Surely EVERYONE knows Coach George Cooper. On August 13 (one day early) we celebrated his 79th birthday. George keeps Decatur Table Tennis running smoothly. He is a treasure. See pictures below. In other news, we always like to promote tourneys held by our friends at Lucky Shoals. Their 2-day event Read more
Each summer the table tennis club at Lucky Shoals hosts the Georgia Games. The games will be July 18-19. To learn more about it, click here.
Once again, Decatur Rec. will be the site of DeKalb Senior Olympics–Table Tennis. The fun will start at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 12. If you are 50+ years of age, please join us. For all the info, click HERE. Also, you can scan the code on the poster above. I Read more
A couple of weeks ago, several of us pongers (+ spouses or significant others) went to see Marty Supreme. The movie is loosely based on Marty Reisman–a real person known for his table tennis prowess and his powers of self-promotion. He actually wrote a book, “The Money Player” (see picture Read more
Did you know that Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) is a thing? Did you know Atlanta has a professional team called the Blazers? Did you know they are playing at the Gas South Convention Center the weekend of November 14-16th? If you haven’t seen professional table tennis in person, you Read more
Thursday’s new hours will be 5:30 – 8:45 p.m. Sunday’s new hours will be 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Please note, these hours were set by the City of Decatur without consulting us.
Because of the Veteran’s Day holiday, there will be no pong this Sunday, Nov. 10.
On Saturday, July 13, it was my honor along with George Cooper to be inducted into the Georgia Table Tennis Hall of Fame. This is with many thanks to the efforts of Brian Crisp, President of the AGTTA (based in Lucky Shoals Park). There were several ponger friends in attendance Read more
We will be closed tomorrow, July 4. Have a safe celebration. However, we WILL BE OPEN this Sunday, July 7. Are any of you in the market for a ping pong table? Danny Jimenez is asking $400 for his Prince Tournament 6800 table in very good condition. (See picture below.) You can reach Read more
On May 14, Decatur once again hosted the DeKalb Senior Olympics in table tennis. The turnout was not large, but I think we all had fun. See pictures below of the medal winners. Also, to my surprise, we WILL have pong this Sunday, May 26 over the Memorial Day weekend.