Defending Champion- SquashZone Smashers captain Yogesh Thube

SMASHERS STILL HUNGRY FOR THIRD TITLE

They are fearless, they can crush any team’s hope at any critical junction, and nothing is impossible for them. They are the Squashzone Smashers and their last Purnartha Squash League outings have proven their credentials.

The top order of the team:-Sandeep Jangra, Sachin Ogade and Yogesh Thube stepped up to snatch 42 out of the 45 available points becoming a ferocious and an unstoppable side. They won the group stage by winning 4 out of 5 matches. They silenced their critics who doubted their capability to deliver after two poor outings in the second and third season of the league. Credit for their success goes to their captain and mentor, Yogesh Thubewho supported and brought the team together in difficult situations. In the semifinals and finals, the Squashzone Smashers were faced with unparalleled challenges and were placed in a do-or-die situation but with perseverance and determination the first league champions surmounted the challenges to emerge asvictors of the 4th Purnartha Squash League.

The captain of the defending champions says “We are still hungry for more and we are looking forward to clinch the 5thPurnartha Squash League title”, to become the only team in the event’s history to win three titles.

Team Leo's captain- Mr Chiraag Khemani shared his plan for the PSL 5th season

“THIS TIME I AM HERE TO WIN”

Chiraag Khemani, the captain, mentor and coach for The Leo’s Squashing which to date remains the only team to consecutively make it to the finals three times, yet their thirst for the Purnartha Squash League (PSL) title stills remains unquenched. Though their captain, Chiraag Khemani remains determined to break the jinx and grab the winner’s trophy this season.

In the last season of the league, The Leo’s Squashing started off with a formidable run winning all of their group stage matches, instilling fear into their opponents. Their most points-earning player was Amit Garg, a C1 player from the Army Institute ofTechnology (AIT), who was an unknown player whose talent was recognized by Chiraag and then he was groomed to become a successful player. Chiraag also extracted the maximum potential from his other teammates:-Vicky Gagat, Orkodeep Paul and Jitendra to place their team at the top of their pool

The winner of the 2012 Pune Closed Championship says “We are closer than ever now in winning this title”. The former Pune no.1 along with his plethora of experience says that he has derived the winning formula and he hopes to pass it on to his teammates to turn the tide this season. After observing theprevious champions, Chiraag says that he has cracked the code to their key to success and how to break the defending champions winning streak, and he states The Leo’s Squashing will be triumphant in the 5th Purnartha Squash League.

Squash Summer camp 2016

Camp Details: 

1. The camp will run from 18 April to 17 June 2016. Camp will be in weekly segments (Monday-Friday) @ NSCI CLUB, Mumbai. 

-Each weekly Segment will be charged for individually, and players need to confirm which weeks/segments they will attend prior to starting. The camp will be open to both members and non members. Timings will be 11.00AM to 1.30PM, with priority to members in case they wish to use the courts - camp players will be adjusted in available courts.

2. The camp will have sessions for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced level players. Court time will be 45 minutes for beginners, 1 hour for intermediate and 1 hour 15 minutes for advanced players. The court time will be followed by fitness training, fun games and yoga.

- A. I. Singh, Squash Australia Level 3 accredited coach, Abhinav Sinha, PSA player and coach will conduct the squash sessions- one of us will be present throughout, assisted by Anshul Goyal.

A yoga expert will conduct the squash specific yoga sessions.

There will be nationally ranked Men’s category players visiting to play with and train players participating in the camp.

3. Fee per week will be-

CATEGORY	Beginners	Intermediate	Advanced
Members	3000	3500	4500
Non Members	3500	4000	5000

 

For registration and more information kindly email us: 

aisquash@gmail.com

abhinavsinha@rollingnicks.com

Rolling Nicks

The Rolling nicks Squash Academy (RNSA) is a dedicated facility for growing the sport from the ground level since 2009. We provide all of the necessary elements of long-term athlete development including top coaching, dedicated court time, world-class fitness/training facilities and therapy/rehab services. RNSA aims to develop sports awareness and provide better facility to learn and play through coaching, events, etc.

 

We shall put all our efforts, expertise and work tidily in the same direction and support you in achieving their Mission.

 

 

Our Mission

The Rolling Nicks believe in providing the true skills of squash and sports activities with establishing a strong backbone of fitness and a true sportsman spirit to the next generation.

 

Our Vision

RNSA is looking to promote sports and get more players involved at competitive level so that they can grow and reach high level. We won't restrict our players to the local events but we would be sending them for nationals and international tournaments. We already have academies at various locations in Pune and more are still to come up. Not only training players who are visiting our academy but we are keen in involving students from their very basic schooling in the sport.

 

Administration and Management

We have been managing regular activities in various clubs, schools, hotels and societies. Following are the few of the location of Rolling Nicks:

       The Poona Club Pvt Ltd.

       Squash Zone, Shivaji Nagar

       Tata Consultancy Services, Sahyadri, Hinjewadi Phase 3

       Bramha Suncity, Wadgaon Sheri

       National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla

 

We are also experts and have experience in following:

    Events

    Inter Club/Society tournaments

    Corporate Events

    Events for senior/juniors/etc.

    Taking care of the Club facilities.

    Operations and maintenance of the club/society facility

In order to manage Squash Court, maintenance and operations of entire club or society facility, an experienced administrator is assigned. We provide a administrator with excellent customer relations and administrative skills.

An administrator will handle all the complaints being submitted by the clubs or societies; such complaints may be maintenance related to court or related to entire club facility. All complaints and requests are followed up and resolved quickly to maintain good customer relations.

 

The Rolling Nicks Squash Academy (RNSA)

The Rolling nick Squash Academy (RNSA) is a dedicated facility for growing the sport from the ground level since 2009. We provide all of the necessary elements of long-term athlete development including top coaching, dedicated court time, world-class fitness/training facilities and therapy/rehab services. RNSA aims to develop squash awareness and provide better facility to learn and play squash through coaching, events, etc. 

 

Founder & Head Coach:Mr.Abhinav Sinha

(World Squash Federation Certified Coach)

Age: 26                         World Ranking (PSA)                               285

                                       India (National Games)                          Top 8

                                       Pune (2007-2015)                                       1^st

Student Breaks Coach's Record..!!

Record broken by our own Yoshna Singh. 

After a along time a junior player of Pune reached the finals of Poona open All India championship 2015. 

Yoshna singh made pune proud and we wish her good luck for future. 

Left Yoshna singh, right Abhinav Sinha who reached the finals of Pune open in 2008. 

Words from Abhinav Sinha- " I am very happy to see her progress and it's been great to work with Yoshna, i hope she breaks more records. She is very focused and we are looking at the bigger titles for her.".

Student Breaks Coach's Record..!!

Record broken by our own Yoshna Singh. 

After a along time a junior player of Pune reached the finals of Poona open All India championship 2015. 

Yoshna singh made pune proud and we wish her good luck for future. 

Left Yoshna singh, right Abhinav Sinha who reached the finals of Pune open in 2008. 

Words from Abhinav Sinha- " I am very happy to see her progress and it's been great to work with Yoshna, i hope she breaks more records. She is very focused and we are looking at the bigger titles for her.".

Sandeep triumph Pune Open Kirloskar Pune Open Championship

Sandeep eclipsed Vikas in an all-Jhangra final to win the prestigious Pune Open title. 

Sandeep ousted Vikas 11-9, 11-3, 11-2 

On exciting nippy evening in November, the Poona Club was bustling with energy, as all the Indian Squash Juniors were eagerly looking forward for experiential learning’s from the Finale.

In the first game, Sandeep rallied the ball and pushed Vikas into the back corners of the court, thoughVikas executed his shots all across the court, causing Sandeep to chase the ball around. He created some openings in that process and got some outright winners to race to a 9-7 lead. Then, Sandeep pulled up his socks and began to increase the pace forcing the errors out of Vikas. He edged out Vikas to take the set 11-9

In the second game, Sandeep kept up with his fast pace and caused Vikas to create loose openings for him. Sinadeep held the ball gracefully to deceive Vikas and snatch the ponts away quickly. He took a big lead of 6-1 to put Vikas under tremendous pressure and Vikas cracked under the pressure to gift away 4 easy points through errors to the young lad from Navy.

In the final set of the match, Sandeep entered with a strategy; he elevated his pace to a higher level Vikas to do some difficult retrievals around the court. After a few points of this quick, high-paced game, Sandeep fired away two drops in successions to throw Vikas off his balance and snatch away those points. He kept up this variation in his styles of game to startle Vikas and crush him under pressure, which caused Vikas to gift another four points through unforced errors. Sandeep snatched the set comfortably at 11-2. 

 

By Chandramoulli Singh