By ALAN THATCHER Former world champion Nick Matthew is leading a whole week of activities at the Hallamshire Club in Sheffield in the build-up to World Squash Day. Nick, who lifted the world title three times, alongside a hat-trick of British Open triumphs, is quickly making a name for himself as an inspirational coach after…
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Celebrating World Squash Day in China with Beijing’s Elite Squash Academy
By GABRIEL OLAJIDE China’s Elite Squash Academy are holding a special event in Beijing on World Squash Day. Elite Squash Academy (ESA) is honored to join World Squash Federation, Professional Squash Association, the league of squash clubs and squash players around the world to celebrate World Squash Day (WSD) 2019 in Beijing, China, on Sunday,…
England Squash partners with SquashSkills for World Squash Day
England Squash has announced a collaborative new partnership with specialist online coaching provider SquashSkills for World Squash Day to incentivise clubs across England in engaging more players. More than 130 clubs have registered an event for World Squash Day on Saturday 12th October and this partnership will see each club benefitting from seven SquashSkills memberships once they…
Vancouver Racquets Club team up with Squash Republic for a special day
The Vancouver Racquets Club and Squash Republic are pleased to present Vancouver’s first World Squash Day event and the first ONE DAY ONLY squash tournament on Saturday, October 12, 2019. World Squash Day was launched by a group of squash friends following the 9/11 attacks in the USA. Many New York squash players were killed in the…
WORLD SQUASH DAY SHIRTS: LIST OF GLOBAL SUPPLIERS
We now have an amazing group of friends and partners acting as Official World Squash Day shirt suppliers in various parts of the globe. The latest to come on board are Steve and Lisa Walton, from Inform Connection, the largest squash retailer in Australia. The red T-shirts for Australia can be ordered here: https://www.squash.com.au/ +++…
US Open finals the highlight of World Squash Day in America
The eighteenth-annual World Squash Day on October 12 will celebrated in style at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships. The theme of this year’s World Squash Day is The Big Hit: an attempt to get as many people as possible to play squash on the 12th. US Squash will be facilitating thousands of people…
World Squash Day fun down on the farm
Herne Farm is a leafy residential estate in Petersfield, Hampshire. The residents there do not know how lucky they are! They have a two-court squash facility on their doorstep that is developing into a thriving community hub. Over the last 10 years the team at Herne Farm Leisure have completely transformed the facilities. In 2009…
Wycombe aim high for a family boost on World Squash Day
Wycombe Squash and Racketball Club are aiming at boosting family memberships with a community project on World Squash Day. The club said: “We are planning on using WSD to relaunch our hugely popular Family Squash sessions that we were running last season. “It began as a partnership with a public health group called Active in…
WORLD SQUASH DAY: 120 CLUBS SIGN UP IN ENGLAND
With World Squash Day six weeks away, England Squash are leading the way with their support for World Squash Day’s global project designed to grow participation numbers. At the time of writing, 120 clubs in England have signed up to take part in events design to attract new players to a sport renowned for its…
World Squash Day shirts now available across Mainland Europe
World Squash Day shirts are now available for clubs or individuals to purchase across mainland Europe. Polish company Stacja Nadruke are teaming up with Polski Squash and their impressive variety of designs will be available throughout the whole of mainland Europe. Slogans include “Born to Play Squash”, and the same wording as the UK shirt…