Decatur Table Tennis

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.

Decatur Rec. will once again host the table tennis event for the DeKalb Senior Olympics. Table tennis will be Tuesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. These games are for ages 50+. Apologies for the short notice, but registration ends THIS FRIDAY! For all the details, click below. To register for Read more…

The Annual Delta Air Lines Table Tennis Tournament was once again held in Decatur on March 16. See pictures below. It was noted that Charlie Slater, age 80, was the oldest player to ever win a medal in the 63 year history of the tournament. I suppose I can be Read more…

Great news! Basketball is over, so we are back in the gym on Thursdays and we are still in the gym on Sundays. You may have seen signs for the Delta Air Lines Table Tennis Tourney. This is open ONLY to former and current employees of Delta, but by all Read more…

On Saturday, March 16, Decatur Rec. will again host the Annual Delta Air Lines Table Tennis Tournament. This is open to all current and past employees of Delta and its subsidiaries. (See the flier below.) We have players at all levels–including novice. For more info, contact me soon. Also, Decatur once Read more…

As it happens every year, Thursday night pong will be moved to the multi-purpose room. The room can hold 8 tables. This will happen until basketball ends in late February. Sunday sessions will still be in the gym. Also, our friends at Lucky Shoals will hold their Spring Giant Round Read more…

There will be no pong this Sunday, November 12. A dance group will occupy the entire gym. In other news…yours truly and Neil Norton attended the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah last month. This was Neil’s first time and my 17th time. The games cover over 30 sports Read more…