Written by: SuperUser Account
10/18/2008 4:46 PM

Event: IPA Ping Pong on Saturday (PIPOSA) – First Practice Session
Date / Time: 18 October 2008, 11am-1pm
Venue: Clementi Sports Hall
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Saturday Morning Ping Pong By BUDI YANTO

After a 2-year hiatus, ping pong enthusiasts in Indonesian Professionals’ Association (IPA) finally got the chance again to showcase their skills and slick moves on Saturday Oct 18 when IPA launched its very own Ping Pong on Saturday (PIPOSA) (http://tabletennis.indoprof.com). Held at Clementi Sports Hall, the first practice sessions gathered 14 new and experienced players.

Alternating between the two tables used, participants played both doubles and singles matches. It was actually quite interesting to note that playing singles and doubles pose different kinds of challenges. Single players have the liberty to hit every ball that comes to their side of the table but that also requires them to have the stamina to cover the whole playing field.

Double players, on the other hand, needto alternate their hits with their partners and have less space to maneuver around. Both call for speed, power and agility in terms of hitting and placing the ball on the opponent’s court. All this adds to the fun of playing ping pong that all of the players shared that Saturday morning.

Players - in action

The session lasted for 2 full hours and was filled with practices and friendly matches amongst all. It was of course not all about ping pong plays, though. All 14 participants were mostly strangers to one another when they first met, but by the time everyone has served, smashed and spinned the balls on (and course out of) the tables, they had made at least one new friend there. Ending the session, most of them headed to the nearby food centre for lunch.

To make things even more interesting, each PIPOSA session is arranged at different sports hall for a fresh change of environment. For example, the next PIPOSA session was held on Nov 1 at Bishan Sports Hall from 11am-1pm. Please contact Budi at budi.yanto@indoprof.com or at 81673105 for registration. To be on the PIPOSA mailing list for free, please go to groups.yahoo.com/indoprof-tabletennis. To know more about the other clubs available in IPA, please go to clubs.indoprof.com

(Pictures by Budi Yanto, Risyad Azhar & Puteri Paramita)

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