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CountyLineJune2012www.CountyLineMagazine.net28EverySundayafternoonthebasketballcourtsoftheLuckyShoalsCommunityCenterare0lledwithrowsoftablesfortheAtlantaGeorgiaTableTennisAssociationx19sAGTTApracticesession.Anyoneinterestedinlearningthesportorinimprov-ingtheirskillscanvisitthegymtopracticeandre-ceivepointers.Hereparticipantshavetheopportu-nitytolearnunderthedirectionandguidanceofoneoftherisingyoungstarsinthesportJohnsCreekx19sownEthanJin.AtonlysixteenEthanAGTTAx19sboardmemberandDirectorofPlayerDevelopmentisoneoftheyoung-estinstructorsatthecenter.HehasvolunteeredhisSundayafternoonsforthepasttwoyearstoinstructothers.OfteachingyoungerkidstoplayEthanre-marksx1cTabletennisisoftenconsideredabasementsportbutitisareallyfunandseriousOlympicsportonceyougetintoit.x1dThisBostonnativex19s0rstexposuretothesportwasatasummercampheattendedaftermovingtoAt-lantaattheageofeight.ImmediatelytheinstructingcoachatthecampsawEthanx19spotentialasatabletennisplayerandencouragedhisfamilytosignhimupforprivatelessons.Soonhewasonhiswaytocompeting.EthanaNorthviewHightenth-graderandstraightAstudentjuggleshistrainingandhomeworkeffec-tively.Findingabalancebetweenhisathleticsandhisacademicshasbeenchallengingbuthehaslearnedtousehistimeef0cientlywhichenableshimtosuc-ceedinboth.Hisfocusanddeterminationareevidentwhenyoutalktohim.Practicingaminimumoftwohoursadaysixdaysaweekhissuccessinthesportisnoaccident.Ithastakenalotofdedicationonhisparttobecompetingatthislevel.CurrentlyEthantrainsundertwocoaches.OneisCoachWangHuiwhorecentlymovedfromHoustonTexastoAtlantatotrainEthanandothers.WangoftheChineseNationalTableTennisTeamwillalsobeopeningatabletennisschoolinJohnsCreeklaterthissummer.AndonceamonthEthantravelstoNewYorktotrainwithCoachErnestoEbuenwhoisamemberofthePhilippineNationalTeamnumberonepaddlerofthePhilippinesNationalChampionofthePhilippinesandisrankedthirteenthintheUnitedStatesTop100MenTableTennisPlayers.WithsuchhighlyacclaimedcoachesEthanstaysveryfocused.WithallthatpracticingthereislittlefreetimebutwhatdoesEthandoonhisafternoonoffHeservesastheco-presidentoftheNorthviewHighSchoolPingPongClubwhichmeetseveryWednesdayafternoon.OftheclubandtheirWednesdayafternoonstogetherhesaysx1cWejustmeetandplayeachother.Itx19salotoffun.x1dTableTennistextandphotographybyTammyHardenGallowayAnyone