Squash Coaches
Byron Davis (AIS/Squash Australia Head Coach)
Byron was the High Performance Squash Coach for South Australia before accepting a position at the AIS in October 2003.
Byron coached the 2003 Australian Men’s Team to win the World Championships in Vienna, Austria and was also coach of the Australian Men’s Team in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. He also partnered with former AIS Head Coach Geoff Hunt to coach the 2006 Commonwealth Games Team which achieved a record medal haul for Australia. The team won 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. In recognition of his coaching achievements in 2006, Byron received the Squash Australia Coach of the Year award.
Byron was appointed the National Head Coach for Squash Australia in 2007 and Head Coach of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Team in Delhi partnering with Assistant Coach Michelle Martin. Australia won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.
Byron has been coaching since retiring from the professional circuit in 2000. Byron won a silver medal for Australia in doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and was a World Doubles Champion in Chennai, India in 2004.
Byron coached the 2003 Australian Men’s Team to win the World Championships in Vienna, Austria and was also coach of the Australian Men’s Team in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. He also partnered with former AIS Head Coach Geoff Hunt to coach the 2006 Commonwealth Games Team which achieved a record medal haul for Australia. The team won 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. In recognition of his coaching achievements in 2006, Byron received the Squash Australia Coach of the Year award.
Byron was appointed the National Head Coach for Squash Australia in 2007 and Head Coach of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Team in Delhi partnering with Assistant Coach Michelle Martin. Australia won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.
Byron has been coaching since retiring from the professional circuit in 2000. Byron won a silver medal for Australia in doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and was a World Doubles Champion in Chennai, India in 2004.
Anthony Ricketts
Anthony was the National Coach of New Zealand (2008 – 2011) before accepting a position at the AIS in March 2011.
Anthony coached the 2011 Australian Men’s Team finishing 3rd at the World Championships. He also coached the 2010 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team achieving a silver and bronze medal. Anthony coached both the junior and senior New Zealand teams at World Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Anthony was a former AIS scholarship holder (1995 – 2007), where as an athlete he reached a career high ranking of number 3 in the world, was 2 x Commonwealth Games silver medallist and won prestigious squash events such as the British open, Tournament of Champions and Super Series Finals.
Anthony coached the 2011 Australian Men’s Team finishing 3rd at the World Championships. He also coached the 2010 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team achieving a silver and bronze medal. Anthony coached both the junior and senior New Zealand teams at World Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Anthony was a former AIS scholarship holder (1995 – 2007), where as an athlete he reached a career high ranking of number 3 in the world, was 2 x Commonwealth Games silver medallist and won prestigious squash events such as the British open, Tournament of Champions and Super Series Finals.
