Montes wants coaches to develop the sport in the regions

ITTF Latin America Development Officer Ramon Montes during yesterday’s sessions for the advanced coaches.

By Noelle Smith

As the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) continues to try to improve the level of their players their aim is also to keep raising the standard of coaching available.

Over the past few days the GTTA, in collaboration with the governing body of the sport, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is holding back-to-back coaching clinics at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The clinic is being conducted by ITTF Latin America Development Officer, Ramon Montes, who yesterday told Stabroek Sport that the intention of the clinic is to ensure that there are persons equipped with the skills to teach and train persons who are new to the sport.