Ed Dunne, the racquets sports manager of the West Wood chain in Dublin talked to SquashPlayer Magazine, and we love him!
…./ Dunne is able to put a finger on two key reasons for the camaraderie and sense of togetherness that are so evident around the courts and corridors in Leopardstown.
“Firstly, it’s a dictatorship!” laughs Dunne. “We’ve no committees, so there’s no in-fighting. I make all the decisions. I’ve been a member here since I was four years of age, so when I took on this role I knew exactly what it needed.”
The second reason is a squash competition concept invented by Dunne called NextGen which has proved incredibly successful at keeping members engaged and bonded.
NextGen competitions are scheduled over a whole day on the club’s three courts every five or six weeks. Players are organised into groups of six of a roughly equal standard. Those six players all play each other on rotation for 12 minutes each, with a 90-second rest before they play the next person. The sessions lasts around an hour and a quarter…
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