Squash Alberta

09/28/2024

Squash Alberta is proud to announce the Board of Directors for the 24/25 Season. We sincerely thank and acknowledge our outgoing Board Members.

Ian Buchanan (Edmonton) - Executive Officer
Keith Durling (Red Deer) - Central Region Representative
Chris Watson (Calgary) - Treasurer (interim - will stay on to train new Treasurer - TBD)

24/25 Squash Alberta Board of Directors:

President - Anna Plato
Past President - Alvin Thomas
Secretary - John de Vries
Treasurer - Chris Watson (interim)
Executive Officer - Cam Fishenden
Executive Officer - Keltie Watson
Northern Region Rep - Rick Murray
Edmonton Region Rep - Yemisi Olatunji
Central Region Rep - Lisa Henderson
Calgary Region Reps - Rissa Myers, Farouk Shivji
Southern Region Rep - Ryan Boorsma

STAFF:

Provincial Coach - Arthur Hough
Executive Director - Ken Cross

04/17/2024

A big thank you to the newly renovated and spectacular Royal Glenora Club. Special thanks go to Pete Goodings, Ross Pretorius and Keltie Watson (SA Board- Edmonton Regional Rep) for the overall running of the event on site, as well as members of the RGC Squash Committee - and not forgetting the staff and support of the RGC club for hosting Squash Alberta and the 2024 Alberta Junior Provincial Squash Championships on April 12-13, 2024.

What a great weekend of fabulous sportsmanship, with all levels of play on show and such a superb venue to hang out in for a wonderful weekend of squash.....
http://www.squashalberta.com/article/93828

03/15/2024

This just in...
The Squash Alberta Board of Directors is thrilled to announce up to $2000 of additional support for Squash Alberta members that participate in the 2024 Senior Nationals being held at the Glencoe Club in Calgary from April 30-May 4, 2024.
A $20 refund will be provided to the first 100 Squash Alberta members that register and fully participate in the 2024 Senior Nationals.
The money will be evenly split between the first 50 women and first 50 men that enter and fully participate in the event. This funding is retroactive to the start of registration, for those that have already entered, and will be refunded to each eligible player based on their registration date/time once the event is completed.
** This $20 refund does not require participation in Squash Alberta's 2024 Provincial Championships - but we would still love you to participate if possible. **
Take advantage of this support and enter today!

Club Locker Profile

03/06/2024

Thirty-one players participated in the 23/24, four event, Edmonton Junior Bronze Series this season. Hats off to all the players and event organizers!
Royal Glenora Head Squash Pro - Pete Goodings oversees the handoff of the Edmonton Bronze Series Trophy from last year's champion Shael Field-Ridley (right) to this year's Champion Tristan Helwig.

Congratulations to Tristan and all the participants!

12/13/2023

Effective January 1, 2024, Squash Alberta will move to a revolving membership model.

What does this mean?

Any Squash Alberta memberships bought after December 31, 2023 will remain in effect for one (1) full year from the date of purchase. At the time of purchase, you are able to chose to have your membership auto-renew every year going forward (on the anniversary date) and it will do so as long as you have a valid credit card on file in the system.

If you purchased your 2023/24 membership prior to the end of December 2023, your membership will expire on June 30, 2024. If you have selected to auto renew your membership it will continue to do so each year on July 1, as long as you have a valid credit card on file in the system.

For more information on Squash Alberta Membership Benefits click on this link.

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11/08/2023

Joe,

On behalf of Squash Alberta and all our members I sincerely thank you for your service and volunteerism (32 years) to Alberta and beyond, in our great sport. Your contributions to the development of the officiating program is much appreciated and your efforts to keep our sport enjoyable for all, is not lost on any of us.

I wish you all the best in your future endeavors – hopefully some enjoyable R&R is on your agenda going forward.

Cheers!
Ken Cross and the Squash Alberta Board

10/28/2023

In response to a recent number of concerns rising under the topics of on court towel use and on court clothing/jewelry (safety issues) the Squash Alberta Board of Directors reviewed the issues presented and has developed the following policies to address them. These policies come into effect immediately as of October 27, 2023.

To note:
The On Court Towel Policy is new as of Oct 27, 2023 – the main purpose of the policy is to remove the ability of a player to delay play as a tactic for rest/recovery etc.

The Clothing Policy has been updated as of Oct 27, 2023 to include guidance around jewelry being worn on court and gives the match official power to have players remove items if they are deemed to be a potential safety hazard to any/all players on court.. This new item is outlined in item “10” within the policy.

Our hope and intention is that these policies will remove potential issues for both players and officials during our sanctioned events while ensuring sportsmanship and player safety remain at the forefront of our great sport.

(To clarify, the following are defined as Sanctioned Squash Events in Alberta: Edmonton Squash League, Calgary InterClub Squash League, Grande Prairie Squash Club League, all squash leagues in Alberta that require a Squash Alberta membership to participate in and all Squash Alberta Sanctioned Tournaments.)

We thank everyone for taking the time to review these policies and for doing your best to keep our sport fun and safe.

On Court Clothing Policy (updated Oct 27, 2023)
https://cloud.rampinteractive.com/squashalberta/files/SA%20DOCS/32_CLOTHING%20ON%20COURT%20%28updated%20Oct%2027%202023%29.pdf
On Court Towel Policy (new Oct 27, 2023)
https://cloud.rampinteractive.com/squashalberta/files/SA%20DOCS/On%20Court%20Towel%20Policy%20%28new%20Oct%2027%202023%29.pdf
Sincerely,

The Squash Alberta Board of Directors

04/13/2023

Brett Schille to compete at the PSA de Normandie 2023. | Brett Schille participera à la PSA de Normandie en 2023.
📍 Le Havre, France
📅 April 13-16 avril
🔗https://buff.ly/3K9IcyJ

03/08/2023

The 2nd annual edition of the Alberta Open Invitational was held this past weekend as a companion event at the BVAC Open in Calgary. Eight of the top 20 rated men and women in Alberta came together to compete for Alberta's oldest title and trophy - the Alberta Open's Campbell Cup. Dating back to 1971, with previous winners including the likes of Jonathan Power, Dale Styner, Jamie Crombie, Andrew Schnell, Matt Guiffre and Connor Turk to name a few, the Alberta Open was originally a feature event in Canada attracting the top male players in Canada. As the PSA scene grew and more satellite events became available for top male players, the Alberta Open lost its drawing power. In 2022 Squash Alberta decided to rebrand the event as an invitational event for Alberta's top 20 ranked players - with the top 8 male and female players accepting the invitations, being given the privilege to compete for the tilte each spring.

This past weekend did not disappoint, providing some incredible entertainment and high level squash in both the BVAC Open and Alberta Open Invitational events. A great mix of seasoned veterans, juniors and enthusiastic newer players created a fantastic atmosphere for a great weekend of squash for players and spectators alike.

Congratulations to the 2023 Alberta Open Invitational Champions Jaime Laird (3-0 over Erin Roberts) and Graeme Schnell (3-2 over Connor Turk).

Thank you to the BVAC for being a great host to Squash Alberta and the 2023 Alberta Open during their BVAC Open.

Also a big thank you to our officials for their time and efforts in the most thankless job in Squash. Your efforts are much appreciated and add a level of professionalism to our events, keeping us on track and making our sport better. (Jack Dale, Ben Groot, Ben Ladell, Rod McDougall, Rob Heaton, Linda Jackman and David Young).

We look forward to the class of 2024 in the next year's version of Alberta Open Invitational.

02/23/2023

The Canadian squash scene was given a major boost last week when the government of Canada announced $706,000 CAD in funding for Squash Canada for 2022–23, including $19,000 for safety in sport. Per…

02/20/2023

Classy post from a classy guy

02/20/2023

02/11/2023

Crouin Adopting ‘Win or Learn’ Mentality As He Hunts Down More PSA Titles
https://www.psaworldtour.com/news/crouin-adopting-win-or-learn-mentality-as-he-hunts-down-more-psa-titles/

Watch Victor play in Calgary next week. Live or on SquashTV

Top seed Victor Crouin looks ahead to the upcoming Canadian Open Bronze event taking place in Calgary next week.

02/04/2023

Team Alberta overcomes Team NS with a 5 to 2 victory in the Bronze Medal match.
Ontario secures the Gold over Quebec with a dominating peformance over the weekend losing only 2 of their 35 matches.

To Read the Full Story and see pictures -

Website by RAMPInterActive.com

01/27/2023

Best of luck to team Alberta - play well!

01/25/2023

The 2023 Men's Canadian Open Feb 13-17 at the BVAC - Weekly passes now available!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2022-23-oxford-properties-canadian-mens-open-presented-by-airsprint-tickets-505833430407

01/09/2023

Registration is now open for the Edmonton Open - https://clublocker.com/tournaments/14225/info

12/20/2022

Nick Matthew in Edmonton for Adult and Junior Squash Clinics - March 24-26, 2023.
http://www.squashalberta.com/article/80271

11/14/2022

2022 Zac Ezekowitz Memorial Scholarship winners
Jacob Lin ($1000)
Ella Watson ($500)
Daniel Monroy-Caro ($500)