Newgy Supports Caribbean Table Tennis Coaches
November, 2004

by Richard McAfee

 Newgy Industries was proud to donate equipment for the recent ITTF/IOC Olympic Solidarity Coaches Level One Course in the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis.

ITTF selected Newgy Coaching Program Director, Richard McAfee, to conduct the course that ran from August 16-25, 2004. Twenty-four aspiring coaches attended the course, which made use of the ITTF’s excellent Level One Coaching Manual. Six of the participants were women.

The country of St. Kitts and Nevis consists of two beautiful islands in the West Indies. Only recently has St. Kitts and Nevis established a Table Tennis Association. They have joined the Latin American Table Tennis Union and are in the process of joining the ITTF. This was the first such course to be taught in their country.

Newgy Industries donated a robot, balls, and rackets to help St. Kitts and Nevis jump-start their junior development program. The robot was immediately put to use by Coach McAfee to help him teach the course. The robot, the first in the country, created a lot of publicity as local television featured its use on several programs.

We at Newgy Industries wish the St. Kitts and Nevis Table Tennis Association all the best in its future endeavors.