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 and Forestville.  The Association became affiliated with Table Tennis New South Wales in the mid-1960s.

At present, there are eleven affiliated clubs with more than 100 members participating in two major team competitions in Autumn and Spring, and the district championships in July.  The competitions are organised into four 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 2010 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 Forestville RSL 0413 406 805 jill.a@live.com.au
  Antonio Elinon Cherrybrook CCA 0418 217 114 aelinon@caratrel.com
  Angus Gibson Harbord Diggers 0431 666 953
  Spencer Pan Macquarie Uni 0419 989 648 spencerpan@optusnet.com.au
  Efsand Sangsari Hornsby RSL 0403 492 316 esfandiars@mail.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 CCA Tom Lee 0412 520 854   thomas.lee@railcorp.nsw.gov.au
Forestville Jill Abrahams 0413 406 805   jill.a@live.com.au
Harbord Diggers Angus Gibson
Uwe Dziggel
0431 666 953
0400 377 699
 
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 Spencer Pan 0419 989 648   spencerpan@optusnet.com.au
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SUNS Theo Morsink 9456 3728   theo@suns.org.au
Willoughby Joe Lee 0411 830 986   joe.lee@optusnet.com.au
 
Recorders Rod Falck (AR,B,C,D) 9807 6998   rod.falck@optusnet.com.au
  Syd Birchall (A) 9498 8646   sydbirchall@hotmail.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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