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HISTORY
The organising body for the games of Squash and Racketball in the County of
Kent is the "Kent Squash and Racketball Association" which was founded in
1932 as the "Kent Squash Rackets Association" and Racketball was added in
the year 2002.
OBJECTIVES
A. To represent the National Governing Body of the sports (England Squash &
Racketball) and to act on its behalf within the County of Kent. Kent
includes the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich & Lewisham.
B. To promote and encourage the games of Squash and Racketball and to
further their growth and development at all levels in Kent, reflecting Equal
Opportunities for all.
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PUBLICITY
An annual handbook (112 pages) is available from the County Office for
£3.50. Two Newsletters are circulated each winter.
CLOTHING
Polo shirts in sky blue polyester/cotton mixture with Kent Squash &
Racketball logo embroidered on the left breast are available from the office
for £15.75 plus p & p. (Children aged 11/13 size £14.50).
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SQUASH & RACKETBALL
PRESENT SITUATION
England Squash (SRA) is the National Governing Body for Squash and Racketball.
The Kent Squash and Racketball Association
(Kent SRA) represents the National Governing Body and acts on its
behalf within the County of Kent which includes the London Boroughs of
Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and the Unitary Authority of Medway.
Its objects are to promote and encourage the games of Squash and
Racketball and to further their growth and development at all levels in
Kent, reflecting Equal Opportunities for all.
The Association has no facilities of its own and is reliant totally on
the goodwill of clubs to host County Championships, Inter-County ties
and coaching and training of its junior squads.
There are many clubs and centres in Kent but the majority of
representative players graduate to clubs within the Kent London
Boroughs.
STATED REQUIREMENTS
The Kent SRA appreciates the importance of owning its own courts and is
keen to establish such a facility attached to an existing club. The
Association would negotiate with the club to use the club’s
existing facilities in return for the club using the County courts,
other than for some weekend use for County events and coaching. Ideally
any County courts, added to existing club facilities, would have glass
backs to the courts.
Any such facility would be termed the Kent County Centre of Excellence and would be strategically located if possible.
EXISTING and POTENTIAL SATELLITE FACILITIES
The Mote Club, in Maidstone, has upgraded its facilities, following a lottery grant, and has become a satellite centre and the Kent SRA would like a club in the East of the County and one in the Tunbridge Wells area to become satellite centres.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Ian Wright Honorary Secretary of the Kent SRA and Vice-President of England Squash.
- Mary Scott-Miller Kent SRA Development Officer and Juniors Chairman.
Ian Wright 6/5/05 |
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For Officers and contact details see the
CONTACT page
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