Sydney, June 7th 2019 – The East Coast Squash Academy organised another corporate team building event, this time for local boutique media consultancy Ultimate Edge Communications at Sydney University’s Sports and Aquatic Centre.
 
Sydney University has been proactively promoting squash within both the academic and local communities with a focus on grass roots efforts to introduce new people and students to the sport while also rekindling the passion within former players.
 
This has been possible with the partnership and collaboration of the East Coast Squash Academy, founded by professional squash player and former world #38 Aaron Frankcomb. “We are proud to have such a visionary collaborator in Sydney Uni” explains Frankcomb. “Programs and events like the one we just staged for Ultimate Edge Communications is the result of the on-going development of corporate events that cater to the athletic interests as well team building and professional development of employees.”
 
The corporate squash event begins with an explanation of the rules of squash followed by a high-speed exhibition match to demonstrate how elite make it look easy. With the basics of the game covered, team members then get on court and are fed balls to practice the basic strokes: The drive, volley and boast. Once minimum proficiency is established, a round-robin competition is staged for all team members to play each other to crown the corporate champion who’ll win bragging rights in the office for the next 12 months.

​“What I liked about this event is that the Academy took care of everything” declares Aleisha McCall, Ultimate Edge Communications founder and CEO. “The courts were reserved for us, with enough coaches to demonstrate proper technique and feed people so they can have fun hitting balls. Excellent catering and great trophies were special touches that made this the ultimate social afternoon to have fun and reward our team.”
 
This year’s inaugural champion Evan Bohringer said “I haven’t been on a squash court in almost 10 years and this was a fun way to get back on court.” First-time squashie and winner of the best attitude award, Gemma Giam declared “What I like about squash is that we get to hit (or miss) a lot more balls, whereas with tennis for example, most of the time is lost picking up balls.”
 
The Academy stages a variety of corporate events for small teams, from a fun social afternoon to specific skill-based team building right up to the deliberate practice principles that uses squash as the metaphor for striving for excellence and success for the most committed teams.
 
If you’re looking for a fresh, new (different) reward, team-building or professional development program for your team, contact the Academy for all the details. The Academy can easily cater for groups of 6 to 30 across multiple locations throughout the Greater Sydney area.

Ultimate Edge Communications Pty Ltd
 
Ultimate Edge Communications was founded in 2014 as a boutique media consultancy to provide high growth brands with media buying, creative production and marketing automation & intelligence services by pioneering cutting edge technology with a highly enthusiastic team.
 
Contact details: 0402 368 785
Email: info@UltimateEdgeCommunications.com.au
Website: https://www.ultimateedgecommunications.com.au
Facebook: Ultimate Edge Communications
 
                                                              
Sydney Uni Sports and Fitness
Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness is the leading provider of university-based sport, fitness and recreation services in the Asia-Pacific region. The organisation traces its beginnings to January 1, 2003 when The Sydney University Sports Union and the Sydney University Women’s Sports Association amalgamated to form Australia’s premier tertiary sporting body. The organisation was renamed in 2008 as Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness.

Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness now manages and administers over 47 sport and recreation clubs. It also organises sporting and recreation events and offers a comprehensive range of sporting facilities to students and the wider Sydney community. It has produced more Australian representatives and won more major competitions than any other club. Consequently, it continues to be an influential body in the sporting domain.

In 2015, The University of Sydney was named Overall Australian University Sport Champions for the second year in a row. In the same year, the Football Club won yet another Club Championship a Colts Championship, the American Football Club won their premiership, Sydney Uni Women's Australian Rules Football Club were Division One Champions, Sydney Uni Women's Hockey were premiers, and numerous other teams triumphed victoriously. 

Contact details: Tel: (02) 9351 4982
Email: nmrc@sport.usyd.edu.au 
Website: https://www.susf.com.au/
Facebook: Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness
 

East Coast Squash Academy
The East Coast Squash Academy was founded in 2013 when Aaron Frankcomb retired from the Professional Squash Tour, the East Coast Squash Academy set out to create a business model to expand the presence of squash within the Greater Sydney area squash centres.
 
Since inception, the Academy has produced some stellar results including: Attracting a handful of junior players with aspirations of going on the professional (PSA) tour.
 
Its junior program had the biggest contingent of players on the NSW Squash Junior ranking list, with players on the NSW junior state teams, Australian junior teams and Australian senior players. The Academy has developed several NSW and Australian Junior Champions. At its peak, the junior squash program boasted (pun intended!) over 500 children participating in weekly squads and training sessions. Memberships and participation in squads increased by 100% and 300% respectively and tournament registrations reached at an all-time high.
 
The Academy has been the home base to two full time senior players who reached career highs of top 240 in the world on the Men’s PSA Tour. Its best female professional reached a top world ranking of 130.
 
The Academy created great success building over 80 hours of services per week to grow the court utilisation and increase profits for clubs around the Greater Sydney Area. Since 2016, Energize Health and Fitness, Norths Fitness, Sydney CBD Squash Club and Manly joined the Academy followed by the Sydney Uni Sports & Fitness in 2018.

Contact details: Tel: 0424 474 001
Email: Aaron@EastCoastSquashAcademy.com.au
Website: www.EastCoastSquashAcademy.com.au
Facebook: East Coast Squash Academy 

Squash Magazine has published the top all-time unbroken streak ranked in the World Top Ten. Some very impressive statistics!

How did squash get its name?

Where did squash originate?

Who were the senior and junior British professional champions in 1936?

Checkout this short classic YouTube video and learn about the history of the game that gave opportunities for courting couples to “squash and squeeze, but not at the same time”.

If you love squash history read our Squash Statistics Infographic.  

The 4th round of the 2019 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal pulls out an unbelievable winner, striking an incredible forehand slice squash shot, from behind his body giving the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych no chance to retrieve the ball.

The Channel 9 commentators said, "let's check out the Kia 360 camera and see that Squash shot again......."  

It's an amazing shot, check it out -

Not only is Roger Federer playing squash shots on the tennis court but so is Rafael Nadal now too.  Maybe more tennis professionals should use squash as a cross-training sport as Federer does......

World Squash Day takes place this Saturday (October 13th). World Squash Day is campaign aimed at  promoting the sport of squash on a global scale. To find out more information about World Squash Day, check out the official World Squash Day Facebook Page.

​Please show your support this weekend by inviting a friend along for a game! Make sure you post a picture to the World Squash Day Facebook Page and tag East Coast Squash Academy!

The team at East Coast Squash Academy would like to congratulate Maggie Goodman on her recent success at the Australian Junior Championships. Maggie and her brother Sam have both been working with Head Coach Aaron Frankcomb over the past year in the lead up to this event. Maggie seeded number four in the U15 girls event, defeated number two seed Ella Burge in four games to take the title (9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9). Sam (seeded 27th) on the other hand, began the event by toppling the 15th seed in the first round which allowed him to finish in a top 16 position. This was a fantastic result for both Goodman's which is a testimony to their dedication and effort to training throughout the year! Well done guys!

Below is the full replay of Maggie's final. It can be viewed from the 2:58:32 mark.

This week, PSA recognised all of its female players by creating an initiative "Women's Squash Week".

This campaign aims to celebrate all of the women in our game whilst also encouraging the wider squash community to increase womens participation in our game. Initially, this was a US squash initiative  that has gained momentum over the last few years to become a global initiative.  For more information about how you can get involved in current and future women's squash week follow this link. The below video is discusses last years Women's Squash Week event.

US Squash and Drexel University announced their agreement to enter into a long-term sublease allowing US Squash to invest $27 million to transform the 32nd Street Armory into a national center to serve the U.S. squash community. Check out the full article here.

Currently, US Squash is leading the charge in terms of growth and participation in squash; showing a 66% growth overall since 2010 and is recognised as the 12th fastest growing sport in the US. This growth of the game does not stop there, the collegiate setting has also grown 61% since 2005 with 89 mens and 53 womens programs across the country.

This can only bring positive things to the game. Stay tuned and keep an eye out for some young American juniors set to come through the ranks in the near future.