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With immediate effect Conduit Road is closed and there is NO vehicle access to the squash courts for about 2 weeks.
You are requested not to park in Conduit Road and use the School Car Park (display your car pass) when using the Squash Courts. Also be advised that there will no pedestrian access from Conduit Road to the courts for a period next week, during this time access to the Squash Courts will only available from the School Tennis Courts to the back of the Squash Courts.
Please be reminded that whilst the construction work is ongoing you are not permitted to park outside the squash courts until after 6pm during Monday to Friday. This includes school holidays.
Squash Club members are permitted to use the Main School car park off East Street and take the short walk up Conduit Road to reach the courts.
A reminder to you all that we hold Junior Squash Coaching Sessions every Sunday with “Beginners” starting at 2pm and “Intermediates” starting at 3pm. Further details in previous article.
Please encourage your children/grandchildren to come along and join us and have lots of fun.
We will also be holding Parent and Child evenings with a taster session on Friday 24th June commencing at 7pm.
Come along and play against your child.
Members now have the opportunuity to book courts online at http://uk.slotreserve.com
For the trial period, only 2 courts are available to book online. The trial period will be reviewed in February/March 2011 to assess whether to proceed with extending the online facility to all 4 courts or whether to revert back to the stamps and booking sheets.
If you have any comments or queries during the trial period please let us know.
*UPDATE 18th MARCH 2011*
79% of the votes cast requested to move to all 4 courts being booked online. We will now move to all courts to be booked online effective March 28th.
Juniors start by learning ball skills.
Juniors develop co-operatively before progressing to competing games.
Whether your child has tried Squash before or not, they are most welcome to come along and see if they enjoy themselves in these action packed sessions! The ‘Beginners’ Junior sessions are lots of fun with games, routines and basic racket and ball control being taught. Your 5 year old son or daughter could have the potential to become a future World Champion! They will love the experience of being on a proper Squash Court!
The ‘Intermediates’ Junior sessions are for the existing players wanting to develop their game and improve their fitness. These sessions are more Squash specific where new shots are learnt using the correct techniques. Your child will get to play matches against other junior players and even get to challenge the Coach!
The cost is just £4.00 per child per hourly session. The Coach Leckie Dow will be on hand before and after the Junior sessions to discuss any points you wish to raise about your son or daughters progress.
Junior ‘Beginners’ (ages 5-9) 14.00-15.00pm
Junior ‘Intermediates’ (ages 9-15) 15.00-16.00pm
Would any parents/Guardians of any Juniors who are thinking of coming along to our Sunday Afternoon Junior Coaching Session FOR THE FIRST TIME please contact Leckie Dow beforehand on 07773 347541 leckiedow@yahoo.com so that registration can be carried out in advance.
Stamford Squash Club No.1 Spencer ‘Bez’ Beresford also plays for the RAF squash team, and on a recent tour to Hong Kong bumped into none other than the legendary ex-Stamford player Mike Ferriera, now moved on from New York and living and working in Honkers.
Mike Ferriera (Left) and Spencer 'Bez' Beresford meet in Hong Kong.
The RAF Team (which also included yet another ex-Stamford player, now moved to Anglesey, Glynn Williams) played against local clubs including the Hong Kong Football Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong Squash Centre and the Ladies Recreational Club (LRC) where Bez played Mike (losing 3-0).
To mark the fixture, Bez bravely asked for, and received, dispensation to play in the Stamford strip pictured here, rather than the RAF Team strip, for that match. It may not have helped him win, but he would certainly have looked good.
Hi all,
Now that the Squash League and Competition Season is just about over, it’s time to look to the coming year.
Firstly, we can announce the appointment of a new squash coach at the club, a specialist in Junior Coaching: Ian (‘Leckie’) Dow*.
Leckie is a Level 2 England Squash Coach, meaning that he is qualified to teach squash to juniors (including Mini-squash, for which he has all the equipment) and adults alike, is covered by England Squash and Racketball Insurance and has all the relevant ancillary certificates and clearances (CRB, Child Protection, First Aid etc).
Leckie will be starting Junior Squash Coaching sessions on Sunday Afternoons from May this year.
GROUPS
The coaching is split into two ability groups – beginner and Intermediate.
HOW MUCH?
The cost will be £4 per pupil per week for a 10-week course .
WHEN?
We are intending to start this on Sunday Afternoons in early May, and can accept a maximum of 16 pupils, so first come first served.
Schedules
Sunday Afternoons
Juniors Beginners 14.00-15.00pm
Juniors Intermediate: 15.00-16.00pm
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE by contacting Leckie Dow.
Would anyone having contact with any local schools please also pass this information on to the school/parents.
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RACKETBALL COACHING
It’s the fastest growing sport in the UK, is all the fun of squash but without the explosive speed and fitness – ideal for those who are looking to keep fit with all the fun but a less aggressive game.
Qualified Coach. Saturday mornings from 11.30 (for one hour or longer by arangement. Equipment supplied. £4 per hour per member.
SPECIAL OFFER! THIS IS FREE TO NON-MEMBERS (please pass this information on to non-members – unfortunately England Squash and Racketball are not offering this deal to existing Squash Club members).
Schedules
Racketball: To be announced.
New players please phone Leckie Dow beforehand on 07773 347541 so that registration can be carried out in advance.
Equipment provided – just turn up in court clothing and clean trainers
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CLUB NIGHT
We will be starting Club Nights again soon, Thursday evenings from 7pm. £1 per member, £2 for non-members, all welcome, refreshments included.
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*More information on Leckie here.
The Club is currently looking at the possibility of funding a squash clinic for the more novice & newer Club Members in the very near future.
If you are interested, please add your name & contact details to the list located on the court booking display boards at the Club or contact Neal Adams at NealandPam@aol.com
With all the snow that has fallen recently many may have been put off by the journey to the squash club for a squash match, but whilst it may have been chilly (it’ll be good when those court heaters are sorted!) it’s still good to have a knock about. So as an ode to the heaters, the slightly amended lyrics to Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Tis snowing outside - must soon be Christmas!
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But stamford squash courts are delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
The heaters are nearly freezing!
The school kids must be holidaying,
The heat is turned down very low!!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
I would rather the sun actually came out,
Then the heaters would not really matter,
But I do like to see the snow,
so, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
We’ll just have to warm up harder,
So that we can play a really good game,
We’ll run around a bit farther,
Now I’m glad I came.
The view from the club window.
The ball is slowly dying,
And, my friend, we’re still playing,
But as long as you hit it back at me,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Merry
Christmas
Everybody
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
At last we are able to bring some good news about the squash courts.
The Squash Club Committee has approved expenditure to sand the floors and paint the walls (with squash court paint) of courts 2 and 3. This funding comes from club reserves built up during the past years.
This refurbishment will vastly improve the game quality for players as the floors and walls were becoming very slippery.
Court 4 is also scheduled to have a completely new floor fitted and walls painted as soon as possible during the coming Christmas / New Year period, but no firm date has been set yet.
All being well we will have four top quality courts to play on by the first week or two of 2010.
Heating
During the school holiday period (11th Dec – 3rd Jan incl) when the school is not using the courts during the day the courts can become extremely cold. Accordingly, during the holiday period, the court fan heaters will be switched on at 4.30 every day to warm the courts up before the usual start time of 5.30.
PLEASE NOTE: During the school holiday period the squash courts are available for booking ALL DAY weekdays and weekends, but unfortunately the heating will only come on at 4.30.
(This situation is being addressed and we hope to be able to come to a more satisfactory arrangement soon)
Squash Court Booking on the Internet
Martin Brewin and Simon Barker have been asked to review the various products and systems available for the Committee and we hope to be able to implement an internet/web-based court booking system early in the New Year. (For those who don’t have internet there will be a facility at the club to book courts as well).
Best regards,
Martin