Hi All,

As part of our Strategic Plan implementation the Board met with the Strategic Delivery Group (SDG) for the first time on Sunday 22^nd May, with some of the key outcomes as follows:

1 The club survey has now been completed and it shows that including Universities that we have just over 4,000 players in 53 affiliated clubs which indicates a reasonable recovery after covid and a cautious but positive outlook. This also clearly sets the focus for the coming season as one of recovery to be then positioned for growth the following season.

Survey breakdown in numbers as follows:   

Ireland overall           Membership              Men                 Women            Juniors             Courts            Clubs

3837                           2299 (60%)      716 (19%)        822 (21%)             120                  53

By Province

Ulster                           465 (12%)                   284 (61%)         61 (13%)          120 (26%)             30                    14

Leinster                       1689 (44%)                  990 (59%)        359 (21%)        340 (20%)             40                    16

Munster                      1137 (30%)                  726 (64%)        202 (18%)        209 (18%)             32                    15

Connacht                    546 (14%)                    299 (55%)        94 (17%)          153 (28%)             18                    8

Note 28% of our clubs are 1 court facilities

By University            Membership              Men                Women

Queens                       50                               35                    15

Trinity                        50                               44                    6

UCD                           60                               35                    25

UCC                           40                               30                    10

Totals                        200                             144                  56

Key notes from the club survey as follows:

• Trend tentative but generally positive
• Facilities need improvements to make squash more attractive (heating , courts, social areas, painting etc)
• Can be hard to get volunteers : Clubs generally run by a small group of people
• Need for support from Irish Squash with “coaching the coaches” and with “coaching juniors”
• Need for development of existing coaches in their clubs (help with the type of programmes that work best etc)
• Clubs need support with capital funding i.e. where to go, and how to make successful applications  
• Circa 51% of clubs have schools within 10 minute walking distance.
• Leinster only: cost of entering teams in leagues expensive

2 The Board agreed to look at a targeted local coaching programme to be delivered through the provinces to their clubs.
Details of this programme (how, who, when) are being worked out and the Board will then review the Provincial plans for funding approval.

3 The Board approved the formation of the following working groups to look at targeted areas, and make suggestions of how we can grow sustainably to improve the delivery of squash to our community. The groups will be supported by and report through the SDG to the Board, if you are interested to help on a specific topic please contact me at –[email protected]  
The more members that engage with the working groups the better the outcomes will be. Most of this work will take place over Zoom calls so even if you feel you have limited time all engagement is welcomed.

Working groups

• School / Third Level
• Funding
• Women in Sport
• Coaching
• Competitions
• High Performance

4 As part of the need to improve visibility of squash in our local communities the Board has agreed to fund a club social media training course. The main aim of this programme is to help clubs improve their social media presence on platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tik-Tok etc., with a view to attracting more members especially in reaching out to a younger cohort. Details of this course will be announced shortly.

Your in sport

John

Head Strategic Delivery

00-353-872407387

https://www.irishsquash.com

The Masters HI internationals took place in Cardiff this weekend with 3 categories – Womens O45’s, Mens O65’s and O45’s

Teams

Womens O45’s

Mens O65’s

Mens O45’s

The Womens O45’s and Nen’s O45’s had an excellent 2nd place, while the Mens O65’s came 3rd.

Well done to them all.

See results and team pictures below.

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Irish Squash  are pleased to invite you to a Leaders course in Highfield SC

Course organiser: Eddie Murphy

email: [email protected]

Course Venue: Highfield SC

Sunday May 29th @ 10.30pm

Course Duration: The course will run for 1 day from 10.30am – 4.30pm.

COURSE FEE

The course fee of €50 can be paid in this link: – HERE

If not already vetted with Irish Squash, candidates must apply for Garda vetting – Details on the Irish Squash web site – https://www.irishsquash.com/garda-vetting/

Also you must attend a Safeguarding 1 course, see the Local Sports Partnership in the county you live, to register for a course. It is just €15 and takes one evening to complete. Search for a course HERE

Courses are not in strict chronological order!

 N.B. Please send in your Garda Vetting & Safeguarding certs to [email protected] before you start the course.

If you are under 18 then you will have to wait until you become 18 to do these.

You will get your coaching badge then if you are successful.

Ireland Teams

Men’s O35’s

Men’s O55’s

Men’s O75’s

Women’s O55’s

Saturday Morning – Session 2

Saturday Afternoon – Session 3

– 

Ireland are drawn in Pool A with England, Belgium, Portugal & Norway. See their matches below. Their 1st match is vs Portugal at 1pm today.

Under 17’s team 

9th-16th Play Off

Belgium (22) – Ireland (29): 2-1

Match overview

Order	Event	Belgium (22)	–	Ireland (29)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Wiktor Maquin	–	Danny Lynch	12-10 11-4 11-2	1-0			25m
2	BS2	Theo Lucas	–	Tristan Snodgrass	11-7 6-11 5-11 9-11	0-1			32m
3	GS	Jeanne Dael	–	Sarah Sabry	11-3 11-5 11-4	1-0

Switzerland (38) – Ireland (29): 2-1

Match overview

Order	Event	Switzerland (38)	–	Ireland (29)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Fabian Seitz	–	Danny Lynch	11-9 11-5 7-11 10-12 4-11	0-1			55m
2	BS2	Nero Harms	–	Tristan Snodgrass	11-8 11-4 11-8	1-0			30m
3	GS	Leila Hirt	–	Sarah Sabry	11-6 9-11 11-9 11-7	1-0			27m

Ireland (29) – Netherlands (31): 0-3

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland (29)	–	Netherlands (31)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Danny Lynch	–	Guido Lindner	5-11 6-11 2-11	0-1			25m
2	BS2	Tristan Snodgrass	–	Tristan Keenan	4-11 5-11	0-1			25m
3	GS	Sarah Sabry	–	Annamaria Machalova	2-11 9-11 7-11	0-1			17m

Standings of U17 Team – Pool A

		Points	Played	Won	Draws	Lost	Rubbers			Games			Points
1	England	4	4	4	0	0	12	–	0	36	–	1	406	–	133
2	Portugal	2	4	2	0	2	5	–	7	18	–	23	269	–	381
3	Belgium	2	4	2	0	2	5	–	7	16	–	22	302	–	325
4	Ireland	2	4	2	0	2	5	–	7	17	–	24	315	–	362
5	Norway	0	4	0	0	4	3	–	9	11	–	28	276	–	367

Show draw…

Belgium (22) – Ireland (29): 2-1

Match overview

Order	Event	Belgium (22)	–	Ireland (29)	Score	Points			Duration
1	GS	Chloé Crabbé	–	Sarah Sabry	11-1 11-6 11-4	1-0			15m
2	BS1	Wiktor Maquin	–	Danny Lynch	10-12 12-10 16-14 11-9	1-0			55m
3	BS2	Theo Lucas	–	Tristan Snodgrass N	2-11 5-11 1-11	0-1

England (24) – Ireland (29): [3-0]Show draw…

Ireland are drawn in Pool D, with Poland, Scotland, Greece & Ukraine.

See their matches below with the 1st match vs Scotland @ 11am today.

Under 15’s team

Match overview

Order	Event	England (24)	–	Ireland (29)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS2	Yusuf Sheikh	–	Robert Clery	11-1 11-2 11-3	1-0			13m
2	BS1	Jonah Bryant	–	Danny Lynch	11-4 11-3 11-4	1-0

9th-16th Play Off

Ireland (10) – Denmark (3): 3-0

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland (10)	–	Denmark (3)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Conal Jackson	–	Joel Lund Forst	11-2 11-9 9-11 11-6	1-0			30m
2	BS2	Sam Holman Keogh	–	Daniel Breinbjerg	11-7 11-13 11-9 11-7	1-0			30m
3	GS	Shriya Drawid	–	Eline Kristensen	11-3 11-5	1-0			18m

Israel (11) – Ireland (10): 2-1

Match overview

Order	Event	Israel (11)	–	Ireland (10)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS1	Elad Robenshtok	–	Conal Jackson	15-13 11-0 11-3	1-0			20m
2	BS2	Ori Yahud	–	Sam Holman Keogh	10-12 12-10 9-11 11-6 11-4	1-0			1h 01m
3	GS	Ofri Maliach	–	Shriya Drawid	4-11 3-11 9-11	0-1			14m

Switzerland (18) – Ireland (10): [2-1]

Match overview

Order	Event	Switzerland (18)	–	Ireland (10)	Score	Points			Duration
1	GS	Stöckli Sara	–	Shriya Drawid	3-11 7-11 4-11	0-1			17m
2	BS1	Nick Greter	–	Conal Jackson	11-8 11-5 11-7	1-0			23m
3	BS2	Mika Von Aesch	–	Ismail Wahed	11-8 5-11 11-6 11-9	1-0			40m

Standings of U15 Team – Pool D

		Points	Played	Won	Draws	Lost	Rubbers			Games			Points
1	Poland	4	4	4	0	0	11	–	1	33	–	4	389	–	167
2	Ukraine	2	4	2	0	2	7	–	5	22	–	16	335	–	280
3	Ireland	2	4	2	0	2	6	–	6	20	–	20	317	–	333
4	Scotland	2	4	2	0	2	6	–	6	20	–	19	328	–	292
5	Greece	0	4	0	0	4	0	–	12	0	–	36	100	–	397

Show draw…
Ireland (10) – Greece (8): 3-0Show draw…

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland (10)	–	Greece (8)	Score	Points			Duration
1	GS	Zoe Yeomans	–	Christina Karavitaki	11-1 11-5 11-1	1-0			11m
2	BS1	Conal Jackson	–	Theofanis Andrikopoulos	11-9 11-1 11-2	1-0			19m
3	BS2	Sam Holman Keogh	–	Stilianos Efthymiou	11-5 11-7 11-3	1-0

Ireland (10) – Poland (14): [0-3]

Match overview

Order	Event	Ireland (10)	–	Poland (14)	Score	Points			Duration
1	BS2	Sam Holman Keogh	–	Michał Stawarski	0-11 1-11 2-11	0-1			14m
2	BS1	Ismail Wahed	–	Szymon Lohmann	4-11 5-11 1-11	0-1			13m
3	GS	<a href="https://esf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=D278516C-327F-4302-A6E2-3A9CD63C1673&player= Irish Squash  are pleased to invite you to a WSF Level 1 Coaching course to be held  in Leinster. Course organiser: Eddie Murphy email: [email protected] Elvy DaCosta – Tutor Frank Donnelly – Assessor  Sportslink SC, Santry, Dublin    Weekend 1 – 25th/26th June Weekend 2 – 16th/17th July                                             Course Duration: The course will run for 4 days from 9.30am – 5.30pm with assessment on the final day. Each candidate must submit a video of themselves playing squash for 2 mins approx on Whatsapp to 087 2651645 prior to being accepted on the course. Candidates will be on court and in class room during the course.   COURSE FEE The course fee of €275 must to be paid upon entry to this link: – HERE   As this course is part of the WSF Coach Education Programme, participants must register with their SPIN on the WSF website – HERE As a L1 Coach Candidate, which costs GBP 16.  (once off fee) You must do this before the course starts.   Candidates must apply for Garda vetting details on the Irish Squash web site – https://www.irishsquash.com/garda-vetting/   Also you must attend a Safeguarding 1 course, see the Local Sports Partnership in the county you live, to register for a course. It is just €15 and takes one evening to complete. Search for a course HERE Courses are not in strict chronological order!    N.B. Please send in your Garda Vetting, Safeguarding certs and WSF Coach SPIN to [email protected] before  you start the course. If you are under 18 then you will have to wait until you become 18 to do these. You will get your coaching badge then if you are successful.   APPLICATION FORM     The Ireland men’s team won a bronze medal in Division 2 at these European Championships held in Eindhoven in The Netherlands. In the 3rd/4th place play off they beat Belgium 3-0 to claim the medal. In the semi-final they lost to Switzerland. They had earlier beaten Poland 3-1 and in the pool matches they beat Denmark and Austria 4-0. A really successful week for this very young team with a great future in store for them in other championships. Mens Division 2 Play Off – Position 1-8 Match overview -3rd/4th Play Off Ireland – Belgium: 3-0 Time: Sat 30/04/2022 10:30 Draw: Men’s Division 2 – Positions 1-8 Score: 3-0   Match overview Order Event Ireland – Belgium Score Points     Duration 1 MS1 Sam Buckley – Joeri Hapers 11-13 3-11 11-7 11-7 11-4 1-0     50m 2 MS4 Oisin Logan – Antoine Allard 11-7 9-11 13-11 11-7 1-0     46m 3 MS3 Conor Moran – Mats Raemen 11-5 11-6 11-9 1-0     24m 4 MS2 Sean Conroy – Lowie Delbeke Not played       43m   Match overview – Semi  Final Switzerland – Ireland: 4-0   Match overview Order Event Switzerland – Ireland Score Points     Duration 1 MS2 Dimitri Steinmann – Sean Conroy 11-8 11-7 11-8 1-0     01m 2 MS1 Nicolas Mueller – Sam Buckley 11-7 11-6 9-11 11-7 1-0     42m 3 MS3 Yannick Wilhelmi – Conor Moran 11-2 11-8 11-9 1-0     05m 4 MS4 Robin Gadola – Denis Gilevskiy 11-6 11-7 1-0     26m   Match overview – Quarter Final Poland – Ireland: 1-3 Order Event Poland – Ireland Score Points     Duration 1 MS2 Jakub Pytlowany – Sean Conroy 6-11 8-11 7-11 0-1       2 MS1 Filip Jarota – Sam Buckley 11-8 5-11 11-7 5-11 7-11 0-1       3 MS3 Piotr Hemmerling – Conor Moran 11-7 1-0       4 MS4 Mikolaj Korsak – Oisin Logan 11-9 5-11 4-11 7-11 0-1           Standings of Men’s Division 2 – Pool D     Points Played Won Draws Lost Rubbers Games Points 1 Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 8 – 0 24 – 0 264 – 119 2 Denmark 2 2 1 0 1 3 – 5 9 – 16 208 – 240 3 Austria 0 2 0 0 2 1 – 7 4 – 21 157 – 270   Show draw… Latest matches of Men’s Division 2 – Positions 1-8   Time Home – Away Score Court   Thu 28/04/2022 16:30 Pool A #1 – Pool B #2   Squash Time – 6 – 7   Thu 28/04/2022 16:30 Pool C #2 – Pool D #1   Squash Time – 8 – 9   Thu 28/04/2022 18:00 Pool C #1 – Pool D #2   Squash Time – 6 – 7   Thu 28/04/2022 18:00 Pool A #2 – Pool B #1   Squash Time – 8 – 9       Time Draw Home – Away Score   Wed 27/04/2022 17:00 Men’s Division 2 – Pool D Ireland – Austria     Thu 28/04/2022 10:00 Men’s Division 2 – Pool D Denmark – Ireland   Denmark – Ireland: 0-4 Match overview Order Event Denmark – Ireland Score Points     Duration 1 MS1 Theis Houlberg – Sam Buckley 9-11 1-11 7-11 0-1     30m 2 MS2 Magnus Laursen – Sean Conroy 9-11 5-11 6-11 0-1     21m 3 MS4 Sebastian Pedersen <img class="intext flag" title="Denmark" src="https://static.tournaments