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We’re back in 2021 highlighting Ontario squash superstars who are celebrated inducted members into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2013 is none other than Player Graham Ryding. Ryding played professionally in the 90s and 00s, reaching a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in November 1999 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 1993. Ryding was a semi-finalist in the 2004 World Open, a member of the 1997 World Team Championships where Can...ada placed second and a three-time Canadian National Champion. Graham worked his way up the competitive ladder beginning with numerous junior Ontario titles to be followed by 7 Canadian junior Championships, from Under 13 through Under 19. He quickly moved into the senior ranks and added titles in the Canadian Soft Ball Championships in 1997, 1998 and again in 2004. He represented Team Canada several times throughout his career- bringing home the silver medal in 1997! Graham retired from the PSA in 2007, but you can still catch him and his family on the courts in Toronto! Watch out for up and coming Ryding/Baizley offspring on the Squash Ontario junior circuit. Read more about Graham at ontariosquashhalloffame.com. Applications are now open for the 2022 Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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Got a second? Help us vote for squash's Nicol David as the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time! https://www.theworldgames.org//The-World-Games-Greatest-At

REMINDER TO REGISTER: SQUASH CANADA COACH PD WEBINAR #8 Webinar #8: How to Market Yourself on Social Media Date: Wednesday January 6th, 2021 - Noon to 1:15PM ES...T Presenter: Hannah Blatt @healthyblatt To Register Click Here - https://clublocker.com/tournaments/12234/info See more

It's a big upset for Hollie Naughton as the Canadian reaches round two ... Hollie Naughton (Can) 3-1 [13] Rowan Elaraby (Egy) 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (40m)

Just a few days left for the Racquet Drive and we are so close! Support by: - Make a donation - Donate a gently used racquet - Purchase a 12 pack of Brüst Beverage Co. - Re-post and share! ... https://www.squashontario.com/donate Thank you! See more

Throughout November and December 2020, we looked to the squash community for support to elevate our current school squash program equipment that is loaned out to schools at no cost. Since many of our regular outreach efforts to grow the sport have been placed on hold during this pandemic, enhancing our school squash program is a priority to ensure that squash is being introduced and played in physical education classes throughout Ontario. This way, hundreds of elementary and... secondary students can be exposed to the sport every year. With thanks to our many generous donors, Squash Ontario surpassed it’s goal of 300 racquets donated through both financial contributions and donated gently used racquets! We look forward to kicking off 2021 with plenty of resources to help teachers and schools take advantage of our equipment loans and physical education resources. Thanks to your help, squash will be played in gym classes throughout Ontario, where students across Ontario to fall in love with squash!

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#OnThisDay in 1998... Jonathon Power won the PSA World Championships crown, becoming the first Canadian player to win the title #squash #legend #champion

The first 100 people to buy a SQUASHTV annual pass will get a pair of Salming Kobra 2 shoes free. The 100 people can pick the size and colour of the shoes from the Salming website, the competition is open to just Canada and the US. All the details are here: https://bit.ly/3fnjGu4

First crack of the top 20 in 2 decades! Hollie Naughton has reached a career-high of 20 in the world! Naughton is a two-time national champion and multiple Pan American Games medalist and the first Canadian women’s player to reach the top 20 since Heather Wallace more than two decades ago. Strong and steady results have carried Naughton through the 2020 season, including deep runs at Platinum Level PSA Tournaments. Naughton recently competed in the CIB Egyptian Open (Cairo, E...gypt) defeating Ineta Mackevia (Latvia) and Lucy Turmel (England) in the first two rounds. In the third round Naughton faced world number 12 Nele Gilis (Belgium) losing 3-1 (11- 5, 5-11, 6-11, 5-11), narrowly missing out on an appearance in the Quarterfinals. Naughton’s next tournament will be the CIB Black Ball Squash Open 2020 in Cairo, Egypt. She is scheduled to face 13th seed Rowan Elaraby in the first round. Tournament information and results can be found at the PSA World Tour website. Congratulations Hollie Naughton!

Gordon Anderson, a member of the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame, was inducted in 2013 as a Player. It would be a great disservice to Gordon Anderson to define him by the number of Ontario, Canadian, US and world squash titles he has won. They are only a part albeit an important part of this man. Gordon’s roots are firmly in Toronto, Ontario where at the age of 12, he took his first squash lesson at the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club. That began a 50 year love affai...r with the game where he he has worn many hats. As a player, he holds world titles in singles, hardball and doubles, something only a very few squash players have ever achieved. In all, he has won five world titles, one Mexican title, 17 U.S. Championships, and seven Canadian Championships. In fact, he won the inaugural Canadian Open Softball title in 1974 the same year that he won the Hardball title. Quite a feat to win both in the same year! And he counts five Ontario Championships to his impressive list of achievements. The term, fair play epitomizes Gordon’s on court and off court behaviour. His ready smile and sense of humour together with his superb racquet skills made him one of the most popular players on the Professional circuit in the ‘70s and ‘80’s.

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Attention Doubles Squash Players! Check out this free referee certification clinic coming up for women and girls. Don’t miss it!

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REMINDER TO REGISTER: SQUASH CANADA COACH PD WEBINAR #5 Webinar #5: Becoming A National Team Athlete Date: Wednesday November 4th, 2020 - Noon to 1PM EST Presen...ter: Samantha Cornett To Register - https://clublocker.com/tournaments/12199/info See more

REMINDER TO REGISTER: SQUASH CANADA COACH PD WEBINAR #6 Webinar #6: Mental Strength: Your Guide To Success & Life Date: Tuesday November 17th, 2020 - Noon to 1P...M EST Presenter: Pat Hartunian To Register - https://clublocker.com/tournaments/12200/info See more

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Participaction is excited to announce the arrival of Canada’s first ever 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults. These Guidelines offer clear direction on what a healthy 24 hours looks like for Canadian adults aged 18-64 years and 65 years or older, featuring a unique approach that doesn’t just focus on a single movement behaviour, but instead looks at how all they all integrate together. This is the first time there are recommendations on various types of physical activity woven together with guidance on sedentary and sleep behaviours for these age groups. Learn more at https://www.participaction.com//benefits-/adults-18-to-64

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Squash Canada Wants You - Calling All National Team Hopefuls Any Canadian athlete dreams of wearing the maple leaf and representing their country on the world s...tage. As part of Squash Canada’s revamped long-term athlete development program, we are seeking more engagement and communication with the next generation of national team players. For those that want to get on the Squash Canada radar, a distribution list is being compiled for U23, College/University, and U19 players that will provide regular information about international events, training opportunities, selection criteria, PSA updates and general support as you consider joining the ranks of Team Canada. There is no commitment required to get on the list, just an opportunity to stay in the loop about pathways and support available. New Squash Canada Director of Athlete Development Jamie Nicholls is looking forward from hearing from YOU please reach out at [email protected] to learn more and get involved. ************************************************** Squash Canada lance un appel à tous les espoirs de l’équipe nationale Tous les athlètes canadiens rêvent de porter un jour la feuille d’érable et de représenter leur pays sur la scène internationale. Dans le cadre de la nouvelle mouture du programme de développement à long terme de l’athlète, Squash Canada cherche à rejoindre davantage la prochaine génération de joueurs de l’équipe nationale. Pour les joueurs qui souhaitent être dans le radar de Squash Canada, une liste de diffusion est compilée pour les joueurs U23, collégiaux et universitaires et U19. Cette liste de diffusion transmettra régulièrement des renseignements sur les compétitions internationales, les entraînements, les critères de sélection, les dernières nouvelles de la PSA et une assistance générale aux personnes qui songent à joindre les rangs de l’équipe nationale du Canada. L’abonnement à cette liste ne vous engage à rien; ce n’est qu’une façon de rester informé à propos des parcours qui existent et de l’aide offerte. Jamie Nicholls, le nouveau directeur du développement des athlètes de Squash Canada, espère avoir de vous nouvelles. Écrivez à [email protected] pour obtenir plus de détails et pour participer.

Today for Tuesday's feature of the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame members, we circle back to a name that has popped up many times in our Thursday Trivia contests: Gary Waite. Gary hails from Sarnia Ontario. After having been exposed to squash by his parents Lewis and Janet at the age of 12, Gary came under the care of Jack Clift and his weekend junior squash program and became part of a burgeoning junior squash movement in the area inundating courts at Pinsonneault’s and the Sa...rnia Riding Club for years to come. Through the tireless efforts of Jack, Lew, Janet and so many other parents at the time Sarnia could lay claim to a National Champion in every age group. Through the added generosity and guidance of Jack Fairs and the team at Western, Gary garnered more titles than any other junior squash player in the history of Canadian squash. He would continue this trend into the professional ranks to become one of the most decorated professional squash players in the history of the game worldwide. In 1993, while attending Harvard University, Gary could lay claim to being the #1 hardball singles player, #2 hardball doubles player and #12 softball singles player in the Worlda feat in combined rankings not achieved by any player in the history of any of the three disciplines and not likely to be duplicated.

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Now onto the girls! Some impressive records are on the board. Send us a private message with your response to get your name entered into the end of October prize draw.

Now onto the girls! Some impressive records are on the board. Send us a private message with your response to get your name entered into the end of October prize draw.

It's Hall of Fame Tuesday! Today we feature the 2011 inducted Builder Frank Baillie, a founding father of Squash Ontario. Today's summary is long but worth every word. Enjoy! Every revolution needs a leader and the squash revolution in Ontario began with a man by the name of Frank Baillie. He began playing squash at an early age and competed on several Lapham Grant teams but his real love, his passion was not so much in playing the game but in growing it. His introduction to...Continue reading

It's Hall of Fame Tuesday! Today we feature the 2011 inducted Builder Frank Baillie, a founding father of Squash Ontario. Today's summary is long but worth every word. Enjoy! Every revolution needs a leader and the squash revolution in Ontario began with a man by the name of Frank Baillie. He began playing squash at an early age and competed on several Lapham Grant teams but his real love, his passion was not so much in playing the game but in growing it. His introduction to...Continue reading

ATTENTION SQUASHERS! this coming Saturday, October 10th is WORLD SQUASH DAY. Although this year may look a little different and some of us may not have access to courts, we encourage you all to take part in celebrating our favourite sport. Find a wall outside or get your pod together to bang the ball around the court! POST your squash content this Saturday, use the hashtag #whyilovesquash and tag us so we can repost them.

The record holder for Ontario Junior Open boys titles is none other than Gary Waite! Swipe through to see those who have secured 3-5 OJO trophies too. Next week we will feature our girls OJO winners so get ready! #squashtrivia #trivia #ojo #ontariojunioropen

ATTENTION SQUASHERS! this coming Saturday, October 10th is WORLD SQUASH DAY. Although this year may look a little different and some of us may not have access to courts, we encourage you all to take part in celebrating our favourite sport. Find a wall outside or get your pod together to bang the ball around the court! POST your squash content this Saturday, use the hashtag #whyilovesquash and tag us so we can repost them.

October is Junior Month for our Trivia Thursday’s challenge! Send us a DM with the correct response and your name will be entered into our monthly swag bag draw! #ojo #championships #titles #under19

Squash Ontario is excited to partner with iMASK+ to deliver an extra layer of protection for the players/coaches/and referees! Check out the iMASK + at our Squash Ontario Swag Shop! #imask #imaskplus

Open to all! Coming up this Thursday: Gender Equity in Squash - Join the Conversation, Build Awareness & Grow Our Sport. When: Thursday October 1st 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Presenter: Tara Mullins, Squash Canada Project Lead for Female Engagement & Gender Equity Programs Cost: Free ... Register: clublocker.com/tournaments/12171/info #shecansquash

Only a few select styles and sizes remain in the 2019-2020 collection. Check out the Squash Ontario Swag Shop! #swag #shop #shoplocal #shopontario #ontariorepresent