Girls Squash endured a difficult season. Kent graduated 6 of last year’s top 7 and lost an additional 3 of this year’s top 7 to season-ending injuries within the first two weeks of the campaign. Illness of one kind or another then plagued much of the team throughout the winter. Despite these setbacks, the team members worked hard, mastering quality squash technique. The team consisted largely of novices or JV members who had to “step up”. They did an admirable job though the results were not evident in our record. We had a number of close matches yet failed to score an ever-elusive win. Next year we return four players, including captain Katie Hubbell.
A Word from
the Coach
I came to squash late in life after many
years as a tennis player and this has given me even greater
respect and love for the sport. I have coached the girl's
varsity squash team for 10 years at Kent and am continually
fascinated by the combination of physical skills and quick
judgment needed to do well in the sport. It is not for nothing
that it is known as chess with racquets.
Many players here learn the game at Kent
so there is plenty of room for novices on the team. What
is important for me as a coach is that the player measures
herself against her own progress and effort. I care less
that a player wins than that she knows she has given her
best, has demonstrated good sportsmanship and comes off every
match knowing that she has learned something. With those
critical issues in mind, the winning takes care of itself
and we grow as people.
Squash is a fantastic lifetime sport. It
can be enjoyed at many levels - as a hard hitting teenager
who can run all day, through to the wily old expert who has
shots you didn't know existed when you were 17. If you want
to be part of a small group that is not afraid to work hard
and are looking for a sport you can play for years this is
for you!
Phone: 860-927-6111