2019 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Keith Griffiths Master Squash Coach
Keith Griffiths is a Canadian based English SRA Level 4 coach, German DSRV Level A and Canadian NCCP ongoing Level 4 who recently visited our shores to conduct coaching clinics in Trinidad and Tobago for juniors and adults. Griffiths has a prolific squash coaching career spanning 45 years all over the world countries include Canada, England, Denmark, Finland, Spain, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Germany. He earned several accolades including the title of “The Most Successful German Coach Ever”, he coached ten world-ranked players who accumulated 12 senior national and international titles, and also juniors who accumulated 21 national and international titles and coached 14 players who were members of Ivy and Varsity Squash League teams in the US. and Canada.
Keith’s First Visit
Keith first visited Trinidad and Tobago in February 2019 and worked closely with the Trinidad and Tobago national junior and senior squash teams for six (6) sessions and this paved the way for a formal invitation by Queen’s Park Cricket Club Squash Section, chaired by champion veteran squash player Richard Hart to visit in April/May 2019.
Keith’s Second Visit
The second time around, Keith was invited back to Trinidad & Tobago to expand on the work he did in February. The first port of call was Tobago, while in Tobago he visited several schools to asses the level of interest in squash at the grass roots level, with a view to implementing a schools squash program. The vision is to introduce squash to all schools on the island. The squash facilities of Tobago were also checked including the Grafton Hotel, where the premier squash facilities are based on the island. This has now created a pathway for the commencement of a grass roots developmental programme for squash, to increase awareness, interest and participation in the sport of squash on Tobago.
Keith visited Bishop’s High School in Scarborough and thanks to Principal Ramnarine, was able to use the Multipurpose Hall to transform it into three “mini” squash courts. The children were exposed to the rudiments of squash, the use of hand-eye coordination, camaraderie and social skills and the interest and exuberance that they demonstrated was extremely heart-warming. The kids all had fun and were eager to engage and begin their new “squash adventure”.
Keith first visited Trinidad and Tobago in February 2019 and worked closely with the Trinidad and Tobago national junior and senior squash teams for six (6) sessions and this paved the way for a formal invitation by Queen’s Park Cricket Club Squash Section, chaired by champion veteran squash player Richard Hart to visit in April/May 2019.
Keith’s Second Visit
The second time around, Keith was invited back to Trinidad & Tobago to expand on the work he did in February. The first port of call was Tobago, while in Tobago he visited several schools to asses the level of interest in squash at the grass roots level, with a view to implementing a schools squash program. The vision is to introduce squash to all schools on the island. The squash facilities of Tobago were also checked including the Grafton Hotel, where the premier squash facilities are based on the island. This has now created a pathway for the commencement of a grass roots developmental programme for squash, to increase awareness, interest and participation in the sport of squash on Tobago.
Keith visited Bishop’s High School in Scarborough and thanks to Principal Ramnarine, was able to use the Multipurpose Hall to transform it into three “mini” squash courts. The children were exposed to the rudiments of squash, the use of hand-eye coordination, camaraderie and social skills and the interest and exuberance that they demonstrated was extremely heart-warming. The kids all had fun and were eager to engage and begin their new “squash adventure”.
