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About Pong on Wheels

Ping-pong continues to gain popularity in the U.S., including North Texas.

 

Like many of you, I have a ping-pong table at home, where I play with family members, neighbors, and friends. Others play at work, the Rec Center, schools, or even at church.

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Ping-pong is fun and a great alternative to a gym workout. A recent study in Poland, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, outlines the great health benefits of ping-pong. Ping-pong is the "world's best brain sport" according to Dr. Daniel Amen. You will enhance your physical and mental health with ping pong lessons today.

 

Everyone loves ping-pong, and everyone can play it.

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It is an indoor sport and it is played year-round. 

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Pong on Wheels, based in Frisco Texas, was founded by Daniel Rutenberg to promote ping-pong with the goal of getting more people to play our fun sport. We serve Frisco, Carrollton, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, The Colony, Lewisville, and surrounding areas.

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Coach Daniel has a passion for helping-ping pong players of all levels.

 

We understand that all of us are busy with hectic schedules. We offer ping-pong lessons 7 days a week so that parents, kids, executives, professional athletes, people with disabilities, cruise-goers, celebrities, seniors, and everyone may participate. 

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Our lessons are designed to help you achieve your highest potential. We will focus on your individual development based on your goals. Our students range from recreational, beginner to elite high-performance national rated players. Some of our students just play for fun at home or at work, while others compete at local, national, and international tournaments.

We can arrange a ping-pong or table tennis lesson at a convenient time and location near you. Pong on Wheels offers sessions at its office studio in West Frisco or Coach Daniel will come to your home, office, school, church, temple, or any venue – we will take care of the rest. Lessons by appointment only.

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Players of all ages, genders and skill levels are welcome. Learn how to play ping-pong together. Including a ping-pong lesson into your busy schedule is simple and easy.

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In addition, Pong on Wheels offers a broad range of ping-pong programs and activities, including private and corporate events, tournaments and leagues, school programs, birthday parties and social gatherings, and charity events. 

 

We are always ready to produce your social, business, educational or recreational event for you and your group.

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Meet Coach Daniel

As a USA Table Tennis (USATT) Certified National Level Coach, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Para Table Tennis (PTT) Level 1 Coach & Course Conductor and SafeSport compliant, Daniel has been coaching ping-pong or table tennis for over 20 years. He is an active USATT member and Club Umpire.

 

Former U.S. Paralympic National Table Tennis Team Head Coach (2009-2012). Daniel has coached in many national and international major events including among others :

  • 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico

  • 2010 Paralympic World Table Tennis Championships in South, Korea

  • 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile (Women's Coach)

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Over the years, he has served in many USATT committees, including:

  • Junior Advisory Committee (2010 - 2012)

  • Coaching Advisory Committee (2010 - 2012)

  • Para Table Tennis Task Force (2009 - 2012)

  • Para High-Performance Committee (2018 - present)​

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Worked as a contractor for the USATT High-Performance team. Was the Volunteer Director at the 2019 USATT U.S. Open in Fort Worth.

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Recipient of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) awards:

  • Volunteer Coach of the Year (2005)

  • 3 times the Paralympic Coach of the Year award (2009, 2010 & 2012)

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Team Leader at major table tennis events including:

  • 2019 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Poland

  • 2019 ITTF North America Mini-Cadet and Cadet Training Camp in Westchester, NY

  • 2019 ITTF North America Olympic Trials in Rockford, IL

  • 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru

  • 2021 ITTF Pan American U11 & U13  Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador

  • 2021 Junior Pan American Games - Team USA in Cali, Colombia

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Coach Daniel has vast experience working with youngsters (ages 7 & up), adults, seniors, as well as athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities at all skill levels. His passion for coaching has made him very patient enabling him to work with novice to national playing level.

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Involved in multiple youth and collegiate programs including:

  • JCC Maccabi Games Team Dallas Head Table Tennis Coach (2005 - Present)

  • National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) National Championship, University of North Texas (UNT) Volunteer Head Table Tennis Coach (2018)

  • NCTTA & Association of College Union International (ACUI) Collegiate Championships, Sports Information Supervisor (2005 & 2006)

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Long lasting affiliation with DFW Table Tennis (DFWTT) since 1999 including: coaching, tournaments, leagues, youth programs and exhibitions amongst others.

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He has a rich experience in organizing tournaments, leagues, training camps, school programs, private and corporate events.

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In addition to his over 20 years of ping-pong coaching and activities, Daniel was Vice President of Marketing in the global travel, aviation, loyalty and insurance industries for over 25+ years. He served on several strategic aviation initiatives - a Department of Transportation (DOT) National Task Force, and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC). He earned an MBA and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He was named Direct Marketer of the Year from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) International Council in 2007. In addition, he is bilingual in English and Spanish. No doubt that his education, professional career, and involvement in the sport has giving Coach Daniel the discipline, patience and charisma to be an exceptional coach and leader in the Olympic sport of table tennis.

Testimonials

  • “Daniel is an amazing table tennis coach and has helped me to improve my game a lot”– Michael H.

  • “Coach Daniel was my first and best ping-pong coach" - Lokesh T

  • "I just wanted to thank you for the league.  I had a great time playing the past 2 months. The community of people is awesome and the spirit of the league was a lot of fun. Thanks again for putting it together." Paul L

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