Please note: (5/15/2013)
Open Play Hours are:
Mondays & Thursdays 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. &
*Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
*Certain Saturdays may be unavailable.
So, check this website or text/call Ron at
440-525-0395 before coming on Saturdays.
Check here (or below) occasionally to see if there
are any updates pertaining to make-up dates.
The playing fee is $4 per visit.
Juniors under the age of 16 and
accompanied by an adult pay $3.
Our Club has 6 skirted Blue Stiga Expert Roller Tables.
1 Donic table (auxiliary room)
Lengths of unrolled corrugated cardboard are
used as barriers regardless of how the tables
are configured in the room.
The room is large enough (when completely
cleared) to accommodate five tables; one row
of four tables would occupy most of the
room, with another table behind this row and
arranged perpendicularly to the other four.
Tile flooring and abundant flourescent lighting,
with a semi-high ceiling in a series of up-and-down
V-shapes, which allows for less glare due to
the supplemental indirect illumination it provides.
Thanks to all who participated in the Friday Doubles &
Sunday Singles (Jan.11 & 13, 2013) competitions.
To view prize-winning finishers in
each of the final groups, click on the red
"Results Jan. 2013" link near the very bottom of
this page on the left.
Recent News, Notices
(from most recent on down, as dated):
For anyone interested in participating in
this year's Ohio Sr. Olympics, there is a
red "2013 OH Sr. Olympics" link near the
bottom of this page, which will provide you
with materials in PDF format to register by
mail. Or, you can register online at:
http://www.hofseniorolympics.org/
The Table Tennis competition will be at the
Canton YWCA on Friday, June 21 at 9 a.m.
(4/26/2013)
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Consider volunteering to help out at
the National Senior Olympics here in
Cleveland this summer!
You may choose to help out in the Table
Tennis competition or any of the other
numerous sports & athletic events.
Likely, it will be worth the free access
alone to witness some quality effort from
many quality athletes.
This will be a major undertaking, with
15,000 to 20,000 participants. So, any help
you can give will be greatly appreciated,
while also giving you an opportunity to
show some civic pride.
Look for the "Sr. O. Volunteer" link near
the bottom of this page to register. Thanks!
(4/08/2013)
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We now have a good supply of Nittaku
orange 3-Star Premium balls. You may
purchase these from Ron for $1.75
per ball or 3 balls for $5.
There are also three-star Double Fish
balls (white only) that can be purchased
from Ron for $1 per ball or 6 balls for $5.
Ron also has a small supply of orange
Komann three-star balls that he will
sell for $1 per ball.
Orange practice balls can also be
purchased for 50 cents per ball.
(4/08/2013)
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Information on Ohio's State Senior
Olympic Games can be found on their
website. Click the red "Sr. Olympics
Website" link near the bottom of this page.
(2/13/2013)
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There is an online article from the Columbus
Dispatch about the Butterfly Thanksgiving
Team Tournament recently concluded, which
mentions a few players from the club.
To read it, click on the red "Cols. Dispatch
Article" link near the bottom of this page.
(11/26/2012)
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Congratulations to Hesam Hamrahian for his
third-place finish in the top group at the
tournament in Canton on Saturday.
(11/12/2012)
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It is with much sadness that we inform
folks of the death of Gus Kurz.
Gus was a longtime area player, who was as
fierce a competitor at the table as anyone,
but who was just as amiable between matches.
Along the way, Gus helped introduce the
sport; it's techniques and strategies, to
at least a few young area players.
There's no doubt that he will be missed
by all who knew him. (10/1/2012)
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If you would like a compendium of known
locations throughout N.E. Ohio where table
tennis is a regular activity, there is a PDF
link near the bottom of this page.
Click the red "NE OH TT(PDF)" link to open
and print it if you wish. There are also a
limited number of hard copies in the pocket
on our bulletin board at the club. (9/7/2012)
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The club now has availability to a bulletin
board in the Multipurpose room where we play.
It is above the table where you sign in.
Or, to your immediate left if you enter
the Multipurpose room by the double doors
nearest the building entrance.
Upcoming tournament & clinic registration
forms, as well as other pertinent info can
now be found on this bulletin board.(7/30/2012)
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When there is a conflict with Saturdays,
we will likely schedule play for Sundays
instead. This is not likely to happen often,
but it is worth checking this site or
calling someone to know which
weekend day we will be playing. (6/12/2012)
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If you could use a WORD or PDF version of a
printable detailed map and directions of the
Eastlake location, click either of the red
"E'lake Map, Drctns." links near the bottom
of this page.
You will also find a link to an interactive
"Online Map" there as well.
(5/21/2012)
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For those who might not be aware, we have a
Donic table in the "Cards" room across the
hallway from the Multi-Purpose room. Ideally,
this room is best suited for practice/training
purposes. Please ask about its availability.
(5/21/2012)
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Leave something behind on your last visit?
Items left behind are placed in the storage
room with the tables for safe keeping.
Please reclaim any item you may have
forgotten by asking a staff member to
retrieve it for you.
(5/21/2012)
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If you care to read the "Mythbusters" article
interviewing Carlo Wolff about his start in
and continuance to the present day in Table
Tennis, click on the red "Carlo Wolff TT"
link near the bottom of this page.
(4/9/2012)
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You can subscribe to a weekly table tennis
newsletter, focusing on local current
events, at the Strongsville Club's website.
Look for the red "Strongsville Table Tennis"
link at the bottom of this page.
(7/13/2011)
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To those that were playing back in the
sixties and seventies, it is with regret
that we inform you of the passing of former
6-time U.S. champion, Dal-Joon Lee. D-J
passed on Sept. 19 at the age of 71.
For those who do not know, D-J spent a number
of years in the Greater Cleveland area before
moving to Columbus to run a TT club. He moved
to Las Vegas about 30 years ago and retired
as a player in our sport.
D-J, born in Korea, was probably the first
of many top-notch Asian players to immigrate
to the U.S. and find a multitude of success
in our sport here. (10/05/2010)
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Top-notch player & coach, Samson Dubina has
a website where you can check on his
coaching availability, clinics, and read
free articles about Table Tennis.
Look for the red "Samson Dubina coaching"
link at the very bottom of this page.
Or, contact Samson at either
hammondproking@aol.com or 330-949-9230.
(1/27/2010)
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Please, please wear shoes with non-marking
soles only when playing at our club.
Street shoes or any other shoes that leave
marks on the floor will not be allowed.
(1/21/2010)
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Also near the bottom is a red link for an
umpires and referees memo regarding re-gluing
policy at tournaments and testing of rackets
for glues containing Volatile Organic
Compounds. Only water-based glues are now
allowed for tournament play. (9/8/2008)
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Our club's Constitution and By-Laws can be
read by clicking the red links below.
CLUB DIRECTIONS........................................................................
We are located in the city of Eastlake, OH in the JFK Senior Center (formerly the William H. Taft School).
Eastlake is an eastern suburb of Cleveland, bordering on Lake Erie, and about 15-20 miles from downtown Cleveland.
Though NOT a mailing address for the club, the JFK Senior Center's official address is:
1580 East 332nd St. / Eastlake, OH 44095-3922.
THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT TO THE PLAYING VENUE IS THE RIGHTMOST LOT WHICH IS THE FIRST LOT OFF A ONE-WAY CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. Once parked, enter through the doors closest to the "William H. Taft" lettering on the building. Once inside the building, look for the "Multipurpose" room just ahead of you and slightly to your left.
FROM WEST: Take the Shoreway (I-90/OH Rte.2) heading East from Cleveland. Near the Euclid/Wickliffe boundary, I-90 & Rte.2 will separate. Stay on Rte.2 (the leftmost two lanes). *Exit at E.305 St. (the second exit after the split). The exit widens to three lanes at the traffic light. Be in the middle lane to make a wide left turn onto E.305 so as to end up in the far right lane of E.305. Drive a short distance under the Rte.2 overpass and just beyond (NOT AT, NOR BEFORE) the next traffic light, make a right turn onto N. Marginal Rd. Drive about 0.75 mi. on N. Marginal to the intersection of (now) Curtis Blvd. & E.337 St. Make a left onto E.337. Be careful to observe the posted 25 MPH speed limit and go another 0.4 mi. to Morris, which is the second side-street on the left. Travel about another 0.15 mi. on Morris, which takes a severe jog to the right, then to the left (so take it slowly). Continue about another 0.15 mi. on Morris to E.332 St. The building should now be in sight. Follow driveway/parking/entering instructions from just above.
FROM EAST: Take OH rte.2 due West. Exit at Vine St. in the middle lane. Turn right onto Vine to be in the leftmost lane. Remain in this lane for the next 1.3 mi. Turn left on E.332 St. and go for another 0.35 mi. until you reach the driveway on the right for the JFK Senior Center. Follow driveway and parking instructions from above.
(IF COMING FROM FURTHER EAST): Take I-90 West until OH Rte. 44. Take 44 North to OH Rte. 2. Now follow “FROM EAST” directions immediately above this line.
FROM SOUTH: Take I-271 North until it ends. Be in the rightmost two lanes to take I-90 West. Follow I-90 West (so stay in the rightmost two lanes) until OH Rte. 2. Be in the rightmost lane to then access Rte. 2 East. Now follow same directions after " * " in "FROM WEST" midway above.
E'lake Map, Drctns.(WORD)
E'lake Map, Drctns.(PDF)
2013 OH Sr. Olympics (PDF)
NE OH TT(PDF)
Online Map
Cols. Dispatch Article
Carlo Wolff TT Article
Tips from Coach Carl
Umpires/Referees Memo
Sr. O. Volunteer
Sr. Olympics Website
Club Constitution
Club By-Laws
USATT Fees Memo (PDF)
Results Jan. 2013
2007 Results Page
Table Tennis Links:
Carl Hardin,
Erie Table Tennis,
Strongsville Table Tennis,
Hudson Premier Table Tennis,
Columbus Table Tennis,
Newark Table Tennis,
Dayton Table Tennis,
Cincinnati Table Tennis,
USA Table Tennis,
International T T Federation,
OrangePingPong,
Ohio State TT,
Samson Dubina coaching,
OH Senior Olympics,
Cleve. West TT
All About Table Tennis
Executive Administrator:
Ron Arcaro