2020 Annual Report Contents

2020 Annual Report Contents Message from the President and CEO ................................................. 3 24/7 Squash @ Tonsley ....................................................................... 5 Community Interaction ........................................................................ 5 The Southern .................................................................................... 6 Club Development Officer Network .................................................... 7 High Performance ............................................................................... 8 Coach Education ................................................................................ 9 Around the Clubs . ............................................................................. 10 Player Awards ................................................................................... 11 5 minutes with Aidan Karayilan ........................................................ 12 Events and Promotions ...................................................................... 13 Rankings ........................................................................................... 14 State Tournaments ............................................................................ 15 Pennant Winners ............................................................................... 16 Financials .......................................................................................... 17 Front cover: Kate Winters competing in the Australian Junior Championships Above: 2019 South Australian Junior State Team and Officials in team huddle 1 Mission Statement: To provide innovative leadership and direction for the growth and development of Squash and Racquetball in South Australia Squash Rackets Association of South Australia Inc Squash SA The Southern Chief Executive Officer Geoff Baynes Chief Executive Officer Geoff Baynes Development Manager James Rogers Club Manager Carly Bravington Competitions Coordinator Tanya Virgens Finance Manager Grant Norman Finance Manager Grant Norman Finance Officer Talitha Ryan Finance Officer Talitha Ryan Casual Venue Staff Club Development Officer Network (CDON) Kerry Bennett Danielle Rogers Barossa REX - Vicki Cardwell Ali Hofman Thomas Sander Ingle Farm Squash Club - Grant Norman and Lucas Norman Tracey Grimmond Robert Schomburgk Ingle Farm Squash Club - Michael Jones Christine Kolar Lucinda Treloar Mt Barker Squash Club - Clive Naylor Jessica Kolar Max Treloar Bodysmith (Christies Beach), Somerton, South Adelaide Squash and Susan Merchant Lesley Veale 24/7 Squash @ Tonsley - Jay Molloy Sam Morris Charlotte Vince West Adelaide Squash - Bruce Nyland Melanie Nash Joseph Vitagliano Wendy Pascoe Volunteer Honorarium Positions Daytime South Coordinator Des Whelan Racquetball Coordinator Michael Pierce Auditor SRASA Working Groups Rod Shearing (FIPA) The Southern Advisory Committee Sam Abishara (Chair) Geoff Baynes (Ex Officio) Board of Directors Carly Bravington (Ex Officio) President Sam Abishara Kym Rogers Directors Amy Challans (from Oct 19) Cindy Flower Finance and Risk Advisory Committee Matt Naisby Sam Abishara (Chair) Joel Perricone Geoff Baynes (Ex Officio) Kaye Reeves David Lipschitz Matt Schmidt (to Nov 19) Matt Naisby Grant Norman (Ex Officio) Ross Wait (to Sept 19) Squash and Racquetball Advisory Committee Sam Abishara (Chair) Lauren Aspinall Life Members Hall of Fame Members Geoff Baynes (Ex Officio) Wayne Aspinall Glen Brumby (Athlete) Will Gray Len Atkins (OAM) * Vicki Cardwell (Legend) Nathan Kerr Metze Bradey Chris Dittmar (Legend) James Rogers (Ex Officio) Grant Donovan Doug Stephensen (Athlete) Tanya Virgens (Ex Officio) Judy Feltrin Ron Thomas (Athlete) Harry McMaster Marlene Tierney (Athlete) Squash Pennant Committee Kaye Reeves Emerson Ciccarello Player Honour Roll William Spear (OAM) Brian Richards Bryce Allanson Dr Bruce Walker Terry Swanton Len Atkins (OAM) * Tanya Virgens (Ex Officio) Jason Mudge Racquetball Pennant Committee Sam Abishara (Chair) Service to Squash and Racquetball Award Recipients Steve Broughton Dave Attwood Katrina Jones Jenny Jablonski Annie Boase Brian Kerr Dianne Mattsson Carol Cheetham Mike Nash Michael Pierce (Registrar) Roger Dickenson Steve Thornett Terry Racz Steve Emery Peter Walters Brian Richards Steve Gray Kerry Ward Tanya Virgens (Ex Officio) Gordon Hains Dave Whan Fred Howell Des Whelan Leonie Johnston Rex Wilson * deceased 2 Message from the President and CEO In our 2019 report we commented that the previous twelve months had been challenging, not knowing then of course that 2020 would become the most challenging and dire year for Australia in the last half century. The advent of COVID-19 has affected everyone on the planet, let alone us here in South Australia, and is still at the forefront of our minds as we assemble the 2020 Annual Report. Only a few weeks into our Autumn pennant, the Government’s response to the pandemic closed all sport and hospitality venues overnight on March 23rd. This was devastating for many South Australian businesses and sporting organisations as it was for Squash SA. However, when faced with a crisis, the best response is to plan to overcome the issues presented and this is exactly what our Board and Staff did at the time and are still doing as we gradually come out of the severest of the restrictions. The Board and staff quickly put in place measures aimed at sustaining Squash SA through the pandemic and to ensure we were well placed to capitalise once the initial restrictions were relaxed. As we all know we were able to resume our pennant competitions in early August with almost the same number of participants and by September we were able to return our hospitality business to a profitable level. During this time, we adjusted our budget to allow for the economic effect of the virus and to plan for a future that has a minimal impact on the way we want to support Squash and Racquetball in South Australia. The objective has been to plan our way out of the restrictions so we can provide better support for our sports than we did prior to March 23rd. It is our belief that our objective to get as many people, of all ages, actively involved in Squash and Racquetball, is more important now than ever before. It is clear that being fit, active, engaged and socially connected can assist with coping with the crisis that COVID-19 has created. Squash and Racquetball are still the healthiest of sports and are sports for life. We foreshadowed a number of priorities in our 2019 Annual Report which we pursued throughout 2019 and in the early months of 2020 prior to the impact of the restrictions on our operations. 1. We have continued to lobby for more facilities and improvements to our existing facilities and following on from the great result in Port Pirie last year, Port Lincoln has constructed three new Squash Courts with moveable wall technology. Squash SA will be supporting Squash and Racquetball in Port Lincoln by providing coaching and refereeing courses conducted personally by our Development Manager, James Rogers, during 2020. As we identified in 2019, changes in squash facilities from purely stand-alone courts to multi-sports facilities is much more appealing to local councils like Port Lincoln. 2. Prior to the Government restrictions on sport, our Club Development officer program was producing positive results in terms of increasing participation especially with junior athletes. Given the hiatus in activity we have taken the opportunity to review all our programs with the aim to improve our offerings and to ensure we are supporting our clubs and their connection with their communities. 3. One interesting development that has occurred as we look at the pre-COVID and post-COVID periods is that our 24/7 glass court at the Tonsley Innovation Precinct has achieved a significant increase in use since sport resumed in May. It is clear to us that the general public, as well as those already involved in Squash and Racquetball, want to get on court if we can provide facilities and technologies that support their busy lifestyles and are attractive to them in our “new-normal” setting. 4. Following from our recognition as State Organisation of the Year at the 2019 Squash Australia National Awards dinner, we have continued to positively contribute to Squash nationally. We have representation on the National Board via Matt Schmidt (a formal Squash SA Board member), and 3 Message from the President and CEO Sam Abishara, our President, Cindy Flower a Board Director and Geoff Baynes our CEO are all on the Squash Australia Board’s three key working teams. 5. Cindy and another of our Board members, Amy Challans, are also integral to the review of the Squash Australia constitution, which will be communicated to all the State and Territories in the coming months. It’s important to Squash in South Australia that we should seek to positively influence the direction of such an important document. 6. Post the Squash Australia AGM in 2019 the Squash SA Board has aimed to have a significant influence in shaping the conversation at the national level particularly focusing on improving our sports culture and achieving best practice in communication and decision making. The Board’s view is that we need a strong, well governed peak organisation to ensure we have the best chance of progressing our sports nationally. 7. In 2019, Squash SA committed to reviewing our Constitution, Business and Strategic Plans and we intend to progressively communicate our review recommendations

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