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SquashInfo.com and World Squash Library have established affiliations with four of the sport’s key international federations.
In partnership since January 2021,
consolidating the history and records of the sport, SquashInfo and WSL have signed agreements with the World Squash Federation (WSF), the Professional Squash Association (PSA), the European Squash Federation (ESF), and the Asian Squash Federation (ASF).
“SquashInfo and the WSL share identical goals, namely to make available all the sport’s most significant records, results, player data and history – both digitally and physically,” explained WSL founder Andrew Shelley. “Hitherto, much of this information has been available – but from a variety of different sources.”
For the WSF, the Library will begin to unearth missing results from past world championships in publications, personal records, etc; whilst SquashInfo, which provides digitised and searchable records of the world’s leading players and events in one place, will add them to their results cache.
Similarly for the ESF and ASF – whose detailed results of their regional championships are incomplete.
For PSA, SquashInfo and the Library will assist with historical player information, event and player stats, and other details as required.
“The WSF has immediately supported this crucial task undertaken by SquashInfo and WSL to become the official data hub of our sport and we encourage all squash organisations to ensure their past and present information is preserved and available across all channels and to the widest audience,” said WSF CEO William Louis-Marie.
The PSA’s Chief Commercial Officer Tommy Berden added: “Preserving the history of the sport is incredibly important and both the World Squash Library and Squash Info have helped to ensure that key stats, dates and events have been made available to the squash community.
“Our work with the World Squash Library and Squash Info will complement our existing archive of statistical information, which will allow us to tell greater stories around the sport and our athletes.”
ESF President Thomas Troedsson commented: “We are delighted with the agreed arrangement with SquashInfo.com and World Squash Library. The goal is to preserve our history completely, store it safely and offer an extra service to our member nations. ESF supports WSL & SI in doing so, and we will work closely together.”
SquashInfo boasts the sport’s most
comprehensive database, featuring results from almost 10,000 events going back to the mid-1950s; details of around 20,000 players from some 150 nations; and world ranking lists back to the earliest in 1975. Further information at www.squashinfo.com/
WSL is an independent ‘not-for-profit’ initiative to ensure that books, magazines, championship programmes, results, images and other information can be brought together in one place to respond to enquiries from current players, media, Federations, students – simply anyone wanting information on the long or near past, and preserved for the future. More details at www.squashlibrary.info/
SquashInfo.com and World Squash Library have established affiliations with four of the sport’s key international federations.
In partnership since January 2021, consolidating the history and records of the sport, SquashInfo and WSL have signed agreements with the World Squash Federation (WSF), the Professional Squash Association (PSA), the European Squash Federation (ESF), and the Asian Squash Federation (ASF).
“SquashInfo and the WSL share identical goals, namely to make available all the sport’s most significant records, results, player data and history – both digitally and physically,” explained WSL founder Andrew Shelley. “Hitherto, much of this information has been available – but from a variety of different sources.”
For the WSF, the Library will begin to unearth missing results from past world championships in publications, personal records, etc; whilst SquashInfo, which provides digitised and searchable records of the world’s leading players and events in one place, will add them to their results cache.
Similarly for the ESF and ASF – whose detailed results of their regional championships are incomplete.
For PSA, SquashInfo and the Library will assist with historical player information, event and player stats, and other details as required.
“The WSF has immediately supported this crucial task undertaken by SquashInfo and WSL to become the official data hub of our sport and we encourage all squash organisations to ensure their past and present information is preserved and available across all channels and to the widest audience,” said WSF CEO William Louis-Marie.
The PSA’s Chief Commercial Officer Tommy Berden added: “Preserving the history of the sport is incredibly important and both the World Squash Library and Squash Info have helped to ensure that key stats, dates and events have been made available to the squash community.
“Our work with the World Squash Library and Squash Info will complement our existing archive of statistical information, which will allow us to tell greater stories around the sport and our athletes.”
ESF President Thomas Troedsson commented: “We are delighted with the agreed arrangement with SquashInfo.com and World Squash Library. The goal is to preserve our history completely, store it safely and offer an extra service to our member nations. ESF supports WSL & SI in doing so, and we will work closely together.”
SquashInfo boasts the sport’s most comprehensive database, featuring results from almost 10,000 events going back to the mid-1950s; details of around 20,000 players from some 150 nations; and world ranking lists back to the earliest in 1975. Further information at www.squashinfo.com/
WSL is an independent ‘not-for-profit’ initiative to ensure that books, magazines, championship programmes, results, images and other information can be brought together in one place to respond to enquiries from current players, media, Federations, students – simply anyone wanting information on the long or near past, and preserved for the future. More details at www.squashlibrary.info/
Course organiser: Eddie Murphy
email: [email protected]
Weekend 1 – 12th/13th November 9.30am – 5pm
Weekend 2 – 26th/27th November 9.30am – 5pm
Course Duration: The course will run for as above with an assessment on the final day. Each candidate must submit a video of themselves playing squash for 2 mins approx on Whatsapp to 087 2651645 prior to being accepted on the course.
Candidates will be on court and in class room during the course.
COURSE FEE
The course fee of €275 must to be paid upon entry to this link: – HERE
As this course is part of the WSF Coach Education Programme, participants must register with their SPIN as a coach on the WSF website – HERE
As a L1 Coach Candidate, which costs GBP 16. (once off fee) You must do this before the course starts.
N.B. This is a different SPIN to your player SPIN.
Candidates must apply for Garda vetting details on the Irish Squash web site – https://www.irishsquash.com/garda-vetting/
Also you must attend a Safeguarding 1 course, see the Local Sports Partnership in the county you live, to register for a course. It is just €15 and takes one evening to complete. Search for a course HERE
Courses are not in strict chronological order!
N.B. Children First certificates from Tusla as well as Ireland Active Foundation Level Children’s First Safeguarding course are not recognised as valid Safeguarding Training for sport.
If you are under 18 then you will have to wait until you become 18 to do these.
You will get your coaching badge then, if you are successful.
