2019 ESSEX SRA AGM COUNTY LEAGUE MEETINGSessexsra.com/files/2019 ESRA AGM Presentation.pdf · Essex Squash & Racketball Association 2019 AGM, & League Meetings David Neller Chairman,

Also Includes:

Havering

Barking & Dagenham

Newham

Redbridge

Waltham Forrest

July 2019 Hamtons, Chelmsford

Essex Squash & Racketball Association

2019

ESSEX SRA AGM

&

COUNTY LEAGUE MEETINGS


2019 AGM, & League Meetings

David Neller

Chairman, ESRA

H&S – Fire Exits

When Speaking Please Start With Your Name & Club

Essex SRA AGM

Joint League Meeting

Presentation of Trophies

(Break)

Men’s & Ladies

League Meetings

Geoff Went

ESRA Secretary

1. Adoption of Minutes & Matters Arising

2. Annual Report

3. Adoption of Accounts

4. Election of Officers

5. Any Other Business

Note – Nominations for vacant positions and AOB require a 7 Day Notice, however nominations and AOB may be requested from the Floor


2019 AGM

AGENDA

Adoption of Minutes from 2018 AGM

Matters Arising - NONE


Proposer

&

Seconder?

Committee

• Met 6 times on ESRA matters

• SE Regional Forums

(Essex/Kent/Sussex/Surrey/Middlesex)

• Attended ES Council meetings & AGM

• Attended CAN meetings (County Association Network)

• Essex Squash Quiz Night in May at Hamptons

.


Annual Report (summary)

2019 Essex Closed Squash



2019 Essex Closed Squash

The 48th Essex County Closed Squash Championships at Club Kingswood in January saw the most entries ever for an Essex Closed Event (163)

Biggest prize pot ever (£3000) Most matches played (193).

Richie Fallows, made it three wins out of three defeating long-standing rival, Ben Coleman, and Elise Lazarus, claimed her second County Closed by defeating junior rival, Alice Green.

Thanks to the Safwat family, all of our sponsors, the Club Kingswood staff, and everyone in Team RACKETUP.



CONGRATULATIONS

Essex Ladies 2nd in the

IC Finals (Silver).

Elise Lazarus (Jnr.)

Alex King

Sarah Neller (Cap)

Alice Green (Jnr.)

Eleanor White (Jnr.)



Intercounty Competitions

IC Finals

• Ladies Seniors 2nd in IC Finals (Silver).

• Ladies 040’s 8th in IC Finals

• Men’s o60’s 4th in IC Finals

Group Playoffs (did not reach finals weekends)

• Men’s Seniors 2nd in group

• Men’s o35’s 2nd in group



• Ladies o50’s 3rd in group



Essex Men’s o’55’s Team



Mark Kirkman

Francis Engerer

Kenny Trim

Mark Shildrake

Nigel Bacon

Stewart Court (no pic?)

Essex Men’s o’35’s Team



Lee Jemmett

Adam Safwat

Anthony Savage

Cliff Bennett

Paul Wallace

Dave Smith

Malcom McEwen



Players to Note - Elise Lazarus and Alice Green

• Alice and Elise, our highly

rated 18-year-olds, are still

producing excellent results at

both junior and senior level.

• Both were members of the

winning England team in the

European Team

Championships in April.

Players to Note – Lauren Briggs (Connaught)



Lauren won the o’35

World Masters’ in

Charlottesville,

Virginia, last August

Players to Note – Sarah Neller (Kingswood)



Sarah won the

Gibraltar Open

Ladies Competition

in June this year

Players to Note – Alice Green



Alice won u19 Gold

at European Junior

Open in Cologne

this July

Players to Note – Yusuf Sheikh



Yusuf was selected to play for England in the

European Championships and was part of

the U15 team that lifted the trophy for the 13th

Consecutive Team Title.

Players to Note



• In other events 6 Essex ladies took part the best results

were Maureen Duke and Barbara Sanderson (4th in their

respective events).

PSA World Rankings

• Daryl Selby (19) Alice green (144)

• Richie Fallows (51) Elise Lazarus (203)

• Ben Coleman (54)


Annual Report (summary)Essex Squash57 2018-2019

Competitions:

County SQ57 Singles Championships on Sunday 7th April at The

Woodford Wells Club. There were over 40 competitors, 16 in the O50’s,

from 10 clubs chasing the 6 titles on offer

Inter-County: off the back of the Essex Closed we entered 3 teams

(Men, Women, O50) into the inter-county championships in Nottingham

in June.

Essex came away as the National O50 Champions, congratulations to

Patrick Osborn, Marc Thornley, Fred Cooke, Pascual Dibattista & Paul

Fennell.

A big thank you to the captains Daniel Weights, Zoe Fennell and Patrick

Osborn for all their organization effort.


Annual Report (summary)Nationals:

December Essex players went to Nottingham to play in the

National Doubles and came away with 4 of the 6 titles:

• Women - Amber Marshall & Zoe Fennell

• Mixed - Zoe Fennell & Patrick Osborn

• Men O40 - Marc Thornley & Adam Grilli

• Men O50 - Marc Thornley & Patrick Osborn

Essex also had players at the National Squash57 Singles at

Edgbaston Priory - Patrick Osborn was RU in the O55’s.



Essex Squash57 2019-2020

There has interest expressed in trying to re-establish an

Essex sq57 League but given the limited number of clubs

stepping forward and the likely contention with squash

matches we are discussing possible alternatives e.g.:

• Setting up periodic (quarterly?) club challenge events.

• With the National Squash57 Doubles being in December it

probably makes sense to run an Essex Squash57 Doubles

competition in the build up to that.


Annual Report – Juniors (summary)

Full Junior activity included in the county report:

END OF SEASON REPORT 2018/2019

EJS has worked extremely hard and continued to build on a structure

that has seen the introduction of an increased number of new juniors to

Essex Squash playing inter county and Essex GP events.

• County Trials – Open to any young player and identified an

additional 44 players for development training.

• Development Squads – 4 training squads at 4 different clubs had 80

players involved, an increase of 14% from last season.

• County Squads – 4 main training squads with a total of 138 juniors

involved in county coaching/training from which our Inter County


Annual Report – Juniors

• Grand Prix Series – 5th season, with 8 events around the county

aimed at giving players from school year 10 and below their first taste

of competitive squash -133 juniors took part. The success of this

competition has meant that we will again run 8 events next season.

• Essex Junior Closed - held in September with 120 competitors (an

increase of 22% on last year) and saw the introduction of Under 9

categories for the first time.

• Essex Junior Open – 120 players entered from 9 counties. Essex

won the BU11, BU13, BU17 & BU19, GU9, GU11, GU13 & GU19 our

best haul for 2 years by Essex players.

• Rankings - 98 of Essex players featuring in the National lists. Essex

has 9 boys in the top 20 across all age categories, girls have 11

players in the Top 20 across all age categories.



• Inter- County Competition/Trophy Finals - EJS we were able to

field 11 teams in the National Competition with 7 teams making it

through to main finals and 3 teams making the trophy finals.

• National finals - BU15 finished 3rd, GU15 finished 6th, GU19 A

finished 7th, GU19 B finished 8th, BU13 finished 5th, BU17 finished 5th

and the GU13A finished 3rd.

• Trophy Finals - GU13B finished 3rd, BU19 finished 2nd and the

GU17 finished 2nd.

Essex were the third largest county just behind Surrey and Yorkshire,

2019/2020 will see an increase in participation by Essex Teams.



• Inter-County Friendlies – The Southern and Eastern Counties

Grand Prix series is another initiative of EJS which allowing B team

inter county friendlies, with 3 rounds involving Essex, Kent, Surrey

and Middlesex. Essex had winners in all categories during the course

of the season with overall win for Essex in the U11 category, second

places in the U13 and U15’s and third place in the U17’s. A further

programme of three rounds is planned for next season.

Sponsorship & Funding - Many Thanks to:

• Platinum sponsorship package from Mills Smith Insurance Group.

• 200 Club provides a steady revenue stream to backup sponsorship.

• Funding from England Squash via East Regional Forum of £1340

towards Player Development and Fund raising.



2018/2019 was a hugely successful season for Essex Junior

Squash, EJS media is going from strength to strength:

• Vibrant Website www.essexjuniorsquash.com

• Facebook page (www.facebook.com/essexjuniorsquash)

Lively and very active.

• Twitter accounts (www.twitter.com/essexjnrsquash)

excess of 180,000 hits

• Great publicity in local newspapers as well as recognition

from our peers across the Country.

http://www.essexjuniorsquash.com/

http://www.facebook.com/essexjuniorsquash

http://www.twitter.com/essexjnrsquash



The Future

2019/2020 will see increase in the number of players at Inter County and

Development training, the number of teams competing at National IC

level, growth of a Southern & Eastern GP series, expanded Miles Smith

Essex GP series and introduction of inaugural Eastern Counties Super

Six Series

This will see results from half-a-dozen England sanctioned events in and

around Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire areas count towards a season

long competition, an idea sanctioned by England Squash themselves.

The Committee of Essex Junior Squash will continue to look at growing

the sport in our County as well as representing Essex to the highest

level nationally.

David Harris – EJS Competitions Secretary

Facilities to Note & Thank

Club Kingswood

Hosting the Essex Closed

Hamptons

Hosting Quiz Night, ESRA meetings & 2019 AGM

Connaught

Hazel Marsh Memorial Event

Lexden & David Lloyd (GP)

Held PSA events this year (first for long time!)


Annual Report

Referee & Marking

• 2018/19 only one R&M Workshop was run involving Essex League

Teams which is very disappointing. This was at Southgate SC.

Seven candidates attended and five were successful in

obtaining their Club Grade Referee status.

• A further R&M Workshop is planned at Gidea Park in July/August.

• The current rules (2019 version) effective 1st January 2019 VI. can

be downloaded from the worldsquash website:

www.worldsquash.orgNote : Presentation of Rule Changes Later

• Please contact : Sue Woodhouse Tel: 0208 505 7094

email: [email protected].



http://www.worldsquash.org/

mailto:[email protected]

Annual Report (Development)


Many Initiatives across the County driven by:

• Essex Development Officer – Chris Vine.

(Outreach Programs, Satellite Squash, ES participation etc.)

• Essex Junior Squash – Matthew White & David Harris

(Tournaments, Leagues, Academies etc.)

• Off The Wall Squash – Paul Selby & Matt McFahn

(Ladies mornings, Squash Camps, Schools Comps etc.)

• The Squash Club – Justin Walton & Richard Pond

(Business networking and afternoon squash)

Coaches are key and Juniors continue to be a focus by offering them

localised opportunities to participate in squash, and open Talent Pathways.



Many Exciting New Initiatives

Accross Essex



Coaching Workshops

A Development highlight is the regular Essex Squash

Coaches Performance and Development (mentoring)

workshops with England Squash National Coach Paul Carter

England Squash Participation Programs

England Squash have a requirement to deliver a number of

programs in the coming year:

• Squash 101, (adult & junior)

• Squash 57 (racketball)

• Squash Girls Can



England Squash Participation Programs

Essex has done well in relation to our England squash 3-year

target numbers for participant programs in Essex.

The Squash Club Business Networking events have helped

us immensely (The Squash Club video later)

We have met targets for adult and junior 101, but need more

numbers recorded for Squash Girls Can and Squash57

Interested in supporting or need assistance on how to use the

England squash App please contact Chris Vine



New Efforts

Several new adult events run by Niall Engerer at David Lloyd

Gidea Park, Woodford Wells and Brentwood Centre together

with newly qualified coach Alex King

Super Series Finals night at St George’s Hill Club in Surrey

was a truly memorable and successful occasion.

Nick Matthews held one of his farewell tour exhibition nights

at David Lloyd Gidea Park in January – which was also well

attended and appreciated.



Another “new” initiatives was the first Secondary Schools

Squash Tournament held at the University of Essex in May.

(Ideally an annual event and should feature in the Essex

School Games competition).

To expose the sport to new players 160 year 9 (14+) students

attended Outreach work sessions held at Tendring Tech,

Thurstable High School and Plume Academy.

As a result of the above after school Satellite Squash clubs

have started at Park Drive Maldon, Tiptree Sports Centre and

Frinton Tennis & Squash Club, funded through Active Essex.



Outreach schools work has also taken place at the Earls

Colne Primary School for years 1 to 5.

This resulted in a new junior section starting at the Earls

Colne Rec Club coached by newly qualified Russell

Haythorpe and it is growing weekly!

Thank You to everyone involved in developing the game

in Essex, please keep it up, it is very much appreciated

by the county!!

Chris Vine

Essex Development Officer

(m) 07768 67044, email: [email protected]

Players (£12.50, £10 via club, £7.50 Junior),Coaches (£40)

Benefits

• £10 million of PL, PI & D&C insurance cover

• Other enhanced value & member benefits

• Coach membership provides essential tools and resources

to support coaching delivery

• Enhanced rebate to CA’s for affiliated clubs & players


ES Membership & Affiliation


• ES had a very positive annual review with Sport England

• 2,860 New adult & 8,477 junior players registered on ES App

• Nottingham University & Squash Club will host the u15/u17

European Junior Team Championships May next year

• Two of the greatest ever English players retired after the

British Open –Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf

• Edgbaston Priory and Birmingham University hosted the

National Squash 57/Racketball Championships with a record

number of entries (238)


Looking ahead

• The next edition of the England Squash Magazine

is due at the end of July

• The England u19 team will compete in Malaysia at

the World Junior Championships

1. Adoption of Minutes

2. Annual Report

3. Adoption of Accounts

4. Election of Officers

5. Any Other Business


2018 AGM

AGENDA

London Boroughs

• Where the Money comes from

– League Fees

– Affiliation Refund from ESR (players & clubs)

– Events (quiz night, county closed, raffles)

– Sponsors & Personal Donations (direct & in-direct)

– Development Grant Applications

• Where the money goes

– Administration Expenses

– County Team Expenses (Travel/Hotels)

– County Development Projects (Senior & Junior)


Accounts

Adoption of Accounts

Elaine Oddie

2018/2019

Headline Accounts


17/18 (18/19)

Essex League fees collected £3,584 £4,167Affiliation rebate from ES £1,193 £1,150Surplus from events £496 £71

Inter-county team expenses £3,480 £2,531League trophies and administration £826 £390

SURPLUS FOR YEAR £967 £2,467

RESERVES AT 31 MAY £15,673 £18,140

Proposer&

Seconder?

Changes

• None

Vacant Positions

• County Secretary – Geoff Went would like to step down to concentrate on league admin – Volunteers?

• Racketball Manager – Vacant

• Tournaments Director – Vacant

• Website – Volunteers?


Election of Officers

Proposer

&

Seconder?

ESRA Officers


Chairman & ES Council Delegate David Neller

Treasurer & Deputy Chairman Elaine Oddie

County Secretary Geoff Went (Volunteers?)

Junior Representative & Junior Chair Matthew White

Referee & Marking Coordinator Sue Woodhouse

County Development Officer & Coaching Chris Vine

League Secretary Geoff Went

Ladies Coordinator Barbara Sanderson

Men’s Senior Captain David Lazarus

Inter-County Coordinator Mark Kirkman

Media Secretary/Development Support Greg Foxon

Website David & Philippa Neller (Volunteers?)

Tournaments Director Vacant

Racketball Manager Vacant

Any Other Business?


2020 Essex Closed Squash• Timing 26th – 27th Jan (Based on 2019 dates)

• Venue TBD – (Suggestions/Offers?)

• Manager TBD – (Niall Engerer?)

2020 Essex Closed Squash57/Racketball• Timing - TBD

• Venue - TBD

• Manager - TBD

World Squash Day 12th October 2019Please contact [email protected]

for more information

•please contact [email protected] for more information



1. The Squash Club Video

2. Referee & Marking NEW RULES

3. Online League management System

4. Presentation of Colours & Trophies


2018 Joint League Meeting

AGENDA

Justin Walton

Sue Woodhouse

Geoff Went

Barbara SandersonIncludes

London

Boroughs

Justin Walton


Annual Report (The Squash Club Business

Network)


Relaxed, informal business networking events incorporating squash

• Monthly Essex events in Basildon, Chelmsford and Colchester. Also Romford and

Bishop’s Stortford in London Borough of Havering and Hertfordshire respectively.

• 2nd Essex Business Squash Tournament successfully held at Club Kingswood in March

2019

• c.90 different players have attended our events since September 2019. Many had never

played squash or used to play socially and have got (back) into squash through our

events

• Open to people just networking and to those wanting to network but also to learn/ play

squash socially as a means to meet other local business people

• Objectives of increasing participation in the sport amongst the business community and

getting people into squash clubs to network

• Biggest help ESRA, clubs and coaches can be is supporting us in getting people

to try our events

Network with

like-minded

people

Meet and

connect with

other

businesses

Build

relationships

Regular games

of squash

Meet new

people

Grow self-

confidence

Learn and new

sport and get

fitter

Meet

professionals

Hear about the

different

services

available

locally

Exercise is

always good!

Opportunity to

meet at various

locations and

different times of

day

Active and

healthy

networking

Having a laugh

Good balance

of networking

and fun

The informal

style

Common

interest forges

better

connections

Personal

development

Getting to the

banter side of

relationships –

impossible at

other networks

Increased

chance of

business

Camaraderie

General

enjoyment

A bit of

competition

Relaxed and

different

networking

experience

Essex Squash & Racketball AssociationWhy try it? Main benefits to participants

based on member survey (2019)

Benefits of helping us grow


Benefits for ESRA – greater participation in the county with consequential

benefits for the county, more England Squash members and participants in the

county leading to greater influence with England Squash, County Association

Referral Fee for successfully introducing members to The Squash Club Business

Network and FREE extra month membership for your referred members

Benefits for clubs – use of courts in off-peak times, third party revenue, exposure

to new audience, Club Referral Fee for successfully introducing members to The

Squash Club Business Network and FREE extra month membership for your

referred members

Benefits for coaches – new clients (mostly beginners/ social players) wanting to

improve, additional revenue, Coach Referral Fee for successfully introducing

members to The Squash Club Business Network and FREE extra month

membership for your referred members

For more details and to make referrals please contact

[email protected]

Referee & Marking

Sue Woodhouse

NEW RULES EXPLAINED



Masters County Colours

• Evi Kohl

• Alex King

• Susannah Martin

• Simon Whitton

• Will Brand

• Pasqual Dibatista

Senior County Colours

• Sarah Jane Neller

• Alex King

County Colours


LADIES’ LEAGUE WINNERS (trophies) 2018-19

SUMMER 2018

Div. 1 HAMPTONS

Div. 2 REDBRIDGE 2

AUTUMN 2018

Div. 1 DW FITNESS BRENTWOOD

Div. 2 KINGSWOOD

SPRING 2019

Div. 1 HAMPTONS

Div. 2 WALTHAMSTOW

Includes

London

Boroughs

http://www.picturesof.net/pages/090508-043885-466042.html




Summer 2018

PREMIER SELBY David Lloyd (Gidea Park)

PREMIER BARKER Kingswood

Division 1E Old Brentwood

Division 1W Bishops Stortford Swifts

Division 2W Bishops Stortford Magpies

Autumn/Spring 2018/2019

PREMIER Hamptons

Division 1E Hamptons 2

Autumn 2018

Division 1W Bishop Stortford Swifts

Division 2W Epping 2

Spring 2019

Division 1W Bishop Stortford Magpies

Division 2W Connaught White





Also Includes:

Havering

Barking & Dagenham

Newham

Redbridge

Waltham Forrest

July 2019 Hamtons, Chelmsford


Short Break

Followed by

Men’s & Ladies League

Meetings


1. Adoption of Minutes & Matters Arising from 2017 MLM

2. Men’s League Report

3. League Rules Review June 2018 Issue

4. Any Other Business (General Discussion)


2018 Men’s

League Meeting

AGENDA

Include

s

London

Boroug

hs

Documents

2019 ESSEX SRA AGM COUNTY LEAGUE MEETINGSessexsra.com/files/2019 ESRA AGM Presentation.pdf · Essex Squash & Racketball Association 2019 AGM, & League Meetings David Neller Chairman,