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Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2011
Club Kelburn
Club Kelburn- Fighting The Good Fight at Your Nations Capital.
It has been another great year at Club Kelburn. When I look
back and think of what a lot of businesses have gone through
in the last 12 to 24 months, we have weathered the economic
environment pretty well. Some areas of our club business are
up, some are down, but overall we have had a successful year.
SQUASH
We have 10 courts operating at Club Kelburn. Our core
products for squash are our Big Leagues, our Superleague
on Monday nights, coaching, and our Sunday Club- our entry
level program. Gary Aukett has done a great job this year with
the coaching and Sunday Club. Tamsyn Leevey has coached
a bit here with schools, and has been a great personality to
have associated with our club.
But the majority of our bookings are casuals, and this area is
still our core squash business. Our challenge is to continue
to get new people in to try squash out, then get them into
our programs mentioned above.
see a big future for this version of the game, and will continue
to develop a market for it.
GYM
The gym continues to be an integral part of Club Kelburn.
With six gym areas, we have plenty of equipment and
space to provide a great workout experience. Squash and
gym together are such a great combination, and I strongly
encourage clubs nationwide to look at this option if you are
looking for a more sustainable club model for the future.
They just work well together for a whole bunch of reasons.
We have also started a Vic Uni club with the help of a keen
student, and look forward to developing this more next year.
With 20,000 students on our doorstep, it continues to be
our biggest opportunity.
Hi Ball squash, our alternative game played with a bigger,
bouncier ball and a different racket, continues to grow in
popularity, and is played by people at our club most days. I
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