Jester's University League Championships - January 28 & 29th at the NSA

Saturday 10:00am - Men’s Quarterfinals
McMaster (2) v. Concordia (7)
Queens (3) v. Waterloo (6)
UofT (4) v. McGill (5)

Saturday 12:00pm - Women’s Quarterfinals
McGill (3) vs. McMaster (6)
Waterloo (4) vs. U of T (5)

Saturday 3:00pm - Men’s Semifinals and play downs
Western (1) vs. U of T / McGill
Winner McMaster/Concordia vs. Winner Queens/Waterloo
Loser McMaster/Concordia vs. Loser Queens/Waterloo

Sat. 5:00pm - Women’s Semifinals and Play downs
Western (1) v. U of T/Waterloo
Queens (2) v. McGill v McMaster
Loser of McGill/MAC v Loser of U of T/Waterloo

Sunday 10:00am
Women’s ¾ , Men’s ¾, Men’s 5/6

Sunday 12:00pm
Finals Men & Women

2012 March Break Camps at the NSA

The NSA is pleased to announce March Break training for all levels of juniors during the week of March 12th - 16th, 2012.

Performance/Skill Development Camp with Mike Way

This year we welcome back Mike Way, head coach of Harvard University and former coach to many of the top Canadian players in the last 20 years including world champion Jonathon Power, and current Canadian #1 Shahier Razik. This camp is open to any gold players from across Canada as well as U17/U15 strong silver players.

Details:
Monday to Thursday (March 12th - 15th)
U15/U13 gold players and silver players from 10:00am-2:00pm daily
U17/U19 gold players from 1:00-5:00pm daily
Sessions include 3 hours of squash instruction and 1 hour of fitness/stretching/rehab work
12 players in each session maximum with 3 coaches including Mike Way and Jamie Nicholls
Lunch not included, ample healthy snacks throughout the day.
Cost is $500 plus HST.
Contact: jamie@nationalsquashacademy.com

Skill Development/FUNdamentals Camp

This camp is perfect for any U15/U13 silver players as well as new players of up to 6 months (most be able to serve and rally) with some squash experience aged 8 and up. The camp will be run by our SD/Fundamentals team of Maia Kirk and Greg Hutner and will feature 4 hours of squash as well as off court activities like rock climbing and go-karting within Downsview Park.

Details:
Monday-Friday (March 12th - 16th)
12:00-4:00pm daily
Sessions include at least 2 hours of squash instruction, basic fitness as well as other recreational activities, match play and end of week tournament.
Lunch is not included but ample healthy snacks will be provided throughout the day.
Cost is $275 plus HST.
Contact: greg@nationalsquashacademy.com

2012 Winter Junior Programming - Sessions start Thursday January 5th

FUNdamentals (no experience – bronze level)

Ages 6-9 – Sundays 3:00-4:00pm, Wednesdays 6:15-7:15pm

Ages 10-14 – Sundays 2:00-3:00pm, Wednesdays 6:15-7:15pm

Dates: January 15^th – March 7^th (8 weeks)

Cost: $120 for once per week, $192 for twice per week, $20 drop-in clinic (all plus HST)

More information: Greg Hutner at greg@nationalsquashacademy.com

Skill Development (Silver level, U11/U13 gold level)

Ages 9 – 15 - Wednesday 4:45-6:15pm, Sundays 12:30-2:00pm

Ages 12-17 – Monday 4:45-6:15pm, Sundays 12:30-2:00pm

Dates: January 8^th – April 18^th (13 weeks – two weeks off for March Break)

Cost: $455 for once per week, $780 for twice per week, Sunday RR is $20 for non-members, $10 for once per week players and free for twice per week players. All fees include full squash-only membership. HST not included

More information: Jamie Nicholls at jamie@nationalsquashacademy.com

Performance (U19/U17/U15 Gold level)

Under 17/19 – Tuesday and Thursday 4:45pm – 6:15pm

Under 15/17 – Tuesday and Thursday 6:15pm – 7:45pm

Dates: January 5^th (Thursday) – April 17^th (Tuesday) (13 weeks – two weeks off for March Break)

Cost: $715 for once per week, $1235 for twice per week (includes ½ price house league), $2210 for FULL Academy (includes two group sessions, private lesson, gym session and house league). All fees include full squash-only membership. HST not included

More information: Jamie Nicholls at jamie@nationalsquashacademy.com

NSA Holiday Hours

The NSA will be open over the holidays for festive squash. A great time to bring your family and friends to the club to get a sweat in between celebrations. Please see below for holiday hours.

Saturday December 24th - 10:00am -4:00pm
Sunday December 25th - CLOSED
Monday December 26th - 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Dec 26th - Dec 30th - 10:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday December 31st - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday January 1st - CLOSED

We will return to regular hours on Monday January 2nd. On behalf of the staff and management of the National Squash Academy, we wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season.

TDOT Urban Squash Toronto set to launch in early 2012

120 Grade 5 students from Brookfield Middle School descended on the NSA for the launch of TDOT Urban Squash Toronto, a not for profit organization that helps under privileged youth from the Jane and Finch area reach their personal potential via squash, academics and mentoring. The program will hosted at the NSA beginning January 2012. Go to www.urbansquashtoronto.org for more details.

NSA hosts first Squash Ontario Bronze Event this coming Sunday.