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Kent Junior Development officer, Steve Franks, has produced a very useful information pack directed at new juniors' parents to help them understand the County junior programme.
Kent under 13 boys qualified to play in the national Intercounty Finals in Nottingham last weekend. The top 8 teams made it through qualification to make the finals and Kent were seeded two. Five of the top six nationally ranked boys in England were playing so competition was expected to be tough Kent have two of the top three boys so were expecting and hoping to perform.
The team consisted of:
• Coach: Steve Franks
• Dylan Roberts (Bexley)
• Jude Gibbins (Beckenham)
• Luan Woods (Rodmersham)
• Timmy Skopets (Limpsfield)
• Caspar Bloomfield (Thanet)
It was an early start of 10am for the first game against Yorkshire B. Kent got off to a great start with all the boys winning the matches 3-0
That meant Kent were then playing for position 1-4. Next up was a strong Warwickshire side headed by a boy Ranked 5 in England.
Again, all the boys won all the individual matches but the scores were closer than the 5-0 overall score line suggested. The boys put in an excellent performance to make i
Posted By John Greenwood
The end of the school year means schools playing squash for the chance to test their skills in the two County schools competitions – the Kent Schools Cup (secondary schools) and the Academy Cup (primary schools).
Both events have been running for at least 4 years and with the interest being shown by schools across Kent the events are set to expand over the years. Rodmersham played host to the tournaments and thanks should go to the management and staff who coped with 60 plus juniors each day along with their supporters.
The Kent Schools Cup is divided into two sections, Junior (years 7 – 9) and Senior (years 10 – 13). Within the tournament the skill levels are varied with some county players leading their school team which includes juniors experiencing their first competitive match.
The sections are keenly contested, and this year saw Wilmington reclaiming another schools title beating Judd in the Junior Final. Last year’s Junior winners Simon Langton moved up int
Posted By John Greenwood
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