New Management at Stortford Squash

After four highly successful years Jason Foster (above left) is leaving his position as Manager of Bishops Stortford Squash Club to relocate to Derbyshire. Jason has been at Stortford Squash since his days as a junior player and has graduated to become a highly successful player and manager.

As a player Jason has won the Herts County Championships on two occasions and the Herts County over 35 title in 2005. He has represented the county as captain on numerous occasions and won international honours for England in 2005. He has led the club to both Herts and Essex league championships over the past four successive years and in 2006 he led them to win the UK National Club Championships in Nottingham, a title which enabled the club to represent England in the European Club Championships in Sweden where they reached the final.

As manager Jason has attracted world class players to the club including squash legends such as Peter Nicol MBE and Jonah Barrington and has managed prestigious events at the club on behalf of England Squash, most notably the British Junior Championships in 2004 and 2006 and the Herts Junior Open Championships in 2007. Under his leadership the club won the highest accolade in the sport in 2007 when England Squash awarded them ‘Squash Club of the Year’. On leaving the Club Jason said "I am very proud of what has been achieved at the Club. On a national level putting the name of Bishops Stortford Squash Club on the map and in particular raising the profile of the game in the area through hosting many sporting and social events and taking squash into schools. On a personal level I would like to thank the Club Chairman David Sciberras, the Committee , John Preston and the Members for their support and wish the new management team every success in taking the Club forward".

Jason Foster will be a hard act to follow but in the new management team of Karen and Paul Selby the club can look forward to further success and development. Karen is an experienced sports administrator who has held senior roles at England Squash, The English Federation of Disability Sport and SportEssex. Paul Selby is a highly regarded and successful squash coach who has worked a county and national levels with juniors and world ranked senior professionals. He is also a director of the UK Squash Academy, a new and exciting development in promoting and coaching aspiring professional squash players.

The Selbys have been associated with the club since 1982 and are a squash family with their three children Daryl, Lauren and Elliot all nationally ranked players. Daryl currently ranked 36 in the world recently won the international tournament at the cub during the week long Festival of Squash. On accepting the appointment Karen Selby said “I am absolutely delighted to be given the opportunity to manage Bishops Stortford Squash Club. Although Jason is a hard act to follow, I am looking forward to the challenge and building on the success that he has achieved in developing a really great club.”

Exciting times ahead at Bishops Stortford Squash Club.