USA Table Tennis

Para National Team Coach (Classes 1-11)

Mark Hazinski - Coach

 

  Hometown: Mishawaka, IN

  Current Hometown: Plano, TX

  Email: markman321@hotmail.com

Bio:

• 2004 US Olympic Team Member

• 2007 Pan American Games Mens Team Bronze Medal

• 8x US National Team Member

• 3x US Nationals Mens Singles Finalist

• 4x US Nationals Mens Doubles Champion

• 2x Collegiate Nationals Mens Singles Champion 

Para National Team Coach (Classes 1-11)

Mitch Seidenfeld - Coach

  Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
  Email: ttminn@aol.com

• 2020 Paralympic Games Coach and helped class three athlete to win Paralympic Gold and class 9 athlete to reach Paralympic quarterfinals
• 2019 Para Pan Am Games Coach
• 2018 World Championships Coach

Para Titles:

• 2008: U.S. Paralympic Team member, Table Tennis - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
• 2007: Two gold medals, Class 7 Singles, Class 7 Team - Para Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2005: Gold medal, Class 10 Team; Silver medal, Open Standing; Bronze medal, Class 10 Singles - Para Pan American Table Tennis Championships, Mar Del Plata, Argentina
• 2003: U.S. Olympic Committee's Table Tennis Developmental Coach of the Year
• 1996: Silver medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Class 6-8 Team - Paralympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.
• 1992: Gold medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Class 10 Team - Paralympic Games, Barcelona, Spain
• 1990: Gold medal, Class 8 Singles; Bronze medal, Open Standing - World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands
• Five-time Minnesota State Champion (1992, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003)

Para Classes 1-5

Coaches

  Vlad Farcas - Coach

  Birthplace: Romania
  Current Hometown: San Antonio, TX
              
  Coaching Profile:

• 2020 Paralympics Assistant Coach
• ITTF-PTT Level 1 Certified Coach
• Assistant coach and sparing partner for Romania Paralympians
• Head Coach and President at San Antonio Table Tennis Club - Sep 2018 - Present

Gary Fraiman - Coach

  Hometown: Clearwater,FL
  Email: gfrai30841@yahoo.com

              
  Coaching Profile:

• Belarus Junior & Men’s National Team Member
• Head Provincial Coach (Soviet Union)
• Head Table Tennis Coach of Sport School (Belarus)
• 2019 US Team Parapan Games Coach

Para Classes 6-11

Coaches

Angie Bengtsson - Coach

  Hometown: San Diego, CA
  Email: stellangie@hotmail.com

• 2016 Paralympic Games Coach
• 2015 Para Pan Am Games Coach

   Keith Evans - Coach

   Birthplace:  Kingston, Jamaica
   Hometown:  Kingston
   Current Residence:  Birmingham, Alabama
   Email: keith9001@yahoo.com

   Coaching Career:

   • 1996 Olympic Coach for team Jamaica
   • 2004-2017 Collegiate Team Coach (12 National Team Championship Titles)
   • 2007-2015 US National Cadet Team Coach
   • Since 2011 US Para Team Coach