Following a presentation of the new SNZ IT Platform by Vaughan from Serious Fun, pleased find linked below the details.

Special note should be made of the new methods involved in - Adding, Changing, Deleteing players on the Grading List.

Further modules involving Interclub & Tournaments will be released shortly.

If you are experiencing any problems with this new Platform, contact Vaughan at...

vaughan@seriousfun.co.nz

Click Here...For the Presentation

Please find linked below District & Super Champ venues for Wellington 2010

Click Here...For Venue Details

Team Squash Wellington Coach, Nick Mita is calling for 'Expressions of Interest' from all players wishing to be considered for the following squads for 2010.

1. Team Squash Wellington Senior Squad

2. Team Squash Wellington Junior Development Squad

Please click on links below to obtain all relevant information

Click Here...For Senior Squad Details

Click Here...For Junior Development Squad Details

Please find linked below the latest newsletter from SNZ CEO, Jim O'Grady.

Click Here...For The Newsletter

The NZ Squash Nationals for 2010 will be held in Whakatane at the Whakatane Squash Club.

The N.Z. Squash Nationals & Inter- District Teams Event is taking place from August 20 - 24. Mark this on your calendar now as we are going to make this the highlight 2010. Whakatane Squash and Ohope Beach, the Jewel of the Eastern Bay is preparing promotional material now.

Ohope Beach Holiday Homes are all set to take your accommodation enquiries on

http://www.ohopebeachholidayrentals.co.nz/

info@ohopebeachholidayrentals.co.nz

We have booked the entertainment for Saturday Night already so a great night is assured.

For further details please contact Graeme & Jill Randolph on 07 308 8953 or

whakatanesquashclub@xtra.co.nz

Murray Bruce, Interclub Convenor wishes to advise all players that the Interclub draw for Autumn can be viewed on the Interclub page.

This will provide a great leadup to this years VitaSport Winter Interclub that is currently undergoing a major re vamp for all Clubs interest.

All details regarding Winter Interclub will be released after next months SW Board meeting

Don’t look back.

Something might be gaining on you.

Please find linked below information regarding a major fundraising effort to get young Scott Galloway to some High Profile Squash Events throughout the World in 2010.

If you can support Scott contact details are contained within these 2 documents.

Click Here...For The Information

Click Here...For The Names List

Please find linked below details from Sandra Tinkler, Squash Wellingtons Referee's Convenor regarding "Rules Evenings" for Clubs.

It is a requirement of ALL players intending to play Winter Interclub or Super Champs 2010, to attend these evenings.

Click Here...For Rules Evening Information

Please find linked below the 1st 90 Second newsletter from Nick Mita, Coach Development Manager for Squash Wellington.

Click Here...For 90 Seconds

Victory for New Zealand's Jaclyn Hawkes at the WISPA World Squash Tour's Chairman's Cup in Hong Kong.

Hawkes bounced back from 2-1 down against third seeded Australian Donna Urquhart, to win the final 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5. It is the third tour title of the 27-year-old kiwi's career.

Result

1. Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) def 3. Donna Urquhart (AUS) 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5 (43 mins)

Full Results/draw...

http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/hkchairmans10.htm

THE NEW GRADING LIST

To access it for information you will need your...

USERNAME and PASSWORD

Please note the following issue re passwords:

It has been discovered that when the Passwords were generated they included i’s and L’s and variations of capitals of both.

This will mean people will see it differently, a Capital i (I) looks like a lower case L (l) e.g.: (I, l).

Players are best to copy and paste and then they can change password's once in.

For access to the new SNZ Grading List you will need

If you don't please contact your Club President.

Victory for Martin Knight in the all New Zealand final at the Comfort Inn Open in Vancouver.

Fifth seeded Knight claimed the sixth PSA World Tour title of his career with a straight games victory over fellow kiwi Campbell Grayson in the $US20,000 event.

25-year-old Knight proved too good on the day for his sixth seeded compatriot, winning 11-6, 11-1, 11-5. However, it was by no means one way traffic, with the New Zealand team mates going toe to toe for 53 gruelling minutes.

Knight now heads off to the Bankers Hall Pro-Am in Calgary this week while Grayson is flying to New York for the Tournament of Champions.

Result 5. Martin Knight (NZL) def 6. Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-6, 11-1, 11-5 (53 mins)

Kiwi's in Final

New Zealand's Martin Knight and Campbell Grayson will contest the final at the PSA World Tour's Comfort Inn Squash Open in Vancouver, Canada.

They are both through to the title decider at the $US20,000 PSA World Tour squash event.

Sixth seeded Grayson reached the fifth tour final of his career in convincing style, beating Mexico's Arturo Salazar, the eighth seed, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7.

However, fifth seeded Knight had to fight a lot harder to reach the sixth tour final of his career, battling to an epic five game victory over Egyptian top seed Tarek Momen. Twice the kiwi edged a game ahead, only for the world number 24 to fight back to level the match. However, the 48th ranked kiwi would not be denied, finally edging to a 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 victory in 73 minutes.

Results... 5. Martin Knight (NZL) def 1. Tarek Momen (EGY) 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (73 mins) 6. Campbell Grayson (NZL) def 8. Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (34 mins)

Start this Squash Year with some great Humour

Click on Link for a Laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIOMECj0iQ0

Failure is the tuition you pay for success.

Please find linked below the Events Calendars for 2010.

These are also available on relevant pages as well.

Click Here...For the National Calendar

Click Here...For the Wellington Calendar

Click Here...For the Wellington Junior Calendar

Click Here...For the Senior Interclub Calendar

Click Here...For the Autumn Interclub Entry Form

Entries close for Autumn on 9th Feb 2010

Click Here...For the Winter Interclub Entry Form

Entries close for Winter on 9th April 2010

Click Here...For the Junior Interclub Calendar

Following this years Annual General Meeting of Squash Wellington Districts Inc, the following people have been appointed to the Board.

Chairperson - Peter Reynolds, Thorndon.

Tony Alexander, Woodbourne.

Greg Rudings, Fraser Park.

Tony Blackler, Northern.

Ross Smith, Tawa.

Andre van der Walt, Kapiti.

The various Directors portfolio's will be announced later.

Squash Wellington would like to thank retiring Board Members, Jim Canning, Mitchell Park and Peter Bowers, Tawa, for their service to the District.

Squash NZ has been working on a project called Towards 2020 in consultation with Cath Clarke since May 2009.

The Final reports and recommendations on this project are linked below

The project is designed to create a 10 year vision for SNZ infrastructure, hence the "2020" reference.

Click Here...For the SW Peer Review

(*please note this is a large file for download)

Click Here...The Final T2020 Report*

Click Here...The SNZ Chairman's October Update

Click Here... For SNZ's Recommendations

For some great Squash Coaching Videos,Tips & Information.

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His name features in the Guinness Book of World Records and he was once labeled the greatest sportsperson of all time.

But now Jahangir Roshan Khan is reluctant to pick up a squash racket but once he is on court, it is hard to miss the aura.

In his playing days, Jahangir was simply unstoppable winning 10 British Open crowns and six world championships. He also won 555 consecutive matches.

Jahangir is truly a sporting colossus, who ironically was asked to stay away from the game as a boy.

"The doctor advised my father. Physically I was very weak. He told my father that I know that everybody in your family plays squash and it is not a n easy game physically. So I would recommend that this boy should not be playing squash. Do something else," Jahanagir revealed.

But squash was in his blood. His father Roshan Khan was a former British Open champion and his brother Torsem Khan was in the top six in the world before he died of a heart attack, cruelly on a squash court.

Torsem was Jahangir's friend, philosopher and guide.

"I was very close to him. Although we had an age difference of 12 years but I could share anything with him. He was my brother, my friend and my mentor," Jahanagir said.

Now Jahangir is trying to give back to the game that gave him so much. He is the President of World Squash Association but in his country the game that once produced a stream of great champions is now dying.

"It is sad because we have lot of talent but the only problem is administration. Coaching is a problem and at the same time we don't have players who are too much dedicated to the game. They want to do good but don't want to do the hard way," he said.

He belongs to the most illustrious family of squash and he lived up to its name. Jahangir means ‘conqueror of the world’ and he certainly did that with a racquet in his hand.

But unfortunately he has no one to pass on his legacy.

Winning is a habit....... Unfortunately, so is losing.