Kevin Emery
I'm a level 3 coach and have been coaching for over 18 years. My best work has been with juniors over that time having helped many achieve county, regional and even national honours. I've also worked with some of the best players in the world over the years.
Favourite Player: That's tough but I loved watching Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power. Current favourite would be Amr Shabana.
Favourite Shot: Volley drop - 'Hunt the volley!'
Hobbies: Football, running, circuit training and being with my family.
My Greatest Achievement: Helping people to enjoy and love the game and most of all achieve.
Quote: 'Just do your best and no-one can ask anymore of you'
I'm a level 3 coach and have been coaching for over 18 years. My best work has been with juniors over that time having helped many achieve county, regional and even national honours. I've also worked with some of the best players in the world over the years.
Favourite Player: That's tough but I loved watching Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power. Current favourite would be Amr Shabana.
Favourite Shot: Volley drop - 'Hunt the volley!'
Hobbies: Football, running, circuit training and being with my family.
My Greatest Achievement: Helping people to enjoy and love the game and most of all achieve.
Quote: 'Just do your best and no-one can ask anymore of you'
Richard O'Connor
I started coaching in South Africa in 1977 at the Wanderers club in Johannesburg. So this is now my 44th year of honing my skills, currently a Level 4 coach. At the same time I was playing on the PSA circuit and held a consistent World ranking of 30 until giving this up aged 30. (Passed it by then).
Highest ranked player win was over Roland Watson, the World number 6, but beat a number of top 20 players during those years. England Squash employed me as regional coach in 1985 and when the lottery funding first came in I held a position of “High performance coach”, and worked for ESR for over 18 years. My favourite player is Amr Shabana, now, but was Geoff Hunt in my time. My favourite shot was the backhand cross-court nick I hit to beat Roland above. I now don’t coach doing this, at match ball in an important match.
Amazing Fact: The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Quote: You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow. You choose.
I started coaching in South Africa in 1977 at the Wanderers club in Johannesburg. So this is now my 44th year of honing my skills, currently a Level 4 coach. At the same time I was playing on the PSA circuit and held a consistent World ranking of 30 until giving this up aged 30. (Passed it by then).
Highest ranked player win was over Roland Watson, the World number 6, but beat a number of top 20 players during those years. England Squash employed me as regional coach in 1985 and when the lottery funding first came in I held a position of “High performance coach”, and worked for ESR for over 18 years. My favourite player is Amr Shabana, now, but was Geoff Hunt in my time. My favourite shot was the backhand cross-court nick I hit to beat Roland above. I now don’t coach doing this, at match ball in an important match.
Amazing Fact: The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Quote: You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow. You choose.
