Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2012

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Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2012 National Squash Centre 2012 has been a year of steady performance for the National Squash Centre. The influence of Trevor Colyer as our Manager has been considerable and his efforts and enthusiasm have been pivotal in the continuing improvement in operation of the Centre. Trevor’s background as a former top NZ Squash player and his continuing active involvement in the sport are a considerable advantage. Recent initiatives include a radio advertising campaign, a new sound system obtained through a NZCT funding grant and a school holiday program for 400 children. The Trust has recently renewed Trevor’s contract for a further year. Our tenant, Subway has continued to operate their business successfully and the rental income we receive from them is financially vital. Squash New Zealand continue to make good use of the Centre for training and development, and tournaments. Unitec also makes use of the facility as do several local schools and community groups. Auckland District Squash usage has also continued. Any further development of the Centre remains on hold until such time as there is a serious prospect of obtaining the necessary charitable funding. Also we face significant ongoing maintenance costs as the Centre ages. During the year our founding Unitec Trustee Andrew Codling resigned and was replaced by Katie Bruffy from Unitec. Andrew has been a real asset to the Trust and was essential to the development of our relationship with Unitec and to the initial creation of the Centre. Squash owes Andrew considerable thanks for his contribution. The other trustees included Michael Sumpter, Susie Simcock, Margaret Cotter and Tim Marshall all continue as does Jim O’Grady our Board Registrar. The role of Neven Barbour as our Executive Director is essential to the successful operation of the Centre and he continues to contribute his time, energy and experience without reservation. The Centre remains a valuable asset and facility for Squash, Unitec and the local community. Bruce Davidson Chairman, Board of Trustees 36
Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2012 Club Kelburn THINGS HAVE CHANGED. As the old saying goes - there is nothing as constant as change. The last year has been one of change, and then reacting to change to take the club into the future in a new way. When the World Cup was on in October it was like the country stopped and just watched TV. Our numbers were way down, and November wasn’t a whole lot better. It was around this time I thought we needed to make some significant changes to the way the club operates. No-contract gyms started popping up all over the place. This got me thinking. The courts weren’t as busy and we needed to make some changes. So in the new year we launched no-contract options across squash and gym memberships. These range from $7 a week / secondary student squash or gym, to $20 a week / squash and gym. Using Debit Success as our debit company we gave this a big push and it has had a positive and significant impact on the club. At the time of writing we have gone from having a dozen people on direct debits at the beginning of last year, to over 240, and climbing. I think we will have 400 or more in a year. This, combined with the larger segment of our squash players who pay as they play and those members who prepay, has turned the year into a healthy one once again and given me belief in our current direction and confidence in our future. Our membership has grown to over 800 and with casuals we would have a customer base of around 2,000. I strongly recommend to all squash clubs to look at having no-contract options for member ship. I think it would make a huge difference to the membership numbers of squash clubs across the country. I cannot overstate this. People today don’t want to commit themselves or their families to a year or so of a membership if they can avoid it. But they are happy to pay a joining fee and a weekly amount, providing they can stop and start it as they wish. The flexibility makes it easy to get them signed up, and by charging weekly clubs can charge more and the customer still sees it as great value. Plus you 37
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