Due to the coronavirus we haven’t been able to hold a tournament in a long time and it looks like it will be quite a while until it is safe to do so again. But we can have a Challenge Ladder Tournament. Only one match is played at a time with the two players agreeing on a time and place for that match. With most recreation centers leaving the tables in place all the time social distancing shouldn't be difficult. It is a singles tournament and is gender-neutral, all members of the Villages Table Tennis Club may enter.
The tournament begins Sunday August 2 but we are still accepting entries. Players entering after August will simply start at the bottom of the ladder. If you are interested please send an email to Cornel West at [email protected]
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The Villages Recreation Department has decided to postpone the resumption of club activities. We will not resume our usual Sunday 12:00 pm hours at Laurel Manor this Sunday July 12 as previously scheduled. No new date has been set.
While masks are required for anyone playing doubles it is not our job to enforce the rules. By now everyone is aware of the potential danger. Confronting those who choose to ignore the rules will not change their minds.
For those of you who think this is all a hoax remember that whether you believe it is justified or not the fear and concern others feel is real. Confronting those who will only play with an abundance of caution will not change their minds. Playing table tennis is not the time or place to proselytize for your chosen conspiracy theory. Anger solves nothing, treat everyone with respect. Is it safe to play? That is a question each person must answer for themselves. In April the worst day was 1,413 new cases in Florida. Today we regularly see 10,000 new cases per day. Compared to the rest of the state the Villages has done well but now that is changing. On June 19 there were 72 cases in the Villages (Sumter). That number is now growing sharply, with 255 cases as of July 12. |
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