Good Afternoon Members
Firstly, I want to thank everyone that attended the Club AGM in March.
At this meeting Bruce McEachen stood down as President after being in the role for the past 3 years. Bruce has kindly stayed on as Vice President for this year.
I want to thank Bruce for all his hard work and dedication which has been a key contributing factor in the club’s continuing success.
Craig Anderson was appointed as the new President. Craig has been the Vice President for the past year and brings experience from being on committees at the St Andrews, Squashways and Riccarton Squash clubs.
I would like to also acknowledge the outgoing committee members for all their volunteer work at the club, this has been gratefully appreciated.
Mark Carter, Di McCoy, Nick Greene and Cameron Ransfield.
Club Committee 2023
President Craig Anderson Vice President Bruce McEachen
Secretary Jemma Erceg Mens Club Captain Andy Dopleach
Treasurer Ed Post Ladies Club Captain Eleanor Becker
Juniors Di Barr Legals Andrew Logie
Maintenance Phil Tough (non-Committee)
Exciting News for Nick Mita
Nick Mita has accepted a coaching position at the Labrador Squash club in the Gold Coast, Australia.
I know this is a loss for our club as Nick was coaching several individual players and had set up a number of group squads.
This is a great opportunity for Nick to further his coaching skills overseas.
On the behalf of the Squash Community, I want to wish Nick and his wife Donna all the best in their next squash venture.
Autumn Interclub Reminder Entries Close Thursday 6 April
The Christchurch Squash Club is now calling for entries for Autumn Interclub.
All Mens (except Super League) & Juniors divisions are played on Monday nights and the Ladies divisions on Tuesday nights.
This competition will start Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd May 2023.
Enter on iSquash via upcoming events on the main page.
If you have any questions or need to be graded, please contact one of the club captains.
Juniors
Di Barr
027 529 577
Senior Men’s
Andy Dopleach
021 255 7403
Senior Ladies
Eleanor Becker
021 860 062
Court Advertising/Sponsorship
I can now announce that Cello has been confirmed as our new court two sponsor. Thanks to club member Darryl Swann for securing this sponsorship.
Would you like to advertise on our Squash Courts?
There is still one great opportunity left to promote your business on court 7.
Cost - $2000 plus GST per year and the additional one off set up cost.
If you are interested, please contact me direct at manager@christchurchsquash.co.nz
Christchurch Pre-Season Results
Women’s
Open
Mackenzie Johnson
Ari Bannister
Jemma Erceg
A Grade
Joanna Ellwood
Janine Young
Toni Andrews
Men’s
Open
Paul Moran
Matt Smith
Scott Gardiner
A Grade
Antony Liken
Torren Mc Kee
Drew de Wet
B Grade
Mike Madden
Ken Paget
Lawrence Skurr
C Grade
Matthew Arscott
Peter Anderson
Will Mannering
D Grade
Adam Eggleton
Sam Jackson
Fernando Gomez
E Grade
Michael Johnson
Scott Rowell
Barry Gardiner
Club Days
Club days are designed for members to come along for a social hit and get to know other club members. No booking required, just turn up on the day.
Club days are Wednesday from 7pm and Saturdays from 3pm
Junior Club Night
Junior club night is held during school term on Wednesdays from 4.00 to 4.45pm or 4.45 to 5.30pm. If your child would like to be involved, please contact Tim McVie at coaching@christchurchsquash.co.nz to see what time would be suitable.
Thursday Pennant(Singles & Doubles)
This is a great way to meet new players and get some great games.
The aim of this competition is to be fun, social, getting to know club members and having great games alongside similar graded players. We will have doubles court or courts running as well as the normal singles or 3 on a court. You need to let me know if you want to play doubles or singles or don’t mind both upon entering.
Cost is $30 per club member, non-club members pay a pennant fee of $30 plus $30 (total $60) to play round. Please note the $30 goes to the club. These payments are due within the first 2 weeks of play. The money is used for balls and weekly suppers which we encourage players to stay for. There are normally 2 rounds of suppers – approx. 7.45pm and 8.45pm.
Session Times (you can’t pick a time – it is rotated around)
6.15pm to 7.00pm
7.00pm to 7.45pm
7.45pm to 8.30pm
If you want to be part of pennant night, please email Trish@: wsmith.rsmith@gmail.com
Club Shirts
If you would like to purchase a Christchurch Club Shirt, Jacket or Hoodie these are available at the Club Pro Shop.
Coaching at the Club
There is no doubt that your enjoyment of squash goes up the more you improve. The best way to improve is through coaching. I encourage all of you to book in a session, regardless of what level you are at and see how quickly your game improves.
Please check out our website for full details
Levels 2100+ with Rod Hayes
Tuesday 7:15pm - 8:15pm
Members - $10 per player per week Non-Members - $20 per week (includes visitors fee) Sessions are open to all players, including juniors.
Sign up now - andy@bluefusion.co.nz or 021 255 7403
Ladies all grades
Friday 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Members - $20 per player per week
Sign up now - ellibeckernz@gmail.com
Up Coming Events @ Christchurch Squash Club
Junior School Holiday Programme
Rod Hayes, one of our most experienced coaches, has offered to run a FREE School Holiday Programme for club members. This will involve coaching, squash drills, and fun games.
Also, to try and get more children playing Squash we are offering a FREE bring a friend day to try Squash on Thursday 13th and Tuesday 18th April.
Here are the dates:
Thursday 13th & Friday 14th April
10.00am to 12.00pm
Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th April
9.00am to 11.00am
If you would like to be attend one or more of these sessions, please contact
Di Barr at dianabarr@xtra.co.nz or 0275295776
Ladies Only – Tournament
Happy Easter,
Paul Growcott
Club Manager