New players - I'd like to welcome the following new and returning players to the club;

Div 1
Greg Manning
Elliot Geddes
Leigh Bishop
Faiq Siddique

Div 2
Nathan Treasure
James Rusk

Div 5
Matthew Vines

Div 12
Gerard Longley
Ayman Darwish

Div 14
James Buckley

Div 15
Zac Mahon
Rob Launder

Div 16
Chris Shiels
Josie Piccin
Kerry Dickie
Nic Jonsson

Novice
Chloe Spear
Amy Hawkins
Daniel Bishop
Liz White
Ross Barnes
Sean Phelan
Triffina Underwood
Alexander Schneider-Kennedy

The number of senior players (including novice comp) has increased by 7 to a total of 90, I think it’s the sixth successive season we've had an increase in player numbers, and I believe will make us the second largest club in Canberra.....well done to everybody.

We kicked of the 2012 squash year with a Come’N’Try day at junior training on Sunday (5/2/2012)

We had a great turn out from last year’s juniors and everyone was happy to see Connor back on the courts.

We had the Dickie family turn up with their daughters Kayla and Riley (smiley) and  friend  Sophie Lyris as well as Nic Jonsson and son Emil. Welcome to all of you.

We had some fun as well as the normal fitness and warm up training, the Come’N”Try kids did some new squashies skill and learning events while last year’s juniors tried to blow off the cobwebs.

Although the numbers were small we might pickup 2-3 juniors and as bonus seemed to pick up a couple of seniors as well. So a successful day.

The day could not have been possible without the support of the following people;

Trev (ankle) Scorer there as always on the scout for potential premier players, Matthew Hall and Adam Flemming who looked after the warm-ups and the returning juniors.  Gavin Jackson who helped on court with our guests and on the BBQ, Lorraine who entertained the parents topside and on BBQ, and as always the tireless Jeremy (El Presidento).

Thank You all.

Bob Martin

Juniors Co-ordinator

The club is pleased to advise that it will be starting an in-house social/novice comp this season.  It’ll be for players wanting an organised social hit, and/or players looking to go from social to pennant squash (a bridging comp).  Senior players will be providing coaching and rules tuition, and players will be covered by SRA insurance.  It will be held on Thursday evenings at UC.

If you're interested or would like more information, contact Kate Smith on 0404 448 923 or Kate.Smith@canberra.edu.au

Congratulations to div 13 player Glenn Jarvis on recently receiving a NSW Carers Award for dedicated service to the community.

Please see the attached Queanbeyan Age article.