Junior Squash Championships

GIRL POWER RULES AT BEACONSFIELD JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

The weekend of 21/22 April saw 24 junior members of the squash club competing in 7 different competitions.

Using monrad draws and round robins for all events, there were plenty of matches for all competitors over the 2 days.

The championships were generously sponsored by Bonds of London, suppliers of childrens sweets and treats including such goodies as Brain Licker, Lickedy Lips and Toxic Waste.

The main open championship was won by Natalie Machin, runner up being Bradley de Padey.

The open under 17 event was taken by Megan McNeil beating Harry Chapples in the final.

The 2 girls also battled it out in the girls championship event with Natalie being the winner.

Other results were:

Open under 15 winner Harry Chapples and runner-up Alex Dyson

Open under 13 winner William Smith and runner-up Will Rose

Open under 11 winner William Smith and runner-up Matthew Gallagher

There was also a beginners round robin between Katie Shaoul, Sophie Clifford-King and Anushka Patel - Katie was the overall winner.

Katie Shaoul also won the player of the year award which was awarded by the Saturday coach, Andy Longman for good all round effort and attitude during the season.

The attached photograph at the top of the feature shows all of the winners plus some of the other competitors who supported the event right through to the presentations.

Junior Squash

Dear Member,  

Firstly I wish you and your families a very healthy and happy New Year.

2012 will be a memorable year for its sporting focus with the Olympics and we also hope to bring you a memorable year for junior squash with a full programme of events.

  

 To start us off for the Winter Term and beyond, here are some key dates –

Junior ‘Roll-up’ - continues this year, Saturday from 5pm, commencing 7^th January £5 members £6 non members to play, includes a drink and packet of crisps;  what more could a child want!!! Mum and Dad can relax at the Bar.

Junior Leagues

A new league will commence on the 10^th of January and run to the 19^th of February.  Take advantage of the off-peak children’s rates of £1.10 to play and get your leagues played after school and at other off-peak times.

Junior Coaching with Andy Longman commences 21^st January for 10 weeks.

2-2.45  young beginners 5yrs - 9yrs 12 places available £65
2.45 - 3.45 older beginners and intermediates  10-14yrs 12 places available £75
3.45-5  older advanced players 12-18yrs 12 places available £85

To register please contact Andy 07977535916 or email longmansports@hotmail.co.uk

Junior Club Night

Due to the success of the last Junior Club Night we will hold these on a regular basis this year – the first two for your diary are February 4^th and March 3^rd 5:30pm till you need to take them home!!!, please register for this very popular night for Mum’s, Dad’s and children.  Members play free, £2 surcharge for non members so bring your friends.  Details of the supper to follow.

Junior School Holiday Programme

February 13^th to 15^th These will be run by Jim Carey please register in advance as there is a break even number required to run these courses.

                Beginners 1 hour – 9:30-10:30 £8 per session for 3 sessions £24

                Intermediate 1.5 hours – 10:30-12:00 £12 per session for 3 sessions £36

                Advanced 2 hours – 12:30-2:30 £16.00 per session for 3 sessions £48

Junior Club Championships – 21^st and 22^nd April – now open for registrations.

As always we welcome any feedback you have on how to improve the junior programme, please feel free to contact either myself or Dave Stamp.

We look forward to seeing you at the club.

Kind regards

Deborah Holmes

Junior Squash: A Message from your Club Manager

Dear Member, 

Deborah Holmes, Chris Griffiths and myself have been working hard over the last few months to reinvigorate the junior squash offering at our Club with initiatives such as school holiday programmes, partnerships with England Squash and local schools, Club Nights, Junior Leagues and informal Saturday "Roll-Ups". We also continue to support the group coaching sessions held by Andy Longman, the Club Coach, and the individual coaching held at the Club by Andy and Clive Ewins.

JUNIOR CLUB NIGHT - SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2011

 JUNIOR LEAGUES 

After a gap of several years and with some recent delays I am pleased to report that the Leagues were re-established on 25th October 2011. Only one match played so far so come on you Juniors!

 JUNIOR NEWS

Of the nine individual titles up for grabs at the recent Bucks Junior Closed Championships your Club took four of them! From a strong entry of 84 players Natalie Machin won the Girls Under 19 and Under 17 events, Megan McNeil won the Girls Under 15 event and James Wyatt was the Under 13 Boys Winner.

Natalie is ranked number 38 in the country Girls Under 19 and number 15 Girls Under 17. Megan is ranked number 30 in the country Girls Under 17. James is ranked number 3 in the country Boys Under 13. James is also number 3 in the European Squash Federation Boys Under 13 rankings!

AND FINALLY

While I am sure we will have more junior players like Natalie, Megan and James in the future this is not my top priority. It is to provide a happy and safe environment within which our Juniors can fall in love with playing squash (as I did 41 years ago) and hopefully continue to play the game into their old age.

 David Stamp

General Manager