Notice of postponement of 15th Annual General Meeting of Irish Squash Federation clg
Notice is hereby given that the 15th AGM of Irish Squash Federation clg., which was due to be held on 7th June in Sport HQ Dublin, has been postponed until further notice due to the COVID19 pandemic. We will confirm a new date and venue as soon as possible.
Anne Costello
Honorary Secretary
The following were the players selected to represent IRELAND at junior international championships in 2020. Unfortunately all these events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
It is a great achievement for these players to be selected to represent their country and congratulations to all the girls and boys after a season of hard word and great results. Thankfully the junior season was completed before the restrictions came into effect.
JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL TEAMS 2020
| Five Nations |
GU13 |
Shriya Drawid |
| Five Nations |
GU13 |
Victoria Protsepova |
| Five Nations |
GU13 |
Erin Ferris |
| Five Nations |
GU13 |
Ella Walsh |
| Five Nations |
BU13 |
Aaron Cullen |
| Five Nations |
BU13 |
Conal Jackson |
| Five Nations |
BU13 |
Ismail Wahed |
| Five Nations |
BU13 |
Christian Dromgoole |
| Five Nations |
GU15 |
Rebecca Kavanagh |
| Five Nations |
GU15 |
Sara Sabry |
| Five Nations |
GU15 |
Ava Murphy |
| Five Nations |
BU15 |
Sean Murphy |
| Five Nations |
BU15 |
Adam Eason |
| Five Nations |
BU15 |
Daniel Lynch |
| Five Nations |
BU15 |
Tristan Snodgrass |
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| Europeans |
GU15 |
Rebecca Kavanagh |
| Europeans |
GU15 |
Sara Sabry |
| Europeans |
BU15 |
Adam Eason |
| Europeans |
BU15 |
Daniel Lynch |
| Europeans |
BU15 |
Tristan Snodgrass |
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| Europeans |
GU17 |
Brenda Li |
| Europeans |
GU17 |
Sophie Thomas |
| Europeans |
BU17 |
Denis Gilevskiy |
| Europeans |
BU17 |
Dylan Moran |
| Europeans |
BU17 |
Jack O’Flynn |
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| Europeans |
GU19 |
Hannah McGugan |
| Europeans |
GU19 |
Sarah Jane Smith |
| Europeans |
BU19 |
Conor Moran |
| Europeans |
BU19 |
Sam Buckley |
| Europeans |
BU19 |
Denis Gilevskiy |
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| World Jun |
BU19 |
Denis Gilevskiy |
| World Jun |
BU19 |
Gavin L’Estrange |
| World Jun |
BU19 |
Alex Smith |
| World Jun |
BU19 |
Sean White |
Please see below a letter from the European Squash Federation President, Hugo Hannes regarding ESF events at the end of the season, in light of COVID-19 and its effects on championships.
Also contained in the letter are the final European rankings for the Boys Under 19’s. Congratulations to Conor Moran who came 4th and won a PSA membership award.
ESF LETTER
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The World Squash Federation Board recently met via video conference and took essential decisions concerning the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 WSF sporting calendar.
After approval of the request of Squash Australia to cancel the 2020 World Juniors Championship scheduled in July 2020, the WSF Board will continue to monitor the worldwide evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate the options for organising our annual Juniors event in 2020 at a later date.
The Board outlined that the health and the welfare of the WSF athletes remain the first priority, hence the relevant Commissions will be consulted to determine the best-case scenarios in accordance with our regulations. In addition, the support of the National Federation Members might be required to find a new date ensuring the registration of our best juniors to one of our pinnacle events of the year.
The WSF Board has also decided to postpone the WSF 2020 Masters in Poland and has expressed its grateful thanks to the Polish National Federation and Hasta La Vista Club for their understanding and proposal to organise the 2020 Masters in 2021.
Further information with regards to age eligibility will be communicated after consultation by the Commissions concerned.
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Hadrian Stiff, Senior National Coach, has created daily zoom classes designed to help our young players keep fit, happy and healthy during this time. He is delighted to extend this opportunity to juniors (and seniors & Masters) to 
access the sessions.
His coaching team provide the online group lessons for you to take part in, each day, Monday to Friday. Session include: Skill development / fitness / movement / match analysis and more.
• John Welton – Program Manager, Bristol/Bath
• Steve Thompson – Junior Lead Coach, Bristol
• Alexey Severinov – Head coach, elitesquash Russia
• Filip Madaric – lead coach, elitesquash Torquay.
• Alexander Sadchikov – Lead coach, elitesquash Russia
The next session will be Monday 13th of August and feature a live Q and A plus match analysis with World number 1 Mohamed El Shorbagy, led by Hadrian Stiff, so don’t miss this one!
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COVID-19 Update for Players & Coaches
Each squash club will have made well-informed and well-intentioned decisions about club closure or restricted access to facilities during the COVID19 outbreak. Irish Squash fully respects and supports decisions made to close sports club facilities where risk assessments by management conclude that this is essential.
Irish Squash recommends that squash clubs should not be open during this time.
Where a club has allowed continued access to squash facilities, Irish Squash recommend the following restrictions on use:
- One player only per court at a time
- Only use own racket & ball
- Maintain social distancing (2metres) at all times from any other person whilst off court
- A player should arrive in their gear ready to go on court and to leave immediately after court use
- Showering/changing should be done at home
- Disinfectant wipes should be available outside the court for cleaning court door handle (& any other surfaces contacted by hands, body fluids) before & after use of the court
- Parents should decide whether their children can responsibly follow the recommended guidelines – if not, juniors should not be allowed to play
- A coach may continue to work provided lessons are one-to-one, coach remains off court and 2 metre distance is maintained at all times from the player
At all times, anyone with ONE of the following symptoms- fever, cough, generally unwell- should stay at home and contact their GP.
If in any doubt, trust your instincts and please stay at home!
We ask clubs to forward this message to your members and put on your club noticeboard.
Rosie Barry
President Irish Squash
Coronavirus Outbreak Update:
All Irish Squash events are cancelled with effect from the 12th of March until March 29th, as per advice from government and public health experts.
The 5 Nations U13/15 event in early April and the European U19 Championships in mid April have both been cancelled. The European U15/17 and European Senior Div 1/2 have not been affected as yet. But please be aware that cancellations may be unavoidable.
Updates will be provided on our website and our social media platforms.
HSE advice on Covid 19 –
HERE
Irish Squash Calendar Updated 14th March –
HERE
Rosie Barry
President Irish Squash
Junior Interprovincials are on in Galway LTC on March 7th & 8th . With teams from all 4 provinces from U11’s to
U19’s.
Teams
Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE PLAYERS!
The Irish Squash Inaugural Awards for 2019 were presented at the Irish Squash Masters’ Closed dinner on Saturday 7th March 2020 in Fitzwilliam LTC.
The awards are for the following categories
- Coach of the Year 2019 – Eoin Ryan
- Volunteer of the Year 2019 – Ciaran Roche
- Referee of the Year 2019 – Brian Williams
- Club of the Year 2019 – Sutton LTC
- Junior, Senior and Master Player of the Year 2019 – Junior/ Emma McGugan, Senior/Sam Buckley, Masters/Orla O’Doherty
- President’s Award for Year 2019 – Steve Richardson
- Players that received their first cap in 2019 in Junior, Senior or Master International events
The judges for the awards were Rosie Barry (President), Shane Broadberry (Vice President) and Gar Holohan (Past President).
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