JULY 2022

Welcome to the July 2022 eNewsletter. Where has the year gone already?? We are over half way through the squash season, with still plenty more on offer. Check out what has been going on and what is coming up below. 

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

• Te Awamutu Masters, 5th-6th August 
• Morrinsville Open, 5th-6th August
• Masters Club Championships - AD Long Cup, Eastern 5th-7th August
• NZ Secondary School Nationals, North Shore 5th-7th August
• Ngaruawahia Open (Super 13 Series), 12th-13th August
• Werder Rackets Junior 1-Day Tournament at Morrinsville, 14th August
• Lugton Park Open, 19th-20th August
• Thames B Grade, 26th-27th August
• Huntly A2, 25th-27th August
• NZ Senior Teams Event, Remuera 26th-27th August
• Werder Rackets Junior 1-Day Tournament at Paeroa, 28th August
• Waikato Graded Champs, Lugton Park & Ruakura 1st-3rd September
• Paeroa A2, 9th-10th September
• NZ Masters Individuals & Teams Event, Hamilton 9th-13th September
• Werder Rackets Junior 1-Day Tournament at Lugton Park, 11th September

WINTER INTERCLUB - DONE & DUSTED

Congratulations to all of the teams who won their Winter Interclub divisions for 2022. Another disrupted season unfortunately, but thank you to all of the teams for being flexible. Check out all of the winners on the Senior Interclub page here

Reminder that Spring Interclub entries close Friday 5th of August. Enter via iSquash here.

WAIKATO JUNIOR OPEN

The Waikato Junior Open took place at Morrinsville on the 1st & 2nd of July. Thank you to  James Noonan and your crew at Morrinsville Squash Club for hosting this Waikato event. Congratulations to all players who participated in the event. The winners are listed below;

Boys Open: Winner Liam Smith (Lugton Park), Runner-Up Connor Hill (Te Awamutu)

Boys Div 2: Winner Nathan Smith (Lugton Park), Runner-Up Kody Betham (Te Puke), Special Plate Riley Noonan (Morrinsville), Plate Ryan Mitchell (Morrinsville), Consolation Plate Judd Quigley (Te Awamutu)

Boys Div 3: Winner Ethan Walkley (Lugton Park), Runner-Up Leo Cleaver (Matamata), Special Plate Siddarth Ashok Kumar (Lugton Park), Plate Troy Morrison (Te Awamutu), Consolation Plate Adam Oram (Hamilton)

Boys Div 4: Winner Tate Hayr (Morrinsville), Runner-Up Blair Tombleson (Onewhero), Plate Liam Gwilliam (Hamilton)

Girls Open: Winner Sophie Hodges (Hamilton), Runner-Up Marina Aleksic (Ruakura)

Girls Div 2:  Winner Charlee Neilson (Te Awamutu), Runner-Up Charlie Morell, Plate Dayna Burr (Te Awamutu)

Girls Div 3: Winner Olivia Hopping (Te Awamutu), Runner-Up Chloe Chipperfield (Te Awamutu), Special Plate Sabine Veitch (Hamilton), Plate Caru van Rooyen (Morrinsville), Consolation Plate Indy Furniss (Te Awamutu)

CLUB ADMINISTRATORS

SquashSmart - The Squash NZ Online Learning Platform

Earlier this year Squash NZ launched SquashSmart as a one-stop shop for all Squash NZ learning content, including Club Management, Coach Development, and Refereeing.  Recently added a Forum page where these groups can all connect to share ideas and work together to grow our game.

Another new feature they're really excited about is they have transferred their Small Nix (5-8 years), Big Nix (9-12 years) and SquashStart (Adults) coaching programmes into SquashSmart, making them easy to follow for coaches or volunteers of any level.  Each lesson has an activity card and a short video to demonstrate each activity. 

These programmes are only accessible via a mobile device so if you're involved with coaching in any capacity at your club jump on your phone, head to www.squashsmart.co.nz, find 'Coaching Programmes' in the menu and try them out!

Win Tickets to the NZ Open Finals!
Squash NZ has got a double pass to the sold out NZ Open semis and finals in Tauranga on 12-13 November valued at $180.00 to giveaway!  

To go into the draw head to the Club Management page on SquashSmart, log in and complete any of the Club Capability lessons available.  This includes any lessons with the Club Programmes, Financial Management, Marketing and Communications, Management & Volunteers, and Membership courses.  Each lesson will take between 5-15 minutes to complete but will help give a good understanding of the various topics that will assist you in running your club.

The more lessons you complete, the more chances you have to win!

Entries will close Friday 30 September 2022.  Accommodation and travel to Tauranga will be at the winner's expense. 

NORTH ISLAND JUNIOR AGE GROUPS

Congratulations to all of our Waikato Junior players who participated in the North Island Junior Age Groups on the 15th-17th of July at Hawkes Bay Squash Rackets Club. An even bigger congratulations to Liam Smith and Hemi Gregory for winning their age groups. This was the first NZ National junior event for some of our juniors, well done!

U11 Boys Hemi Gregory (Te Rapa) [1] - Champion, Jacob Westrupp (Mercury Bay) [3] - 5th

U15 Boys Liam Smith (Lugton Park) [1] - Champion, Fergus Hill (Te Awamutu) [8] - 10th

U17 Boys Nathan Smith (Lugton Park) [12] - 19th/20th

U19 Boys Connor Hill (Te Awamutu) [4] - 4th

U11 Girls Chelsea Westrupp (Mercury Bay) [3] - 4th

U13 Girls Claudia Westrupp (Mercury Bay) [7] - 8th

NEW ZEALAND MASTERS INDIVIDUALS  - HAMILTON SQUASH & TENNIS CLUB

CALLING ALL MASTERS PLAYERS! The NZ Masters individuals are being played at Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club this year on the 9th-11th of September. This event is done in age groups and is open to all grades. Get your entry in now via iSquash. Entries close Friday 2nd of September. 

COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022

The CWG kick off tonight! Make sure to check out the official CWG website here to see when squash has been scheduled. Good luck to all of our squash players competing for NZ, especially Waikato players Joelle King (top seed), Lwamba Chileshe & Temwa Chileshe.