February 17, 2016
Schedule
My schedule these days is pretty hectic. I've blogged about this a few times – and have been sarcastically called a "table tennis martyr" for doing so – but at some point something will likely have to give. I'm involved in way too many USATT and MDTTC issues, plus have my regular coaching and tutoring hours, afterschool pickups, blogs & tips, and science fiction writing. My guess is I'm probably going to have to drop some of my USATT activities after this year, but I hope to get a lot done this year first. (I'm currently on the USATT Board of Directors, the chair of the USATT League Committee, and the USATT Regional Associations Coordinator. I may drop the latter two after this year – hopefully there'll be worthy successor who can continue this work. Heck, any ambitious, hard-working table tennis martyrs want them now?!!!)
I've had to temporarily drop my usual SF writing to focus on these other issues, and my USATT work has taken a hit. The last few days I've picked up on USATT issues – I was up half of last night on various issues, mostly working with people around the country involving regional leagues and associations, coaching, and state championships. I think half my emails these days are basically, "I'm inundated right now, but will get back to you." (Yesterday didn't help – I spent most of the day in Baltimore for the funeral of my aunt, RIP.)
Today, after the blog goes up, I've got a long list of MDTTC and USATT things to get done, plus a lot of publicity work for the upcoming SF novel, Campaign 2100: Game of Scorpions (out on March 8 – lots of table tennis in it!).
My weekly and upcoming schedules are below. Mon-Fri mornings and early afternoons are devoted to blogging, writing, and USATT & MDTTC work. (I usually start around 7:30AM.) Mon-Fri I leave either 2:15 or 2:30 to do afterschool pickups, then do both coaching and tutoring until 5:30 PM, then private or group coaching. Nights I do more USATT/MDTTC work as needed, and try to get some SF writing in, though that's been down recently – just no time or energy at that point, and there's always some "emergency" USATT or MDTTC item to get done. Then it's off to bed somewhere between midnight and 2AM. I try to squeeze in half an hour of reading at night, and do the Washington Post crossword puzzle during lunch and while waiting for the kids when I do school pickups. I schedule one breath of air every hour on the hour, when I have time.
Weekly Coaching Schedule
Mon: 2:15-7:00PM
Tue: 2:15-7:00PM
Wed: 2:30-6:45PM
Thu: 2:15-7:00PM
Fri: 2:30-5:30PM
Sat: 2:30-3:30PM
Sun: 1:00-8:15PM
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2016 Travel and Special Events Schedule |
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Jan. 5-17 |
Tim Boggan/Vol. 17 |
Home |
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Jan. 30 |
Capital League |
MDTTC |
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Feb. 12 |
Exhibitions/Demos, 6:30-9:00PM |
PCTTC |
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Feb. 13 |
Exhibitions/Demos, 10AM-2PM |
Montgomery Mall |
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Feb. 20 |
Capital League Final |
WDCTT |
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Feb. 26 |
Exhibitions/Demos, 6:30-9:00PM |
PCTTC |
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Mar. 8 |
Campaign 2100 Published |
World Weaver Press |
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Mar. 11 |
Exhibitions/Demos, 6:30-9:00PM |
PCTTC |
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Mar. 18-20 |
Lunacon SF Con |
Rye Brook, NY |
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Mar. 28-Apr. 1 |
Spring Break Camp |
MDTTC |
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Apr. 9 |
MDTTC Open |
MDTTC |
| Apr. 17 | Capital League | WDCTT |
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Apr. 29-May 1 |
Ravencon SF Con |
Williamsburg, VA |
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May 14 |
Capital League |
MDTTC |
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May 28-30 |
Balticon SF Con |
Baltimore, MD |
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June 3-5 |
Con Carolinas SF Con |
Concord, NC |
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June 11 |
MDTTC Open |
MDTTC |
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June 18 |
Capital League Final |
TBD |
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June 20-Aug. 26 |
Summer Camps |
MDTTC |
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July 4-10 |
USA Nationals |
Las Vegas, NV |
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July 22-30 |
TNEO Writing Workshop |
Manchester, NH |
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July 30-31 |
4-star Tournament |
Houston, TX |
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Aug. 1-3 |
Junior Olympics |
Houston, TX |
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Aug. 17-21 |
World SF Con |
Kansas City, MO |
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Sept. 10 |
MDTTC Open |
MDTTC |
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Oct. 2-4 |
Capclave |
Gaithersburg, MD |
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Oct. 22 |
MDTTC Open |
MDTTC |
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Oct. 27-30 |
World Fantasy Con |
Columbus, OH |
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Nov. 18-20 |
Philcon SF Con |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
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Nov. 25-27 |
NA Teams |
Washington, DC |
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Dec. 12-17 |
U.S. Open |
Las Vegas, NV |
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Dec. 18-25 |
Christmas Vacation |
Eugene, OR |
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Dec. 26-31 |
Christmas Camp |
MDTTC |
Ask the Coach Show
Episode #224 (22:45) - Backhand Footwork
Former Olympic and World Champion Waldner Bows Out
Here's the article from Eurosport.
11 Questions with Richard Perez
Here's the USATT interview.
Arnold Table Tennis Challenge: Bigger and Better in 2016
Here's the USATT article by Barbara Wei.
San Antonio 2016 Winter Open
Here's the article by Joe Cummings.
Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Productivity … Through Table Tennis?
Here's the video (3:17).
TableTennisDaily Podcast #7 Marcos Freitas
Here's the interview (55:57) with the world #11 (recently #7) from Portugal.
David Beckham Plays Table Tennis
Here's the video (35 sec) where he shows the world that Table Tennis can be played anywhere and everywhere!
Ghost vs. Skeleton
Here's the cartoon – you create the caption! (Here's the non-Facebook version.)
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