The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center is one of the largest table tennis clubs in the US, encompasses more than 10,000 square feet of space, with 20-foot ceilings and red international rubber floors. It accommodates 16 ITTF approved tables and ample parking spaces. The club's players include all ages, genders, ethnicities, and playing-levels. In addition, the club offers following programs:
* Youth Training
* USATT Junior/Cadet training
* Round robin
* Worldwide exchanges
* Tournaments.
Since the spring of 2010, we have been helping children in the Greater Los Angeles area, such as south and east LA County and cities in or nearby the San Gabriel Valley, to develop their interest and hopefully produce future world class players. Partnering with Parks & Recreation Department of East (Los Angeles) County Community Services Agency, we have just finished 5-week classes for 120 students as a part of an after-school athletic program. Currently, we are in partnership with parks and recreation departments in the cities of Pico Rivera, Montebello, Whittier, La Puente, Azusa, Monterey Park, West Covina, and east LA County to provide summer camps and afternoon school program for 2010.
Table tennis is played worldwide with many millions of players, making competition and achieving medals at World and Olympic levels more difficult than the vast majority of other sports. It is a sport, which covers an age range of 6 to 100. Men/women and boys/girls of all abilities shape or size can participate. It also encompasses a multicultural society. Many people with disabilities can enjoy and play table tennis. Our club is involved with programs in deprived areas of greater LA and these programs are arranged and directed by Crystal Huang (2008 US Olympian, and 2008 US National Women's single, Double and Mix Champion). The instructors include Gao Jun (a World Champion Gold/Silver/Bronze Medalist, Olympic Silver Medalist), Tawny Banh (a 2000 & 2004 US Olympian and 1994-2007 US National Team members), and Zhao Yue (or Cherry, a team member of World University Games Team Champion in 2005), and other professional players. We like to instill in young people a positive attitude, confidence, good sportsmanship, and high moral standards through table tennis.
Our MISSION is to:
promote emotional and
physical well-being; long-lasting, happy, and healthy life.
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