Congrastulations to all the new Junior National Champions
GIRLS
U11 – REBECCA DAY
U13 – REBECCA JACKSON
U15 – SHRIYA DRAWID
U17 – SARA SABRY
U19 – HANNAH MCGUGAN
BOYS
U11 – DAVID CONNELL
U13 – ADAM POWER
U15 – CONAL JACKSON
U17 – DANNY LYNCH
U19 – DENIS GILEVSKIY
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We are excited to launch the second cycle of our Racquet Sports Coaches Leadership Programme during Women in Sport Week! We are collaborating with Badminton Ireland, Table Tennis Ireland and Tennis Ireland once again to
get a four week programme to support female coaches starting out on their coaching journey. For more info and how to sign up see form below.
Participants will learn more on the following four key coaching areas; leadership, psychology, performance analysis and communication. There will be a guest speaker for each of our online sessions, along with the Women in Sports Leads on hand to facilitate them. This programme is aimed at female coaches starting out on their pathway to coaching. It will be delivered in a hybrid format with 3 weeks online and the fourth week with a face to face meet-up.
Applications are now open to apply. The closing date for applications is Friday, March 25th @ 5pm. The course is FREE.
Please send your application to the following: [email protected]
Places are limited, with additional details to follow post application.
Super weekend had by all with some great matches.
Results – HERE
See pictures of prize winners and of the dinner below.
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The entry is now open for the Limerick Senior Open 2022 (Tour 7 on the Irish Squash Calendar). This tournament is
a PSA Ranking Event and is being held in Limerick Lawn Tennis Club from Friday March 11th to Sunday March 13th. All entries via Sporty HQ https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Limerick-Senior-Open-1
See Press release from the WSF.
WSF Statement
The Board of the World Squash Federation (WSF) held an extraordinary meeting to confirm WSF’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The WSF World Junior Championships 2022, scheduled to be played 9-20 August in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be relocated from Russia to an alternative venue, details of which shall be released in due course.
The WSF condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing Russian military invasion of Ukraine. As the global governing body for squash, the WSF is committed to promoting peace through our sport and ensuring the safety of all participants in WSF Championships.
Please note that in addition to this media release, the on-line entry registration process for the junior championships has been temporarily suspended until an alternative venue has been decided.
Masters’ Nationals are on March 4th & 5th. Entry closes next Saturday February 26th.
ENTER NOW!!
https://t.co/ra6D3Exv6L
Breanne Flynn both from Sutton LTC won their respective National Championships today in Fitzwilliam. Breanne beat Hannah McGugan from Ballinafeigh in a super final. Sam had a pulsating 5 game match with Sean Conroy and won it 3-2 in a 71m match.
Congratulations to both and their coach Eoin Ryan.
See the draw & winners here – sportyhq.com/tournament/vie
The Leinster Junior Open took place on February 5th-6th in Sutton LTC. See all the results below.
Boys U/11
Winner: David Connell
R-up: Harry Yeomans
Boys U/13
Winner: Adam Power
R-up: Toby Holman Keogh
Boys U/15
Winner: Conal Jackson
R-Up: Sam Holman Keogh
Boys U/17
Winner: Yuv Pahuja
R-Up: Robert Clery
Boys U/19
Winner: Denis Gilevskiy
R-Up: Dylan Moran
Girls U/13
Winner: Rebecca Jackson
R-Up: Lucy Walsh
Girls U/15
Winner: Shriya Drawid
R-Up: Zoe Yeomans
Girls U/17
Winner: Sara Sabry
R-Up: Ava Murphy
Girls U/19
Winner: Sophie Thomas
R-Up: Aimee Mc Connell
The winner of the competition for the best entry in the opinion of the judges is CELTIC SC, WATERFORD. Congratulation to the club and they win the prize
Three Unsquashable FUNdation rackets – Length 21″
Three Unsquashable Improver rackets – Length 24″
Three Unsquashable PRO rackets – Length 27″
Ten Dunlop I-ARMOR Junior Goggles
Twenty four double-dot Dunlop Squash Balls
Celtic SC – World Squash Day
The number one priority this season was to build on the success of our junior academy by adding some new members and engaging with parents to ensure that all of our previous members returned to squash post pandemic. The club has invested some time and money into promoting our club and the Junior Academy and we are so proud that we have a full Junior Academy for the new season ahead with lots of new members. The kids were very excited when we told them about our plans for World Squash Day and they all wanted to get involved.
The theme of the day was bringing the FUN factor into the game of squash and we very much wanted our Junior members to be a major part of the day. We decided to run a charity blitz this year where we chose a local charity to donate all proceeds from the day to them. The charity partner we chose was ‘Helping Hand Waterford’ who are an amazing local charity who help the homeless in Waterford. The blitz was split into 2 sections – we started off the day with a fun blitz for our youngest juniors who range in age from 4 to 12 years old. The challenge for the coaches was to keep these young kids who are very new to squash engaged on court while giving them some playing time in the form of matches, drills, three quarter court, and fun games relevant to their age. We had our coaches assist by staying on court and directing them in play to ensure everybody was safe, having fun, and nobody was left out.
The groups were sorted by age and ability and each child was kitted out in a World Squash Day t-shirt which was donated by the club. Representatives of our chosen charity came along on the day and were delighted to be presented with a cheque by our youngest member Oscar with all his fellow academy members present. The charity thanked the club for their generosity and told the kids that they should be very proud of themselves for helping those not as fortunate as themselves. Afterwards we treated our Juniors to some well-deserved treats after their matches. As you can see from the pics we had some very happy faces!!
The second part of our World Squash Day blitz was for our older Junior Academy members who played in mini box leagues along with our adult members of the club. These matches were for our more established juniors who got stuck back into it with some great battles and some wounded egos (male and female)!! There were no treats for them but still lots to smile about.
It’s so good to have Squash back and we brought the fun factor with the help of our young members.
In total, we had 53 entries to the blitz – 30 Juniors and 23 Adults. We were thrilled with these numbers and it gave an opportunity for people to mix and play with people that they have never met before. Onwards and upwards for Celtic Squash Club.
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