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Summer Training Clinics for Adults
The directory is organized by the date the camp starts.
Each listing shows the name of the camp, its price or price range, camper experience level (Beginner-Novice, Intermediate, Advanced or Elite), information on the lead coaches and how to get more information.
Camp descriptions are taken directly from the sponsor of the camp.
Starting June 17th - All Summer (Every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday evening)
Ending August 22.
Weekly Adult Evening Clinic
Squash on Fire at Sports Club/LA
$450 per week
Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite
3:1 player:coach ratio
Coach: Amir Wagih – Former head coach of Egyptian National Team – Amir has acquired over 30 World Titles as coach and developed several Egyptian/Arab World Champions, such as Ramy Ashour, Amr Shabana, Raneem El Walily, and Marawan El Shourbaghy - His passion for the sport is contagious – Highly regarded as one of the most experienced coaches in squash!
Clinic meets three times per session: (M, T, TH) 7:00PM to … Continue Reading ››
Summer Junior Squash Camp Directory
The directory is organized by the date the camp starts.
Each listing shows the name of the camp, its price or price range, camper experience level (Beginner-Novice, Intermediate, Advanced or Elite), information on the lead coaches and how to get more information.
Camp descriptions are taken directly from the sponsor of the camp.
We also have a page for Summer Training Clinics for Adults.
June 16, 2013
Total Squash Camps Junior COED Residential Camp
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA
$1400 Residential Overnight/$975 Day
Beginner-Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite
3:1 player:coach ratio
Coaches:
Lefika Ragonste, a Botswana National Champion, a 4 time Champion along with a champion for USA U25, Zimbabwe Open and Namibian Open. Captain of the Botswana National Team and Captain of Trinity College Squash Team. Assists in recruiting for Princeton, Cornell, Yale, Penn, Bates, Tufts, Dartmouth, Denison, Trinity and Amherst.
Mark Lewis, former US #2 and top 100 PSA world ranked player, current head coach … Continue Reading ››
Three NCS Juniors Reach Quarterfinals at Silver Nationals
Three National Capital Squash juniors reached the quarterfinals in the US SQUASH Junior Silver Squash Championships that ended Sunday, April 14. Nghi Nguyen played up an age division and recorded the highest finish, reaching the GU19 semifinals where she lost a tightly contested four game match.
Isabel Young, who recently aged out of GU15, had an impressive run, reaching the GU17 quarterfinals in a five game thriller, clinching the final game 15-13! She then narrowly missed reaching the semis, falling in five tough games.
Theo Mendez lost a heart breaker of a match in the round of 16, losing 11-9 in the fifth to the eventual semifinalist. Theo then went on to win the consolations in a very strong 32-player BU17 field.
Zach Najera, who also recently aged up into BU17, played impressively, defeating a higher ranked player from California in the first round. He … Continue Reading ››
NCS Players Win Two National Titles at US Skill Level Championships
Congratulations to Jose Calderon and Ben Smith, who won the Open 5.5 and Open 4.5 skill level divisions at the national championships, which were held in Baltimore April 5-7. Patrick Harris also reached the finals of the Open 5.0, where he lost a close three game match to the #1 seed.
Jose beat Antoine Poulain of Chicago in the four game final. Ben rallied from a 2-1 deficit to Boston's Girish Venkataramani on the way to an 11-9 victory in the fifth game.
Other Highlights:
Ben Rind -- Open 5.0 Consolation Winner
Nghi Nguyen -- Women's 4.0 Consolation Winner
Ben Hoefs -- Open 5.5 Consolation Finals
Abir Ray -- Open 4.5 Consolation Finals
Isabel Young -- Women's 4.0 Consolation Finals
Jahangir Naseem -- Open 6.0, Winner Consol Playoff
Grunberg Wins National Title at US Masters Squash Championships
Carole Grunberg won the Women's 55+ and also won the consolation finals in the Women's 50+ division. She was joined by a strong group of National Capital players who competed last month at the Masters Championships in Stamford CT.
Congratulations to the following players who reached the quarterfinals or won the consolations in their age division:
Carole Grunberg -- Women 55+ Winner
Women 50+ Consolation Winner
Bryce Harding -- Men 50+ quarter-finalist
Terry Hindermann -- Men 50+ quarter-finalist
Bruce Simons-Morton -- Men 65+ Consolation Winner
Carole had a tough five game match in the semifinals and then won another five game marathon match where she took game five by a 13-11 score to clinch the win.
Bruce fell in the quarterfinals in a tight three game match to the eventual winner.
This tournament is great fun, so if you are 35+ and haven't tried it yet, consider entering next year.
Two NCS Juniors Compete at US Junior National Championships
Competing in this event is a major honor for any junior squash player -- it shows the player has reached the top 32 in his age group in the USA. Congratulations to Cameron Bahadori and Kira Keating, who qualified in the BU19 and GU19 divisions.
Kira Keating, who recently aged up into the GU19, finished 13-16th and is currently ranked #12 in the US. Cameron is the #1 ranked NCS junior boy and #40 in the US.
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Bryan Keating Named College Player of the Week
Bryan Keating, a 2010 graduate of The Potomac School from Chevy Chase, MD, was named the men's College Squash Player of the Week in February. Now a junior at Cornell University, Keating won the honor for delivering the deciding fifth team match win for Cornell over previously undefeated and #1 ranked Princeton. It was just the second time Cornell had ever defeated Princeton and it was the first home victory for the Big Red.
At the team national championships two weeks later, Bryan was one of just three players in the top division to win all his matches by 3-0 scores. At the championship Bryan also received one of the College Squash Association's Scholar Athlete Awards. In April, he was named co-captain of the team for the coming season and received the men's team … Continue Reading ››National Capitol Open Final Sets PSA Record
The tournament was played at regional clubs, including Chevy Chase Athletic Club, which hosted the final, Results The Gym, Worldgate Sport & Health, Sports Club/LA, Potomac Squash Club, Potomac School, Bare Hills Athletic Club and Meadow Mill Athletic Club.