Annual Report 2016
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Annual Report 2016 Squash Auckland Incorporated wishes to thank the following organisations for their generous support in 2016 SPONSORS: Experts in offset printing, digital printing and letterpress embellishments Enthusiastic, Easy, Efficient, Effective www.tassprint.co.nz TRUST / PaRTNERS: REGIONAL SPORTS TRUSTS: Sport Auckland, Harbour Sport, Sport Waitakere, Counties Manukau Sport, Aktive Auckland Sport and Recreation NATIONAL SPORTS ORGANISATIONS: Squash New Zealand, Squash Auckland Incorporated Sport Auckland House, Level 4 Gate B, Alexandra Park, Greenlane Road, Epsom PO Box 26 599, Epsom, Auckland 1344 P 09 623 7855 F 09 623 7920 www.squashauckland.org.nz Annual Report 2016 Contents Page Board of Directors & Management Positions 2 2016 Season Highlights 3 Sponsorship and Funding 3 Chairman’s Report 4 - 7 General Manager’s Report 8 - 11 Raising the profile of squash in Auckland Kaye Jackson – Life Member Squash Auckland and HEAD continue partnership Kiwisport and KiwiSquash Website Upgrade April 2016 Referee and Rules Development at clubs World Masters Games 2017 District Competitions 12 - 14 Quick Facts Interclub – Senior & Masters Interclub - Junior SuperChamps Auckland Open Junior Quadrangular Youth Development 15 Elite Juniors Results SNZ Talent Development Centre National Competitions 15 - 18 Junior Nationals Masters Nationals Mitchell Cup & Cousins Shield Senior Nationals NZ Secondary Schools Championships 2016 World Junior Championships 18 Auckland Affiliated Clubs Details 19 2016 Honours Board 20 - 21 Squash Excellence Award Winners Auckland Open Auckland Junior Open SuperChamps Auckland Graded Champs Interclub Past Presidents 21 Chairmen 21 Life Members 21 2016 Audit Report and Financial Statements 22 SQUASH AUCKLAND 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Squash Auckland Board of Directors and Management Positions Board of Directors Tim Marshall - Chairman Ernie Dumper Jo Noonan Michael Naylor Russell Clark Gregor McGregor Toni Horsman Patron Dame Susan Devoy General Manager John Fletcher Development Manager Mike Weston Support Officer Kaye Jackson Interclub Committee Karen Hadfield Kaye Jackson John Fletcher Senior Selectors Mike Weston, John Fletcher Junior Selectors Mark Waldin, Mike Weston, John Fletcher Masters Selectors Mike Weston, Mark Waldin, John Fletcher Team Managers Mike Weston, Mark Waldin, Joyce Palmer Auditor William Buck Christmas Gouwland Hon Solicitor Michael Sumpter 2 SQUASH AUCKLAND 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Season Highlights National Champions NZ Representatives NZ Junior Open – Abbie Palmer NZ Doubles Team World Championships Campbell Grayson – Silver medal in Mixed Doubles NZ Junior Age Group Champions Maia Smales (U11 Girls) Junior Boys World Championships Natalie Sayes (U13 Girls) Sam Sayes Mason Smales (U13 Boys) Matthew Lucente (non-travelling reserve) Matthew Lucente (U17 Boys) Ellie Epke (U19 Girls) Junior Girls World Championships Ellie Epke – 8th place individuals NZ Masters Age Group Champions Mandy Kennedy (Women’s 45) British U23 Open Mark Waldin (Men’s 55) Ellie Epke – runner-up Diana Bennett (Women’s 65) Australian Junior Open National Inter-District Teams Championships U13 Girls Champion – Natalie Sayes Senior – Men (2nd) Senior – Women (3rd) Junior Trans-Tasman Test Masters – (1st) Ruby Saies Junior – Boys (1st) Leo Fatialofa Junior – Girls (1st) Matthew Lucente Anna Hughes AIMS Games Rafa Yam Mason Smales – Boys Winner Sam Sayes Jade Stratford – Girls Winner Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools AD Long Cup – NZ Masters Club Teams Senior Boys – Matthew Lucente tournament Senior Boys – Gabe Yam Silverdale Squash Club Junior Boys – Leo Fatialofa Junior Boys – Elijah Thomas Junior Boys – Joshua Hawkesby-Lyne (reserve) Squash Auckland District Championships NZ Secondary Schools Team Champions Auckland Open Westlake Boys High School Men – Lance Beddoes Women – Ellie Epke Auckland Junior Championships Boys – Corbin Faint Girls – Abbie Palmer Sponsorship and Funding Squash Auckland received $149,570 in grants and sponsorships in 2015. We thank our sponsors and the gaming trusts for their significant contribution which has greatly benefited the organisation. Tass Print has sponsored Squash Auckland for over a decade. Tass Print also sponsors and assists clubs when requested. Their on- going support makes a significant difference to our organisation. Thank you to HEAD and the team at SportCo for their ongoing sponsorship and support. Having the HEAD brand as our product of choice enables us to engage with schools and delivers a strong brand alignment for our social media platform. SQUASH AUCKLAND 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Chairman’s Report New General Manager and Strategic Plan Tim Marshall, Chairman Farewell Philip, welcome John and Toni We also welcomed in August new board member Toni Horsman, One of the most important jobs for a board is to choose the who filled a vacant position for an appointed member after the right Chief Executive – or in our case General Manager. Philip retirement of Rob Clark at last year’s AGM. Auckland-born, Toni Vodanovich resigned in early April to take up a corporate role and started her squash career in Papakura where she grew up, then we appointed John Fletcher, a very capable replacement, who moved to the University of Auckland club while studying, and is took up the GM role in June. now a member of Harcourts Eden Epsom and also Whitianga Squash club so she can play squash even when she is away for a In his five years as GM Philip built up our KiwiSport funding to weekend. Toni has served on the committee and as club captain around $70,000 a year – a lot of money for a sport like ours. He at Harcourts Eden Epsom. Toni is Group Financial Controller at strengthened our coaching network, established a partnership fresh produce marketing business Freshmax. with College Sport which brought about 700 Auckland high school students onto Squash NZ’s player register and grew player numbers by more than 20 per cent. Along the way he redeveloped Strategic Plan 2016-2019 the website a couple of times, maintained our trust funding, built Another key role for a board is setting the strategic direction and relationships with council and managed all those day to day monitoring progress towards strategic goals. John Fletcher’s services that Squash Auckland provides. appointment has coincided with our new three year strategic plan 2016-2019 summarised below pg 5. Each year we survey board members about Squash Auckland’s performance and the feedback is that Philip did everything from Against each of our strategies are actions with timeframes and all those things above to taking the board minutes, managing responsibilities on which progress is reported to bi-monthly board the financial accounts and annual audit, running the squash meetings. For example, under the Club & Facility Support pillar, we excellence awards to getting new warrants of fitness for the micro- have supported Henderson with an adult starter programme and court trailers. Those are the joys of running a small regional sports Panmure with its junior club night and supported clubs including organisation. Howick and Panmure with funding letters. We liaise between clubs and Auckland Council re new sports complexes. And we publicise We were delighted to secure John Fletcher as our new GM. John to clubs the excellent coaching, leadership and technology was Squash Waikato General Manager since January this year. modules developed for them by Squash New Zealand. Before that he was Royal Oak Racquets Club Manager for nearly five years where he won Squash Auckland Club Administrator Our engagement with clubs and players is both pro-active – for of the Year 2014 and helped Royal Oak Racquets win Squash example with the club forums, referee nights, the competition Auckland Club of the Year 2014. survey and squash excellence awards – and responsive to clubs that seek our assistance with funding applications, new At Royal Oak John also played a major role in helping the club membership drives, club maintenance etc. There is a lot going win two Tennis Auckland awards for club administration and on for our very small team but we welcome the opportunity to club marketing and promotion in 2014 and a further two Tennis support clubs, commercial and community facilities to grow the Auckland awards for club events and club facilities in 2015. game by providing a great squash experience. John holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from Massey University and is a B1 squash player competing in local and national tournaments. John has stepped into the role seamlessly, picking up all the core responsibilities, responding to opportunities like the offer of a free promotional stand at the NZ Fitness Expo, conducting a comprehensive competitions survey and initiating a fun doubles interclub competition to close the year. 4 SQUASH AUCKLAND 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Club forums We also took comprehensive notes which we collated and edited Our three club forums – north, central and south – held in late and have circulated to all clubs so they can pick up on the good August were once again well attended and illuminating. The ideas that were raised at the forums outside their areas. These attendees were people who step forward to be club presidents, notes have also been passed on to Squash New Zealand and captains and hard working committee members who really are made available to other districts. the unsung heroes of our sport. They put in an enormous effort to welcome members, organise tournaments and social events, For me it was great to see the interchange of