Jim Paton

Jim Paton “Pro”file Head Squash Professional Granite Club Limited *Head Squash Professional 1986 - present, Granite Club, Ontario, Canada *Squash Ontario “Coach of the Year” Coaching Achievement Award 2000 *Member of the Junior Advisory Council for Squash Ontario 1999 to 2009 *Assistant Coach for the Ontario Squad 1992 to 1995 for the 1995 Canada Winter Games *Appointed Head Coach for the Ontario Squash Team in the 1999 Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Nfld. in February 1999 – Won Gold Medal with the Girls and Bronze with the Boys *Appointed Head Coach for the Toronto & District Squash Team in the 1998 Ontario Winter Games in Peterborough, Ont. *Head Coach of the Toronto & District Junior Team 1996 to 1999 in the Ontario Teams Tournament winning Gold and Silver Medals *Level III Squash Canada Certified Squash Professional *Level I and II Squash Canada Certified Course Conductor *Level I Certified Tennis Canada Professional *Produced 33 National and 49 Provincial titles from the Granite Club, 1997 to 2008 with our own Granite juniors ages 8 to 18 *Coached 6 time Canadian National Boys Champion Colin West *Coached 2005 World Girls Under 15 Finalist Laura Gemmell (second in the world!) *Coached 2003 Pan American Gold Medallist Stephanie Edmison *Over 300 Juniors in Section ranging from ages 4 to 18 *Won “A” Doubles Championship with Mayfair Parkway 1999, 2000 and 2001 *Toronto & District Ranked “A” Singles and Doubles Player *Sponsored Dunlop and Slazenger Racquets Professional since 1985 *Sponsored Adidas Shoes and Clothing Professional since 1990 *Authored book, Junior Squash Drills and Skills