SPA-tlight: Lyall Paterson
Lyall Paterson: Head Coach, Scozzie Squash, King of Prussia, PA
I was born and raised in a small town called Stonehaven, in the North of Scotland, the same region as Peter Nicol. In the summer...
SPAtlight: Lauren Patrizio Xaba
Lauren Patrizio Xaba –Executive Director, Squash Drive, San Francisco, CA
I’m originally from Philadelphia. The first person l played squash with was Bill Lane. I played one day of hard ball and then switched to softball....
SPAtlight: Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas: Santa Barbara Athletic Club
I learned to play in South Africa and Zimbabwe. I remember sitting in awe between Geoff Hunt and Jahangir Khan in what was then the Salisbury Sport Club locker...
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...
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...
Pro-File: Zac Alexander
Zac Alexander:
Intensity Squash, Norwalk, CT
My main objective as the new director of squash is to build on what Southport Racquet Club has brought over to Intensity, which is a thriving and enthusiastic 150+ adult...
Pro-File Affeeq Ismail
Affeeq Ismail
Head Squash Coach
US Squash Pilot Program @ Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA: Marblehead, MA
Lynch/van Otterloo has an extremely active adult squash community. The adult players are consistently organizing round robins and playing in weekly league...
Pro-File: Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor
Squash Director, INFINITUM Squash
The move from Jersey, England to Boston has been exciting from a work perspective. It is a different way of developing the sport. My Manchester and Jersey academies were all...
Pro-File: Chanel Erasmus
Chanel Erasmus
Director of Squash and Head Boys and Girls Coach, The Hill School, Pottstown, PA
I was lucky enough to be coached by Mark Allen during my junior career in South Africa. Mark started a...
Pro-File: Simba Muhwati
Chief Squash Officer, StreetSquash
When I first came to the U.S. in 2005, I could not believe how cold it was. The cars seemed so big. After arriving at Trinity, where I was headed for...