{"id":10,"date":"2005-08-17T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2005-08-17T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl.lu\/index.php\/2005\/08\/17\/history\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:35:38","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"FSL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SQUASH IN LUXEMBOURG<\/h1>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Squash made its first appearance in Luxembourg during the 1960s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Introduced by certain Luxembourgers, notably Colette Flesch and Marc Meyer, who discovered the sport in the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">With the help of a squash fanatic, Francis Hoogewerf, the first court was established in a warehouse in Findel which had the exact dimensions of a court. A club was formed and the inauguration of the court took place in 1972. Squash became established, and with a strong British following, a new club was formed (Squash d&#8217;Or) and four courts were built at Cloche d&#8217;Or.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\">\n<h1>FEDERATION DE SQUASH LUXEMBOURGEOISE<\/h1>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The &#8220;F\u00e9d\u00e9ration&#8221; was formed in 1973 and is affiliated with the COSL (Comit\u00e9 Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois) and international organizations ESRF (European Squash Rackets Federation) and the WSF (World Squash Federation).<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 346px; height: 131px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>FSL Presidents<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1973-1981<\/td>\n<td>Meyer, Marc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1981-1983<\/td>\n<td>Mackeever, Dermott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1983-1985<\/td>\n<td>Clarke, Chris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1985-1989<\/td>\n<td>Senior, John<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1989-2010<\/td>\n<td>Kieffer, Georges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">2010-2015<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Kaiser, Steve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">2015-2016<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Have, Jess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">2016-2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Bidoli, Adriano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">2020-2023<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Daniel Verhoeven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">2023-<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Guillaume Plancke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Federation is responsible for the organization of the national championships, the Luxembourg cup, ranking, licenses and organization of the national team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">In 1998, 380 men and 80 ladies were licensed with the FSL of which Luxemburgers counted for approx. 30%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">27 different nationalities were represented. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SQUASH IN LUXEMBOURG Squash made its first appearance in Luxembourg during the 1960s. Introduced by certain Luxembourgers, notably Colette Flesch and Marc Meyer, who discovered the sport in the USA. With the help of a squash fanatic, Francis Hoogewerf, the first court was established in a warehouse in Findel which had the exact dimensions of a court. A club was formed and the inauguration of the court took place in 1972. Squash became established, and with a strong British following, a new club was formed (Squash d&#8217;Or) and four courts were built at Cloche d&#8217;Or. FEDERATION DE SQUASH LUXEMBOURGEOISE The &#8220;F\u00e9d\u00e9ration&#8221; was formed in 1973 and is affiliated with the COSL (Comit\u00e9 Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois) and international organizations ESRF (European Squash Rackets Federation) and the WSF (World Squash Federation). FSL Presidents 1973-1981 Meyer, Marc 1981-1983 Mackeever, Dermott 1983-1985 Clarke, Chris 1985-1989 Senior, John 1989-2010 Kieffer, Georges 2010-2015 Kaiser, Steve 2015-2016 Have, Jess 2016-2020 Bidoli, Adriano 2020-2023 Daniel Verhoeven 2023- Guillaume Plancke The Federation is responsible for the organization of the national championships, the Luxembourg cup, ranking, licenses and organization of the national team. In 1998, 380 men and 80 ladies were licensed with the FSL of which Luxemburgers counted for approx. 30%. 27 different nationalities were represented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9222d-a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/history\/address\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":0},"title":"Address","date":"August 17, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Postal Address : \u00a0 F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de Squash Luxembourgeoise B.P. 1255 L-1012 Luxembourg \u00a0 Address : Comit\u00e9 Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois a.s.b.l. F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de Squash Luxembourgeoise 3, route d'Arlon L-8009 Strassen Luxembourg \u00a0 contact@fsl.lu","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/clubs\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":1},"title":"Our clubs","date":"August 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"At present there are 9 squash centers in Luxembourg amounting to 24 courts which accommodate 12 individual clubs. Mont-Saint-Martin, Thionville (France) are included in Luxembourg's Team Championships. Clubs 2025\/2026 Number of teams Men Ladies Angels Squash Club 3 0 EU Squash Club 0 0 EIB 2 0 Squash Club Ettelbruck\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/clubs\/communities-squash-club\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":2},"title":"EU Squash Club","date":"August 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Official address: EU Squash Club c\/o M. Antoni BROSSA PALET OPOCE 2 rue Mercier L - 2985 Luxembourg Tel. : 29 29 44 599 Web Site: https:\/\/eusclux.wordpress.com President: BROSSA PALET, Antoni Tel. : (see annuaire) info@eusclux.eu Vice-President: MAZUR, Karolina Tel. : (see annuaire) info@eusclux.eu Secretary: KR\u0160LIN, Sta\u0161a Tel. : (see\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/clubs\/dexia-squash-club\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":3},"title":"BIL Squash Club","date":"August 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Official address:\u00a0 BIL Squash Attn. COLART, Marc 69, Route d'Esch L-2953 Luxembourg Fax : 45 90 41 35 President: COLART, Marc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tel. office : 45 90 4135 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mob. : 621 29 83 26 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 marc.colart@bil.com Secretary: COLART, Marc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tel. office : 45 90 4135 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mob.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":733,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/clubs\/g-squash-club\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":4},"title":"G Squash Club","date":"August 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Official address: G Squash Club 36B Bd Robert Schuman L-2340 Olm Web Site: \u00a0 President: WIDART, David Mob. : (see annuaire) davidwidart@hotmail.com Secretary: VAN WILDERODE, Philippe Mob.: (see annuaire) philippe.vanwilderode@gmail.com Treasurer: GACOIN, Benjamin Mob.: (see annuaire) ben_gacoin@hotmail.com FSL Rep.: WIDART, David Licence et M\u00e9dico: WIDART, David Team Captains: All 4\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33,"url":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/clubs\/squash-club-de-petange\/","url_meta":{"origin":10,"position":5},"title":"Squash Club de P\u00e9tange","date":"August 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Official address: Squash Club P\u00e9tange Chalet Langwiss 1 rue du Stade L-4711 Linger Web Site: http:\/\/www.squashpetange.lu\/ President: SAVINI, Alex Mob. : (see annuaire) Savini.Alex@outlook.com Vice-president: HAUX, Ken Mob. : (see annuaire) khaux@hotmail.com Secretary: secretariat@squashpetange.lu ou khaux@hotmail.com Treasurer: LIPPERT, Sam FSL Rep.: SAVINI, Alex Licence et M\u00e9dico: SCHANTZEN, Steve Team Captains:\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5120,"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/5120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fsl.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}