Issue # 3 - College Rifles Squash Club

Business Units - DevelopmentCliff Freeman (Development Manager)Develops innovative programs to grow grass roots numbers and income to ABA.Helps drive and design strategy, long term planning, find new solutions to old problems, business analysis, all web content (except results),newsletters, communications, assists clubs, all ABA funding, sponsors for players, council community diversity project to get more adults intoour sport, after schools program growing juniors.• Key to driving strategy for growth facilitated $118,000 in new income this year including $50,000 so far in funding• Degree in Chemical Engineering, experience with business conferencing to top 500 Business Market, has successful history of leadingbadminton clubs as a volunteer.Business Units - ServicesTim Vaughan (Pro Shop Manager)Tim has just started as of May 16th and is key to driving the future of our pro shop.He brings talent and a fresh perspective to enhance its reputation as a quality sport and retail centre. Does all purchasing, pricing, supplierliaison, customer services, sales promotions.• He is a Qualified Master Stringer with experience stringing at Wimbledon (including for the Williams sisters and Pat Rafter Experienced insport retail management as well as a sportsman himself.• Has been a paid crew member on large sail and motor yachts around the world and in the UK was a Senior Mens County Rep andcurrently playing Caro Reserve in NZ.• Experienced tennis, badminton and squash racket stringer and has played badmintonEmily Qian (Cafe Manager)Emily is in charge of developing the café and has presented a new detailed plan to develop the café including cheaper pricing and a new menuwhich is due to be released soon. She is starting a lounge and entertainment area in the café and will be bringing in some new fresh food to suitbadminton spectators and players.• Emily has a background in café management• She has a café management qualification and liquor licenceBusiness Units - High PerformanceRhona Bramwell (High Performance Director)Rhona (Roberston) is in charge of managing the high performance squads, coordinates plans and liaises with coaches, parents, players andhigh performance strategies. Sets standards of accountability, understanding of standards needed to be a leading international player, coachesemerging elite squad.• One of the most capped NZ players of all time with 72 appearances for NZ. Was ranked well into the top 15 in the world at her peak isalso a very good tennis player. Played in 2 Olympic and 4 Commonwealth Games.• Great coach and well respected by all the top playersLi Feng (High Performance On Court and Techical Coach)Feng drives technical standards throughout the senior elite squad and develops the juniors talent through her academy in partnership withAuckland. This includes talent scouting for international quality, training, session planning, talking to players, setting training standards,improving quality.• Key to NZ’s future high performance pathway. The best technical coach and players ever seen in NZ, former NZ No.1 woman and NZcoach including NZ team coach at Athens Olympics, former member of Chinese National Squad.• Warm hearted but also strict she has a lot of faith in any player willing to do the work to be the best they can be, has many contacts and isvery well respected in the world of badminton.Xu Li (High Performance Coach)Xu Li coaches the emerging elite squad and when available coaches the U17 Auckland No.1 team for Auckland at Local Derby’s, North Islandsand The NZ Age Group Championships. Takes team trainings, liaises with the emerging squad players and with Rhona Bramwell.• Is passionate about team performance and in getting teams prepared for North Islands and The NZ Age Group Championships with astrong history of success with U17 Auckland teams.• Former member of the Chinese National Badminton Team, ranked 10th in the World in 1994. Has played international badminton forChina winning the Russian Open in singles in 1994 and the French Open in doubles in 2000.