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PRIVATE COACHING
At a recent meeting of the Northamptonshire County Table Tennis Association we discussed the possibility of keeping a list, on the website, of ETTA Qualified coaches to whom players/parents of players can apply to arrange coaching or private one-to-one coaching. If you wish to include information here about your qualifications, experience, venues and times of availability, contact details etc please contact me and I shall ensure that they are displayed here.
Dave Rees (County Coaching Officer)
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SPORTSFILE OF DAVE WELSMAN (ETTA/ITTF LEVEL 3 COACH)
MALCOLM ARNOLD ACADEMY, TRINITY AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON NN2 6JW
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PLAYING CAREER (SENIOR)
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Represented Surrey in Premier County Championship.
Represented Wales in “World Championships” in Pyonyang, North Korea in 1979 and in Nova Sad, Yugoslavia in 1981.
Competed in European Championships in 1980 in Berne, Switzerland.
Represented Wales in Commonwealth Championships in 1979 obtaining a ranking 16 in the Commonwealth.
Gold Medallist – Finland Open 1979.
Gold Medallist – Iceland Open 1980.
Finished playing career in German Professional League playing for Glinde (Hamburg).
Best wins: Eric Boggan (USA) World ranked 19.
Claus Pedersen (Denmark) World ranked 36
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PLAYING CAREER (VETERAN)
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Represented Surrey and Northants in Premier County Championships.
Represented England in the only recognised Veterans International match in Holland.
Represented England and Wales in VETTS Six Nations.
Gold Medallist – 3 times VETTS Nationals.
Last 16 – World Veterans Championships in Manchester 1991.
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COACHING CAREER
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Appointed British League Coach/Manager – Ashford (Middx) Table Tennis Centre which culminated in winning Premier Division (British League) 1989/90.
Top Players worked with:
Jean-Michelle Saive (Belgium No 1 and European Champion)
Nicky Mason (England No.3)
Dave Hannah (Scotland No.1)
Peter Jackson (New Zealand No.1)
Glen Baker (England No.6)
Alison Broe nee Gordon (England No.1)
Mandy Sainsbury (England No.4)
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COACHING (NORTHAMPTON)
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Since moving to Northampton, coached various players culminating in many players representing Northants at Junior, Senior and Veteran Levels and obtaining National Rankings and County titles.
Most notable success has been with Sam Mabey (County No.1 Junior) who is currently ranked England No.2 Cadet and England No.6 Junior. He has won 2 National titles, countless Junior Tournaments and has represented England on a number of occasions. He is currently in the England International Youth Squad and recently competed for England in the Slovakia Junior Open Tournament.
On the female side coached wife Margaret to many Veteran titles. She has won Veteran National titles in various Age Groups including winning the Over 50s and Over 60s events. Currently ranked No.1 at Over 60s and No.3 at over 50s. Bronze Medallist in the 2011 European Championships in the Czech Republic. Also on the female front coached Jordan Wood who has won County Junior and Ladies titles and become the first Northants woman to obtain a Top 100 National Ranking.
Currently coaching 12 year old Ben Tombs, who has shown remarkable progress from commencing competitive table tennis in 2009, to become the current England ranked No.28 in the U/13 Age Group in 2011. Also County Squad Junior and Cadet players, namely 16 year old Aiden Smith, 16 year old Aaron Ark, 14 year old Aaron Lee and 14 year old Jonathan Edlund.
Organiser of a successful club, the Sir Malcolm Arnold Academy, where a number of top County players train, namely Andy Trott, England Veteran No.5 and County Men’s Singles Champion and winner of 37 county titles, Steve Silk, Terry Cardwell, Gary Deakin, Jordan Wood and Sam Mabey.
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CLUB NIGHTS
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Mondays (7pm to 10pm) : Match night and coaching
Wednesdays (7pm to 10pm) : Coaching and practice sessions
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PRIVATE COACHING
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Private one-to-one sessions are held to suit demand.
Contact: 01604 585112 or Mobile 07973 143482.
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SPORTSFILE OF GREG YARNALL
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PLAYING EXPERIENCE
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Represented England Schools at U19 level at Home countries internationals in Cardiff
Northants Men’s Singles County Champion 2006
Played for Northants at Junior and Senior level
Regular competitor in Senior British League for EBS Northampton and then Westfield TTC
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
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ETTA Performance Coach of the Year 2010
Personal coach to England senior number 6 Chris Doran (from 9 years of age)
Currently coach to U12 National Champion and England squad player Alex Ramsden
Coach to England U12 National Silver Medallist and England squad player Bhavika Mistry
Coach to 7 of the last 8 Northants County Junior boys champions and 4 out of the last 6 County Cadet boys champions (inc. Alex Ramsden, Chris Doran, Miles Chan, Daniel Smalley and Jack Coleman)
Coach to the 2009 England TASS squad on competitive trip to Denmark
Currently tutor for UKCC Level 1 and 2 courses for ETTA
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COACHING
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I currently carry out one to one coaching for juniors and seniors of all levels. I spend much of my time developing the top county junior players, having coached Chris Doran, Miles Chan, Alex Ramsden and Bhavika Mistry (all having played for England), all from an early age a couple of times a week. However I am just as keen to coach adults that are after improvements to their game and regularly work with local league players from lower divisions upwards.
With my brother, ex England Senior International Tim Yarnall, we run the Westfield camps, which run at Christmas, Easter and in the Summer and often include coaches such as 11 X National Champion Des Douglas and Team GB Olympians Joanna Parker and Paul Drinkhall. These are open to players of all levels and ages. For more information about these camps visit www.gvttabletennis.co.uk.
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CONTACT
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To contact Greg about 121 coaching or about the training camps you can do so by using the details below:
Email:
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Phone: 07889152342
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