SPA-tlight: Roland Ladontant
Ronald Lafontant, Head Pro at the Harmonie Club in New York
Where did you grow up?
I was born in Manhattan and grew up in Wakefield, northeast section of Bronx, NY.
How did you get involved with squash?
I...
PRO-file: Aisling Blake
Aisling Blake:
Bay Club San Francisco
The first person I ever hit a squash ball with was probably one of my brothers—I have three—under duress on their part I'm sure.
There are great similarities in the competitiveness...
SPA-tlight: Kim Clearkin
Squash Magazine, as part of a monthly feature, will talk to a member of the Squash Professionals Affiliate Program (SPA) to get their take on the state of squash in the U.S. Kim Clearkin,...
SPA-tlight: Mark Allen
Mark Allen, Director of squash at Boar’s Head Sports Club, Coach of UVA squash teams
What is your first squash memory?
Growing up in Colchester, Essex, in England, my first memory of squash is playing with my dad at...
SPA-tlight: Brian Mathias
When did you first get interested in coaching?
I was very fortunate to have three mentors who drew me into squash and helped me to pursue it as a career. I watched my big brother...
SPA-tlight: Sunny Hunt
Sunny Hunt, Director of Sunny Squash Miami (FL), Coach of University of Miami Squash Team
Sunny Hunt is a former top PSA player and has won numerous titles including the Australian Championship. He runs a...
Pro-File: Margaret Elias Gerety
Squash on Fire
I grew up playing with Julieanne Harris at Philadelphia Cricket Club. When I began playing, the hardball game was just being phased out. The club did not have any wide courts, so...
SPA-tlight: Elie Biel
Elie Biel, Head Squash Professional, Lifetime Fitness, Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
At what age and where did you first pick up a squash racquet?
I first learned the game when I was 18, during the fall of my...
SPA-tlight: Mike Jefferys
Last season, U.S. SQUASH introduced the Squash Professionals Affiliate Program (SPA). With this program, U.S. SQUASH offers personal liability insurance coverage to qualified squash professionals for coaching, access to a pre-screened, preferred network of...
SPA-tlight: Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson, Squash Pro at CityView Racquet Club, Long Island City, NY
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Jacksonville, Alabama, a small southern city in the U.S. No one played squash there, but we did have a...