About Us

The Sydney Northern Districts Table Tennis Association (SNDTTA), formerly called The Manly Warringah District Table Tennis Association (MWDTTA), was formed at a meeting held at South Curl Curl Surf Lifesaving Club on 18 April 1950.  The aim of the Association is to promote and support table tennis throughout its area by organising team competitions and an annual district championship and by encouraging people, including children, to participate in one of the world’s greatest sports.  While the activities of the Association in the early days were concentrated mainly in the beachside suburbs of northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, its club catchment area has gradually expanded to include many of the inland suburbs of northern Sydney such as Willoughby, Thornleigh, Hornsby, Forestville and now the Hills District.  The Association became affiliated with Table Tennis New South Wales in the mid-1960s.

At present there are 12 affiliated clubs with more than 165 registered members, including junior teams, participating in two major team competitions in Autumn and Spring, and the district championships in July.  The competitions are organised into five divisions based on player skill levels.  The Association is one of the largest in New South Wales but its biggest challenge is the difficulty of attracting new players, especially youngsters, at a time when more and more choices in society are competing for time and attention.

The SNDTTA Committee for 2011 is:

Position Name Club Phone Email
President Theo Morsink SUNS 9456 3728 theo@suns.org.au
Vice President Mark Seeto SUNS 0417 691 988 mseeto@bigpond.net.au
Secretary/Treasurer Barry Davies Hornsby RSL 9489 6471 bcadavies@optusnet.com.au
Members Jill Abrahams SND Manly Vale 0413 406 805 jill.a@live.com.au
  Geoff Barrett Hornsby RSL 0414 843 599 geoffreybarrett87@hotmail.com
  Patric Ji Willoughby Squash & TT 0400 886 680 patrickj@au1.ibm.com
  Shin Nakazawa Willoughby 0413 232 583 shinnakazawa@optusnet.com.au
  James Vosper Forestville TTC 0410 348 211 jamesvosper@bigpond.com
  Simon Zaitounian Ararat (w) 9439 0188 simonnewtown@hotmail.com

Other useful contact details:

Affiliated Club Contact Phone (H) Phone (W) Email
Ararat Armenian Simon Zaitounian   9439 0188
Cherrybrook TTC Thomas Lee 0425 885 393   ChbrkTTC@gmail.com
Epping YMCA Stephen Tai 0413 081 155   pingpongstephen@yahoo.com
Forestville James Vosper 0410 348 211   jamesvosper@bigpond.com
Harbord Mounties Steve Marton 0450 123 211   martons@bigpond.com
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai PCYC Chris Perry   9477 2310 cperry@pcycnsw.org.au
Hornsby RSL Wing Kwai Chan 0413 160 820
Manly Vale Jill Abrahams 0413 406 805   jillabrahams@optusnet.com
Macquarie Uni TTC Abdalla Khalil 0415 211 181   abdalla@bigpond.net.au
SUNS Theo Morsink 9456 3728   theo@suns.org.au
Willoughby Clement Siu 0405 380 663   siu.clement@gmail.com
Willoughby Squash & TT Vivian Tan 0430 127 108   vivian.tan@norths.com.au
 
Recorders
Div 1 Syd Birchall 9498 8646   sydbirchall@hotmail.com
Div 2 Clement Siu 0405 380 663   siu.clement@gmail.com
Div 3 Geoff Barrett 0414 843 599   geoffreybarrett87@hotmail.com
Div 4 Theo Morsink 9456 3728   theo@suns.org
Div 5 Edward Chan 0404 087 388   edwardym@gmail.com

Anyone interested in joining a table tennis club in northern Sydney should contact one of the people above or go to club contact details for more information.

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