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USA Table Tennis Paralympic Open Tournament - Competition Support
ORGANIZATION: USA Table Tennis, Para US Open tournament
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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35 people are interested
Varied volunteer opportunities exist for volunteers of all ages and capacities:
1. Youth volunteers: ball boys and girls (can also be adults)- ball retrieval during competition and practice for wheelchair and other disabled players.-
2. Technical volunteers: computer operation during play, entering player information regarding classification outcomes.
3. Sports technical skilled volunteers: Table Tennis local umpires who can be trained in International and Paralympic rules to assist in competition judging and score keeping.
4. Hositality volunteers: information desk for players, translation (for multi-lingual volunteers), lunch distribution, pushing wheelchair participants to/from monorail station to playing venue hall, registration desk
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About USA Table Tennis, Para US Open tournament
Location:
c/o Sharon Frant Brooks, Nt'l. Classification Off., 30 Payne Road, Lebanon, NJ 08833, US
Mission Statement
December 12-18, 2016 the USA Table Tennis will host players of the sport from all over the world to an international Paralympic division event of this exciting sport. Players in wheelchairs and with disabilities who play standing will compete for honors in this exciting sport. In addition, an international seminar to train technical and medical personnel who support the conduct of this sport . Volunteers are needed to help with all aspects of this event, including assist with wheelchair transport, retrieval of ping pong balls for disabled players, assist with distributing lunches, and hospitality concerns
Description
USA Table Tennis is the National governing organization for the Olympic and Paralympic competition. The Para Table Tennis division specifically provides the competition, organization, and technical training for players and staff to enable conduct of these competitions. The US Para Open Table Tennis Tournament being held in Las Vegas, NV is the only internationally ranked Para tournament being held in the USA in 2016 and will afford players from throughout the world to earn ranking points that will advance them towards eligibility for regional and World Championship participation. Progams of this magnitude are heavily reliant on volunteer support on all levels for successful execution. Volunteer job descriptions and training will be provided by USATT support staff.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Las Vegas Convention Center3150 Paradise RoadLas Vegas, NV 89109
DATE POSTED
September 5, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Basic Computer Skills
- Racquet Sports
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Translation
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Different jobs will have different time commitment
- Job descriptions for all volunteer positions will be provided upon inquiry