Squash : August News

Hello Everyone!!

Just a quick couple of items for the next few weeks!!

• Promotion of the Club:
  • Membership is stagnant and as soon as we get new Members, we get a drop off from existing Members (for all sorts of reasons).
  • Just the way it is but I reckon we need to keep at the promotion of this Club to try and attract more players.
  • I reckon we need to keep at this so…….
  • It seems most Supermarkets which have a noticeboard remove all flyers each month:
    • Each month we need to re-populate Supermarkets around the District.

Can I ask please, when you’re playing next to grab a couple of flyers from the cupboard and put them up where you shop / eat / drink / frequent

• • The printed flyers in the tall cupboard.
  • Or print out the attached (those who can please)

 

• In this Vein we are trying to organize a Friday night for Business:

From the meeting Minuets:

7.1          Promote Squash and Encourage New Members

• • • • Following discussion, it was decided that the Club run a local Business versus Business round robin.
      • To be held on Friday nights.  Club provide pizza.  Use two courts.
      • Utilise Kyneton business Facebook.    Could include schools (teachers), service clubs, emergency services (police, ambulance, CFA), etc.
      • Each committee member to try to provide 5 email addresses of local business or facilities at next meeting for Club to invite to participate.

• • We already have interest from two businesses (not connected to the Club) which is good.
  • Again if I could ask if you think of a local business who may be interested, sus them out please.
  • It would be a Friday night from around 7pm – finished by approx. 10pm.
  • At least 2 people from each business (3 would be better)
  • Of any standard
  • If there are odd numbers the Club will add people to even out the teams
  • Take down contact details, form them and pass them onto the committee please.
  • We are also looking for a person to take this on and organize  ……. Any takers??

 

• Fill-ins / People Away:
  • Over the next 3 weeks there will be a lot of people away
  • If, you’re on a bye / feel like another hit / want another run …………
    • Turn up on Monday / Thursday night and numbers will be sorted for each night.
    • You will get a hit and it will keep the interest going.

 

–    And a bit of a radical idea from the Committee:

6.5          Competitions – Monday and Thursday

Discussion about improved scheduling of competitions.
It was decided to have a shorter break over Christmas with summer competition resuming mid-January.

Winter competition – add two weeks additional break on to end of break for June school holidays.

Club calendar to be updated accordingly.

Do  any members have an opinion on the above??

 

• AND – it was very good to see Alex E back at the Courts on Thursday evening!!
  • To aid her rehab from Knee surgeries (yes … more than one) Alex will be at the courts for the next few weeks for Members who want some Squash coaching.
  • Kyneton Courts: Mondays and Thursdays 6pm – 7pm
  • If you have any further queries, please SMS Alex on:  0438 663 466

I’m away for the best part of the month and I shall see you on the courts when I’m back!!

(For those at Romsey Gavin has my keys)

Thanks in advance, George Hennessy      President