My father asked me if i would go to the Dutch Junior Open and scout for some talent for his academy at Millfield school. And boy did i find some talent!

I was mainly looking for girls for the squad. I found a very gutsy Slovak girl and an extremely gifted Columbian girl both were in the u17s.

There were a few academy members already in Holland, competing, under the guidance of my fathers head coach Ian Thomas. Charles Sharpes, who is at millfield , didthe best out of the English players and he finished a credible 4th place in the U17. He will be joining my London League team (Wimbledon) in sept for more squash experience at the pro level.

There is complete domination by the Eygptians at these junior Tournis, although its bringing up the standard of Junior squash, i would really like to see more English and European Juniors competing with them.

My partner in crime MR PINDI (wael el hindi) also joined me in Holland however his specialist services were used by an American family.

I was able to do my extensive gym work in the afternoon, after watching the squash in the morning and then there was plenty of pros around Frans Otten to spar with in the evening. This was an interesting week for me and i used it as more of a recovery training week with some good social company in the form of PINDI.