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Kids, Coaches, Parents & Squash – Part One |
| Compiled by Shawn Patton Originally Published Feb 9, 2008Part One of a series discussing different issues related to our game, coaches, kids and their parents. Why do children choose squash?
Some Guidelines for Moms and Dads
What would make my child quit?
Keep squash in its proper perspective:
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Is Squash Promoting Egyptian Tourism ??
Of all the great civilisations known, the oldest is that of Egypt, which – recent discoveries have shown – exceeds in age even ancient Sumer, which developed in the Mesopotamian basin in the fourth century before Christ, and flourished right up until Alexander the Great’s conquest in 332 B.C.E.
For some time Egyptian civilisation as thought to have began when the King (or Pharaoh) Menes unified the separate Upper and Lower Kingdoms along the Nile in 3100 B.C.E. Menes was said to have founded the first of thirty-one dynasties (this is the traditional number, according to the enumeration of the late (4th Century B.C.E.) Egyptian priest Manetho. The precise number of dynasties – especially some of the minor ones – has however been disputed by modern scholars. Moreover Manetho, who was forced by the Greek invaders to write a chronology of Egyptian dynasties, puts the 1st dynasty at 3200 b.c., while Champollion puts the 1st dynasty at 5867 b.c..e. Of course most scholars chose to go with Manetho’s version.

Recently however earlier archeological remains have been found, pushing the date for the earliest dynasties back some centuries. Announced at the Cairo Debate (Jan. 1999) & to the public Dec. 1999, archaeologist Renee Friedman found a full blown writing system among the pre-dynastic necropolis in Heirokinopolis from 3,500 B.C. Also found there, the earliest example of alphabet writing, much earlier than the Sumerian writing system.
This and much more from [courtesy ...... http://www.kheper.net/topics/Egypt/Egypt.htm ]
HOWEVER THE QUESTION WE ARE ASKING TODAY
- “IS THE GAME OF SQUASH NOW BEING USED TO
PROMOTE TOURISM IN THIS ANCIENT LAND” OR,
IS THIS JUST ANOTHER CASE OF MARKETING OF
SPORTS??????
FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF AS YOU GO THROUGH THE FOLLOWING……………..
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First to be announced – ATCO Junior Training Camp http://www.atcosquash.com/juniors/ Also read our earlier post on the ATCO Training Camp @ …. http://sports4healthunlimited.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/tournaments-galore-for-your-kids-participation/
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Now, Prodigy Sports http://www.prodigyeg.com/
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Incidentally, both programs are being marketed with the help of WORLD ranked players Karim Darwish and Amar Shabana the current and former No 1 Ranked players in the world.
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As we continue exploring the sport we will also try and also find out if Great Players become Great Coaches !!!!!!!!!!
Tribute to My Hero!!
Eleven years ago a Soldier died battling cancer in the Army Command Hospital – Jodhpur.
Just week before he had celebrated what would be his last Diwali with his Son and Daughter In-law, who visited the hospital to light a few candles and have what was perhaps this soldiers last festive meal.
He had plans for his grandson who he knew would be arriving a few months later and so he told his daugheter in-law wait let the child arrive, I will pamper and spoil him like no other. Days later he had died they revived him from his first heart attack only to have him say that he felt uneasy lying sideways. Even as doctors helped him straighten the second attack came and he was gone……………..
Later when his family collected his body from the morgue – it still felt warm. But the soldier lay eyes closed teeth clenched as if struggling with something within. Two Battalion Commanders of the Mechanised Infantry alongwith other senior officers and a host of neighbours joined the final journey from his home to the cremnation ground.
His funeral amidst gun salute was special and as I stood by the pyre of this brave soldier who lost his life battling cancer – I could only admire his spirit and poise – realising the inevitable was to happen he did not flench even once looking or seeking support from family or friends.
His death making him imortal – my father became a real life hero for everyone close to him. The fact that he died of cancer was disclosed much later by one of his friends – Dad never wanted anyone to know what he had been going through. I spent years wondering why he did not trust his children for support when he needed it most but as his son I have come to respect all his decisions and this is perhaps the best thing that happened not because of the outcome but because Dad had wanted it that way.
EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE – DECEMBER 24th WE CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY AMONG ORPHANS & ABANDONED CHILDERN – SPOILING THEM MOMENTARILY WITH SWEETS, EATABLES AND GIFTS. THE SOLDIERS GRANDSON NOW 10 YEARS OLD JOINS THE FAMILY IN THIS EFFORT.
I would like to dedicate this day in the memory of “MY HERO” my late Father (Retd) Lt. Col Pradeep Kumar Sharma and also share with my readers some works like poetry and select videos to remind us of our lost family and friends.
It is time to STOP, RE-LIVE moments from our past and ponder ways of celebrating the institution of life. Our Past determines our future and it always pays to reaffirm our roots and consolidate every once in a while.
Dad |
| by Judy Burnette |
Dad…so many images come to mind
and once more hear your voice; I’d tell you that out of all the dads you would still be my choice. and no one can take your place; Years may come and go but your memory will never be erased. in your home above; Would you go and find my dad and give him all my love. |

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