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S UASHBOOK

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A COMPLETEGUIDE TO

SQUASH IN BC

A COMPLETEGUIDE TO THEGAME OF SQUASHIN BRITISHCOLUMBIACANADA.

COVER PHOTO: Emma Parke (foreground) and Melanie Jans© 2012 Chad Forbes. www.mrforbz.com

Head Office:4867 Ontario StreetVancouver, BC V5V 3H4

Telephone: (604) 737-3084Facsimile: (604) 736-3527Email: info@squashbc.com

Squash BC welcomes your comments and input. If you’re interested ingetting involved in next year’s squash programs please contact us.

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01 Message from the President03 Squash BC’s Board of Directors05 What is Squash BC?06 Benefits of Membership07 Costs of an Individual Membership08 World Squash Day09 The 2020 Fund15 National & Provincial Associations15 Member Clubs18 New Policies19 BC’s Ranking System22 BC’s Athlete Assistance Program23 A Brief History of Squash in BC 25 Top 100 Players in BC

27 Top 10 Juniors in BC29 So Who Plays Squash in BC?31 Programs to Promote Squash in Faciilites & Clubs34 Programs Run by Squash BC35 Programs for All Ages37 Officiating Programs39 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE42 Squash BC’s Official Tournaments43 BC Junior Closed Winners46 Squash BC’s Eyeguard Policy47 BC Open Winners49 Squash BC’s Annual Awards55 BC Jesters

The Squash Book is published annually by the British ColumbiaSquash Racquets Association (Squash BC).

TABLE OFCONTENTS

A MESSAGEFROM THEPRESIDENT.Welcome to another squash season, it is shaping up to be an exceptional one in British Columbia. BC has a number of excellent events happening in the 2012-13 season. For starters, in October World Squash Day will focus on the goal of getting squash into the 2020 Olympics. Clubs are challenged to hold competitions between teams. All of the scores will be added up to see which team can claim global supremacy. This will also show the International Olympic Committee the incredible amount of support that exists for squash around the world. For more information and to learn how to enter your scores, go to our web page and click on “World Squash Day – Be Part of the Action” in the “World Squash Day – Are you taking part in the Challenge?” article.

Speaking of 2020, the 2020 fund continues to grow thanks to donations from charity tournaments, individuals, groups and clubs. The first disbursements from the fund have been used to support Squash BC’s junior programs, especially grassroots programs to introduce the sport to a new generation of youngsters.

There is more exciting junior news. Sport Central will be hosting the Canadian Junior Championships in late April. The best juniors in Canada will be battling it out, so come watch some great squash by our future Canadian Stars and cheer on the kids from BC. BC has had strong showings the last few years and playing

on home soil will be a big advantage. And that’s just the beginning. Including the Junior Nationals, BC clubs will be hosting 3 National Championships. Victoria Squash Club will host the Canadian Women’s Team Championships January 4th to 6th and Vancouver Racquets Club will host the Canadian Master’s Team Championships January 18th to 20th.

The oldest international doubles squash tournament in the world (they play singles too) is coming to Vancouver. The 97th annual Lapham Grant Squash Tournament is coming to Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club in late April. The tournament has been in existence since 1922 and features top players from the

US and Canada playing for their countries to determine which claims squash superiority.

But you can do more than just watch amazing squash this season, join a league, a club ladder, enter a tournament, introduce a friend to our wonderful sport, volunteer at a tournament or join one of the many committees at your club or

Squash BC. Squash is a sport for life and one of the few sports where you are rewarded for thinking inside the box. BC has so many outstanding coaches, officials, clubs, and leagues that there truly is something for everyone.

So what are you waiting for?

I am excited about this next squash season and hope you are too.

Sincerely,Jon MoneyPresident, Squash BC

Squash is a sport for life and one of the fewsports where you are rewarded for thinkinginside the box.

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SQUASH BC’SBOARD OFDIRECTORS.BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident Jonathon Money president@squashbc.comVP Finance Bill Vipond bvipond@amipartners.comVP Operations Phil Croteau croteaup@shaw.caVP Player Development Sandra Thompson s.thomp@telus.netVP Technical VP Communications Kelly Latremouille kellylat@dccnet.com Past President Mark Robinson mrobinson@deltasd.bc.ca

VOTING ZONE/LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVESKootenays (Zone 1) Kevin Dorrius kdorrius@revelstokecf.comOkanagan League (Zone 2) Phil Croteau croteaup@shaw.caFraser Valley League (Zone 3) Raghbir Badhan rs@ramtech.bizVancouver Squash League Robert Pacey info@squashrepublic.comVancouver Island S (Zone 6A) Lee Clackson lee_clackson@hotmail.comComox Valley League Dan Lindsay d.lindsay@shaw.caPrince Rupert (Zone 7) Joe Rektor jrektor@rupertport.comPrince George (Zone 8) Grant Emmond gemmond@shaw.ca

COMMITTEESCoaching Chairperson Benjamin Uliana squash.pro@gmail.comDoubles Chairperson Natasha Doucas natasha.doucas@gmail.comJunior Chairperson Sandra Thompson s.thomp@telus.netOfficiating Chairperson Asif Hudani ahudani@shaw.caCompetitions Chairperson Adam Radziminski aradziminski@gmail.comU23/Post Secondary Phil Croteau croteaup@shaw.ca2020 Fund Chairperson Andrew Lynn ALynn@Bentallkennedy.com

AD HOC COMMITTEESDiscipline VP, OperationsAppeals Past PresidentHarassment Past PresidentNominations Past President

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT STRUCTUREVP Player Development Sandra ThompsonPast Chair Sandra ThompsonCWG Coach Ben UlianaCWG Manager Rebecca Vassilakakis

Provincial Training Squad Committee Brian McGaw, Shannon Seginson Co-chair, Ben Uliana, Stuart Dixon, Shauna Flath

Regional Training Squad Committee Farah Badhan/Cindy Longley co-chair, Alicia Haneine, Greg Vander Kooi

Canada Winter Games CommitteeMark Robinson, Lee Clackson, Patti Malone, Squash BC Executive Director,

Long Term Player DevelopmentGreg Bunyan, Sandra Thompson, Ben Uliana, Kevin Dorrius, Squash BC Executive Director

Members at LargeKevin Dorrius, Shauna Flath, Ben Uliana, Stuart Dixon, Dave Clutton, Patti Malone

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Most players in BC join Squash BC because they have to. Squash BC would like all members to think about what their membership really means to squash in BC.

Many players in BC have “supported” squash over the years and have not realized it. While joining Squash BC gives you many benefits, the support your membership offers squash are many. Your membership helps support programs like coaching and officiating, both of which keep the game growing and in control. Your membership also helps support junior programs in BC. The juniors have made tremendous strides in the last few years with a new and improved player development programs.

Supporting the organization of squash is something most people don’t think about. Organizing the tournament, coaching and officiating schedule is a huge job. Taking care of all the reporting to funding agencies takes time. Keeping the web site, newsletter and this Squash Book going is an ongoing project. Most leagues in BC, which are generally organized by volunteers, have had their work load cut by a tremendous amount with the

development of Quick Draws. Squash BC worked very closely with Quick Draws to develop all aspects of that program. There are many other behind the scenes activities which keep squash going in the province of BC that your membership supports.

One of the more important aspects of what your membership does for squash in BC is, you are counted. In this age of data, numbers do the talking. Sponsors of tournaments, leagues, junior program all want to know their message is being seen by many. Builders of facilities want to know their courts will be used. Funding agencies want to make sure they are helping the most people for every dollar they give. They all ask, “How Many Members are There?”

Just because you are not going to be playing league or tournaments this year doesn’t mean you should stop being a member. Your ongoing support of squash in BC will help the game to stay healthy and vibrant. For eleven cents a day, this can be accomplished.

> On Court Sports Accident Insurance while Playing In or Practicing For Sanctioned Events> Eligible to play in Squash BC sanctioned leagues, Victoria, Comox Valley, Vancouver area, Fraser Valley, Okanagan, to name a few.> Online League Management System which shows schedules, results, players and league rankings.> Eligible to play in 50 Squash BC sanctioned tournaments at reduced fees> Up to the Second Provincial Rankings> Online Calendar of Events> Online Event Registration from the Calendar of Events> Eligible to play on National and Provincial Teams and Receive Funding/Subsidies> Junior Programs, Grassroots, Developing, High Performance, Canada Winter Games> Junior Travel Subsidies for National Tournaments> Eligible to Play in Events World Wide by Being a Member of Squash Canada> Coaching Programs at Reduced Fees> Subsidies for Coaches Travel for Upgrading> Officiating Programs> Subsidies for Official’s Travel for Upgrading> Post Secondary Program Subsidies> Website> Bi-Weekly E-mail Newsletter> Mail Outs to Clubs and Individuals with Calendar of Events, Event Entry Forms, The Squash Book, etc.> 2020 Fund for the Future of Junior Programs and Coaching> Skill Awards Program> Instant Squash Program

WHAT IS SQUASH BC?

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

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Individual Rate Total Cost Cost per DayAdult, 25 and Older $41.00 +HST $45.92 $0.12Student, 17 to 24 $20.00 +HST $22.40 $0.06Junior, Under 17 $15.00 +HST $16.80 $0.05

To sign up for Squash BC Membership, go to www.squashbc.com and click on “Squash BC Membership” from the drop down list at the top of the main page, then click “Quick Membership Sign-In” and have your Squash BC number handy.

Bulk Membership Rate Total Cost Cost per DayAdult, 25 and Older $35.71 +HST $40.00 $0.11Student, 17 to 24 $20.00 +HST $22.40 $0.06Junior, Under 17 $15.00 +HST $16.80 $0.04

Clubs or Leagues with 30 or more members are eligible for the Squash BC Bulk Membership Rate. Check with your club or league to see if they qualify for this benefit.

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COSTS OF ANINDIVIDUALMEMBERSHIP

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Forbes magazine ranked squash No. 1 among the healthiest sports, with "convenience on its side:"30 minutes on the squash court provides an impressive cardio-respiratory workout". 400 calories are burned playing squash for 30 minutes.

More than 800 clubs representing 40,000 players registered to take part in the World Squash Day Challenge – Team Squash versus Team 2020 - which demonstrated global support for the sport’s 2020 Olympic bid.

A delighted World Squash Federation Chief Executive Andrew Shelley said: “It was wonderful to see the worldwide squash community come together in one massive match. It clearly illustrated the passion the whole sport has for squash’s Olympic

bid, as well as promoting squash at national and local level.

Almost 500 clubs and 25,000 players, from more than 70 different countries, so we feel justified in claiming the record for the world’s biggest competitive sports match on current figures alone.

For more information visit: www.worldsquashday.com and www.squash2020.com

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KING OF SPORTS

Vancouver (VRC) BC >

< Smithers, BC

THE 2020 FUND

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OUR MISSIONThe 2020 Fund was initiated by Squash BC to help build the future of squash in our province by providing a reliable source of funding for junior development programs.

As grants from external sources (government agencies etc.) become less and less predictable, it is important

that we protect the future of squash in British Columbia by having our own dependable source of funding.

OUR GOALOur initial goal was to raise $200,000 by the year 2020 (hence the name) at which point the Fund would begin to make distributions to Squash BC for the support of junior development programs. At this size, the Fund will provide annual distributions of about $8,000 which amounts to approximately 25% of the Squash BC budget for junior development.Now that we have reached our initial goal, we will grow the fund so that, together with other funding sources, it provides the level of financial support needed to achieve the objective of having programs that successfully broaden the base of junior squash players and develop their long-term interest in the game.

PROGRESS REPORTHaving surpassed the initial $200,000 target in June 2010, the fund currently sits at $240,000 and has distributed close to $15,000 to support junior development the past two years. Grass roots programs in Kelowna, Comox, Richmond, Vancouver, Shawnigan Lake and North Vancouver have all been supported by the 2020 Fund.

TO DONATEThe sport of squash has been a major influence in the lives of those who enjoy this wonderful game and, as evidenced by the strong support received so far, many of us want to put something back into it. The 2020 Fund offers the opportunity to do this by ensuring squash has a healthy future through well-funded development programs for juniors – the lifeblood of the game.

There are many ways in which donations can be made. Please visit the 2020 Fund website for more details and a direct link to our online donation site.

TAX RECEIPTSTax receipts are available for donations of $25 or more. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Contact Squash BC for more info:Telephone: (604) 737-3084 / Email: info@squashbc.com

www.squashbc.com/2020_Fund.html

CHAMPION Donors ($10,000 +)Allan & Sue BrownJoyce & Tony MaycockKenneth Cummane Foundation

Diamond Donors ($5,000 - $9999.99)In Memory of Edward H. (Eddie) GudewillIn Memory of John BurrisIn Memory of Simon Chow

Platinum Donors ($1000.00 - $4999.99)Ben MoxonBob HaysCorina & Andrew LynnFouchard FamilyGeorge MorfittGraham BrownHugh WoolleyIn Memory of Edward (Uncle Ed) Warner

John BrownJohn OsburnJohn RocheMatt Fahey - Westpoint Law GroupMurray OlsonPamela BendallPaul StevensonRoy GutteridgeRussell SmithShawn PattonSteve MaloonSusan & Kevin KyddThe Clackson FamilyThe Gudewill FamilyThe Moy FamilyTim BaleTrevor Thom

Gold Donors ($500.00 - $999.99)Abdul ShaikBarry GilmoreBen ThomasBill CrawfordBlair MacLean

Brian Covernton (In Memory or “Uncle Ed” Warner)Bruce AitkenCharles SmithChris HarleyDave CowanDavid AdamsDeidre Smith/Steve BakerDick RaymondDon & Mona GunnGavin CooperGerry PoultonGlenn PoierGreg Ashby & Loise FoghartyJames McKenzieJoe HattoriKwok YikLeigh SkeltonMarie-Claire HowardMichael BordenNeil & Lynn JohansenNeil WatsonRashid AzizRobin Louis

OUR DONORS

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Tim SaundersTussy BergVictor BergZul Tejpar

Silver Donors ($100.00 - $499.99)Adam RadziminskiAnne HallAsif HudaniBarb HaddletonBetty J. Burris (In Memory of John Burris)Bill McCaughertyBill SheehanBob SmartBrian O’SullivanBrian ShepherdBrian TattrieBrook MaceyBrooke SiverBruce MaduBruce RedpathBruce WilliamsBryan RobbertsChris SherriffChristopher MolkeClayton PetersonClint HallColin Leech-PorterColin O’ConnorConnie HungDara SklarDarlene MonikmanDarren BenningDave DawsonDavid CluttonDavid DaviesDavid PattersonDebra KatoDiana HardieDoug MacDougall

Dr. Michael SmithEric BarclayGavin RoyGeoffrey HigginsGeorge GrantGeraint KhanGordon PybusGrant GardnerIgnacio ValenzuelaJamie CouttsJane CartmelJason SkeltonJay LundyJennifer BlumbergJim RogersJim Watson & FamilyJoan HunterJohn AndrewJohn FurlongJohn ToikkaJohn Van CuylenborgJohn ZaplatynskyKaren LaneKaryn TrombleyKelsey ParsonsLarry ArmstrongLaura RamsayLawrence OwenLes JamiesonLionel JinksLorne DanielsonLorne LillemoMark BeaudoinMark FrombergMark KorollMartin HoskingMatt SaundersMelanie JansMichael MurphyMichael NeilsonMichelle SmithMike McIsaac

Morey WalkerMorley JamesonMurray SmithNicola WillisP.K. CheemaPat PaproskiPatrick AuPatrick DunnPerry TepersonRandy ShawRichard KochanskiRick ApplegathRob SpanierRobbin BurnsRobbin HeppenstallRobert PaceyRobert PearsonRoger & Margot GunnRoger OvensRonald WeberRory TouchetShelley EngmanSherman DahlShirley DeBonsSian CampbellSusan WastieTam LamTammy & Scott MerrimanThe Blumberg FamilyThe Jameson FamilyThe Ridgeway FamilyThe Tyrell FamilyThe Vipond FamilyTilly EnriquezTony DuffieldTony GoodsonTrish LeslieWally MalinowskiWinston Cabell

Bronze Donors (Up to $99.99)AAaron McRannAdil KhanAlan FosterAlexandra GiuffreAlexia JonesAlicia HaneineAllan DerryAlvin ChungAlykhan ThobaniAmer QureshiAndrew BraffAndrew ClementsAndrew RansomAneal GalbaranshinghAngus BarrieAnne RomarBen HatcherBertha DanielsBill TreloarBob HraskoBrendon HullBrian KainBrian MeakerBruce LoeppkyBryan FogelmanCam WestCarolyn RussellCharles StringerChris MeyerChris PettyChristian JungClark JohnstonDale CadeauDan KarrDarren MoranDarren StewartDave CronquistDavid BamburakDavid BaumanDavid Cluff

David O’BrienDavid RaderechtDayl SummersidesDebbie WithamDerrick MoranDominique PosyDon LairdDon OlsvikDoug GarritsenElizabeth HallEmilie MackieEng Khoon ChuaErin PopeGarett HenniganGaro DeyrmenjianGary McEwanGlen GoodvinGlen RobertsGrant BernardGreg MacDonaldHayden TinHeidi JosephHenry WeberHugh AndrewsImre KovacsIsabel ChenJacob Arnold Jade CarterJamie JosephJan De GraadJeff FordJennifer DuffyJennifer HoganJim BuhlerJohn ArbuckleJohn GrangerJohn MaloneJohn MartinJohn MilliganJon ConstableJonathan WoodwardJose Uzcategui

Josh BlackerJustin Elvin-JensenKaren SaxtonKathy BergmanKelly LatremoulleKen SmithKevin VossenKim RobertKirpy SangaraKiya HushyarLarry OslandLauren AshikianLawrence BeckerLeo VioletteLori GauLouie GagneLuke VaggersMaegan GiltrowMark RidgewayMarkus WenzelMatt WarnerMatthew BeharryMichael BlomkampMichael HansbyMichael RossMichal JaworskiNathan ChadwickNathan OzogNigel LucasNorman EbertsPaul ReganPaul TildsleyPenny Paul

OVER 500 PEOPLE HAVE DONATED TOTHE 2020 FUND.

HAVE YOU?

OVER 500 PEOPLE HAVE DONATED TOTHE 2020 FUND.

HAVE YOU?

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The 2020 Fund is a Squash BC

initiative created to help protect the future of

amateur squash in British Columbia. We are

raising funds so that we can ensure the continued

growth of our game no matter what happens.

Peter VanderkooyPhilip BartonPhilippe RabinRay PotterReinhold KrahnRichard CaeliusRichard HarrisonRick BlairRob AtwellRobert HeathRobert KimRobert TorranceRod MeyersRod WarkRonnie TejaRuss YoungerRyan MayRyan SupeeneS DeeSandi MunroSean CoplandSean GoldieShelley NeilStephen BuregaStephen KaltenhauserStuart DixonTerry FollweiterTimothy NgTod AlstadTrevor SticklerWarren SaariWill AndersonWilliam GrossZachary Leman

Clubs, Tournaments& Businesses

Diamond Donors ($5,000 - $9999.99)Arbutus High Ball GameBentall Centre Athletic ClubJericho Tennis ClubPlatinum Donors ($1000.00 - $4999.99)2003 VanCity Cdn National Doubles2009 Canadian National Doubles ChampionshipsBC Closed (Arbutus)Hollyburn Country ClubThe Jesters ClubUnited WayVictoria Squash Club

Gold Donors ($500.00 - $999.99)The BC Honda Vancouver Squash LeagueEvergreen Squash ClubF V Squash AssociationHaebler Construction ProjectsHewitt AssociatesOkanagan Squash Assn.Smart Ins. ServicesSport Central (BC Open)

Silver Donors ($100.00 - $499.99)Bayside (Parksville) Racquets ClubBentall Capital Limited PartnershipBonsor Rec ComplexFV Sports Physio CorpLedcor International DayMasters Provincial TeamsOctober Quest TournamentRoster’s Squash LeagueSquamish Valley Squash ClubSunshine Coast SquashSquash RepublicVan Lawn Div. A2 Team (2001)VRC A1 Team (2001JB)

Bronze Donors (Up to $99.99)Mountain HighMultnomah Athletic ClubPE Credit UnionPrince George Squash Assn.SQBC Junior DevelopmentVancouver Racquets Club (VRC)

Squash Canada www.squash.ca (613) 731-7385Squash Alberta www.squashalberta.com (403) 270-7344Squash Yukon www.squashyukon.yk.ca (867) 667-7071Squash NWT www.nwtsquash.com (867) 920-2224Squash Saskatchewan www.sasksquash.com (306) 782 3143Squash Manitoba www.squashmb.org (204) 925-5661Squash Ontario www.squashontario.com (416) 426-7201Squash Quebec www.squash.qc.ca (514) 252-3062Squash Nova Scotia www.squashns.ca (902) 450-5353Squash PEI www.squashpei.org (902) 566-0338Squash New Brunswick www.squashnb.caSquash Newfoundland www.engr.mun.ca/~llye/squashnl/

For web site addresses, please visit www.squashbc.org and click links

NATIONAL / PROVINCIALASSOCIATIONS

ZONE 1 KOOTENAYS Cranbrook Cranbrook Squash Club 1607-6th St N 250-426-5760Nakusp Nakusp Squash Club 92 - 6th. Ave. NW 250-265-3136Nelson Swingers Squash Club 330 Baker Street 250-505-3473Revelstoke Revelstoke Racquet Den Box 2398 250-837-3699Trail Trail Parks & Recreation 1875 Columbia Ave 250-368-6484 ZONE 2 SOUTHERN INTERIOR Kamloops Kamloops Squash Association 214 Monashee Place 250-314-9600Kelowna Global Fitness 1574 Harvey Avenue 250-860-6900Penticton Penticton Racquets & Fitness Club 201 Okanagan Ave E 250-493-3488Salmon Arm Salmon Arm Community Centre 2550 NE 10 Ave 250-832-4044Summerland Lakeshore Racquet Club 13607 S Lakeshore Dr 250-494-6410 or 494-1209Vernon Rosters Sports Club 2319 53rd Avenue 250-549-0444

MEMBER CLUBS

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ZONE 3 FRASER VALLEY Abbotsford Apollo Athletic Club 3600 Townline Road 604-504-7560Abbotsford Valley Racquet & Fitness Centre 2814 Gladwin Road 604-859-1331Langley Fitness Unlimited 20501 Logan Ave 604-533-7071Langley Newlands Golf & Racquet Club 21025 48th Ave 604-534-3205Surrey Sandcastle Fitness Club 1938 152nd Street 604-531-6255

ZONE 4 BURNABY/RICHMOND/DELTA Burnaby Bonsor Recreation 6550 Bonsor Street 604-439-5507Delta The Bayside Club 6788 Corbould Road 604-943-0151Richmond River Club 11111 Horseshoe Way 604-272-4400Richmond Sport Central 2611 Viscount Way 604-278-8884 ZONE 5 VANCOUVER/NORTH SHORE/HOWE SOUND Gibsons Sunshine Coast Squash Association700 Park Road 604 885 7438NVan Evergreen Squash Club 1802 Glenaire Dr. 604-985-8636NVan North Shore Winter Club 1325 E Keith Road 604-985-4135NVan North Vancouver Recreation Center 600 West Queens Road 604-983-6301Squamish Squamish Valley Squash Club 2458 Mamquam Road 604-898-9521Vancouver Arbutus Club 2001 Nanton Avenue 604-266-7166Vancouver Bentall Centre Athletic Club 1055 Dunsmuir St. 604-689-4424Vancouver Jericho Tennis Club 3837 Point Grey Road 604-224-2348Vancouver Terminal City Club 837 West Hastings 604-681-4121Vancouver Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club 1630 West 15th Ave 604-731-2191Vancouver Vancouver Racquets Club 4867 Ontario Street 604-874-0242Vancouver YMCA Vancouver 955 Burrard Street 604-681-0221WVan Hollyburn Country Club 950 Crosscreek Road 604-922-0161 ZONE 6 VANCOUVER ISLAND Campbell River Campbell River Sportsplex 1800 S Alder Street. 250-923-1924Comox Valley Comox Recreation Centre 1855 Noel Avenue 250-339-2255Courtenay Lewis Centre/Comox Valley Squash Club 489 Old Island Highway 250-338-5371Esquimalt CFB Esquimalt Naden Athletic Centre PO Box 17000 Stn Forces 250-363-4213Gold River Gold River Parks & Recreation 499 Muchalat Dr. 250-283-2202Mill Bay Brentwood College 2735 Mt Baker Road 250-743-5521Nanaimo Nanaimo Squash Club 256 Wallace Street 250-754-3123Parksville Bayside Racquets 240 Dogwood Street 250-248-8333Shawnigan Lake Shawnigan Lake School 1975 Renfrew Road 250-743-5516

NEW POLICIES

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MATTHEW D. FAHEYLAWYER

westpoint LAW GROUP

1900.1177 W. Hastings Street,Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K3Office: 604.718.6886 / Facsimile: 604.629.1882

Direct 604.718.6880Mobile 604.787.9669 Email mfahey@westpointlawgroup.comWeb www.westpointlaw.com

ICBC and other personalinjury claims.

Sidney Panorama Leisure Centre 1885 Forest Park Drive 250-655-2177Victoria Cedar Hill Squash Club 3220 Cedar Hill Road 250-475-7132Victoria St. Michaels University School 3400 Richmond Road 250-370-6131Victoria University of Victoria 3964 Gordon Head Road 250-721-7282Victoria Victoria Squash Club 1811 Cook Street 250-381-9511Victoria YMCA-YWCA of Greater Victoria 851 Broughton St. 250-386-7511 ZONE 7 NORTH WEST BC Smithers Bulkley Valley Regional Pool 1316 Toronto Street 250-847-4244 ZONE 8 NORTH EAST BC Prince George Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre 3333 University Way 250-960-6356Prince George Prince George Golf & Curling Club Box 242 250-563-0357Williams Lake Concrete Fitness 312 North Broadway 250-392-7400

GENERAL ATHLETE FUNDING POLICIES Squash BC members have benefits that all members partake in throughout the year. These include the insurance program, being ranked, participating in events at reduced rates etc. However, in order to receive extra funding from Squash BC, whether it be from Squash BC general revenues, Government sources as in Grants or Gaming, Gudewill Fund, Jesters Funding or any other funding Squash BC facilitates to our members, athletes must follow these policies;

7.1 Be a member in good standing with Squash BC.7.2 Be a targeted athlete or chosen for a Squash BC team or squad 7.3 Signed and returned to Squash BC a Squash BC’s Training Squads/Teams Athlete Agreement, Waiver & Information form or any other form sent to athletes.7.4 Follow the policies of the various squads/teams.7.5 To receive funding in a juniors last year of Under 17 competition, that junior must have taken the officiating certification course7.6 To receive funding in a juniors last year of junior competition, that junior must be trained at the Foundations Coach level.7.7 Athletes may lose their funding or be made members not in good standing for the following reasons and these sanctions will be in effect for rest of the current playing season, (Sept-May.) a If an athlete has been asked by Squash BC to participate on a squad/team and has refused, that athlete may lose their funding opportunities. b Have not followed the policies of the Athlete Agreement, Squads or Teams. c If an athlete receives a conduct match by a certified official.7.8 Athlete programs and funding that fall under these policies are: a Men’s, Women’s and Master’s Provincial Teams b Athlete Assistance Program c Canada Winter Games d Junior Provincial and Regional Squads e Gudewill Funding f Jesters Funding g In Province Youth Travel Funding h BC Games7.9 The Grassroots Program does not fall under these policies.

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Tennis Industry Magazine, now called Racquet Sports Industry, has reported that squash is the only racquet sport that is growing in the United States, based on court construction and gear sales. Most U.S. players have a college degree, and by one's estimate more than half earn $100,000 U.S. annually, says the Chicago Tribune.

KING OF SPORTS

BC’S RANKING SYSTEMRanking systems in sport, not just squash are always a hotly debated topic. Everybody has a different opinion on what the best system is and most of them are probably right. A ranking system is like an opinion poll, the more data, the more accurate it will be.

Some of the different types of ranking system are a points based system, a single/double/triple jump system and a system where a player will gain so many points by making it to a certain stage in a tournament.

A points based system works by a player gaining or losing points based of the points spread between the two competing players. Most of these programs are loosely designed after the World Chess Federation ranking system. The main differences in programs that use this philosophy is the point spread where players gain or lose points and the amount of points they gain or lose within that point spread.

A jump based system is where a person has to beat one, two or three players ahead of them before they move up past the lowest ranked player they beat.

A system where players gain points by making it to a certain round in a tournament is fairly self-explanatory.

The ranking system used in BC is a points based system that is incorporated into the Quick Draws program. Within the Quick Draws program is a league management tool, a tournament draw making tool and the club ladder/box league tool. All of these tools will automatically put the results of matches into the ranking system. For example, two league teams play a match. After the match the captain of the home team will input the scores of the match into the league management tool and as that is done, the individual match results will automatically go into the provincial rankings. The tournament and ladder/box league tools work the same way. By using this type of method BC had just under 15,000 matches entered from July 2011 to June 2012. This amount of data will give us a very accurate ranking list.

Why do we have ranking lists?

The major reason sports use ranking lists is to seed competitions and as ONE of the criteria in picking teams and squads. While running a tournament, an organizer does not want the

number 1 and 2 seeds playing in the first round. To have a fair competition where the best two players in that competition meet in the final, an organizer will want those two players on opposite sides of the draw. Of course nothing is ever absolute in sport and athletes have good days and bad days so the number 1 and 2 don’t always make it to the final but that’s what make sport, sport.

Players also use rankings to determine how well they are playing within their squash community. The Quick Draws program has many different levels of ranking list. For instance, a player may be in 3 different lists, their club list, the inter club league list and the provincial list. Depending on where a players interest lies will depend on the list they go to.

For the most updated provincial ranking list, complete policies and more in-depth explanations on the ranking program in BC, please go to “Rankings” on the grey bar on the home page of www.squashbc.org. For league ranking go to “Leagues” on the grey bar and club ranking lists go to http://www.quick-draws.com

BC ATHLETEASSISTANCEPROGRAMS

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sound advice - clear direction.

WATSONHAY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

T 604.732.1427C 604.644.5846E emia@hay-watson.bc.ca

900 Creekside Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V5J 5B3

The BC Athlete Assistance Program is funded by the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Provincial Government. Athletes wishing to apply for funding through this program must meet the criteria as published by the branch and Squash BC.

The following players were chosen for this program for the 2011/2012 season:Nicole Bunyan, Brynn Daniels, Lucas Ravkov, Ahmed Sarfaraz, Alexandra Tothand Matthew Toth

For a set of criteria please visit the web page at:www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/sport/programs/bcapp_pso.htm.

A BRIEF HISTORYOF SQUASH IN BC

23 A Brief History of Squash in BC A Brief History of Squash in BC 24

Squash has been played in BC since the early 1890’s. Squash was mainly played on private courts until the 1950’s and then clubs to the public started opening up. Squash in BC has undergone various changes in the type played. From 1890 till the 30’s the softball game or “English” game was played in BC. The USA took the game of squash and made a different version by using a narrower court and a hardball. When BC players started to travel to Seattle and Portland for competitions, BC players were at a distinct disadvantage. The hardball game was brought to BC and that was the only game played till the mid 70’s. By the 70’s squash was very popular in the world and if North America was going to compete on the world scene then they had to switch to the softball game or “International” game as it was now called. Canada switched fairly quickly, the USA, not so much.

When racquetball became a huge draw, many clubs were built and squash courts were added to building designs. During the 80’s is when squash had its largest growth. Players would start out playing racquetball but once they tried squash, many would convert. Since the 80’s squash has had a slower but steady growth.

Up until the mid-1970’s squash was loosely organized as a sport. Tournaments and leagues were

organized by individuals and since it was fairly small didn’t really need an organization. By the mid 70’s there were many more clubs and players and Squash BC was started up to organize squash on a provincial basis. Squash BC was originally called the BC Squash Racquets Association and that is still our legal name today.

The original intent of Squash BC was to organize squash within British Columbia. This included tournaments, leagues, junior programs, and to work with other like-minded organizations in Canada and the USA. The original business of Squash BC hasn’t changed but we have added to our work load. Throughout this book you’ll find that Squash BC is part of most squash activities in the province. Some activities we do more than others. Leagues and tournaments are mostly organized by local or regional groups. Squash BC does provide very inexpensive liability/accident insurance, rankings and league/tournament organization software to make running these events much easier.

Clubs and leagues in BC are the backbone of squash in BC. Without clubs, leagues and Squash BC all working together to organize and promote squash to the populace of BC, there would be very little squash played in BC. Clubs do many different things for squash from organizing lessons to teach

new players how to play and upgrade existing skills, junior programs, ladders / box leagues, tournaments and social events. Leagues will organize the players from clubs so they can play a competitive match against players from other clubs and Squash BC provides the tools for clubs and leagues to do these things. Squash BC will then take the players, both junior and adult and provide them with opportunities to play at higher competitive levels. Squash BC will also work with Squash Canada so BC players can go on to play at a national and international level.

Squash has come a long way in BC since the 1890’s. We probably have close to 200 facilities in BC that have squash courts. From apartment buildings and condos, recreation centers and fitness gyms to the privately owned country clubs, there will be a squash court near you.

Play squash, get in and stay in shape and have fun.

The original VRC on Oak Street circa 1960

THE TOP 100 PLAYERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA1 Victoria Lust, VLT 16492 Leonie Holt, SHA 16183 Carolyn Russell, JER 16174 Emma Parke, VLT 15245 Abbey Foster, JER 14846 Ashley Clackson, VIC 14687 Rebecca Fouchard, SWG 14668 Sarah Parsons, JER 14599 Alexandra Toth, SPC 145210 Brynn Daniels,Saskatoon 141711 Nicole Bunyan, VIC 139612 Lindsay Seginson, VIC 137313 Emily Paton, VIC 136114 Alicia Haneine, EVE 134415 Rachel Au, EVE 133216 Lyndal Morrison, CED 129017 Kathryn Milligan, BAY 128618 Diana Hardie, VRC 127419 Cathy Covernton, VLT 126520 Kristie Tyrrell, VIC 126021 Elisa Money, VLT 123622 Nicola Martin, JER 123323 Tessa Breukels, VLT 122624 Laura Ramsay, VLT 121524 Michele Garceau, EVE 121526 Emilie Mackie, VRC 120227 Daisy Duong, VRC 119228 Imogen Thompson, JER 117829 Janel Gaube, SMUS 117430 Deidre Smith, JER 116831 Bonnie Cooney, EVE 115931 Avril Cross, VIC 115933 Melissa Troll, EVE 115734 Lisa Norlander, EVE 115035 Vanessa Van Hove, VRC 114736 Cathy Clackson, VIC 114637 Sharon Delbeke, VIC 113737 Michelle R Smith, JER 113739 Jacqui Smith, EVE 113540 Penelope Wedd, HOL 113241 Kaitlyn Money, VLT 112842 Ruth Castellino, VLT 112243 Ashley Walker, EVE 111644 Nicola Ahern, EVE 111545 Diana Newman, VRC 111345 Sharon Miller, VLT 111347 Cathy Brown, VLT 110547 Janice Saunders, RIV 110549 Maegen Giltrow, VRC 110050 Anastasiya Spivak, VLT 1099

51 Frances Frost, HOL 109852 Thea Wilson-Scorgie, VIC 109353 Nancy Mollenhauer, SMUS 109254 Alexandra Giuffre, JER 109155 Valerie Johnson, HOL 108956 Grace Thomas, CED 108557 Ivy Mak, BON 107957 Donna Pakulak, EVE 107959 Jemma Phillips, NAN 107760 Anna Kirbyson, VRC 107561 Anne Crossley, BRC 107262 Brook Macey, VLT 106363 Jennifer McKinley, VRC 105964 Diane Calder, CVSC 105764 Vicki Fenn, BAY 105766 Tarrin McDonough, VRC 105367 Liana Schou, JER 105067 Cari Fraser, EVE 105069 Caitlin McKenzie, VIC 104870 Jodi Meacher, EVE 104770 Lynn Johansen, HOL 104772 Kathy Robertson, CAM 104673 Carol Richards, JER 104374 Barb Wormald, BAY 104275 Annette Henwood, EVE 104175 Phyllis Money, VLT 104177 Debbie Howorko, VRC 103978 Janet McElhaney, RIV 103179 Dana Merritt, EVE 102980 Betsy Carson, EVE 102880 Nancy Fowler, VIC 102882 Man Lee Lam, EVE 102783 Jessica Schafer, CED 102684 Joanne Schroeder, VRC 102485 Lisa Gifford, RIV 102286 Karen Levine, VLT 101787 Josephine Guevara, RIV 101487 Liz Andrichuk, VRC 101489 Dara Sklar, JER 100990 Max Hakh, JER 100891 Rebecca Preto, VRC 100391 Sue Wastie, JER 100391 Diane Grady, EVE 100394 Stephanie Leong, VIC 100095 Julie Luciani, VRC 99895 Amy Walker, HOL 99897 Brenda Tansley, VRC 99697 Shannon Seginson, VIC 99699 Wai-ling Fong, HOL 995100 Kelsey Parsons, VLT 993

1 Viktor Berg, JER 20342 Justin Todd, VLT 18903 Andrew Birks, NAN 18744 Andrew Lynn, BEN 18175 Chris Hanebury, VIC 18026 Winston Cabell, JER 17987 Zachary Leman, JER 17958 Morgan Latremouille, SPC 17809 Sarfaraz Ahmed, RIV 177710 Tyler Olson, VIC 176211 adam terheege, VIC 175512 Benjamin Marien, JER 175412 Erik Zaremba, CED 175414 Jeff Boag, HOL 175215 Shakiru Matti, SPC 174416 Michael Thompson, JER 173217 Luke Vaggers, BEN 172718 Mark Ridgeway, JER 172419 Jon De Souza, JER 171520 Jeff Robert Evans, SPC 171321 Joe Forster, SPC 170422 Matthew Balfour, EVE 170023 Stuart Akam, SPC 169324 Remington Hall, SPC 168325 Grant Bergman, EVE 167826 Adam Radziminski, BEN 166727 Graeme McCrea, CED 166328 Keifer Latremouille, SPC 165329 Husein Rahemtulla, BEN 164630 Neil Bergman, VRC 164531 Aneal Galbaransingh, BEN 164032 Jason Giuffre, JER 163533 Evan Green, ARB 163134 Michael Leckie, VLT 162635 Ben Uliana, CED 162536 Steve Lawton, VRC 162037 Trevor Latimer, VRC 161937 Bransten Ming, SHA 161939 Ken Smith, BEN 161640 hamid khosrowkiani, EVE 161541 Matthew Toth, SPC 161241 Nick Simeoni, CED 161243 Jody Evans, SPC 160944 Barry Gifford, RIV 160545 Matt Fahey, ARB 160446 Alykhan Thobani, SPC 160047 Marc Kazimirski, ARB 159948 Tim Saunders, BEN 159648 Ryan Herden, EVE 159648 Nigel Lucas, BEN 159651 Gavin Maxwell, SMUS 1591

52 Andrew Braff, GBF 159052 Nick James, EVE 159054 Ryan Haider, JER 158955 Roger Hardy, JER 158656 Lucas Ravkov, SHA 157857 Imre Kovacs, ROS 157658 Murray Bennetto, ROS 157559 Sam Ejtemai, JER 157460 Harry Freeman, VLT 157260 Chris Harley, JER 157260 Colin O'Connor, BEN 157263 Geoff Emslie, EVE 157063 George Hadjipavlou, VRC 157065 Simon Dorey, EVE 156965 Iain Butler, ROS 156967 Bruce Matthews, SPC 156768 Ryan May, VRC 156669 Greg Cruickshank, ARB 156470 Graham Brown, VRC 156270 Mark O'Neill, SPC 156272 Greg Longster, JER 156173 Jamie Chicanot, CED 156074 Stuart Smith, RRD 155975 Geraint Khan, BEN 155876 Jason Del Vicario, VLT 155777 Grant Stockwell, EVE 155677 Brian Taylor, SCF 155679 Struan Kilgour, EVE 155379 David Hall, VRC 155381 Damon Hall, SPC 155082 Joshua Nagel, BEN 154483 Mike Allan, SWG 154383 Michael Revell, SPC 154385 Kevin Smith, CED 154286 Bevan Moss, VRC 153987 Andrew Clements, BEN 153788 Brendon Hull, BEN 153489 Khaled Dossa, EVE 153090 Brian McGaw, VIC 152791 Tim MacVinnie, BON 152592 Justin McGaw, SHA 152493 Brody Vejprava, GBF 152294 Larry Armstrong, ARB 152194 Neil Thomson, JER 152196 Dorian Lewis-Willie, NAN 151596 Mihir Badhan, APO 151598 Aaron Hook, VIC 151499 Garth Geddes, VRC 151299 Ameek Sidhu, CED 1512108 Robert Pacey, VRC 1451316 Kevin Kydd, NEW 1266

THE TOP 10 JUNIORS IN BRITISH COLUMBIATop Ten Junior Girls Under 191 Abbey Foster-JER 14842 Alexandra Toth-SPC 14523 Brynn Daniels 14174 Nicole Bunyan-VIC 13965 Kathryn Milligan-SHA 12866 Elisa Money-VLT 12367 Michele Garceau-EVE 12218 Janel Gaube-SMUS 11749 Avril Cross-VIC 115910 Kaitlyn Money-VLT 1128

Top Ten Junior Girls Under 171 Alexandra Toth-SPC 14522 Michele Garceau-EVE 12213 Janel Gaube-SMUS 11744 Grace Thomas-CED 10855 Megan Picken-JER 9906 Andrea Toth-SPC 9797 Lauren Ashikian-VRC 9638 Zoe Colclough-JER 9229 Arden Mollenhauer-SMUS 90710 Noelle Skillings-SMUS 778

Top Ten Junior Girls Under 151 Grace Thomas-CED 10852 Megan Picken-JER 9903 Andrea Toth-SPC 9794 Lauren Ashikian-VRC 9635 Zoe Colclough-JER 9226 Alisha Rahemtulla-EVE 6497 Kelsey McGaw-SHA 6458 Cassie Breukels-VLT 5879 Jenna Dhanani-EVE 56210 Meira Padda-SPC 549

Top Ten Junior Girls Under 131 Andrea Toth-SPC 9792 Meira Padda-SPC 5493 Lucia Bicknell-EVE 4914 Josephine Adams-JER 420

Top Ten Junior Boys Under 191 Zachary Leman-JER 17952 Michael Thompson-JER 17323 Bransten Ming-SHA 16194 Matthew Toth-SPC 16125 Alykhan Thobani-SPC 16006 Gavin Maxwell-SMUS 15917 Lucas Ravkov-SHA 15788 Sam Ejtemai-JER 15749 Harry Freeman-VLT 157210 Damon Hall-SPC 1550

Top Ten Junior Boys Under 171 Michael Thompson-JER 17322 Bransten Ming-SHA 16193 Matthew Toth-SPC 16124 Gavin Maxwell-SMUS 15915 Sam Ejtemai-JER 15746 Harry Freeman-VLT 15727 Justin McGaw-SHA 15248 Mihir Badhan-APO 15179 arjun padda-SPC 124410 Matthew Henderson-CED 1213

Top Ten Junior Boys Under 151 Ryan Picken-JER 12042 Andrew Wei-SPC 11843 jason yoo-SMUS 8534 Sam Scivier-JER 8025 Kellan O'Neill-CED 7906 Greg Feehan-RIV 7787 nicolas vincent-CED 7748 Euan Hannigan-VIC 7629 Gavin Mason-RRD 71410 Ethan Fong-HOL 706

Top Ten Junior Boys Under 13 1 Sam Scivier-JER 8022 Kellan O'Neill-CED 7903 Greg Feehan-RIV 7784 Nathan Von Hagen-CED 6245 Lucas Bruce-VLT 6116 James Toth-SPC 6067 John Dempsey-JER 6038 Justin Miles-VIC 5989 Callum MacDonald-HOL 59510 Ismael Matti Alvarez-SPC 585

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SO WHO PLAYS SQUASHIN BC ANYWAY?

29 So Who Plays Squash in BC Anyway? We do! 30

Players photos taken at SquashFEST 2012 by Squash Republic.

WE DO!

31 Programs to Promote Squash in Faciilites & Clubs Programs to Promote Squash in Faciilites & Clubs 32

PROGRAMS TOPROMOTE SQUASH IN FACILITIES & CLUBSThroughout the 100 plus years squash has been played in BC, there have been some tried and true methods/tools/programs to run in facilities/clubs in order to promote the sport of squash and to keep squash players interested. Squash BC advises all facilities/clubs to organize at least some of the following to keep their members/customers happy and willing to keep coming back.

Squash Promoter/ProfessionalAll successful clubs have someone promoting, teaching, organizing and marketing squash to the members. This person we will call the “Pro.” The Pro may be a volunteer or paid staff. Most paid Pro’s should be, at a minimum certified Level 2 coach and working on their Level 3. A Pro will give lessons, organize box and inter-city leagues, run tournaments and most important, keep your players active. Volunteer Pro’s aren’t necessarily a certified coach just somebody who is willing to organize squash in a club on their own time and usually their own way. Many clubs rely on this type of Pro to promote squash in their facility. Depending on the amount of drive and volunteer time this Pro has will determine the success of the squash programs within that club.

The average squash member may spend 80% of their time in a club without the need of a pro. The other 20% of the time is what will keep a club interesting, dynamic, and a good place to be for your members.

Club Night & Challenge CourtThese two things are very important for any club. They give new members a chance to meet other members in your club. Club nights are usually one night a week events that is frequently an all comers type night. The club will book off a number of courts and people will show up and play each other one game or maybe best two out of three, then they may play somebody else. After their matches, they will probably have a few healthy beverages in your members lounge. A Challenge court is a little different in that one court is usually not able to be booked by members so people can just arrive and get a challenge match with whoever is around.

Box LeaguesBox leagues are for members who sign up for a little more competition. These are usually a round robin format of 5 players. They will have a month in which to play their matches. They will phone up

their opponents and set up their own time to play these matches. If they win their box they will go up a box and if they lose, they will go down. This is a very good way for members to meet other members of their own caliber.

Inter-Club League TeamsMany areas in the province have inter-club league. This is an excellent way to get a competitive match in once a week for your busy members. After teams play their matches, they will head to the members lounge for food and beverages and to discuss the state of affairs in squash and the world. Many of these

players previously played tournaments but now can’t afford the time to spend all weekend at an event. League gives them a competitive match and a time to socialize with other squash players.

Club TournamentOnce a year most clubs will have a club tournament. This determines the club champion. These events will culminate in a social function that will bring your members of all calibers together.

Provincial TournamentThese events will be a larger undertaking for a club to host. Squash players from around the province are invited to play in a tournament in your club. The squash pro or a very experienced volunteer will usually form a tournament committee to run this event.

Squash players need to have the opportunities to achieve their maximum level of success. Most squash players will improve to and play at a level where they are most comfortable, and find success at. The Squash BC sport model allows players these opportunities from the beginning player to a professional playing internationally. All the clubs in the province, Squash BC, and Squash Canada play a vital role in ensuring that squash players have the ability to achieve their maximum potential.Junior ProgramS:Junior programs play a vital role in producing future squash players and elite players of our sport. Many clubs run junior programs and gain family memberships. Squash is a great sport for parents to play with their kids. All successful sports have successful junior programs which teach the game to kids when they are most able to learn. These kids may drop out of squash for a period of time but they will usually come back to the sport later in life and usually to the club where they learned to play the game since that is “their club.”

Skill Awards ProgramThis program uses badges to mark the progress in squash player’s improvement. It is usually used for juniors but adults may find it fun as well.

33 Programs to Promote Squash in Faciilites & Clubs Programs Run by Squash BC 34

Because of its global reach, squash is well suited to business travellers. "It's a very cerebral game - it's akin to chess," says Chicago neurobiologist Dr. Sangram Sisodia, who learned to play the game as a child in India. As a researcher of Alzheimer’s disease, adds the Tribune, he firmly believes in increasing blood flow to the brain through such exertion. "Squash has beneficial aspects physically, mentally and emotionally."

KING OF SPORTS

PROGRAMSRUN BY SQUASH BCThe following is synopses of programs run by Squash BC which is the next step for athletes to move through the system from the clubs to international play. For full descriptions of programs go to www.squashbc.org and click on “Juniors” on the grey bar.

Junior Provincial & Regional Training SquadsThe Provincial and Regional Training Squads Sub-Committee’s (comprised of parents and Coaches) ultimately decides which athletes will be invited to participate in the programs/camps. Program selection will be performed through a transparent process ensuring all selection criteria are openly communicated to the parties involved.

These programs/camps give the junior athletes: The opportunity to train with other athletes they don’t normally have the opportunity to train with a measuring stick to see the extra work that is needed to get to the next level and the confidence and motivation to work hard to reach the next level. There are also opportunities to get to know their peers better and build lifelong relationships and a chance to train with different coaches, several of whom coach or have coached our national teams. Younger players are given a small taste of travel and billeting.

Athletes will be chosen through a combination of Provincial rankings and input from squash professionals and local club coordinators.

Grassroots Junior ProgramThe Grassroots Junior Program is funded by the 2020 Fund. Squash BC in the years 2000 to 2010 raised $200,000.00 as the capital for the grants that will be given out on an annual basis.

The Grassroots Programs/Camps will be organized by the clubs/associations as they have the best access to Grassroots players. Squash BC will subsidize programs/camps with a 50% subsidy of the program/camp budget or to a maximum of $1000.00. Grassroots programs/camps must involve athletes who are not on the Squash BC Junior Ranking list.

Canada Winter Games ProgramEvery four years, the Canada Winter Games (CWG) is hosted by a different city within Canada usually in February. The CWG represents the pinnacle of sporting competition for many athletes in Canada and has been used numerous times as a springboard to International and Olympic level competition. For more information on the Canada Games, please visit their website at www.canadagames.ca.

School ProgramMany Clubs have schools in their vicinity that may be willing to come to the club and expose their students to extra sports. Most of these schools are usually High Schools who have students who can drive to the club. This is an excellent way to introduce young people to your club and the game of squash.

U23/Post-Secondary ProgramLike the school program, many clubs have some form of Post-Secondary institution near the club. Many clubs will run a post-secondary program on a Friday or Saturday night from 6 pm till 9 pm. There will usually be a social component to this program as it is the weekend. Squash BC helps organize the BC University Championships where a number of students gain the opportunity

to be subsidized to attend the Canadian University Championships. Historically squash players have first picked up a racquet when they were attending university/college. It is with this in mind that we need to introduce these young people to the game of squash.

Instant Squash Program This program is set up to give new players to the game a chance to take some lessons, receive some squash equipment, be able to start playing safely and have some fun. Most of the equipment suppliers in BC will provide a package for the equipment depending on your desired needs. This program can be designed to fit any clubs needs in promoting the game of squash to its new members.

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A call to junior athletes has been sent out in July 2012 to athletes who will be U19 and U17 in February 2015. Starting in the fall of 2012, athletes will be assessed and invited to be part of the Squash BC CWG training Squad. There will be approximately 24 juniors invited in the initial year and the squad will be decreased till there will be a team of 8, 4boys and 4 girls with 2 boys and 2 girls as alternates.

The Gudewill Travel Fund ProgramThe Gudewill family has generously donated funds over the years to help juniors travel to out of province junior tournaments. The amount athletes receive depends on how well they do at the 3 main national tournaments, Alberta Jesters, Canadian Junior Open and the Canadian Junior Closed. Athlete results are kept for all 3 tournaments with a win in the main round being worth 1 point, a win in the silver round worth 0.5 points and a win in the bronze worth 0.25. The athletes are then compared with one

another and the funding is dispersed. Thank you to the Gudewill family. In Province Youth Travel FundingIn the years where Squash BC receives funding from the BC Government for youth travel, this program will come into effect. Athletes who are participating in Squash BC Junior programs like the Provincial and Regional Development Programs may apply for this funding.

External Sport Credits for High School StudentsThe External Sport Credentials Program (ESCP) gives students the opportunity to earn graduation credits for approved levels of competition as an athlete within squash in these categories:Athlete (10, 11, 12)

The Ministry of Education is responsible for the External Credentials program and the Sport Credits Portion of this program is administered and monitored by the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport.

The full descriptions of these programs can be found at www.squashbc.org and click on “Leagues,” “Calendar,” “Doubles,” or “Player Dev,”

LeaguesThere are leagues throughout the province of British Columbia. These leagues are organized by local/regional committees that work with Squash BC but are at arm’s length when it comes to

running and organizing the leagues based on local/regional needs. Squash BC provides rankings, a league organization program, insurance and other support for league organizers. Almost all leagues are volunteer run. The areas where leagues are run are Revelstoke League, Okanagan Squash League, Fraser Valley Squash League, Vancouver Squash League, Victoria Squash League, Comox Valley Squash

PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES

League. For further information on leagues, please visit our web site.

TournamentsSquash BC organizes the Calendar of Events every year for the squash players of BC. There are approximately 50 sanctioned tournaments throughout the province every year and these are organized by Pro’s and volunteers in Member Clubs. There are a myriad of different types of tournaments. They can be junior, team, masters, or all inclusive tournaments which include all age groups and genders playing against one another. These tournaments will be different categories and levels, Regional, Provincial, National and International. On the Calendar of Events there is a “Rating” column where Squash BC uses letters to denote the importance of the tournaments. More letters will indicate more ranking points for wins/losses within that tournament and more benefits received as in souvenirs, food offered etc.

Doubles Leagues/TournamentsThe Doubles Committee is responsible for promoting and furthering the game of doubles squash in all facilities with a doubles court in B.C. The program is responsible for organization and development of City League in Vancouver and help with the scheduling of doubles tournaments throughout the year. The program shall promote and encourage the development of doubles squash players at all skill levels and ages through the professional and volunteer coaches at member clubs. In the year 2012-13, club with doubles courts are, Hollyburn Country Club, Evergreen Squash Club, Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, Vancouver

Racquets Club and Sports Central.Canadian Masters Team Championships The Canadian Masters Team Championships are to be held on the second/third weekend of January of each year. Each team will consist of 4 men and 3 women. The men will have a 40+, 45+, 50+ & 55+ and the Women have a 40+, 45+ & 50+. (Teams may have 2 men 45+ but not 2 40+) Selection for the team is based on rankings and Squash BC will send out a notice in October to start to make the team up.

Canadian Men’s & Women’s Team Championships The Canadian Men’s and Women’s Teams will be held on the first weekend in January after New Years. The BC Men’s and Women’s teams will consist of the best 3 players of each gender we can field. An alternate will also be chosen for the teams should any player become injured or unable to play before the events. Selection for the teams is based on rankings and Squash BC will send out a notice in October to start to make the team up.

U23/Post-Secondary ProgramThe U23/Post-Secondary Squash Program has been developed throughout Canada as a program that will partner Post-Secondary Institutions with local clubs, Squash BC and Squash Canada. The program is primarily a grassroots initiative to promote squash to Post Secondary students as a life time sport. Squash BC has been subsidizing a BC University Championships within BC and from that Championships subsidize a number of athletes to travel to the Canadian University Championships.

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OFFICIATINGPROGRAMSThe rules of squash are probably the most talked about subject in squash. If we were to think logically about this topic, we would come to the conclusion that 50% of our competitive players should be certified officials. 50% of the players in a match will have to referee the next match!!!

Squash BC is part of a nation wide officiating program that has been set up and maintained for many years by Squash Canada and all member provinces like Squash BC. Part of your membership dues will go to the running of this program. Course conductors are constantly being trained. Officials are being assessed in all parts of Canada. New and old officials in the program have to be tracked so we know what level they are and what level of play they are qualified to do.

Squash BC runs two types of officiating clinics throughout the year. The Mini Rules Clinic is for players who have no wish to become a certified official but know they have to learn the rules in order to play the game. This clinic runs for one to two hours, (depending on the questions asked,) and can usually be done in an evening session. It will cover most everything you will need to know in order to referee a game after you win and what you are entitled to ask for as a player.

The second type of course is to become certified as an official. This is a bit longer process as there are a few more steps involved. The first part is a PowerPoint presentation that goes through the various aspects of an official’s job. This will cover everything from the proper way of keeping score through how to decide strokes and lets. After this presentation there will be a 40 question written test and then a practical test where you will be assessed officiating a match. A Provincial Examiner will deliver all of these components to becoming a certified official. Theses steps do not have to be done on the same day but it makes it a lot easier if you do. The length of this course will be four to five hours and is usually done on a weekend.

For a list of certified officials in BC please go to www.squashbc.org and “Officiating” in the grey bar.

Coaching In British Columbia.Squash BC has always maintained that every squash player deserves the best coach possible. We were one of the first sports to say coaches must be credible and certified at the level they are coaching. We have used the National Coaching Certification Program, (NCCP) as a cornerstone to achieving this goal. For a complete list of coaches who have taken courses and who has attained certification, please go to

www.squashbc.org and click on “Coaching” in the grey bar.

Coaching in BC and Canada is undergoing a change in the way coaches are taught how to coach and how they will be evaluated to become certified. . Key to these changes is a shift in emphasis from “what a coach knows” to “what a coach can do.” In the new, competency-based system, training and certification programs are based on the clearly defined needs of participants.

There are two streams of coaches, the Instruction Stream and the Competition Stream. The Instruction Stream is for volunteer coaches who want to help out with the local junior program. The Competition Stream is for coaches who wish to move on to coach higher level athletes or become a club professional.

There are two courses coaches have to take to become certified. The first course most people take will be a weekend course that will go through the steps of teaching players how to play squash. These courses start with the basics of hitting forehands, backhands and simple strategy to advanced strokes and strategy.

The other course is a theory course or a multi-sport module. These courses are offered around the province at various times during the year at local colleges

and recreation centres. The courses cover topics such as planning, nutrition, fitness training, ethics in sport, etc. You can take this course by correspondence if you can’t make a course in your area. (Once you pass a multi-sport module you will be able to use it for other sports as well.)

For more information and a schedule of the multi-sport module, go to www.coaches.bc.ca.

After the first theory course or for coaches in the old system who want to upgrade to the next level, coaches must take and pass the online “Making Ethical Decisions” test on the Coaching Association of Canada’s web site. Go to the link on the right side of this page. www.coach.ca.

The next step would to be evaluated giving instruction to a player at the appropriate level by a course facilitator and graded on your knowledge and ability to pass it on. After this you will be certified at this level and be able to move on to the next higher level.

For complete information on the Coaching program in BC and Canada go to Squash Canada’s web site:http://www.squash.ca/e/coaching/

2012 / 2013 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEDATES EVENT LOCATION RATING

SEPTEMBER14 - 16 Shawnigan Lake Junior Open Shawnigan Lake School JJ19 - 23 Early Bird Singles & Doubles Tournament Vancouver Racquets Club A28 - 30 2012 Tree Brewing Open Global Fitness, Kelowna AA28 - 30 Pacific Rim Open Racketlon Tournament Cedar Hill Squash Club, Victoria 28 - 30 Washington State Open Seattle Athletic Club

OCTOBER 11 - 14 Vancouver Island Open Cedar Hill Squash Club, Victoria AAA12 - 14 Wrightson Cup – Oregon State Squash Doubles Championships Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland 19 - 21 Evergreen Junior Squash Championships Evergreen Squash Club JJ20 - 20 World Squash Day 24 - 27 Halloween Open Team Championships Bentall Centre Athletic Club AA26 - 28 Bear's Den Classic Revelstoke Racquet Den AA27 - 28 Invitational Provincial/Regional Junior Squash Camps Victoria/Vancouver JJ

NOVEMBER 02 - 03 Cedar Hill Junior B Cedar Hill Squash Club, Victoria JJ03 My First Squash Tournament Ever Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club A06 - 11 Jericho’s BC Honda Open Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver AAA09 - 11 Oregon Singles Championships Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland 16 - 18 Western Canadian Doubles Evergreen Squash Club, North Van AAA16 - 18 VLTBC Junior Novice & B Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club J16 - 18 Alberta Jesters Junior Open The Glencoe Club, Calgary 23 - 25 Nelson Fall Classic Nelson Squash Club AA28 - 02 BC Open Championships Sport Central, Richmond AAAA

DECEMBER04 - 08 Gamble 100 & 75 Doubles Charity Event Vancouver Racquets Club AA08 - 11 Canadian Junior Open White Oaks, Niagara on the Lake 14 - 18 USA Junior Open USA

JANUARY04 - 06 Canadian Women's Teams Championships Victoria Squash Club

DATES EVENT LOCATION RATING

04 - 06 Canadian Men's Teams Championships Toronto, ON 05 - 05 Squash BC Planning Meeting Vancouver Racquets Club 08 - 13 Comfort Inn Squash Championships Evergreen Squash Club, North Van AAA18 - 20 Canadian Masters Team Championships Vancouver Racquets Club 18 - 20 BC Junior Open Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver JJ18 - 20 PRFC Open Penticton Racquets & Fitness Club AAA18 - 20 Seattle Open Seattle Athletic Club 19 - 19 BC Junior Open Novice Event Jericho Tennis Club 24 - 27 Fraser Valley Squash Championships Apollo Athletic Club, Abbotsford AA25 - 26 Independent School Championships Shawnigan Lake School 25 - 27 Pacific Coast Doubles Championships San Francisco

FEBRUARY31 - 03 Nanaimo Open Nanaimo Squash Club AA01 - 03 BC University Championships U of Victoria A02 - 03 Invitational Provincial/Regional Junior Squash Camps Victoria/Vancouver JJ08 - 10 National Bank Financial Winter Carnival Open Rosters Sports Club, Vernon AAA08 - 10 Rose City & Rose Bud Classic Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland 14 - 17 BC Jesters Pacific Northwest Junior Championships Cedar Hill Squash Club, Victoria JJ13 - 17 BC Jesters Doubles Vancouver Racquets Club AA16 "Smash it up" Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club A15 - 17 Sea to Sky Squamish Valley Squash Club AA20 - 24 Squash BC Closed Squash Championships Hollyburn Country Club AAAA28 - 03 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships

MARCH01 - 03 Squash BC Junior Closed Championships Nanaimo Squash Club JJJJ01 - 03 Canadian University Championships University of Toronto 08 - 10 Victoria City Squash Championships Victoria Squash Club A11 - 16 King of the Courts Bonsor Recreation, Burnaby AA19 - 24 BC Open Doubles & Mixed Doubles Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club AAAA

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SQUASH BC’SOFFICIAL TOURNAMENTS

SCHEDULE con’tDATES EVENT LOCATION RATING

22 - 24 Sport Central C/D/E Classic Sport Central, Richmond A21 - 24 Comox Valley Easter Bunny Tournament Lewis Centre/Comox Valley Squash Club AA22 - 24 Nelson No Frills Nelson Squash Club AA

APRIL03 - 07 Pacific Coast Open Squash Tournament Vancouver Racquets Club AAA05 - 06 Pacific Coast Junior B Vancouver Racquets Club JJ05 - 07 Alberta Open Glencoe Club, Calgary 05 - 07 Canadian Doubles Championships B&R Club, Toronto 12 - 14 Sport Central Junior Open Sport Central, Richmond JJ18 - 21 Canadian Junior Nationals Sport Central, Richmond 25 - 28 Pac Rim Squash Championships Victoria Squash Club AAA

MAY01 - 05 Canadian Squash Championships TBD 17 - 20 Clearly Contacts Whistler Open Meadow Park, Whistler 25 - 25 Squash BC Annual General Meeting JUNE08 - 08 The Sixth Annual High Game Tournament Arbutus Club, Vancouver

JULY05 - 07 W.I.J, Joe Hattori Memorial FundraIser Global Fitness, Kelowna 15 - 21 Evergreen Summer Doubles Evergreen Squash Club, North Vancouver AA26 - 28 SquashFEST Lakeshore Racquets Club, Summerland

AUGUST21 - 25 Sun & Surf Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver

Singles summer tournaments will not be used for ranking purposesEvents with letters in the rating column are Squash BC Sanctioned Events

SQUASHBC PROVINCIAL

CHAMPIONSHIPS

The BC Open is open to all players including those living outside of the province. The tournament takes place in November and has been hosted by Sport Central for the last three years. It is a AAAA ranked tournament with prize money for Open categories.

The BC Closed The BC Closed Championships takes place in February and has been hosted by Arbutus for much of the last 10 years. In March 2013 the championships will be hosted by the Hollyburn Country Club. The BC Closed is open to players of all ages and must meet the following criteria:• Athletes must be members of Squash BC• Athletes must have been physically resident in BC and maintained their primary address in BC for 12 months preceding a closed championship.• Athletes must be Canadian Citizens or Landed Immigrants or have applied for Landed Immigrant status preceding a closed championship.

The BC Junior Closed The BC Junior Closed takes place in March and has been hosted by Hollyburn Country Club for the last 10 years. In March 2013 the championships will be hosted by the Nanaimo Squash. The BC Junior Closed is open to players under 19 as of the last day of the tournament and must meet the following criteria: • Athletes must be members of Squash BC• Athletes must have been physically resident in BC and maintained their primary address in BC for 12 months preceding a closed championship.• Athletes must be Canadian Citizens or Landed Immigrants or have applied for Landed Immigrant status preceding a closed championship.

The BC Junior Open is open to all players under 19 as of the last day of the tournament including those living outside of the province. The tournament takes place in January and has been hosted by Jericho Tennis Club for the last five years.

The 2012 BC Junior Squash Championships were held at Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver March 2 - 4, 2012.

2012 marked the 10th anniversary of the Hollyburn Country Club hosting the BC Junior Championships.

Events included:Boys and Girls Main ~ Under 19, 17, 15, 13, 11Boys and Girls 'B' ~ Under 19, 17, 15, 13, 11

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The BC Junior Open Championships (“Unsquashable”) were hosted by The Jericho Tennis club with matches also being played at the Arbutus Club. The event took place from January 20 - 22, 2012.

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SQUASH BC’SEYEGUARD POLICYSquash BC follows the Eyeguards policy set out by Squash Canada. Although neither Squash BC nor Squash Canada mandate the use of eyeguards for adults, we strongly recommend that every squash player in BC wear them. If you think playing with eyeguards hinders your game, try playing squash with one eye?

Eyeguard Certification PolicyThat only protective eyewear appearing on the Squash Canada list of acceptable eyeguards meeting the ASTM designation F803 (Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Use by Players of Racket Sports), shall be allowable at any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned event where the use of protective eyewear is mandatory.

Junior Eyeguard PolicyThat all juniors who are members in good standing of Squash Canada/BC shall appropriately wear eyeguards which are on Squash Canada’s list of acceptable protective eyewear, in any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned events and on-court activities for which they receive funding from Squash Canada/BC, or activities where they are members of a Canadian/Provincial Team or Squad.

Doubles Policy:That it is strongly recommended that all players shall appropriately wear eyeguards, which are on Squash Canada’s list of acceptable protective eyewear, in any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned Doubles and Mixed Doubles Events.

For a complete list of “Acceptable Protective Eyewear,” go tohttp://www.squash.ca/e/about/policies/eyeguard_policy09.pdf

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BC CLOSED PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2011 BC Closed Championships took place the last weekend of February at the Arbutus Club with over 120 participants. For a full list of all event winners and runner-ups, please go to http://www.squashbc.org/?page_id=305

Women’s OpenCarolyn Russell

Men’s OpenViktor Berg

Men’s 40+Matt Fahey

Men’s 50+Mark O’Neill

Men’s 60+Steve Jacobs

Men’s AJustin McGaw

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CHAMPIONSHIPS

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SQUASH BC’S ANNUAL AWARDSThe Marketing and Communications program within Squash BC encompasses many areas. One of the areas that Squash BC works very hard to maintain is the “Awards” section. Every year Squash BC hands out awards to deserving individuals, such as those following, who have shown excellence in volunteering, sportsmanship and athletic ability. Recipients of the Squash BC Awards for 2011-12 are

The Jack Larsen Award

Dan Lindsay of Courtenay is the recipient of the 2012 Squash BC Jack Larsen Trophy for service to squash in BC. In the

words of his nominators, “Dan has almost singlehandedly managed tournaments, leagues and social events that helped grow the league in the Comox Valley to be one of increasing health and popularity. He works hard to ensure that we are organized and personally backed coaching and refereeing clinics to improve referee and player knowledge and capability. He has been instrumental in helping the junior program and endorsing the school involvement in that program which has been very successful. He has been key to the growth and maintenance of the Comox Valley Squash Club including communicating the needs with city planners in our quest to upgrade the facility. He is without a doubt deserving of this recognition”.John Roche, Past President of Squash BC, was present at the dinner on Saturday night of the annual Easter Bunny tournament to present the award. When John announced that Dan was the recipient of the award, the audience of about 100 squash players instantly leapt to their feet and gave Dan a well deserved extended standing ovation. When calls of “speech, speech” rang out, he was truly taken aback and speechless, a rare moment indeed!! Congratulations, Dan.

The Presidents PlateThe Presidents Plate was presented to Vancouver Racquets Club for their support of squash over the years. VRC has in the past year volunteered courts to the Coastal Squash program which is a squash and education program for the inner city kids in Vancouver. VRC has also been a very good landlord to Squash BC over the past 9 years and has always been a consistent advertiser within the Squash BC web site and the Squash Book. Owen Smith, the president of VRC accepted the award on behalf of VRC. Thank you VRC and congratulations.

The Ernie Rogers Bowl

After 3 years of hard training, Squash

BC’s Canada Winter Games teams brought home the hardware. We are very proud of what our junior players have accomplished and next time you see any of them you should give them a hearty congratulations.

The girl’s team comprising of Abby Foster (shown here with coach Jeff Boag), Nicole Bunyan, Brynn Daniels and Lindsay Seginson brought home the GOLD MEDAL with a 2 point victory over Ontario. For those of you who don’t understand how close this was, after 4 matches the teams were tied in matches won, 2 all. They were also tied in games won so they had to count up the number of points won/lost for all four players. When you hear the adage that every point counts, now you know why.

Jeff Boag and Rebecca Vassilakakis spent many hours with the athletes in Halifax coaching, mentoring and chaperoning these athletes so they would have an experience to be remembered for a life time. Thank you Jeff and Rebecca.Once again, congratulations to the Squash BC CWG Girls Team.

The John Burris Memorial AwardThis year the John Burris Memorial Award was awarded to Mark O’Neill. People who have played Mark know that he is very sportsmanlike on court while being a competitor who doesn’t give an inch and will try with all his being. Mark is very deserving of this award, congratulations Mark.

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The Massey Goolden Trophy The Massey Goolden Trophy is designated to honour junior players for achievement combined with sportsmanship.

This year the young woman who won showed these qualities in abundance. Abby Foster is one of the top ranked junior girls in the country and that she can combine that with being one of the most sportsmanlike players like is a great accomplishment.

Congratulations Abby for representing BC in such a positive light.

The Junior Service AwardThe Junior Service Award is presented to an individual who has unselfishly inspired, coached or mentored Junior squash players.

This year Brian McGaw is the recipient of the Junior Service Award. Brian has worked very hard organizing junior squash in the Victoria area and junior squash for Squash BC. Brian helps run the Shawnigan Lake Junior tournament and has organized the Provincial Training Camps for Squash BC. Brian is an integral part of the junior squash in BC. Thank you Brian for all your hard work.

The Ken Cummane AwardThe Ken Cummane Award for the “Club Challenge Winner” goes to the club/organization who donates the most to the 2020 Fund throughout the year. A club can raise funds using any legal method they wish. This year the award was won by the High Game held at the Arbutus Club. The High Game tournament over its 7 years has raised over $11,000.00. This year the amount was just over $2200.00. Squash BC would like to thank Allan Brown and Morley Jamison for all the work they have put into the High Game over the years.

Sport BC’s Presidents AwardSport BC’s annual “Presidents Awards” promote and celebrate the spirit of volunteerism by giving member organizations an opportunity to acknowledge and thank an individual

who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to their organization.Forty-four of BC’s key sport volunteers were in the spotlight at Sport BC’s 18th Annual Presidents’ Awards. The Presidents’ Awards give BC’s Provincial Sport Organizations an opportunity to showcase those individuals who make a significant, and often unheralded, contribution to their sport.

Paul Marley had a dream a number of years ago of bringing pro squash back to Vancouver. Seven years ago, he started with a small $5000 prize pot, where local squash fans were treated to seeing World Ranked PSA players in the 50-125 battle it out. It was the best squash many of us had seen in years.

This past January, we saw a half dozen of

the top 20 players in the world come to North Vancouver! The prize money has been raised from $30,000 in 2011 to $50,000 in 2012. That brings in the top players and makes the draw very competitive.

Paul serves as manager of the volunteer team that does everything from host and drive pro players, run an amateur tourney, install bleachers, get info about squash into the media, etc, etc.. How many hours does Paul volunteer on the tournament each year? We don’t know but it’s a lot.

Volunteer support is also very tough to come by these days, and the tournament was on the cusp on being cancelled two years ago because of the lack of volunteer support. However, Paul worked tirelessly in recruiting new blood to his committee, and the legacy lives on.Paul was asked why he does all this work year after year. He says, the game has been good to me and good for me. I just want to give back.Squash BC is honoured to award the Sport BC Presidents Award to Paul Marley.

Squash Canada’s Certificate of Achievement AwardThe 2011-12 Squash Canada Certificate of Achievement Award was presented to John Roche. John has been instrumental in organizing and promoting squash in Victoria, all of British Columbia and Canada. John started his volunteering in squash at his local club, Cedar Hill Squash Club in Victoria. He was then asked to become a zone rep for Squash BC and from there he became President

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SQUASH BC’SEYEGUARD POLICYSquash BC follows the Eyeguards policy set out by Squash Canada. Although neither Squash BC nor Squash Canada mandate the use of eyeguards for adults, we strongly recommend that every squash player in BC wear them. If you think playing with eyeguards hinders your game, try playing squash with one eye?

Eyeguard Certification PolicyThat only protective eyewear appearing on the Squash Canada list of acceptable eyeguards meeting the ASTM designation F803 (Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Use by Players of Racket Sports), shall be allowable at any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned event where the use of protective eyewear is mandatory.

Junior Eyeguard PolicyThat all juniors who are members in good standing of Squash Canada/BC shall appropriately wear eyeguards which are on Squash Canada’s list of acceptable protective eyewear, in any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned events and on-court activities for which they receive funding from Squash Canada/BC, or activities where they are members of a Canadian/Provincial Team or Squad.

Doubles Policy:That it is strongly recommended that all players shall appropriately wear eyeguards, which are on Squash Canada’s list of acceptable protective eyewear, in any Squash Canada/BC sanctioned Doubles and Mixed Doubles Events.

For a complete list of “Acceptable Protective Eyewear,” go tohttp://www.squash.ca/e/about/policies/eyeguard_policy09.pdf

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Do you have someone that you think is deserving of recognitionby the squash community? Please visit our website (look under “About Us”) and read the descriptions of our annual awards and review the lists of past participants.

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of Squash BC. After his stint with SquashBC he became VP of Finance for Squash Canada.

To say that John is deserving of this award is an understatement. Congratulations John and thank you for all your volunteer work.

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BC JESTERS

Dave AdamsBruce AlexanderLarry ArmstrongRobert ArmstrongRashid AzizTim BaleEric BarclayIan BeardmoreHarry Bell-lrvingViktor BergBill BowenThomas BrinkmanLynn BromanAllan BrownWinston CabellRuth CastellinoKeith ClarkGavin CooperBrian CoverntonCathy CoverntonGreg DesaulniersNeil DesaulniersSimon DoreyRob ForrestJim Geddes

Barry GiffordDavid GoldsmithTony GoodsonPhil GreenMike GreenwoodRyan HaiderChris HarleyMark HeaneyJohn HungerfordMichael JacksonSteve JacobsRahim JessaMartin KaffkaGeraint KhanTarek KhanKevin KyddMike LeckieDavid LemanAndrew LynnDoug MacDougallScott MacInnisKen MackenrotPaul MarleyTim MartinRichard Martin

Brian McGawlan McNeilMarvin MizinskiGeorge MorfittRod NicollsJohn OsburnRoger OvensRobert PaceyGerry PoultonAdam RadziminskiMark RidgewayJohn RocheBruce RussellBrooke SiverBob SmartRussell SmithPaul StevensonDavid ThomBen ThomasMark ThompsonHenry TregiliasSue WastieHugh WoolleyJohn Zaplatynsky

The Jesters were founded in England in 1929 by a schoolboy, Jock Burnett, who wished to encourage the playing of racquet sports. The Jesters in England play not just squash, but also tennis, real tennis, fives and racquets. There is an active fixture list in all these sports which are played against other clubs and schools.

The Jesters is now a worldwide organization of over 3,000 members, most of whom are squash players. There are members in all Canadian provinces. Members are elected locally by the membership and candidates are selected on the basis of playing ability, sportsmanship and contribution to the game of squash.

The BC Jesters meet on a social basis on a regular basis. We are actively involved with promoting junior squash, university play and host an annual doubles tournament.