Edghill selected to attend LATTU Training
Chelsea Edghill
Chelsea Edghill

JUNIOR National Champion Chelsea Edghill has been selected to attend a high-level training programme from August 11 to 17 in Puerto Rico, set up by the Latin America Table Tennis Union (LATTU). The camp will allow the top 22 junior and cadet players selected from the Latin America region the opportunity to practise, train and play matches with Chinese national junior players.
The one-week sessions will also feature intense training under the guidance of Chinese Olympic and World champion team coaches, headed by world renowned top-level Chinese coach Zhang Xiaopeng.
According to a release from the Guyana Table Tennis Association, each region was given a specific age group and number of participants to nominate. Central America was offered 7 spots (4 girls + 3 boys) in either the cadet or junior class. The Caribbean was offered the same number in the same classes. The split featured 3 girls and 4 boys. South America had 8 spots split evenly between male and female.
The national associations within the region were allowed to nominate a maximum of 2 two players/entries, one female and one male, of which the regional confederation choose one athlete to attend the training camp. Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton were Guyana’s nominees.
LATTU utilised various criteria for the selection of athletes to the camp including results from Regional Cadet and Junior Championship 2015 (South American, Central American, Caribbean) as well as players’ LATTU Ranking to June 2015.
The training will take place at the Nilmarie Santini Gymnasium – Sports and Recreation Department, San Juan. As an added incentive the programme offers the best players (one boy and one girl), selected based on their ability, results, technical level and commitment to training, to participate in higher levels and continuous training.
China’s Table Tennis Association will deliver Double Happiness gear to all participating countries. They join with the China Table Tennis Association, Puerto Rico Table Tennis Federation, ITTF Dream Building, Sports and Recreation Department and Puerto Rico Olympic Committee in making the camp a reality.
While accommodation and meals will be free of cost, the GTTA has to find airfares for the athlete and her coach.

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