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2011 Squash Australia Annual Report Top: World Men’s Team Championships 2011 (Bronze Medalists) – David Palmer, Cameron Pilley, Stewart Boswell, Aaron Frankcomb, Byron Davis, Anthony Ricketts & Patrick Hermans. Bottom: Cameron Pilley, Stewart Boswell and David Palmer at the 2011 World Men’s Team Championships. Front Cover: David Palmer and Stewart Boswell at the Australian Open 2011 Photographs kindly supplied by Stephen Line of SquashPics.com (as detailed) 1 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report Contents Squash Australia Board 3 Australian Open Championship Gallery 27 Squash Australia Staff 4 Australian Open Championship Report 28-29 Squash Australia Limited Information 5 National Junior Series Report 29-30 President’s Report 6-7 Australian Junior Championship Report 30-31 Chief Executive Officer Report 8-9 National Team Championship Report 32 Message from the Australian Sports Commission 10 Australian Defence Squash Association Report 33 National Development Manager Report 10-11 Squash ACT Report 34 National Refereeing Manager Report 11-12 NSW Squash Report 34-35 Media Liaison Officer Report 12-13 Squash NT Report 35 Performance Pathway Manager Report 13-15 Q Squash Report 36 AIS Squash Program Report 15-17 Squash SA Report 36-37 World Squash Federation Conference and AGM 18 Squash Tasmania Report 37-38 World Men’s Team Championship 19-21 Squash VIC Report 38-39 World Junior Women’s Championship 22-23 Squash WA Report 40 2011 Image Gallery 24-25 History 41-58 Squash Australia Hall of Fame Dinner Awards 26 Squash Australia Organisational Chart 59 Australian Open Championships Left: David Palmer Right: Stewart Boswell 2 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report Squash Australia Board President Vice President – Male Mr John Lee Mr Ollie Lind Vice President - Female Vice President – Female Ms Peta Murphy Mrs Carol Kawaljenko (Until May 2011) (From May 2011) Director Director Mr Marcus Smith Mr Stephen Bowen (From March 2011) Patron Patron Mr Chris Dittmar Ms Sarah Fitz-Gerald Squash Australia Board at the 2010 Hall of Fame Awards Dinner John Lee, Peta Murphy, Carol Kawaljenko and Marcus Smith (Absent Ollie Lind) 3 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report Squash Australia Staff Chief Executive Officer Finance and Administration Officer Mr Gary O’Donnell Mr Ryan Wiegand (From September 2011) Performance Pathways Finance and Manager Administration Officer Mr Gordon Young Mr Chris Paul (Until September 2011) National Development National Referee Manager Manager Mr John Small Mr Trevor Smith National Head Coach Media Liaison Officer Mr Byron Davis Mr Andrew Dent Squash Australia Staff at the 2011 Hall of Fame Awards Dinner Gordon Young, John Small, Trevor Smith, Gary O’Donnell, Chris Paul, Byron Davis and Andrew Dent 4 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report Squash Australia Limited Office 9, Sports House, 150 Caxton Street, Milton, QLD, 4064 ABN 73 072 625 935 Founded 1934 Founding Member of International Squash Rackets Federation (1976) now World Squash Federation (WSF) Auditor Integrated Audit Service Pty Ltd Members New South Wales Squash Q Squash Squash ACT Squash Northern Territory Squash South Australia Squash Tasmania Squash Victoria WA Squash Associate Members Australian Deaf Squash Association Australian Defence Squash Association Professional Squash Coaches Association of Australia Executive Officers Council Gary O’Donnell (Squash Australia), Dawn Moggach (NSW Squash), Craig Simmich (Q Squash), Samantha Paterson (Squash ACT), Paul Mead, (Squash NT), Phil Sinnott (Squash SA), Chris Doig (Squash Tasmania), Fiona Young (Squash VIC), Don Huffer (WA Squash) Squash Development Council Trevor Smith (Chairperson Squash Australia), Kaye Reeves (Squash Australia), Peter Saxby (NSW Squash), Craig Simmich (Q Squash), Samantha Paterson (Squash ACT), Jarrod Ashcroft (Squash NT), James Rogers (Squash SA), Max Moorhouse (Squash Tasmania), Richard Cagliarini (Squash VIC), Mike Cornish (WA Squash) High Performance Committee Vicki Cardwell, Byron Davis, Rodney Eyles, Michelle Martin, Anthony Ricketts, Gordon Young (Secretary) National Awards Dinner Committee Andrew Dent, Gary O’Donnell, Ryan Wiegand Rules and Refereeing Committee John Small (Chairperson), Chris Sinclair, Damien Green National Selection Committee Richard Cagliarini, Byron Davis, Dawn Moggach, Kaye Reeves, Gordon Young (Secretary) 5 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report President’s Report Twelve months has elapsed since I last The Federated Model involves a separate national body delivered the President’s Report of which is answerable to the various members who form Squash Australia (SA) Ltd, and there is the federation. The Unitary Model involves one hierarchy much indeed to report on which has only culminating in the Board of that body, and led by its occurred during that period of time. President. My Report should be seen as more Problems with the Federated Model include the than simply my personal views or propensity for members to adopt different approaches to recollections of the last twelve months. Given that, as matters which would be better served with a national President, I represent the considered views of the Board approach, and to develop a sense of isolation from the of SA, my Report should be seen in the context of the rest of the members and the national body. policy and strategic decisions made by the Board from time to time over the last year. Problems with the Unitary Model include that the very valuable work of people at the lower levels of the Further, my personal view is that neither Board nor the hierarchy is not recognised and valued as it should be. President should seek to impose on the members policy For the two years I have been President, we have been and strategic decisions which are contrary to the views of working towards what might be called the hybrid model. the members. Rather, I see it as our positive duty to Such a model seeks to preserve the advantages of both engage with the members so as to ascertain what their Federated Models and Unitary Models, and at the same views might be on such matters, and to the best of our time avoid their disadvantages. The process for putting a ability, put those views into effect. hybrid model into operation involves identifying as many lower common denominator issues as possible, and Over the last twelve months, it has been the approach of obtaining unanimous member support for implementing the Board generally and of myself particularly to do just those. This is, of course, precisely what we did at last that. We have on frequent occasions asked the members year’s AGM. to give us feedback on various matters of importance in the policy and strategy areas, these included; There were three important developments at the 2011 The purchase of Squash Matrix; AGM:- The review of the World Squash Federation (a) There was a motion passed unanimously to Constitution; purchase Matrix; Establishing the Governance review of Australian (b) There was a motion passed unanimously to Squash. instigate an individual player registration system; The use of this approach did not occur by chance, but (c) There was a motion passed unanimously to has been adopted quite deliberately. cause a governance review of SA (and thereafter, each of its members) to take place. I am of the view that SA as a body has no purpose or As instructed and required by the members, throughout meaning without its members, and SA is essentially the the course of the last 12 months the Board has servant of its members. However, in order to carry out negotiated with the then owners of Matrix to reach the legitimate and concluded views of the members on reasonable terms by which SA could purchase Matrix the issues which arise from time to time, it is necessary and the Matrix business. Having reached this stage, the for us to canvass the members to get those views. In Board of SA will now seek to engage with the members other words, SA cannot hope to properly perform its of SA to identify how best to use Matrix to achieve the function unless it’s members recognise and adopt the purpose of unifying the sport throughout the nation, and obligation of giving quality feedback to SA on issues of increasing the number of persons who are registered as importance as they arise. This we have done throughout players with their respective member bodies, and with SA the year. itself. I hold the view (which I might say is a view shared by the Improving the understanding of the principles of Board) that there is a need for our sport to have a more corporate governance has been a key focus point over unified approach across Australia. The extent to which a the last 12 months. There are no doubt many different body such as ours is unified depends to an extent on the views on what constitutes “governance”, let alone proper model it adopts for operating. The two broad extremes of or appropriate governance. On any view, however, it the operational models are, on the one hand, a would seem counter-productive if not dangerous for an Federated Model (which we notionally have), or on the entity to conduct a governance review of its processes other hand, a Unitary Model. and actions without at least some external, independent input. It was therefore decided that we would seek the assistance of some suitably qualified external expert to 6 2011 Squash Australia Annual Report assist us in this important process. In the second half of further take up of the national website; 2011, the CEO of SA was able to obtain the agreement (a) continued development of the Australian Squash of the Australian Sports Commission to conduct a tour, leading up to the Australian Open; governance review of SA. (b) continued work on the Australian Open to ensure its future; The CEO and I met with Mr. Andrew Pratley and Mr. (c) development of a business model for facilities; Michael Johnston of the ASC to develop some (d) roll out of the “Active After School” program via understanding of how the governance review process the ASC for the introduction of juniors players to might proceed.

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