WSF Announces New Appointments To Coaching/Refereeing Committees by Howard Harding 30 October 2014
- On a recommendation from its Development and Coaching Committee, the
World Squash Federation has appointed experienced coaching manager
Michael Khan as the WSF Coach Education Programme Coordinator. Khan
will report to the Director of the Development and Coaching Committee
and will assist with the delivery of the WSF Coach Education Programme.
The programme is developing standard coach and tutor courses, beginning
with Level 1, at the start of next year. A
former Austrian team player, Khan has been Director of the European
Squash Federation Coaching Committee since 2005 and has tutored coaches
for the past ten years. Khan will help develop materials, coordinate
'technical' elements, and liaise with nations and regions. "Developing
a Coach Education Programme for World Squash is an extremely exciting
challenge, and I am delighted to be part of this new project which will
be very beneficial to the sport and coaches worldwide," said Khan
(pictured above). Meanwhile,
Welsh referee Roy Gingell has taken on the role of WSF Referees
Committee Director, and is charged with supporting and developing the
WSF Referee qualification, education and assessment programmes. Gingell
(pictured above) said: "I am delighted to be joining the WSF as
Director of the Referees at such an exciting time for our sport. I look
forward to drawing on my experience and begin working with all member
Nations, Regions and, of course, our referees to take forward the
development and promotion of refereeing." The
highly-respected Welshman brings thirty years' experience which has
seen him referee at the highest level and handle an array of major
events around the world including numerous World Championship finals.
In addition to assessing and tutoring, Gingell has been heavily
involved in developing, delivering and reviewing various strategies and
pathways in relation to different aspects of the game. On
the launch of these two major initiatives, WSF President N Ramachandran
commented: "The World Squash Federation has reinforced its commitment
to progressing the management and standards in the refereeing and
coaching fields by bringing Roy and Michael into the teams, and I am
sure that the addition of their expertise and experience will prove
invaluable to the sport."
