ACS Table Tennis Spotlight
A Team
This term I have had the privilege to coach nine Year 7 students for the Girls ACS Winter Table Tennis. I have seen such an improvement in their playing performance from when they first started playing and training. Students have learned how to set up the tables and nets, score, serve and they have learned the different rules between the singles and doubles. The students have gained a great deal of confidence playing different schools. So far, they have played Overnewton Anglican College twice as they played an away and a home game. We also played Westbourne Grammar. It was also a great opportunity for the students to play at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC). Many students had not been there before and enjoyed playing in such a prestigious venue.
Here is what the students have to say about their experience of Table Tennis.
For my winter ACS sport, I chose Table Tennis. I have enjoyed playing doubles and practising after my games with Emily. I much prefer playing singles over doubles as I love playing doubles.
Geogia G
For my winter ACS sport, I chose Table Tennis. I enjoyed singles matches as the rules for doubles are a little complicated, but overall I really enjoyed all the gameplay.
Honor M
I choose Table Tennis for my ACS Winter Sport. I found Table Tennis to be a fun and an easy sport. I played Tennis so I found the skills from Tennis transferable to Table Tennis. I saw it as Tennis with a table. If I get to choose it again in Year 8, I would defiantly choose it
Violet P
I really enjoyed playing ACS Table Tennis with my friends and against other schools, even though we didn't win many games it has been fun and interesting. It has also helped me improve my skills
Iris S
I enjoyed playing Table Tennis with my fellow peers and against other schools. Even though I did not win all my matches it was still a great experience and I had fun bonding with my opponents and my friends. Even the training sessions were really fun. We had drills of balancing the balls on our bats and versing each other. I learned how to do amazing hits to trick my opponents. The experience has been awesome.
Emily Johnson
B Team
This term, I have been privileged to coach the ACS Table Tennis Girls’ B team, who have gotten the season off to a magnificent start! For many of the girls, this is their first time playing table tennis competitively. Whilst we got off to a tough start against our rivals, Westbourne, the team have performed superbly in our away games against St Leonards and Loyola College, including a near wipeout of Loyola at our last meet.
It has been great to see the team really band together and support one another, particularly in several of our Doubles Matchings, as players have to both coordinate and communicate with their pairing in order to successfully defeat the opponent – not a difficult feat to achieve after only being grouped together for a few weeks.
The team should be congratulated on their recent successes and camaraderie!
Some of the players had this to say about their recent games:
So far this term, our away games have been very successful, and our home games have been challenging and close in points. I got to experience an hour-long singles match against one of our most challenging teams: Westbourne; however, the team works well together to overcome these challenges.
Madeline H
We have been having a blast in table tennis so far this year, enjoying our games and trying our best.
Alyssa F
Table tennis this year has been very fun, as we won all of our away games and made a lot of good memories with our friends.
Sasha K
Dylan Peters
Teacher and Table Tennis Coach