Welcome to another season of squash in the Wellington District, and a special welcome to the under 19 year olds , the juniors. I hope you all get involved, train hard and enjoy the competitive side and just as important, the social/fun side of the game.
All the information about the juniors in Wellington should be found on this website, however If you have any questions regarding junior squash in our district please feel free to contact the Junior Convenor, Christine Barnett (christinebarnett@xtra.co.nz)
Code of Conduct
All players regardless of age or gender should recognise thatSquash Wellington have a Code of Conduct policy that will be enforced if needed. This policy applies to all Players, Spectators & Visitors to any sanctioned Squash Wellington event. Please familiarise yourself with this policy and if you feel that a complaint is warranted, feel free to do so.
Click Here...For SW Code of Conduct
2010 Black Knight J Grade Series
The Black Knight J Grade series is designed to encourage Junior Players into Competitive tournament play
Open to all J Graders and Un-Graded Juniors
(playing at a J Grade level) as at the 1st March 2010
See Junior Calendar for Zone Dates
6 Zones - 21 Tournaments - Great Prizes
Click Here...For All Zone Poster
Click Here...For Format & Information
Click Here...For Entry Form
Squash Wellington Scoring Format is PAR - 'Point a rally"
In line with the current WSF rules all scoring shall be PAR. There will be two options -
Option 1: PAR to 11+2 – win by 2 - For all B1 players and above
Option 2: PAR to 15 set 1-3 – win by 1 or 3 - For all B2 players and below,
(In the event of the scores being 14-all, the first player to 14 can select whether the game will be played to 15 (Set 1) or 17 points (Set 3).
Clubs can at their discretion choose the option depending on their particular circumstances.
Zone 1 Results from Tawa
Players Entered in Zone # 1 were 89
1st: Tom Roughan - Mana
2nd: Torrie Scott - Mana
3rd: Josh Roughan - Mana
4th: Cam Phillips - Tawa
5th =: Cameron Harding, Tawa. Larisha Rathod, Khandallah. Dana Windsor, Northern
Zone 2 Results from Kapiti
Players Entered in Zone # 2 were 46
1st: Conor Plumley - Kapiti
2nd: Brodhi Archibald - Otaki
3rd: Lana Richardson - Otaki
4th: Victoria Head - Waikanae
5th: Karly Richardson - Otaki
6th: Tevita Kata - Otaki
Zone 3 Results from Wainuiomata
Players Entered in Zone # 3 were 78
1st: Kendra Foster - Khandallah
2nd: Liam Taylor - Upper Hutt
3rd: Clevelynd Cousins - Mitchell Park
4th: Ken Neal- Smith - Upper Hutt
5th: Luana Steele - Fraser Park
6th: Hamish Conaghan - Upper Hutt
Zone 4 Results from Masterton
Players entered in Zone # 4 were 104
1st: Ella Parkinson - Martinborough
2nd: Gabriel Jacobs-Corben - Martinborough
3rd: Aaron Laing - Masterton
4th: Danny Hepburn - Masterton
5th: Kim Flower - Masterton
6th: Jack Lovell - Martinborough
7th: Ryan Storey - Masterton
8th: Danny Childs - Masterton
Zone 5 Results from Waimea
Players entered in Zone # 5 were 37
1st: Josh Dow - Celtic
2nd: Oliver Waterworth - Waimea
3rd: Jack Scott - Waimea
4th: Marcus Hungerford - Waimea
5th: Ashleigh Martin - Waimea
6th = : Ben Watson - Waimea. Felix Murray - Nelson. Gemma Martin - Motueka
Zone 6 Results from Marlborough SRC
Players entered in Zone # 6 were 26
1st: Amelia Wadsworth - MCOB
2nd: Ben Roughan - MSRC
3rd: Kate Roughan - MSRC
4th: Jackson Ashby - MCOB
5th: Leighton Le Seur - MCOB
6th: Nicholas Swan - MCOB
J Grade Grading Criteria
Click Here...For Grading Criteria Information
Wellington District Junior Training Squads
At the start of the squash season the junior selectors will select the junior training squads for the year. The selectors for this season are Christine Barnett, Nick Mita, Mark Millar & Sue O'Connell. For more information about the squads and coaching in general please contact the Coach Development Manager, Nick Mita (coachdm@squashwellington.org.nz)
(1) Team Wellington Junior Squad is made up of Wellington's elite junior boys and girls who will attend training camps throughout the year. The top five boys and top five girls will then be selected to represent the district at the Junior Nationals in October.
(2) Development Squads are made up of up-and-coming juniors from the district who will hopefully move into Team Wellington. The squad is split into a number of zones in order for the training camps to be situated in close proximity to the players.
Wellington Junior Framework 2010
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Wellington Junior RankingsThe junior selectors will compile the junior age group rankings in July and in October each year. The ranking criteria will be based on grade and tournament results. Players may appear in more than one age group. The national junior rankings are available on the Squash NZ website (NB : players can only appear in ONE age division).
Click Here...For July 10 Rankings
Click Here...For October 09 Rankings
Click Here...For July 09
Squash New Zealand
A group of our very own Wellington juniors are training in the national junior squads this year. Congratulations and good luck with the training and tournaments.
In the Elite Girls squad is Rebecca Barnett (MPK) who is training in the top girls squad in preparation for the World Champs in 2011.
In the NZ Development Squad this year are Jonathan Barnett (MPK), Scott Galloway (MPK) and Paris Dalrymple-Mortleman (Tawa).
In the Senior National Women's Squad, Eliza Sim (Tawa)
The Tawa Squash Club
The Tawa Squash Club is a friendly club people just love to go to and they have based much of their success around family participation. Located just off the motorway, Tawa has a 3 court complex with a membership of 370, and some of the best facilities in Wellington. An ideal venue for functions of up to 100 people A manager is on site from 4.30pm Monday to Friday, phone Peter Bowers 04 232 8200Host Club of 'The Wellington Ladies Open 2010'
