Squash Ontario

WHAT'S

HAPPENING

KROWN RUST 2011 Ontario Masters

Open Championships

M35

1st Willy Hosey

2nd David Sly

M40

1st Ghulan Khan

2nd Greg Vissers

M45

1st Frank Brillinger

2nd Trent Haase

M50

1st Mike Blythe

2nd Eric Dunn

M55

1st Mike Bertin

2nd Rudy Goodridge

M60

1st Craig Hall

2nd Alan Cornish

M65

1st Howard Armitage

2ne Robert De Valk

M70

1st Gordon Robertson

2nd Doug Allen

W35

1st Nicole Garon

2nd Connie Sacchetto

W45

1st Julie Hisey

2nd Caroline Goodridge

W50

1st Elka Markus

2nd Kathy Cowper

W55

1st Diana Roper

2nd Karen Lewis

Canadian Masters Teams Championship

Congratulations To Team Ontario # 1 -

Gold Medal Champions!

David Sly (captain)

Bill Lam

Elka Markus

Mario Raponi

Trent Haase

Julie Hisey

Jann Taylor-Dysart

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Match Videos

Game 1 - TRC Veteran 2011 Mens 40+ Final

Game 2 - TRC Veteran 2011 Mens 40+ Final

Game 3 - TRC Veteran 2011 Mens 40+ Final

Richard Thomson & Scott Dulmage 8,5,10 over Karl Burnham & Jerome Trail

ONTARIO MASTERS

CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP

Ontario Masters Closed Championships were held at Fabulous Fitness, Concord, on the 12th to the 14th of November. Congratualtions to all the winners! Click on the a picture to see larger image.

To view Tournament Draw results click here

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PHOTOS

Introducing

ONTARIO MASTERS

TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

This new Ontario Championship is being hosted by Fabulous Fitness Racquet Club on Easter weekend, April 22 – 24, 2011.

Format and Team Selection

Regions may enter up to two teams. Squash Ontario will leave the development of selection criteria up to the regions; however, it does stipulate that each team member must be a member of a member club of Squash Ontario as well as a member of Squash Ontario and it encourages the regions to utilize the Ontario rankings where possible to set your criteria. Teams will be comprised of 3 women (40+, 45+, 50+) and 4 men (40+, 45+, 50+, 55+).

Cost

Registration fee is $50.00 plus hst per player. All results will be entered into the Ontario rankings.

Your Help

Squash Ontario is looking for volunteers in each region to help organize and select regional teams. If you are interested, please contact Sherry Funston at sfunston@squashontario.com or 416-426-7202.

For the Purposes of the Teams Event only, new regional boundaries have been drawn. To determine in which region you would complete, please see the boundaries below:

Ottawa & District

no change to published boundaries

Eastern Ontario

Kingston, Brockville, Gananoque, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Bowmanville, Cobourg, Belleville, Oshawa, Lindsay, Port Hope, Picton

York North

Newmarket, Barrie, Orangeville, Woodbridge, Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora

Northern/Muskoka

Kincardine, Port Elgin, Owen Sound, Sudbury, North Bay, Parry Sound, Huntsville, Collingwood, Orillia

Toronto

City of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Georgetown

Southwestern

Windsor, Sarnia, London, Chatham, South Huron, Wingham, Clinton

Western

Woodstock, Stratford, Kitchener, waterloo, Elora, Brantford, Guelph

Niagara

No change to published boundaries

Northwestern

No change to published boundaries

Master Athletes

Baby Boomers' growing interest in health, Wellness and anti-aging— combined with their high amount of discretionary income— certainly helps create an environment that is conducive to producing large numbers of masters athletes. Senior Olympians are models of successful aging, as they exhibit high levels of functional capabilities and suffer from fewer chronic diseases than their non-athlete peers; moreover, they enjoy a high quality of life and report higher levels of physical and mental health on subjective surveys.

Supplementary Article:Many Different Sports

Aging Gracefully and Actively

The number of people aged 65 and above in the United States should double from the beginning of this century to the year 2030, which represents growth that is twice as fast as the rest of the population, and a similar trend is affecting the world-wide population. These millions of seniors might be retiring from their jobs, but they are not retiring from their avocations, including sports and other sometimes physically-risky leisure activities. In fact, with encouragement from marketing firms, society, physicians, and athletic trainers, many people are just beginning their sports careers and aggressive physical activities at an advanced age.

Supplementary Article:Competitive Sport and Aging

Endurance Performance

Masters athletes are typically older than 35 years of age and systematically train for, and compete in, organized forms of sport specifically designed for older adults. They are motivated to participate in masters sport for a wide variety of reasons. Age-related declines in endurance performance are observed across the endurance sports of running, orienteering, rowing, and swimming. These declines are curvilinear from age 35 years until approximately age 60–70 years and exponential thereafter.

Supplementary Article: Training in the Aging Athlete

Muscle Conditioning

Older-adult athletes need to address the loss of muscle mass and strength that accompanies the aging process by performing a regular program of sensible strength exercise. One approach to strength-training activities for your clients is the sports conditioning pyramid, which features a base level of standard machine exercises, a second level of basic free-weight exercises, and a third level of specific functional training exercises. When performed properly and consistently, this relatively comprehensive muscle conditioning program should strengthen all major muscle groups. Further, individuals should improve their balance, coordination and power, while increasing their injury protection and performance potential.

Supplementary Article: Strength Training

Mastering Sports Nutrition

One hundred years ago, life expectancy was 42 years. Today, most of us will live twice as long. With age, we gain not only wrinkles and gray hair, but also wisdom, an appreciation for our mortality and the desire to protect our good health. If you are a master’s athlete, you may wonder if you have significantly different sports nutrition needs from younger athletes.

Supplementary Article: Nutrition Needs