2014 ANNUAL REPORT Squash New Zealand wish to acknowledge the following 2014 Sponsors and Funders: Sport New Zealand / Alsco / Dunlop / NZInternet / Computer Concepts / ICT Protege / The Lion Foundation NZCT / Infinity Foundation / Pub Charity / Air Rescue / Four Winds / Pelorus Trust / Crombie Lockwood / HPSNZ Reports Officials 04 Honours Board 05 Chairman’s Review 06 Chief Executive’s Report 07 High Performance Report 09 Development Report 13 National Coaching Report 15 Season Results 2014 16 23 Commonwealth Games 2014 25 Oceania Report 28 PSA Report 30 Refereeing Report 32 World Junior Men’s Squash Champs 33 NZ Squash Hall of Fame 36 National Squash Centre 37 Club Kelburn 38 Volunteer of the Year 2014 39 Masters Report 40 Club of the Year 2014 42 Financials Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 44 Consolidated Statement of Movement in Equity 45 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 46 Notes to the Financial Accounts 47 Audit Report 51 Membership Returns Northland, Auckland 52 Waikato, Bay of Plenty 53 Eastern, Central 54 Wellington, Canterbury 55 Midlands, Otago, Southland 56 OFFICIALS 2013-2014 Patron Life Members (D = Deceased) Dame Susan Devoy Don Green (D) Executive Council Roy Haddon (D) Tony Johnston (Chairman), Tony Alexander, Steve Dunbar, Linda Kenny, Greg McKeown, Matt Taylor Allen Johns (D) Programme Directors Geoffrey Kingscote (D) Masters: Wayne Seebeck Roy Mitchell (D) Refereeing: Chris Buckland Neven Barbour Selectors Bryden Clarke Junior: Aileen Buscke, Pat McHugh, Paul Hornsby Senior: Michel Galloway, Mike Martin, Paul Hornsby Norman Coe Masters: Kaye Jackson, Stephen O'Toole, Wayne Seebeck Don Cotter National Offce Murray Day Chief Executive: Jim O’Grady National Coaching Director: Jason Fletcher Dame Susan Devoy Development Director: Pennie O’Connor Dardir El Bakary Squash Director: Michael Pittams High Performance Coach: Paul Hornsby Butch Gifford Offce Administrator: Michelle Rogers Bill Murphy Contract Accountant: Hamon & Associates National Media Manager: Gary Denvir Ross Norman Honorary Solicitor Susie Simcock Michael Sumpter Michael Sumpter Auditor McGregor, Bailey & Co 2014 SQUASH NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 5 HONOURS BOARD 2013-2014 Life Members (D = Deceased) Personality of the Year New Zealand Junior Men’s 2014 Joelle King Don Green (D) Open Squash Champion Max Trimble Whangarei Roy Haddon (D) Chairman’s Award 2014 Dave Clarke New Zealand Junior Women’s Allen Johns (D) Volunteer of the Year Open Squash Champion Geoffrey Kingscote (D) 2014 Josie Fenwicke Abbie Palmer North Shore Roy Mitchell (D) Club of the Year New Zealand Junior Inter-District Neven Barbour 2014 Squash City Invercargill Teams Championship Men Bay Of Plenty Bryden Clarke Most Improved Senior Players Women Auckland Female Joelle King Cambridge Norman Coe Male Lance Beddoes Henderson New Zealand Masters Championship Don Cotter 35+ Men Shaun Madden Invercargill Most Improved Junior Players Murray Day Female Kaitlyn Watts Palmerston North Women Tamsyn Leevey Wainuiomata Dame Susan Devoy Male Luke Jones Palmerston North 40+ Men Scott Gardiner Burnside Women Lisa Cowlard North Shore Dardir El Bakary Best District Overall - Juniors Teams Event Gifford Cup 45+ Men Mike McSherry Palmerston North Butch Gifford Bay Of Plenty Women Mandy Kennedy North Shore Bill Murphy Derek Cook Memorial Trophy 50+ Men Mark Millar Kapiti Ross Norman for Refereeing Women Kathryn Mckay Whakatane Glenn Carson Hamilton Susie Simcock 55+ Men Mark Waldin North Shore Women Karen Walton Christchurch Michael Sumpter New Coach of the Year Sally Stantiall (Central) 60+ Men Lawrence Skurr Christchurch Women Freda Walker Christchurch Football Club & School Coach of the Year Graeme Randolph (Bay Of Plenty) 65+ Men Dan Mossenson Australia Women Diana Bennett Devonport District Performance Coach of the Year 70+ Men Not Contested Kashif Shuja (Central) 75+ Men Trevor Coulter Hamilton New Zealand National Rob Roche Trophy For Meritorious Service To Men’s Squash Champion Masters Squash: Maurice Peters (Remuera) Martin Knight North Shore New Zealand Masters Inter-District New Zealand National Women’s Team Championship Squash Champion Canterbury Megan Craig Marlborough New Zealand Senior Inter-District Teams Championship Women Central Men Wellington 2014 SQUASH NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW It is my privilege and pleasure to present the 2013/14 We now have a solid platform on which to build and Squash New Zealand Annual Report and I do so at a this is encompassed in our Strategic Plan which is time when we have so much to be optimistic about for based on four pillars: Connection, Pathways, Clubs the future of our sport. Squash was voted the World’s and Leadership - I personally place Clubs as the best sport by Harvard University for one reason – it priority as we look to grow our game. Our Strategic really does offer more than any other sport! Plan is in its second year and we will review it at the end of 2015. One area where we are weak at There is no denying that our numbers over the last a National level is in our commercial alignments twenty years have dropped and there is still much to and sponsorship and we have plans to improve our do, but there are now strong structures at play in our performance. We have also made constitutional sport, we have already seen a slight rise in numbers changes including changing to a hybrid version for and we all need to get behind that momentum and the collection of affliation income and moving board rebuild our sport. Squash is a game that is built terms to three years which is a Sport NZ preference. around people who get tough when the going gets tough and it is inspiring to see more of those people We have formally discussed where High Performance coming to the fore to help re-energize our wonderful sits within our priorities and both the Board and sport. Districts have re-confrmed HP as “High Priority”. With our position clarifed, we will be preparing a When I arrived on the Board in 2010, I fervently clear pathway for those that participate in this sector believed that the way to build the game was from the and have already agreed to contribute to the running top down. The Board needed to have a clear vision of combined WSA and PSA events over the next of where we wanted the sport to head and to give three years. We are also exploring the option of this message to our CE and his staff. Last year’s hosting the World Juniors in 2017. It was fantastic to Chair, Wayne Werder, succeeded in getting alignment watch Joelle winning the Bronze medal in the singles between the Board, Head Offce and the Districts at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and I have no and I believe we have cemented that alignment doubt that we will once again become a power-house this year with well documented Memorandums of in the international game. We have a great group of Understanding now in place. The re-branding at juniors coming through and with our current group national and district level illustrated how well we can of seasoned players we can have confdence in the work together. future. I would add, though, that we should raise I can honestly say that the current Board, made up “our” aspirational bar and believe we can compete of Greg McKeown, Steve Dunbar, Linda Kenny, Tony strongly at international level. Alexander and Matt Taylor have made a signifcant Finally, a big thank you to our CE Jim O’Grady, contribution to the platform that was laid over the last whom I have enjoyed working with. Thanks also to few years and I sincerely value the skills they bring the District Presidents/staff/administrators and the to the table. Each one of them is there for the right coaches and referees who all do such a wonderful reason, they believe we have a fantastic game and job. With your help, we will make a difference in the they are never afraid to question vigorously, at all coming year! times demanding high Boardroom standards. Well done and thanks to each of you. After four years Tony Johnston on the Board, Tony Alexander is standing down this Chairman, Squash New Zealand year – my thanks to Tony on behalf of the sport for his hard work over those four years and many at District level before that. 2014 SQUASH NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 7 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT There has been a lot happening over the last twelve with expectations to win three medals. Unfortunately months starting with the World Squash Federation while we were very close this did not eventuate with AGM held in Christchurch in October 2013. Once our only success being the bronze medal to Joelle again this was an excellent opportunity for New King in the Women’s singles. Joelle played a superb Zealand to host an international squash event and game to take out the bronze medal in commanding build on the strong ties that exist between our country style, adding to her gold and silver medals from the and the world squash community. In conjunction with Delhi Games in 2010. While the doubles produced no the WSF AGM the New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame medals there were some very encouraging signs from held an induction dinner for seven new entrants into our games debutantes which bodes well for 2018. the Hall of Fame, an occasion enjoyed by many of the Thanks to Dave Clarke for his doubles expertise and visiting delegates who were in Christchurch for the management of the team and to the team coach, Paul conference. Hornsby. This year the WSF AGM is being held in Philadelphia Congratulations to Glenn Carson, who offciated as a and New Zealand will be represented by Gerard referee at the Glasgow games. Glenn is now a WSF DeCourcy who is standing for the position of Vice regional referee / assessor and his selection for the President of WSF, a position he has held previously.