCTTA financially for the Thursday nights that will be missed between now and then as they may have the ability to rent the courts out elsewhere.
By virtue of the above CCTTA will be able to spend the coming weeks assessing the impact of Covid19 in the local Central Coast Community and we can step back collectively and decide whether a return is feasible in late August or not. By then we should have better information available to us as a group and we will again communicate using a survey or similar prior to that time.
It is noteworthy that in our survey there was indeed a demand for table tennis to be played, however we must point out to members that given our court hire obligations we will need to ensure that participation is upwards of 60 players for table tennis to re-commence so that it is viable to rent the space each and every week. As can be seen from the survey numbers, we are well below the required level at this time. However, a number of members have suggested using an alternate venue where we are less exposed to other sports and users and/or spreading the competition across different nights as possible solutions. The committee will look into these options for those who have an interest in playing and communicate if this is possible in due course.
Thank you all for your understanding at this time and please whatever you do over the coming weeks STAY SAFE. We look forward to seeing you all soon and we promise to be back as soon as circumstances permit.
2020 Calendar
Please see below for the 2020 Calendar.
| 2020_calendar_public_final.pdf |
