SQUASH
- Five great quality courts, two glass backed
- Squash leagues for all levels
- Professional coaching
- Men's, women's and racketball teams
Adults
Squash Leagues
Over a hundred members play in our internal leagues, with standards ranging from near beginner through to team players. Joining the squash leagues is a great way to play regular games with members of a similar standard. The league cycles run for approximately seven weeks with around six players in each league box.
You must be a member to play in the leagues, and we will need to know which league is most suitable to start you in. To do this you can join a club group session and ask one of the coaches present to grade you, or you can attend a club night and find out what leagues the players are in who are close to you in standard.
To join please in the first instance contact [email protected] who will confirm your initial league level and give you access to our squash league website.
Team Squash
Wimbledon Racquets has one of the strongest team squash setups in Surrey. We have six men’s, two women’s, two vet’s and a racketball team that compete in the Surrey County leagues. In addition to these teams we also have a social team that have many fixtures throughout the year against clubs from Surrey and London.
If you would like to play some team squash for WR&FC then please contact [email protected]
Sessions and courses
Adult Beginner’s Squash Course
We run several 6-week beginner squash courses throughout the year. This is the ideal course for anyone wishing to start out & learn the basics of the game. The sessions run on Thursday evenings from 19:30-20:45 hrs, at £82.50 for members & £99 for non-members. To find out when the next course is scheduled please contact [email protected]
The next 6-week course will start on Thursday 7th March. To sign up please use the link below:
https://wrfc.mycourts.co.uk/course_details.asp?courseID=1103
Coach-led Weekly Club Sessions
To join a course or book a session click here.
| Session | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Beginners & Improvers | 16:30-17:30 | £11 members & £16.50 non-members. |
| Sunday Intermediates | 17:30-19:00 | £11 members & £16.50 non-members. |
| Sunday Team Training | 19:00-20:00 | £11 members & £16.50 non-members. |
| Tuesday Gold Session - Gold League Level | 19:30-20:45 | £11 members only. |
| Thursday Morning Pro/Elite Training | 10:30-12:00 | £5.50 members & non-members. |
| Friday Lunchtime Team Session | 12:30-14:00 | £11 members & £16.50 non-members. |
| Friday Club Night - open to all players | 18:00-20:00 | £5.50 members & £8.00 non-members |
Adult Squash Sessions Guide
Juniors
Wimbledon Racquets has an excellent junior squash programme that caters for children aged 7 to 18 years old. We believe in creating a fun, safe and encouraging environment to maximise enjoyment while improving skills.
Membership
We offer special rates for juniors c.f. Our Membership page.
Court bookings
Junior courts are £4.00 per 45-minute booking at off-peak times (weekdays up to 5.15 pm). Outside of these times, juniors will pay the adult court rate. Junior members can book courts up to two weeks in advance through our online booking system.
Junior Sessions
Our regular junior sessions run during school term times and cater for all standards. Sessions can be booked as a block (at a discount) or, individually (subject to availability) through our online booking system.
During the Easter and Summer holidays our coaching team also put on some junior squash camps, which are always great fun & well attended.
| Junior Sessions | Time |
|---|---|
| Foundation (6-10 y/o) | Sunday 9:00 - 9:45 |
| Beginners (11-16 y/o) | Sundays 9:45 - 10:30 |
| Intermediates | Sundays 10:30 - 11:30 |
| Performance | Sundays 11:30 - 12:30 |
| Academy | Mondays 18:00 - 19:30 (County/national level juniors - invitation only) |
Squash Club Night and squash leagues
Higher level intermediate & performance level juniors are welcome to attend the Adult Friday Club night and play in the squash leagues.
Matches
We also organise social junior fixtures with other clubs, where our juniors can enjoy team camaraderie and gain some match play experience.
Some juniors also play for our adult men’s and women’s Surrey cup teams.
Safeguarding
We’re committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all young people. Please refer to our policies on safeguarding and on photography
Meet Our Coaches
Phil Rushworth
WR&FC Head of Squash
Phil is our head coach and he has been at the club for 19 years. In his role he manages the club’s squash programme and heads up our team of coaches. Phil is one of the leading coaches in the country, holding a Level 4 England Squash High Performance Award. Phil is also an England O35 masters player, where he has represented the country in two successful Home International events.
Phil is the regular coach at the Monday junior academy, Thursday pro/elite training and the Friday Lunchtime Sessions. Please feel free to reach out to Phil for anything squash related at the club and he will be only too pleased to point you in the right direction.
Contact Details:
- [email protected]
- 07749 969425
- Fee: £35
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Available weekdays & evenings for all standards
- High Performance Coach – England Squash Level 4
*Lessons do not include the court fee
Dave Timperley
WR&FC Club Coach
Dave has been a lifelong member of the club and started playing squash here as a junior. He has a great passion for seeing both juniors and adults make improvements to their games and seeing squash players enjoying a great workout from this fantastic sport!
Dave is our club coach for the Tuesday evening Gold session and also coaches at both the Sunday junior & adult sessions.
Contact Details:
- [email protected]
- 07971 810965
- Fee: £24
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Available weekday evenings & some weekends
- Licensed Level 3 England Squash County Coach
- Private Coaching for all standards
*Lessons do not include the court fee.
Alison Waters
WR&FC Club Coach
Alison has moved into coaching at WR&FC following a hugely successful career on the women’s professional circuit. An incredible playing career saw Alison reach a highest world ranking of no.3, gaining two medals at the Commonwealth Games, winning two world team championships with England, earning 140 England senior caps & crowned British National Champion four times.
She recently retired from the circuit and is now focusing on her studies at Roehampton University, whilst coaching part-time. Alison enjoys working with players at all levels and helping them to improve their squash through hard work, whilst having fun!
Alison often organises our very popular Friday Club Night session.
Contact Details:
- [email protected]
- 07773 093559
- Fee: £35
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Available weekdays & weekday evenings, plus some weekends
- Licensed Level 2 England Squash Club Coach
- Private Coaching for all levels
*Lessons do not include the court fee.
Kelcey Button
WR&FC Club Coach
Kelcey Button has been coaching at the club for several years and has offered his experiences in the game and huge enthusiasm of the sport to many of our junior and adult players. In the past, Kelcey has captained the WR&FC men’s third team and focuses more on coaching at the club.
Kelcey is our club coach for the adult beginners 6-week courses and also coaches the Sunday adult beginner, improver & team sessions.
Contact Details:
- [email protected]
- 07830 264890
- Fee: £24
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Available weekday evenings & some weekends
- Licensed Level 3 England Squash County Coach
- Private Coaching for all standards
*Lessons do not include the court fee.
Tournaments
Club Championships:
We have our annual squash club championships in May, which last for 2 weeks.. There are nine different events catering for all age groups and levels.
Internal Club Tournaments:
In addition to the squash club championships, we also host the annual Warren Cup event from March through to May, a Handicap Squash Tournament in June & a World Squash Day event in October.
External Club Tournaments:
We also host open events for both members & non-members during the season which includes the Summer Graded Squash Event in July, Ladies Graded Event in September, Professional Wimbledon Cup Event in October/November & the Christmas/New Year Doubles Event in December.
Squash Calendar
Squash Committee
We have a dedicated team of volunteers that make up the squash committee, chaired by John Sawyer.
The squash committee meets regularly and supports both the Head of Squash and the squash programme throughout the year.
