2024 US Nationals: 11 players win 7 medals!
The 2024 US Nationals took the Fremont Table Tennis Academy advanced students to Huntsville, Alabama from July 3-7 for a week of excitement and overall great team bonding. All 11 students have been training this past month in the advanced summer camps and came home with 7 medals! It was overall a great experience for students to play with the top players from all parts of the US in the battle for national medals….
Ping pong players exhibit superior brain structure and function, study finds
Can playing table tennis, better known as “ping pong,” lead to significant improvements in brain structure and function? New research published in the journal Brain Research suggests it can. Researchers discovered that table tennis players exhibit distinct patterns of brain activity and structural changes in the brain, including increased white matter integrity in regions associated with motor skills….
Month One of Summer Fun Done!
Fremont Table Tennis Academy in Fremont and Tri-Valley Branch of Fremont TTA in San Ramon finished the first month of summer camps. Students went through skills and drills in a fun and exciting environment. San Ramon for the first time had morning, afternoon, and full-day options to serve the Tri-Valley area with more flexible options. Fremont had advanced-only camps for the first time….
2024 Newark Butterfly June Open tournament
The 2024 Newark Butterfly June Open tournament took place at a great venue, the nearby Siliman Center in Newark. This tournament had likely the strongest field to date of any tournament hosted by Fremont Table Tennis Academy. This was a great warm-up for players who will play the upcoming US Nationals in Alabama from July 3-7…
Fremont Table Tennis Academy 17th Anniversary Party!
Fremont Table Tennis Academy in Fremont celebrated its 17th anniversary this past weekend with all students and coaches invited. It was a night filled with food and fun….
2024 Fremont West Coast Teams tournament
There was high interest in running another team tournament after the November team tournament so arrived the 2024 Fremont West Coast Teams this past weekend at Fremont TTA. Entries reached the maximum 20 teams limit with teams split into 4 divisions. The top two teams in each division met in the finals with each team consisting of 2 players. Did we almost have legends Ma Long and Timo Boll winning Divisions 1 and 2?!….
Table-Tennis: Ideal Sport for Better Brain Health!
Table-tennis is often called physical chess as it activates more parts of the brain than any other sport. Everyone talks about exercise to keep the body young. Table-tennis is the best sport to keep the brain young….
2024 Fremont Butterfly April Open tournament
Fremont Table Tennis hosted its second tournament of 2024, the 2024 Fremont Butterfly April Open, this past weekend, April 12-14, with its usual slate of events and awards. It was a 2-star USA Table Tennis sanctioned tournament. Players came from various places in Northern California to battle for trophies and medals in its 16 events. Special mention goes to Jack Lynch who was the only multiple event winner….
2024 Fremont Butterfly February Open Tournament
The first tournament of 2024 took place this past weekend, Feb 2-4, at Fremont Table Tennis Academy with players from throughout Northern California battling for bragging rights and trophies and medals! Players battled in rating events, junior events, Open Doubles, Open Singles, and a seniors event. The players to win multiple events were Tanishq Dhavali (Under 2200, Under 1900, Juniors 18 Years and Under), Frank (Dewei) Sun (Under 1600, Seniors 50+ Years), and Atharva Arvind (Under 700, Under 400)….
Recent Group Class Victors!
We joyfully commemorate our recent triumphs in the group table tennis class, reveling in the shared victories and camaraderie….
