Grinaker/LTA crowned 2004 squash league champs

THE Grinaker /LTA squash team was recently crowned as the new champions of the Business League after they ousted the Squash Academy 23-15 in the final match held at Wanderers.

The league was held over a period of 16 weeks and in total featured eight teams, with each team playing 16 matches. Grinaker/LTA proved to be tough contenders from the start, as they only lost one match in their run to the title, compared to the Squash Academy which dropped three matches in their campaign.Grinaker/LTA lost its only match against Afrox.The team from Road Signs won the third place after they defeated Afrox.Each team consist of 11 players, with men rated from one to nine, while the ladies are at 10 and 11.The teams that took part in the league are Squash Academy Roadsigns, Grinaker/LTA, Securitas, Afrox, Minolta, Solitaire Press and Simply Shoes.Simply Shoes had a tough run as they held to the bottom of the table for long, judging from most of their matches which did not go their way.Meanwhile, local squash coach and player with the Squash Academy John Lingashi, yesterday announced that the first lessons in squash for learners from the Peoples Primary school will start today.He told The Namibian Sport that after the recent donation of N$5 000 by Legal Shield Namibia, he will be taking the youngsters on a further step on the basics of the game.The introductory steps on squash for the youngsters was already done about a month ago, where a total of 58 children from both the Peoples Primary and Elim Primary schools were in attendance.”We want to start to groom the youngsters with the aim to establish a school’s league by next year,” he said.He said they are looking at providing the lessons to the children from the two schools at least twice a week, but at this stage, only People’s Primary school confirmed that they will have the children available on that basis.”The plan is also to have them play against each other and develop a sense of competitiveness, while we also want them to enjoy themselves as they play,” he said.Lingashi said the N$5 000 donated by Legal Shield will mostly be used to buy equipment such as rackets, while some will be used for coaches fees.So far, children from schools such as St. Georges, Windhoek International, Eros Primary, St. Pauls and Suiderhof Primary, are attending regular training sessions with Lingashi and other coaches.Wanderers also has a squash development programme for the children who attend training sessions, in their attempts to perfect their skills at the sport while they are still young.Lingashi can be contact at 081 251 9403 for more information on the development of squash.Grinaker/LTA proved to be tough contenders from the start, as they only lost one match in their run to the title, compared to the Squash Academy which dropped three matches in their campaign.Grinaker/LTA lost its only match against Afrox.The team from Road Signs won the third place after they defeated Afrox.Each team consist of 11 players, with men rated from one to nine, while the ladies are at 10 and 11.The teams that took part in the league are Squash Academy Roadsigns, Grinaker/LTA, Securitas, Afrox, Minolta, Solitaire Press and Simply Shoes.Simply Shoes had a tough run as they held to the bottom of the table for long, judging from most of their matches which did not go their way.Meanwhile, local squash coach and player with the Squash Academy John Lingashi, yesterday announced that the first lessons in squash for learners from the Peoples Primary school will start today.He told The Namibian Sport that after the recent donation of N$5 000 by Legal Shield Namibia, he will be taking the youngsters on a further step on the basics of the game.The introductory steps on squash for the youngsters was already done about a month ago, where a total of 58 children from both the Peoples Primary and Elim Primary schools were in attendance.”We want to start to groom the youngsters with the aim to establish a school’s league by next year,” he said.He said they are looking at providing the lessons to the children from the two schools at least twice a week, but at this stage, only People’s Primary school confirmed that they will have the children available on that basis.”The plan is also to have them play against each other and develop a sense of competitiveness, while we also want them to enjoy themselves as they play,” he said.Lingashi said the N$5 000 donated by Legal Shield will mostly be used to buy equipment such as rackets, while some will be used for coaches fees.So far, children from schools such as St. Georges, Windhoek International, Eros Primary, St. Pauls and Suiderhof Primary, are attending regular training sessions with Lingashi and other coaches.Wanderers also has a squash development programme for the children who attend training sessions, in their attempts to perfect their skills at the sport while they are still young.Lingashi can be contact at 081 251 9403 for more information on the development of squash.