Table Tennis expert Keitseng arrives today
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M– International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Kealeboga Keitseng arrives today.
Keitseng, who is from Botswana will be here after being assigned by the international table tennis mother body to educate local table tennis coaches. This followed the Eswatini Table Tennis Association (ETTA), led by President Percy Zulu, sending an activity plan form opting for the ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coach Education, under the 2022 ITTF Participation Programme.
Zulu said they were happy that finally the international expert had confirmed his arrival into the country after waiting for weeks. He said the ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coach Education would last for five days in total starting from September 25-30, 2022.
Expenses
The president highlighted that the international mother body of table tennis, would pay for the expert’s expenses including air tickets as well as other expenses for the course. Zulu also said they were expecting 12 participants, of which 60 per cent were male, 30 per cent female and 10 per cent those living with disabilities.
“These coaches, after the training are expected to do a 30-hour activity programme in schools
ETTA President Percy Zulu.
or communities, which will be monitored by our executive and then compile a report to ITTF for them to give the participants the certificates,” he said.
Zulu added that once the participants were given their certificates, ETTA would then organise courses for them to educate others for the sport to develop in the country. He further thanked both the Eswatini Sport and Recreation Council (ESRC) and ITTF for supporting them in the drive to promote and improve the sport locally.