Welcome to Biddenden Squash Club - Juniors

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2008/9 Junior Squash League News

The Junior County Leagues commenced on Saturday the 18th of October.

1st Team - Managed by Mark Gorman & Martin Finnan

2nd Team - Managed by Niki Reed

3rd Team - Managed by Sam Cooper & Rob Farris

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Biddenden Squash Club Junior Section - June 2008

This Last Year...

The junior section of the squash club has once again had an outstanding year within the Club and the County. We have had record numbers entering tournaments and the arrival of the junior closed and plate tournaments.

Around Kent

Our 1st and 2nd teams won their respective Kent leagues and will both be playing in the league above in the coming season.
As most of you are aware we will also be entering 2 more teams into Division 3 of the Kent league which will make us the biggest club in the county in regards to junior team entry.

Congratulations must also go to Callum Finnan who is the first member of our junior section to represent the county. We are looking forward to many more representatives as I am aware that Tom and Owen Reed have been selected for Kent development squads and many of our girls have been invited to Kent training also so good luck to all of them.

Beyond Kent

Many thanks to Max Morgans, Charlie Stow, Ben Allen and Callum Finnan for supporting a sponsored 24hour squashathon in Liverpool to help raise money for the Todd Ward Fund. The boys were excellent as they played throughout the night and day as well as contributing to raising nearly £1000 towards the Fund.

During the upcoming October half term there are plans to take a tour to France to play squash and receive coaching at another club in a whole different country! If you are interested please speak to Sam or Nikki as they are heading up the trip and keep your eyes peeled for the info!!

Within the Club

What a year, we have had extremely successful tournaments again this year and congratulations need to go to all those who participated in the Team Tournaments, Closed and Plate Competitions. This includes those who represented themselves brilliantly in the senior tournaments too.

Special congratulations to our winners:

Closed Tournament - Richard Quigley
Plate Competition - Lucy Kent
Handicap 2007 - Ben Allen

Another special congratulation needs to go to Richard Quigley, who after years of getting beaten in Semi Finals and Finals, finally won his first and second tournament on the same night as he won the Mens Plate competition too so well done.

Junior Internal Leagues

Many of the juniors are now at a level to start playing matches and with the set up of the 3rd and 4th teams there will also be an internal league for those juniors within the club where they will play against each other in the same format as the senior box leagues. They will need to arrange games in their own time but it will provide invaluable experience for those starting in the teams this year.
If you are interested get your name on the entry list which is on the noticeboard now.

Important Information and Changes for September 2008

Due to our success through the excellent support that we receive from the juniors and their parents/guardians we are continually expanding and improving and currently have a waiting list to attend Wednesday evenings. As a result there are going to be some changes to the structure on a Wednesday evening so it allows for a better quality of coaching with smaller groups resulting in more actual squash time per junior.

Within the Wednesday night sessions we are also restarting the Mini-Squash scheme, where the juniors will work to complete tasks and move up the levels of Fundation, Improver and Pro. Each time they complete a level they receive a certificate until they have completed all levels which will have prepared them to participate in club squash.

Unfortunately the certificates and passports that the juniors will be working from are not free and we have to buy them from England Squash, as a result it has been decided that the Wednesday night fee will increase to £1.50 once this scheme is up and running.
All the money received goes towards the running costs of the junior section and contributes to the light fees too.

As you are all aware it is compulsory for juniors to wear goggles when they are playing. The club does have some pairs but they are starting to become a little bit tired so we are asking as many of you as possible to look at purchasing your own pair as you would with shin-pads for a football team. This is particularly important for those playing in the teams in the coming season.

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