Played table tennis in the Victorian Table Tennis Association (VTTA) from 1960 to 1985, playing in A3 & A2 with several Spring A1 Grade seasons.
Competed in A Grade in Western Suburbs, North Western, and Northern Districts.
Moved to the Geelong area in 1985, then played in the Geelong A Grade pennant competition for many years.
Committees/administration:
Established Kingsville Table Tennis Club 1958 (Secretary)
Affiliated Kingsville with Western Suburbs Table Tennis Association (WSTTA) and went on to become a Committee Member and later President of WSTTA in the 1960s
Established Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Table Tennis Club 1959 and affiliated it with Overseas Malaysian Students Association (OMSA) (fielding 15 teams combined)
Involved in the establishment of the North Western Table Tennis Association (NWTTA) with Ron Neville and as a Board member in the 1960’s
Committee of Geelong Table Tennis Association from the early 1990s until 2015 including terms as Vice President and President
Board member of Table Tennis Victoria (TTV) from 1993 – 2017 including terms as Director of Coaching and State Selector
National Selector with Paul Pinkewich and Mary Le Gassick for Table Tennis Australia
Board Member of Table Tennis Australia late 1990’s
Honorary Interim CEO of Table Tennis Australia 1999-2001.
Secretary-General for Table Tennis for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Negotiating with multiple bodies including the Australian Olympic Committee, the Federal Government, and the Australian Institute of Sport. After the Olympics, organising travel arrangements and negotiating for teams to participate in the 2001 Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi and World Championships in Osaka.
President of Albert Park Table Tennis 2018-2022
Other:
2019 TTA Volunteer of the Year Award – 50 Years’ Service
IOC Olympic Solidarity Course, Adelaide July 1999 (Thomas Stenberg, Course Director)
Courses with Head of Coaching (Italy), Head of Coaching (Canada), Head of Coaching (Sweden) organised by Glen Tepper
Applied Sports Psychology (Paulette Mifsud, Australian Institute of Sport, Tutor) 1997
TOPS Table Tennis Coach (TTA)
Completed ITTF-PTT Level 1 Course January 2018
Coached schools in Geelong and Melbourne from 1991 to 2010
Coached wheelchair player, Craig Nolan, to silver medallist in the National Wheelchair Games in Sydney in 1996 (also coached the whole Australian Team in this event) Craig was also a member of the silver medallist National Team in Colorado USA 1996
Organised World University Championships in Geelong 1996
Organised World Junior Circuit, Oceania Championships, and World Cadet Challenge held in Geelong in 2006
Organised for the Australian team to compete in the World University Games in Beijing in 2001
Coached multiple players to State and National level
Manager of many Victorian Junior State Teams until 2011
Non-playing captain/coach in many Junior Nationals until 2011
Coached at Ballarat Table Tennis Association twice a week and coaching at MSAC on Sundays until 2022
