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Masters Director and Convenor of Selectors

Wayne Seebeck
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Masters Newsletter - March 2010

Canterbury Squash Interclub begins next week which will be a brutal reminder of the amount of training some of us omitted during our off – season antics. It will also bring back memories of what is to come with winter approaching, those frigid nights, sometimes damaged muscles, and dodgy suppers.

However we of course have the bonus of the much maligned and rarely admired par scoring system to assist us, because the nights are sure to be much shorter relevant to game time at least, although the after match functions may compensate.

The main event for the year on a global scene is the World Masters in Cologne, with quite a few New Zealanders travelling to Europe for squash and an associated holiday.

As well there are some ex pats puddle jumping or road travelling to boost our numbers.

A closer to home event for those who may be interested in a more economic squash holiday os the 2010 Norfolk Island Masters Squash Championships. The details for this event are located on the right hand side of the Squash NZ homepage.

On the local scene, the N.Z. Masters in October is being reformatted a little so that there will generally be 8 person draws to enable the individuals to be completed on the Sunday, with the players dinner Sunday night and a late morning start for the teams event on the Monday.

In the event that the strength of entries warrants a 16 person draw, that age group will have 2 games on the Saturday.

This will mean the teams event finishes Wednesday, which we anticipate will encourage more players to put aside time for this prestigious event.

To this end it is important for districts to begin planning to attend and boost flagging team numbers, going to the extent if required of combining with another nearby district where numbers are short in a particular age bracket.

For 2011 there is the probability that the date may also change to September so that this final New Zealand Championship is close to the main playing season.

With regard to the Masters Team event to be held at Lugton Park, Hamilton on the 25-27 June, some old and not so old players from the Christchurch Squash Club have booked flights to attend this event which promises to be a lot of fun (a first for a South Island Team).

I urge other clubs to consider the challenge at a competitive or social level and make it a weekend to remember, with of course the added bonus of the All Blacks vs Wales rugby test to attend on the Saturday night.

I am looking forward to seeing a large variety of players and welcome any feedback.
Trans Tasman Test Series

Trans Tasman Test Series 2009:
2009 Trans Tasman Teams

NZ Masters Selection Criteria

1. Each contender must meet the Squash NZ Citizenship criteria, which states that ‘he/she must be a NZ Citizen, or, if not, must have been ordinarily resident in NZ for fifteen months within the eighteen month period prior to the commencement of the Test Series’.
   
   
2. Age qualification is to be at the date of commencement of the first Test.
   
   
3. Contenders are expected to be actively competing in Open and Masters events during the season. High consideration will be given to Masters District Championships, Open championships, National Championships, and current form.
   
   
4. Contenders are expected to be available for District Masters Team selection.
   
   
5. The selectors decision is final. The Selection Panel reserves the right to include/exclude players in exceptional circumstances.

Local Tournaments/Publicity

If you wish to publicise your Club or District Masters Tournaments, or have interesting information about masters players or events to pass on, please email this to Squash NZ.

Venue: Wanganui
Dates: Singles 5-7 February 2009 - Doubles 8 February 2009
Website: http://www.nzmastersgames.com

National Club Masters Teams Event

This was held in New Plymouth at Kawaroa Park Squash Club 26 - 28 June. The teams consisted of 3 men - 35+, 40+ and 45+, and 2 women - 35+ and 40+. Kawaroa Park won the Championship division, with Lugton Park runners-up. The social division was also won by Kawaroa Park.

Masters Grading List

There is a masters grading list printed in age groups, so that the performances of players in the same age groups can be compared. For privacy reasons we are not yet able to display this on the website.

Districts get sent a copy, as do the masters selectors, so contact them for information.

International Tournaments

For any further information on any of these events, please contact the

Masters Director, Wayne Seebeck

seebeckdesign@xtra.co.nz

2009 Masters National Championships/Oceania Championships

Winners:

35+
Lassie Cull

Paul Bedford

40 – 44
Vivki Beker

Gary Duberly

45 – 49
Kathryn Austin

Michael White

50 – 54
Sandra Lellevre

Charlie Mayhew

55 – 59
Freda Walker

Trevor Colyer

60 – 64
Bett Dryhurst (England)

Dave Mason

65 – 69
Dave Steel

70 plus
Vincent Taylor (Canada)

Masters Interdistrict Teams Event winners for 2009

1. Canterbury
2. Bay of Plenty
3. Auckland
4. Waikato
   

Rob Roche Trophy for 2009

Barry Gardiner

Useful Masters Event Downloads

2007 Masters Poster

National Masters Guidelines

Masters Teams Championship Rules

Regulations Masters Interdistrict Team Events