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A newsletter to bring everyone together - Spirit of MastersISSUE 6JUNE 2022In this newsletterPresident ReportMember ProfileSocial PagesStory HeadlinesPresident’s ReportGreetings Masters Squash Players,Our state of NSW has been through some tough times over the past two yearswhich has kept a lot of us apart from our usual monthly get togethers at ourmaster’s tournaments, from COVID to floods which have impacted many ofyou and your communities.Member Profile—Jeff Bond1. Life after Work?Enjoy friends at squash and kids swimming and athletics.Upcoming ne 2022July 2022August 2022September 2022October 2022November 2022Dural (NSW State Championships)GerringongOld BarParkesAdelaide (Australian Championships)Dapto (AGM)
President’s ReportGreetings Masters Squash Players,Our state of NSW has been through some tough times over the past two years which has kept a lotof us apart from our usual monthly get togethers at our master’s tournaments, from COVID tofloods which have impacted many of you and your communities.It will be a pleasure to see you all in June at State Titles. We have our newest registrar Cole Wellswho will be preparing the draw for you all and your committee working hard behind the scenes toprepare for the weekend.COVID hasn’t disappeared, so please take precautions, and try to maintain social distancing or popon a mask if you cannot. We strongly recommend if you have any flu like symptoms that you donot attend the tournament and let Cole Wells know asap as it is a hard draw to put together thatinvolves a huge amount of time and effort.We are having a raffle at state titles and 100 club, so be sure to get your tickets as I really likethe prizes. The proceeds go towards the running of masters association each year.1st prize - 300 red balloon voucher2nd prize – Pandora necklace3rd prize – Swarkovski earringsAs you know we have swapped around a couple of tournaments due to the pending closure ofWyong courts and some remediation works that need to be carried out at Bathurst courts. I’verecently been informed that Bathurst cannot commit to running this year’s tournament but lookforward to having us all back there in 2023.Therefore, we have been working with other court owners to secure two tournaments for Augustand September. Please note in your diaries: 13-14 August – Old Bar4-5 September – Parkes, this is a change in the tournament calendar dates due to othertournaments affecting Jay Kross (Manager of Parkes courts), Yes, it is Father’s Day weekendhowever we wanted to secure you all a tournament a little further away from your travel datesto Adelaide.Australian TitlesFrom July, Adelaide will open their entries for the Australian Titles. You need to enter yourself infor singles and also if you are only playing teams week as well, there will be instructions so pleaseread.Note: It is a requirement for participants to be a member of a state body to entersingles/teams’ events for Master’s Australian Titles.If you are playing teams week, you also need to complete an “expression of interest” form by30/6/22 and provide to our secretary, this includes payment. A great opportunity can be at statetitles where our treasurer will have Albert and he will be able to take your forms and payments.Enough on the business side of things, what are you all wearing to the dinner dance, and will I havetime to curl my hair?Stay safeDavina Harding – President
Member Profile—Jeff Bond1. Life after Work?Enjoy friends at squash and kids swimming and athletics.2. Could you give some personal background (relationships, children, etc.)?Married to Melanie (18 years) with 2 children.Harrison 16, Elise 14 and Poodle dog (Rosie) 9.3. What are your hobbies? DartsGardeningRiding Mountain Bike4. Where did you grow up? Did you move around a lot? If yes, how did thisaffect you? If no, how did the stability of living in one place all your life affectyou?Dad was in the Army. Moved every 2 years or so. Learnt how to fight early (didn’t alwayswin).5. Do you have a nickname? BondyJJ to my family6. List your favourites (book, movie or play, quote, poem, website, type of food orindividual dish, music genre, song, band or individual musician, clothing styleor designer, etc).Books – My side of the Mountain; HobitMovie – Groundhog Day; The new Top GunMusic – White Stripes; The Cult; Talking Heads; Tom Petty7. Where have you travelled?Australia – Uluru, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Tasmania, PerthOverseas – New Zealand, Jamacia, America, Canada, England, Italy, Paris
8. How do you keep a healthy work/life balance?Work hard, eat as healthy as possible (at times), exercise and give everything a go.9. So far what's been your most embarrassing moment? 10. 11. 12.Falling off a treadmill (twice) in front of gym people.Getting fuel dressed as a girlTelling the chef, the rack of lamb would be better cut up (just recently)Favourite weekend activity, outside squash?Watching the darts with a good coffeeHaving the garden looking goodDoing something outside with loved onesName one thing about yourself that most people don't know.List three misconceptions that people often have about you (and, ifwhy).none,I don’t practice or train. I have only just recently tried (once a week I hope).People that know me or people that don’t have a similar conception because I’m nota mystery. I don’t hide me; I don’t think I could if I tried.I go to bed early and wake up early, I can’t sleep in.Best compliment you've ever received?How I changed their child’s life from my coaching and words. So many compliments fromso many people. Happens at most Tournaments when someone says they think I playedamazing. I never get tired of it; I never know how long it will last and appreciate it.13.Did you have a model or idol who you aspired to be as a youth?My Dad and Superman14.Who has helped you during your personal or professional career?My Mum and Dad15.Tell me something about yourself that people might not readily know oranything that I haven’t mentioned that you would like to add.I work really hard to support my family. My work is renovating swimming pools. Comesfrom a poor family.I use squash to escape from my family issues when I was young. Mum turned into analcoholic and I stopped her from self-harm many times. When she had cancer, she lookedat me as I held her hand with her last breath. This I think about every day, she died 12years ago.
Social Pages(From Facebook)A big thank you to our sponsors Paul Lomas from Sundown Window Tint and Denis Jamieson fromWest Gosford Colour Copy.A big thank you to all players that travelled long distances and our local players for supporting usover the weekend with 78 entries it was going to be a big weekend of squash with games playedFriday night all day/night Saturday and Sunday over 150 matches.Thank you to all for being ready to go on court when required. I must thank Tanya Bailey forrunning the tournament, doing the draw, and changing the draw at last minute due to flooding andpeople unable to leave their homes.Wyong – 5 & 6 March 2022Also thank you to Dave Street for helping Tanya over the weekend and organising tv monitors andpa system which worked well over the weekend.Thank you also to the following people for all their help over the weekend Paul Faulkner, StephenBirch and Wal Gray for helping Tanya, cooking food and helping out when they could was very muchappreciated by Sharon and myself.Also thank you to all that stayed back for presentation.Sharon Joe and Jordan Ghattas
Thornleigh – 2 & 3 April 2022(From Facebook)Thank you to everyone who came down and played in the Thornleigh Masters Tournament lastweekend, it was great seeing so many people attend and bringing their A game. We hope you allhad a great time and looking forward to seeing you all again!Congratulations to all those who made it to the tops of their divisions and thanks to our sponsorsfor this event.Division 11. Jeff Bond2. Daniel Howard3. Peter Bastow4. Rex ThomasDivision 41. Glen Mason2. Ian Murray3. Gary Cowan4. Lyndal AmerDivision 71. Liz Corderoy2. Richard Hayman3. Ignatius Willathganuwa4. Ron SmithDivision 101. Anne Redfern2. Joe Kam3. Nicki Bispham4. Wendy FoxDivision 21. Tas Coumarelos2. Kyle Walsh3. Michael Amparo4. Will CrockerDivision 51. Mark Wilkinson2. Garry Irwin3. Mark Allison4. Dave StreetDivision 81. Richard Gatty2. Michael McCauley3. Alison Small4. Barbara MurphyDivision 111. Krishna Valabjee2. Navil Narayan3. Monica Rigby4. Rachna GargDivision 31. Andrew Davis2. Anthony Gold3. Mark Xuereb4. Glen SharpDivision 61. Michael Holt2. Ernie Risi3. Rosalind Dixon4. Karreen WattDivision 91. Sue Smith2. Tanya Baley3. Katie Totaro4. Deborah Fleet
Bega 30 April – 01 May 2022Congratulations to all the Winners Commercial Hotel Bega Masters Squash Tournament.
Geoffrey BartlettMark CrosbiePeter GraceMichael McCauleyDave PerryVincent TruongUp until 31/05/2022Lynn BoothMike DickensRodney HomannPatrick MortissTeddy RaggBelinda XuerebAndrew CollinsDaren GlanvilleCraig MarcombePhil MunnellyCheryl RhookMark XuerebIf this is not correct for yourself, spelling and month, please contact Dianne Elliott secretary@nswmsa.com soto update the database.George BarrieDennis CurtisIrene (Giek) GilbertWayne HendersonStef KaragiannisGeoffrey BartlettLeanne HeyhornPam MoranJohn SealieMaryann UrenChristopher BartlettPeter ChangJoseph KamMichelle PileAlison SmallMark XuerebHappy January Birthday to:Jackie CousinsHans CremeriusMike DickensDiane GidleyJan GrantMichele HedgeRodney HomannGarry IrwinCheryl RhookWilliam VinesHappy March Birthday to:Richard BestMick HallAaron MatthesSteve MayGeorge RouxAdela SalterKen SinclairRobyn StevensHappy May Birthday to:Reuben Bates-BrownswordDrew CorbinIan LittlejohnTeddy RaggRobert SpoonerPeter Williams (Corrimal)Jackie AmblerAnnie BurnsHadyn DalyTimothy TooheyHappy February Birthday to:Tanya BaileyRachel BartlettShane ByrneAndrew CollinsDavid KhouryTroy MountfordDianne WaltersLynn BoothStephen FryGeoff HunterPeter SklavosHappy April Birthday to:Andrew ChenPeter CoupePhilip GrantMartin GunnAaron MouldsSarah NelsonDesmond WoodHappy June Birthday to:Jill BowlerTrace JohnsonMichael McCauleyCatherine RoppaBelinda XuerebBrian BotesBrad ClarkJanelle CurtisWal GrayLeo MacKertichGeoff SelbyCommittee Members 2022Craig BrannJuie ColleeNathan FullerAlf LeonardiSusan MitsosDebbie BryantRobert CotteeDaren GlanvilleDavid LundbergPhil MunnellyPatron/s— Monica RigbyPresident— Davina HardingVice President—Garry PiggottSecretary— Dianne ElliottTreasurer—Will CrokerRegistrar— Cole WellsState Selectors— Scott Foster, Stephen Fry, Cole WellsCommittee—Mark Allison, Tony Bullman, Scott Foster, Wendy Fox, Wally Guerreiro & Tracey-Lee Hall
Social Pages . Story Headlines . 19 June 2022 Dural (NSW State Championships) 30 - 31 July 2022 Gerringong 13 - 14 August 2022 Old Bar 04 - 05 September 2022 Parkes 10 - 21 October 2022 Adelaide (Australian Championships) 19 - 20 November 2022 Dapto (AGM) President's Report Greetings Masters Squash Players, Our state of NSW has .
