John Dale Passes Away
I’ve just heard the very sad news that John Dale has passed away (he lost a long battle against cancer last Thursday at the very young age of 33).
For anyone who doesn’t know John, he was from the North East of England and used to come up to play West and National League in the 1990’s. He was a very nice bloke and a great player.
You can see more details about John here
DLR 1st Team Match report for 27th January 2010
COACHING COURSE
Scottish Squash are running a UKCC (more info) Level 2 Coaching Course at Newlands LT & SC. The course runs over two weekends, 20th & 21st February and 15th & 16th May. Scottish Squash provide the following course information;
This qualification is aimed at coaches who wish to:
- Work with other coaches as a head coach & assistant coach within a club
- Work, unsupervised, in a 1-to-1 coaching environment.
Coaches undertaking this Level 2 qualification shall look at the technical & tactical requirements of squash, in the context of the game, (both for juniors & adults) at beginner and intermediate level. They will gain further experience of creating a safe & positive coaching environment; as well as preparing, coaching and reviewing a series of both group & individual lessons; and using appropriate progressions to develop their player(s). These skills contribute to the SQA Units ‘Plan & Prepare a Series of Squash Coaching Sessions’ and ‘Coach Participants & Develop Personal Practice: Squash’ and ensure that the course is also accredited within the SQA Credit Framework at Level 5.
To undertake the UKCC Level 2 you must:
- Be a minimum age seventeen years
- Hold a UKCC Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Squash, a UKCC Level 1 Bridging Module or an England/Wales Squash Level 1
- Attend/show a certificate of attendance for an Equity in your Coaching Workshop and an Appointed Persons First Aid Course (min. 3 hrs)
For the cost of the course, discounts are available to members of Scottish Squash and coaches who work within member clubs of Scottish Squash.
For more information, contact Liza Baillie, Scottish Squash Coach Education and Development Manager on liza.baillie@scottishsquash.org.
David Lloyd Renfrew v Whitecraigs Rugby Club 20th January 2010
All DLR & DLWE match reports for the 20th January are available here
David Lloyd v S.S.R.C. Match Report – 13th January
If you’d like to see other reports – 1) David Lloyd Renfrew reports click here - 2) Newlands 1st team report click here - 3) David Lloyd West End 1 team (and others) click here
1st Team Match report for 13th December
As expected a tough match against S.S.R.C. last night and as predicted a 3-2 result! (click ‘read more’ to see the rest)
Ongoing email issue with @west-squash.org addresses
Anyone wishing to get in touch with Stewart Hamilton or Henry Reid, please use the following email address for the time being. If you have mailed him in past month with no response, please resend. (Click on the names to email)
David Lloyd v Strathgryffe 6th Jan 2010
1st Team Match Report for 6th January 2010 (click here to see this and other match reports)
Ramy World No.1 – Alan World No.68
Ramy Ashour and Alan Clyne have new career high rankings in the January PSA ranking-list.
To see more details on Alan and the other Scottish rising stars click here.
Artemis Squash Tournament 28th – 31st Jan 2010
The BSPA Artemis Open is on at Edinburgh Sports Club at the end of January. To see some more details click here.
