April Update

Good Morning all, Another month has gone and it has been another busy one.  Congratulations to Andrew Dalla Bona (above) on finishing 2nd at the Toledo classic.  Believe me after the saturday night party this was no mean feat! We also had a couple of  home winners at the TTC last weekend.  Tom/Porter and Dean Lansens won the B doubles while Paul Gebrael impressively won the A division playing some great squash!  A Full report can be found on the blog with more pictures. BLOG Lots of stuff coming up so please read on! LADIES MORNINGS - TUESDAY'S 9.15AM TILL 10.15AM This is a growing group and costs $15 per session.  WE are looking at introducing a league in the future.  The picture below shows the sort of stuff that goes on!

SUNDAY EVENING CLUB NIGHT/PICK UP LEAGUE 4PM -6PM Last night saw 12 players come out and join in the first session.  It was a great success and the more people attending the better it will become!  This is a free session for all Gold memebrs and just $10 for everyone else.  The sessions are weekly on a Sunday from 4pm till 6pm.  There is no session on Easter Sunday.  You can register HERE BEGINNERS CLINIC  SUNDAY APRIL 9TH 2.30PM TILL 4PM The next beginners clinic is also this coming Sunday.  This is suitable for beginners up to B level players.  Please register HERE.  Cost is $20 plus HST X BORDER V DAC APRIL 22ND 2PM It is our turn to host our friends from the DAC on Saturday 22nd April.  You may of noticed that the trophy has not been on our wall for 12 months so I am keen to see it return.  Players of all levels are required to compete against the best our American Friends can throw at us.  Please register HERE both singles and doubles.  I am hoping to turn this into a social with a trip down town after we win! SPRING LEAGUES Spring Leagues will start week of 8th May.  I will be sending out a separate email with all the registration forms and dates. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Again a separate email will be out this week to register for this.  Finals day will be Sunday May 14th so please save the date!

TIP OF THE MONTH The importance of Solo Hitting: One of the greatest parts of the game of squash is the ability to practice by yourself.  The nature of the game means we can hot lots and lots of balls in a short space of time.  It is this repetition that allows you to make technical changes to your swing and movement.  I think it is important that when you are doing a solo practice you have a clear component you are working on.  When I was younger I would do 3 solo sessions a week. Another benefit of solo hitting is it improves your control and racket head awareness.  Because you are responsible for keeping the ball alive you develop feel and touch. The best way for me to give you more information about this is practically so I am running a Solo Hitting Workshop this Saturday at 5.30pm.  This is completely free workshop as part of this Monthly Update.  To reserve a spot please click HERE. I will cover some basic technical components to practice during solo sessions as well as give you some really good/fun solo drills to do! As always please contact me with ideas and questions.  Have a good Month Graeme