TTV Amstelveen news archive
Last competition match of Jaap Boerop
On 8 April 2024, Jaap Boerop played his last official league match for our club. It was a festive and pleasant evening with nice opponents. The stakes were low because they had already become champions earlier and Gerard even finished unbeaten! And so
Easter Day 2024
Easter Monday the hall is closed: Monday 1 April is Easter Monday and the playing hall will be closed. So there will be no youth training and no free play in the afternoon or evening. World Table Tennis tournaments: But with the
Three teams already early champions in spring league 2024
Table tennis association (TTV) Amstelveen already has 3 championships to celebrate a few matches before the end of the spring league which is quite unusual as 10 points can be earned per match. Team 8 playing in the 5th class
Senior league intermediate standings
Brian sent the following report: By now the league is over halfway through. Here is a brief update. Teams 2 (Brian) and 6 (Georgios) can’t fail to win the championship in the major league and the fourth class, respectively. Team
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Board update February 2024
Email to all members by our chairman Arjan Verburg: News on our website Check our website for the latest news https://www.ttvamstelveen.nl (Dutch) or https://ttvamstelveen.nl/en/home-en/ (English) Hall Opening Hours Due to the school holidays, there will be no youth training sessions from February
Lightning start Team 2 Seniors
Lightning start Seniors Amstelveen 2 DOV 3 visited Amstelveen’s 2nd senior team in the major regional league last Friday 3 February. The first three games were won fairly easily by Brian, Jeffrey (although, 18-16 in the fourth game) and Ece. The
Canteen clean-up
Sunday 21 January was again time for the semi-annual cleaning at TTV Amstelveen. A group of about 15 members and parents of youth members came together to give the canteen, kitchen, shed and boardroom a thorough clean. Not only was
Youth training restarts on 8 January
To the parents and players of the youth of TTV Amstelveen, Firstly, the coaches and board of TTV Amstelveen wish you a happy and sporty 2024. The holiday is over, and the training sessions will resume on Monday, January 8th, with
Fun New Year tournament and drinks
On 6 January 2024 we had an excellently attended New Year’s tournament and drinks. With as many as 24 participants, Ladislav needed six tables for the tournament to run fairly smoothly. Before the tournament got underway, team 5 (Viktor, Aset,
Youth competition information spring 2024
Youth coordinator Guus Korper sent youth members and their parents an email about the spring league. The schedules he gives in it have not been reproduced in this website post. Dear parents and players of the Spring Competition 2024, Firstly, the
Home matches spring 2024
Below are the dates for the home matches in the spring league. In order not to inconvenience the match players, no free play is possible on these days. The only exception is Monday 4 March; then there will be two free
Canteen cleaning on Sunday 21 January 2024
Dear clubmembers On Sunday 21 January, we will again have the usual (semi-)annual canteen cleaning. We start at 11.00 and hope to be ready around 14.00. It is always a pleasant affair and of course there will be coffee and
Oliebollen tournament
On 29 December, Ladislav Prorok organised an ‘oliebollen’ tournament for the 55+ group. From the reactions: nice tournament, well organised, nice oliebollen, sandwiches etc and nice prizes … top ! nice photo. Put on FB for friends on the other
Board update December 2023
Email to all members by our chairperson Arjan Verburg: Announcements No youth training sessions for the remainder of this year; we will resume on January 8th. The hall will be closed on December 25th, 26th, and January 1st, 2024. Saturday
Pleasant Christmas lunch for 55+ Group TTV Amstelveen
The 55+ group of Table Tennis Association Amstelveen enjoyed a festive Christmas lunch last week, organised by Atie. With more than 20 people present at beautifully set tables, not only did they eat delicious food, but they also laughed and
Closing autumn 2023 junior season
We had the following notice placed in the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad. Below the translation in English. Guus took many more photos. These are put on the Activities in the Past page. Table tennis club Amstelveen wraps up successful youth season On the
Last junior training 2023
Dear youth members and their parents of TTV Amstelveen, Through this official notice, we wish to inform you that this Thursday, 14-12-2023, will host the final youth training session of this calendar year. Considering this conclusion, we aspire to organize a
Junior competition spring 2024
Guus Korper sent the following message on behalf of the board and trainers to the players in the new youth league: Dear competition players for the “Spring 2024” season, Here you’ll find the team assignments for the above mentioned competition.
Klaverjas tournament on 8 December
Already the third klaverjas evening at Table Tennis Association Amstelveen! On Friday evening, December 8, the players arrived and the atmosphere was immediately pleasant. And just after eight o’clock, after coffee, the 16 players were asked, after an explanation of
New year tournament and drinks on Saturday 6 January 2024
On behalf of the board, Brian van den Heuvel invites you: Dear members, To start the new year in a festive way we will organize a New Year tournament for all SENIORS. In what form the tournament will be held
Festive conclusion of the 75th anniversary of TTV Amstelveen
On Saturday, November 23rd, TTV Amstelveen festively wrapped up its 75th anniversary. The club’s board and some enthusiastic volunteers organized a special event to mark the end of this remarkable jubilee year. The celebrations kicked off with an amazing table tennis
TTVA performs great in HTC starters tournament
The following article by Guus appeared (in Dutch) on the Amstelveens Nieuwsblad website: TTVA performs great in HTC starters tournament On Sunday, November 26th, it was that time again—we had the annual HTC Starters Tournament in Hoofddorp. With a whopping 11
Superparty for junior players and their parents
To all youth members AND their parents, As previously announced, there will be a party in our hall and canteen tomorrow (Saturday 25-11). Especially for our youth, we have set up a fantastic “table tennis garden” in collaboration with MJ.You
Competition update
News by competition secretary Alex Brandt Dear clubmates, The current competition season is already approaching its end. Our Amstelveen teams perform excellently, both in the Seniors and in the Youth competition. Read on for more on this. Would you also
Ladi Prorok appointed as member of merit
After the question round at our General Members’ Meeting on 9 November last, chairman Arjan Verburg once again draws the attention of the members present. The board wants to appoint Ladi(slav) Prorok as member of merit in appreciation for his many
Member of merit Piet Dijkman passed away
Unfortunately, the sad news reached us that our former member and member of merit Piet Dijkman passed away on 6 November at the age of 89. Piet contributed a great deal to our association for many years, including as secretary
Jazz (‘klaverjas’) evening in our cantine at December 8
Due to great success of our previous evenings, we will again have a jazz (‘klaverjas’) evening! On Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m., this pleasant evening of playing jazz will take place in the canteen of our table tennis club.Walk-in
Old Timers Club Netherlands
As a 40-plus gentleman or 35-plus lady, would you like to take part in tournaments frequently? Then take a look at the site of Old Timers Club Netherlands.Large parts of the year you can participate in tournaments weekly or biweekly.
Invitation General Members Meeting Thursday 9 November 2023
Email to all members from our secretary Ben Rigter about the Annual General Members Meeting on 9 November 2023. The attachments are not included in this website message but can be requested from Ben. Dear members of our club, I