CHALLENGE ON FOR U13 TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

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Trinidad and Tobago's next generation of Table Tennis stars are getting a dose of international competition as they compete at the Caribbean Region Table Tennis in the Dominican Republic. Before they left for the competition the young stars spoke about their expectations and what it meant to represent their country.

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00:00Table tennis starts from young. How young? Well, for some it's five years old and

00:04for others it may be 11. For these youngsters, their path has collided and

00:09has put them on the same journey towards the Caribbean Championships. They are

00:13under the guidance of their parents, head coach Curtis Humphreys, fellow coaches

00:17Dennis LaRose and Edwin Humphreys, as well as Sharon Bravo-Philip, who is the

00:21manager. In the days leading up to the competition, what is going through your

00:25mind? Very nervous, anxiety, but also very excited to represent Trinidad. It's my

00:32second time representing. What are your expectations for this competition? I'm

00:38not sure. I'll try to play my best and hopefully I could win. How does it feel

00:43representing your family and what sort of pressure are they putting on you to

00:46win? It feels good to represent my family. They're not really putting pressure but

00:52they just want me to win. So what have they been teaching you so far in this

00:56camp? They're teaching us how to slip, play in games, trade ball attack and many more. So

01:03have you picked up anything that you think will lead you to win the

01:06Eurovision? Services, mostly services and trade ball attack and doubles. So are you

01:12seeing growth in your game? Yeah, because each tournament I improve more and more

01:17and I've got further into tournaments. How would you say you've improved? Well I've

01:23improved well because in my first tournament I got eliminated and my

01:28recent tournament I got up to the finals. So I would say I'm improving pretty good. What areas do you think

01:35you've been improving in? Like forehand, backhand, services, topspin. There is one female on the team and that's

01:44Elizabeth Raja who will be competing in the under 13 girls doubles. The tournament runs until July 7th. Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.

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