News about squash (the sport) in Arizona and nearby
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It is holiday time in most of the world, and for most squash players, so getting out of squash shape or staying in good squash shape is a concern for most committed players – no matter what level they play at. To help squash coaches understand detraining click this link for a concise summary I am going to go over a real example from my Smith College Squash Team.
via Squash Detraining: A College Example « Science of Coaching Squash.
You have heard about it , well we are now taking entries!!!
TEQUILA DON RAMON SOUTHWEST OPEN SQUASH TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 23RD – 26TH TEMPE, AZ
Not long now before a first in Arizona history there will be a full scale women’s professional tour event (WISPA). Complementing this, at the request of the US Squash Women’s Committee, a women’s 3 a-side event will take place as a warm-up to the Howe Cup November 5th-7th, Rye, NY. This will be great preparation for those planning to send teams to NY but it will also give the women of Arizona a chance to see and learn about the benefits of squash and some of the best amateur players in the USA.
Not forgetting the men, they will also have a part in the Tequila Don Ramon Southwest Open Squash with their own divisions of 2.5 to 6.0 level of players. The Tournament will be played at Life Time Fitness, 1616 W Ruby Drive, Tempe, where there are 4 international courts. The Club will also close off one of the two basketball courts thus allowing the squash players more room to stretch, food areas, tournament director’s work station, kids’ bouncy castle and a players’ video booth. Read the rest of this entry »
Time flies and it will soon be time for the Summer Games, the event will again be held at Life Time Fitness in Tempe June 4th-6th.
This time we will have an Olympic format which means you are guaranteed 3 matches with a maximum of 5. For those of you who remember the format from 2 years ago there will be a slight change Last time we ad 2 groups of 32 n A and a B group, it will be the same again but the last 8 from the A group and the top 8 from the B group will merge into one (potentially meaning 6 matches for that division) Sign up using the rating system and then the top 32 will go into the A division and the next 32 in the B’s. First 64 players only
EXTRA NEWS I have been asked to add a junior novice section so your wishes have been granted, there is an extra division and it is free to juniors
All players who enter before May 1st will go into a prize draw for a gift card to The Cheesecake Factory Attached is the link http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=6896
Thanks TIna
| March 12, 2010 | to | March 14, 2010 |
When: March 12th \0×2013 March 14th
Where: Midtown Sports & Wellness 4100 Prospect Ave NE, Albuquerque
What:Levels 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, at least 2 matches + t-shirt, food, drinks, competition and atmosphere + open EZ ball division.
How Much: $35 + $15 fee for non USSRA members for 4.0 & 5.0 divisions, $10 for each additional division
Who: Everybody who\0x2019s anybody
\0x07You are invited to the premieriest squash tournament in the Q. The cost of entry will be 35 bucks, and those who aren\0x2019t members of the USSRA will have to pay an additional 15 dollar fee if they are in the 4.0 or 5.0 divisions. Checks should be made out to Piers Sharman and sent to 1911 Quail Run Road, Albuquerque, NM 87122.
You might consider joining the USSRA (ussquash.com, click join on top menu bar), But even if you don\0x2019t I\0x2019ll ask you to create a USSRA account(same address as before), which is free and allows tracking of results, rankings etc.
Matches will be best of five, PAR 11 scoring, losers will be asked to referee the next match, goggles will be required, and we will be playing with the double yellow dot ball. (2.0 division can use the EZ ball if they prefer).
You will be responsible for selecting the division you are in, as I cannot possibly guess everybody\0x2019s skill. Use the linked description of the levels (google \0x201Csquash ratings system\0x201D)to determine where you fit.
Please fill out the entry form below to make your entry official. I prefer to receive forms by email at piers@sharman.us, though you can mail hardcopies to the same address as the checks should you wish. Entry deadline will be February 26th.
Hope to see you all come March.
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First Name: Last Name: Gender: US Squash Number & Expiration Date: Birth Date: Address: City: State: Zip: Email Address: Phone No.: Desired Division: T-Shirt Size:
| March 26, 2010 | to | March 28, 2010 |
15th Annual March Madness Tournament
March 26th – 28th
All players guaranteed 5 matches
Draw is limited to 64 players
Santa Barbara Athletic Club 520 Castillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel. (805) 966-6147 Fax (805) 963-5796 Email: squash@wcaclubs.com
| February 9, 2010 | to | February 14, 2010 |
We are delighted to bring you LIVE and FREE coverage of the most prestigious National Championships in the World with the British National Championships 2010.We don’t believe that you should pay to watch squash live, so log on and catch some of the best players in the World go head-to-head at the National Squash Centre in Manchester whenever you wish on the official National Championships website or at our own site at www.LiveSquash.tv
via Welcome to 247.TV.
(5) Outreach to the Athletic Club Business. US squash needs to put a focus on putting a face on the squash business and making commercial club owners encouraged to install squash, and comfortable about the decision to install squash. Help those businesses get the word out about their facilities. (see above) encourage all kinds of events that build up competition between clubs and so forth. John Nimick pleaded with the squash adminstrators to focus on this activity, in an open meeting he held with squash "thought leaders" some seven years ago. His pleadings were ignored.
via How to get adult competitive squash in the US on an upward cycle by Ron Beck, SquashTalk.com.
I really think points 4 and 5 are the crux of the problem.
| December 18, 2009 | to | December 20, 2009 |
From Tina
I have been asked also to give you notice of another tournament being held at The Camelback Village Club (44th street and Camelback) which is being sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. There will be prize money for the different divisions. The dates are December 18th-20th so keep those days free. When I get more info I will send it out, or if you want to know more now please email Judi Buterbaugh at jbuterbaugh@dmbclubs.com or Roy Ollier at rollier@cox.net
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There have been a number of events streamed live over the past few weeks. Right now it’s the Men’s World Championships.
Decent picture. Low bandwidth usage.
Dateline March 19th – Squashtalk has learned that on March 10th Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U. S. SQUASH, formally informed the leaders of the National Capital SRA, a 35-year member of the national association centered in the metropolitan Washington D. C. area, that it will no longer be recognized as a U. S. SQUASH district as a consequence of National Capital’s vote earlier this month to offer its 450 members the option of obtaining a local-only membership (as opposed to having to join U.S. SQUASH as well).
via USA Squash stops relationship with National Capital Squash district.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Naren Velu (9-0) | Francis Harney | Eun-Jeong Lee |
| 2nd | Larry Kaye (6-4) | John Stavrinides | Chris Janton |
| 3rd | Peter Reinthal (5-6) | Adam Katz | Sara Birkemeirer |
Other participants:
A division – Bijan Houshmand
B division – Dan Hubner, Lynn Nadel and Ricardo Ruiz
C division – Meghna Kanakagiri and Aaron Leonard
Thanks to everyone who played. Thanks to the Grand Canyon State Games.
Special thanks to Peter Reinthal for all of his hard work making this tournament happen.
Meghna Kanakagiri and Sara Birkemeirer with Commissioner Reinthal
Francis Harney - 1st Place - B (on the right)
(l) Eun-Jeong Lee - 1st Place C
(l) Adam Katz - 3rd Place - B
(l) Eun-Jeong Lee - 1st Place C - (r) Chris Janton - 2nd Place C
Sara Birkemeirer - 3rd Place C
| December 20, 2008 | to | December 23, 2008 |
Juniors Championship
From the WSF Annual General Meeting held last week.
Earlier, in one of the most controversial issues handled at an AGM in recent years, the delegates voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new universal ‘Point A Rally’ scoring system for Squash, to 11 points per game – as is currently the case in the professional game for both men and women. The sport’s new official scoring system will come into effect from 1 April 2009.
From Ontario Squash
WHAT IS PAR 11 SCORING?PAR 11 is played best of five games to 11 points, with points being scored irrespective of which player serves. Where the score reaches ten all, the game will be won by two clear points (which will be expressed as 11-10, irrespective of the actual score, in the way that tennis tie breaks are written as 7-6).
Note that the PSA and WISPA gave up on the 11-10 (x-y) reporting of scores. Too hard. They simply list the actual scores of the game, e.g. 14-12.
Squash Canada – The Squash Official (TSO):
The Squash Official for April 2008 And so begins the end – of this season. They say that if people really understood each other, they would never agree. Is mutual misunderstanding the key to our success in demystifying the rules of Squash?
It’s been a while. I haven’t seen a paper copy of the TSO in years. Thought that Barry had “retired”.
A wonderful take on the game of squash with valuable information and some fun as well.
The first weekend of the Grand Canyon State Games is finished.
Complete tournament coverage is available here
The media reports are well done. Try some here.
I found the options of “By Division” and “All Tournament Matches” worked well.
Congratulations to all of the participants.
The Board of the Professional Squash Association has decided to revise the reporting of its scoring system with effect from 1 June.
The PSA’s move in August 2004 to reduce of the points in a game from 15 to 11 transformed men’s professional squash – making the sport more attacking, more exciting, and considerably enhancing its spectator and television appeal. Read the rest of this entry »
World Rankings, Calendars, News
Squash is one of the most “open” sports, a sport in which players must effectively read, react, and make decisions in a constantly changing environment. Why then do most coaches run “closed” training sessions where no decisions are necessary?
See how ready my racquet is? I actually saw this picture between games (I guess you could call that coaching) and I changed my “approach”.
Wound up losing in 5 after being down 2-0.
Squash club brings international sport – Sports
An hour of squash is estimated to burn between 700 and 1,000 calories, 70 percent more than either tennis or racquetball.“Because the court’s a lot smaller and the ball doesn’t bounce nearly as much, the game is played at a much faster pace,” Russell said.
drop me a line – azsra-webmaster at us-squash.org relevance is logged on scan
Welcome to Arizona, Marty.
To all the readers – does anyone know if Marty won the U.S. Championships any other times than in 1997, 1998, and 2000?
A look at what’s happening today in squash—around the US and around the world. The latest from the USSRA, PSA, WISPA, juniors and intercollegiates…Egypt makes it a double with World Jr Team Championship, US finishes 13th…Ashour leads Egypt into World Junior Mens finals against Pakistan while American Mark Froot takes US closer to 13th…World Junior Mens Quarterfinalists set—US Junior Men to
There are lots of things happening on the site that look new to me. I visit the site maybe once every 6 months. Looks like I’ll have to more frequently. Maybe they’ll get an RSS feed going
The Arizona Squash Championships just finished and were a great success.50 players came from all over the state and in the end the final results were as follows-
6.0/5.5 Roy Ollier def Gary John 3/0 5.0 Alan Knobloch def Darin Randles 3/2 4.5 Marwan Maalouf def Jeff Beraznik 3/1 4.5 cons Thierry Zerbib def Joe Acton (injury in 4th game) 4.0 Bart Mcguire def Laura Nastasia 3/1 3.5 Mike Hester def Eddy Stride 3/0 3.5 cons Jeff Wolf def Jim Franklin 3/1 2.5 Ross Mason def Clay Hill 3/1 2.5 cons Nancy Marshall def Arnie Calica 3/0 Junior – Gordon Silverman,winner 25+ Men Dave Foley def Arnie Calica 3/0 25+ Women Fran Brierley def Betsy Foley 3/0
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AZSRA and Village Health Clubs and Spas Present
The 2006 Arizona State Squash Championships “Springtime in the Desert” Feb. 17th – 19th
Venues: D.C. Ranch, Camelback and Gainey Village Clubs
Entry Fee: $40.00 Includes: prizes, t-shirt, refreshments and party on Saturday night)
Juniors Fee: $30.00
Saturday Dinner Guest Fee: $15.00
Entry Deadline: February 13, 2006 (Call Wednesday, Feb. 15th after 5pm for start times)
Hotel: Call Roy for options
Tournament Director: Roy Ollier (602) 350-5173 or rollier@cox.net
The entry form (click here for the Adobe Acrobat printable form) is available.
Being held February 17-19, 2006 in the Phoenix area.
The entry form (click here for the Adobe Acrobat printable form) is now available.
Hope to see you all in February
HALLOWEEN IN THE DESERT – The first Annual PHOENIX OPEN October 28,29,30, 2005 Pro invitational, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0, 3.5, 2.5, over 50 and Novice. Come play and party in the Valley of the Sun! Contact Roy Ollier for more information: rollier@cox.net or 602-350-5173
The 9th “Not The Vegetable” Squash Tournament -October 21-23, 2005 -El Gancho Swim Fitness and Racquet Club, Santa Fe New Mexico -Sanctioned by the US Squash Racquets Association -Sponsored by Head Racquet Sports and the New Mexico Squash Racquets Association -Sanctioned draws: Men 5.5, 4.5, 3.5, 2.5, Men’s 50+. Additional draws for Women and Juniors -Hospitality: Reception Friday night at El Gancho Squash courts. Continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday, Lunch on Saturday. Margaritas and Squash Hors d’oeuvres Saturday evening during the semifinals. -Entry Fee: $45, first division, add $10 for 2nd division, add $15 USSRA fee for non USSRA members in sanctioned draws. (Membership in the NMSRA/USSRA is available, $45) -Name -Address -Phone:(h,w,c,f) -Email: -USSRA # -DOB -Circle division(s) 5.5, 4.5, 3.5, 2.5, 50+, Women’s, Juniors -Inquires, entries and check payable to Walter Burke PO Box 914, Santa Fe, NM 87504. 505-920-0645, 505-473-1080 fax, email: hrssqsh@aol.com. -Entry deadline, February 8, 2005 -Starting times available 11am October 20th by email, or from Walter, 505-920-0645. -Draws may be combined. -Official ball, Dunlop Green Dot. -Protective eyewear mandatory. -Winner to referee next match. -Directions to El Gancho, 104 Old Las Vegas Hwy: From I-25 take exit 284. Turn right onto Old Las Vegas Highway, go 1.1 miles to El Gancho on the left.
Your Mother always said, “Don’t play with your vegetables, Play Squash!”
GCSG Tucson Schedule
Saturday
Time Court 1 Court 2 1.15pm C event Quarter-finals 1Joey Schmeider vs Carlton Rebeske C event Quarter-finals 2Chris Janton vs Mike Evans 2.00pm C event Quarter-finals 3John Evans vs Lance Laburn C event Quarter-finals 4Lee Hilton vs TBC 2.45pm B event Quarter-finals 1Tina Fuselli vs Ron Boutte B event Quarter-finals 2Weston Montrose vs Manuel Gadea 3.30pm B event Quarter-finals 3Jay Gould vs Rony Ben-Dov B event Quarter-finals 4Joe Schneider vs TBC 4.15pm A event Quarter-finals 1Larry Kaye vs Darin Randles A event Quarter-finals 2Alan Knobloch vs Peter Reinthal 5.00pm A event Quarter-finals 3O.V Singh vs Marwan Malouf A event Quarter-finals 4Kaleem Beg vs Peter Ryan 5.45pm C event Semi-finals 1 vs 2 C event Semi-finals 3 vs 4 6.30pm B event Semi-finals 1vs 2 B event Semi-finals 3 vs 4 7.15pm A event Semi-finals 1 vs 2 A event Semi-finals 3 vs 4
Sunday
Time Court 1 Court 2
9.15am C event Consol Semi-finals C event Consol Semi-finals
10.00am B event Consol Semi-finals B event Consol Semi-finals
10.45am A event Consol Semi-finals A event Consol Semi-finals
11.15am C event Consol Finals C 3-4th place
12.00pm B event Consol Finals B 3-4th place
12.45pm A event Consol Finals A 3-4th place
1.30pm B Finals C Finals
2.15pm A Finals
3.00pm Presentation
Come see some great Squash and play some as well. TWO Events.
Village Racquet Club, at Camelback When: Friday April 29th, 4:30-7:30 What: –Featured Match-Roy Ollier vs Amit Sethia(fmr U.S. 5.5 National Champ)5.30pm. — Black Knight Squash Racket DEMO: Try and Buy (Special discount for the event) –Open Play –Prizes and Refreshement. COST: FREE, but please sign up by sending email to Squash Pro Roy Ollier rollier@cox.net or call 602 350 5173
Lifetime Fitness at Tempe When: Monday, May 2nd, 5:30-8:00pm What: –Featured Match- Richard Tucker vs Amit Sethia(fmr U.S. 5.5 National Champ) 6.30pm. — Black Knight Squash Racket DEMO: Try and Buy (Special discount for the event) –Open Play –Prizes. COST: FREE, but please sign up by sending email to Squash Pro Richard Tucker richardT@intergate.com
LOCATION: JCC, Dodge at River Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718,Tel 520-299-3000. June 4-5th, 2005. Please advise if you can play Thursday or Friday afternoon (as JCC does not open until 1.00pm Saturday) ENTRY FEES: $22 first event, (AZSRA/USSRA members take off $4) One event only and 16 maximum per event
ENTRY DEADLINE: Early entry deadline Saturday, May 21 , 2005 (postmarked on or before SAT. May 21, 2005). Late entry deadline May 28, 2005 Any entry after May 28 will only be accepted with Commissioners approval a $5 late fee will be added.
DIVISIONS*: (players may enter up 1 event only.) USSRA rules will apply. Protective eyewear mandatory. Mixed A (4.5+) and B events *Events are subject to entry and may change to accommodate draw. For further information, please call Peter Reinthal at 520 990-7222 xt 21,Jay Gould at 602-421-9500, or Tina Fuselli at 602-625-9905
Entry materials for the Tucson and competition will be available at all Fulton Homes locations, Circle K stores, APS locations, Bashas’ stores, 24 Hour Fitness clubs, and SleepAmerica stores statewide.
The CEO Kevin Klipstein of the USSRA is coming to Phoenix Friday April 29th and would like to meet not only the AZSRA board but the squash community. The Village on Camelback have offered to allow us to have a club night from 4-7pm that day and Roy Ollier (the pro) has kindly organized some sandwiches, your on your own for drinks.
The boys from Tucson will be coming so a Phoenix vs. Tucson match is called for. I am sure those who lost to them in the GCSG will be after revenge! Come and not only cheer on your team but as mentioned play in the round robin. The teams Phoenix vs. Tucson Roy Ollier vs. Amit Sethia Garry John vs. O.V Singh Laura Nastasia vs. Naren Velu Jay Gould vs. Bart McGuire Weston Montrose vs. Peter Reinthal Arnie Calica vs. Chris Janton
I will not be in town so Jay Gould and Laura Nastasia will coordinate with Roy. Please RSVP by April 26th if you are planning to attend.
Thanks
Tina Fuselli Executive Secretary AZSRA www.azsra.org
Since 1978, Dick has competed in 24 national championships held in 16 cities throughout the U.S. He has won 16 national titles and been a finalist 8 times. He first won in the Men’s 55+ and subsequently won the Men’s 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+ and 80+. I don’t know of any man who has won national titles in six age groups.
Dick has won five consecutive titles from 1983 through 1988. Over the years, the cities where he has won are Boston, Portland OR, San Francisco, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, Hartford, and Seattle, (some repeats).
The guy who beat Dick this year was Mike Solin from New York. They played two years ago and Mike got only 3 or 4 points in the whole match. Since then Mike has been playing with an Australian pro in New York and has greatly improved. In the past, Mike had won only about one or two national titles, so this was a big upset. Other factors were that the courts were very dead compared to our courts here and they came up with a new ball, the PRO version that Dick had never played with before. Its characteristics were different from the DOUBLE DOT we trained with. No excuses, they all played with the same ball on the same courts. Dick says he has to work harder next time. There is always next year
Mary Daly
East Valley Tribune | Daily Arizona news for Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale
That’s because the biggest women’s squash event ever to be played in the United States is set for March 10-15, 2005, as the inaugural Fountain Hills/ Women’s International Squash Player’s Association Tournament will bring 20 of the top women’s squash players in the world to Fountain Hills for a shot at $38,000 in prize money.
The Fountain Hills Times Online The Desert Oasis Squash Tournament, to be held March 10 through 15, will be played in a glass court that will be assembled in Fountain Park. The court will create an amazing, picturesque backdrop for the more than 1,000 spectators who will come to see this very unique contest.
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