Richardson Ross

Ross Richardson - (2018)

Builder: Racquetball

Received Ivan Velan Award in 2017, Racquetball Canada’s most prestigious honour, for his contributions to the sport on a local, provincial and national level.
In 1988 started setting up learn-to-play and competitive opportunities at Regina Court & Fitness Club for youths of all abilities, continuing those programs until 2016 . . . taught racquetball to thousands of high school students as part of their gym classes . . . Level III coach was on Canada’s staff for 2007, 2009 and 2010 world junior championships . . . continues as certified national team coach, coaching his daughter Christine, a former junior world champion who has been on the podium 15 times at Canadian championships.
Elected member of the Saskatchewan Racquetball Association board for 25 years, serving in numerous capacities before retiring as high performance director in 2014 . . . chaired several Racquetball Canada committees and served on other committees to acquire and distribute funding for local athletes and associations . . . organized provincial tournaments and volunteered for committees hosting national championships in Regina.