We are pleased to announce that we have secured the services of Curtis Tomlinson, as a strong addition to the coaching team at Duffield Squash Club to fill the void left by the departure of Josh Taylor.
In the interim period since Josh left, Paul Hargrave volunteered to emerge from his coaching retirement, and has kept the performance coaching show on the road, for which our thanks are due. However, Paul has always advised that due to his business commitments, the time available for him to coach would be limited, and he therefore advised that we should look for someone able to devote more time to the performance coaching role, and indeed we have had several enquiries from members about what we were proposing to do to fill the gap left by Josh.
Curtis was until recently the coach at Ilkeston Manor, but has since left the club, and was looking for a new challenge in his squash life. Quite a few of our more promising youngsters have been making trips to Ilkeston for coaching sessions with Curtis, and have brought back favourable reports. Curtis has also been helping Felix Frixou as he prepares for forthcoming Masters tournaments. Like Josh, one of the terms of his engagement is that he will play in the Duffield 1st team in the Derbyshire leagues, and Curtis is delighted to have that opportunity
Curtis and Lesley will be working out the best way to add to the existing coaching program.
To arrange a session with Curtis, he can be contacted on his mobile 07875 081426 or by e-mail on curtistomlinson@hotmail.com.
Lesley of course continues to be available on her mobile 07941 312673 or by email on lsturgess@hotmail.com.
We trust and know that you will make Curtis feel most welcome at the club.