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Otago Squash Club Newsletter
Tue 17th Feb 2009
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Otago Squash Club Newsletter
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February 2009
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Hi
Welcome to the 2009 squash year. We have another exciting year ahead of us full of tournaments, interclub and hopefully a few social events. To assist with planning for the year, the significant dates for upcoming events are shown on the 2009 calendar attached (see bottom of email).
As always details and reminders of events will be emailed closer to the event date and will be available on the website and noticeboard at the club.
If in doubt you can always ask a committee member.
Kind reagrds
The Committee
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Your Club Needs You!
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Ken Aitcheson stood down from his role as President of the club at the AGM in November. We're sure all members will join the committee in saying a big thanks to Ken for all his hard work and vision for the club during his term as president.
As yet no one has stepped up to take over the role and the club is currently without a President. If you are keen to be involved in developing the club and continue the great work that Ken has done in the past couple of years, please contact a committee member.
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National Squash Weekend
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Following on from the success of last years event, Squash NZ has designated the weekend of 28-29th March as National Squash weekend.
The club will be open from 2.30 to 5pm each day for people interested in squash to come and check us out.
Of course we need volunteers to come down and help out. So if you are available please pitch in and let us know when you can come along.
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Subscriptions
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Subs letters will be sent out in early March. After a number of years without any increase and to assist with the increasing costs of running the club, it was determined at the AGM that the 2009 adult, social and students subscriptions will increase 10%.
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Club Night
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Club Night will start again from Monday 2nd March.
The club, including the office, will be open from 5.30 to 7.30pm to all members and anyone who might be interested in joining the club. This is also a great time to pop in to renew your membership.
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2009 Interclub
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This year’s interclub competition will commence from 21 April. Interclub is open to all ‘competitive members’.
If you are keen to play this year but not sure how it woks and how to get a grade please contact a committee member (again Club Night is a great time for this). A notice will be posted shortly for members to register for this year’s competition.
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Women’s Interclub Pre-Season
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If you are interested or considering playing interclub this year we will be running sessions on Tuesday nights for anyone interested.
Caroline Orchiston (Women’s Club Captain) will be there to provide some training drills and coaching tips. This is a great opportunity to have a hit and meet others who may be your team mates.
More detail to follow as soon as they are finalised.
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Festival Open
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The first tournament of the year will be held on the weekend of 13-15th March and is open to all players.
Entry fee will be $25. Make sure you put your name down to play, come along and watch, or ask how you can help out.
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Click here to check out the details
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Club T-Shirts!
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Club t-shirts are now available for sale!
The t-shirts are made from dry-fit material and are available in a blue/gold or white/grey colour-way. They are available in both women’s and men’s styles and sizes. So get your teams looking good for the interclub season.
Cost - $25.00
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Working Bee
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A working bee will be held on the weekend of 7-8th March. The purpose is to give the club a spruce up ahead of the first tournament of the year and the interclub season. If you can spare an hour or two please come along and help support your club.
The main push for this is to give the courts a real good scrub. Members down at Logan Park have recently scrubbed their courts with both a degreaser and white vinegar with fantastic results and have offered to show us how to do ours.
So if you have had an issue with the courts being slippery over the last year or so then make sure you come on down and help us fix the problem.
See you there!
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2009 Season Racquets
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This seasons new models are now in at the Otago Sports Depot and if you're thinking of buying a new racquet make sure you get down to the Depot and talk to Brent and his team. They will give you excellent (and expert) advice on finding the right racquet for your game, you'd be amazed at the differences between the various frames and brands!
This seasons models are now in store, as well as some fantastic specials on last years. Demo racquets are available at no cost, this is a great way to help you make a decision.
Racquet Spotlight - The Wilson nCode135
A popular buy, this racquet is nice and light with the distribution of weight in the head.
Demo available.
RRP $249.00
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