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Rally For the club

We love our club and want to see it continue to thrive.  So let’s rally together to support the club.  Come join us for an entertaining evening of friends, food, drinks, silent auction, and of course… squash!  A ticket gets you access to an exclusive drop-in session @ 5:30 before the main part of the event.  You also get … Read more

2022 ESC Member Survey

In advance of the Edmonton Squash Club 2022 Annual General Meeting that will occur on December 18 at 2 PM at the squash club, we would like to get feedback from our members about how they are using the club and what we should be working on next year. Thank you for taking the time … Read more

2023 ESC Winter League Registration

Winter league at the Edmonton Squash Club has arrived!  Who: When: Price:  The format will be similar to our most recent fall league. Players will be on teams of 4, with 3 folks from the team playing each week and the other resting and/or cheering from the sidelines. Please note that Squash Alberta and Club … Read more

Volunteer Request to Support the 2021 ESC Open

Hello all ESC members! In advance of the 2021 ESC open Dec. 3-5, we are looking for some volunteers to help us to be at our best for the tournament. 1) Thursday Dec. 2 4:30 – 6:00  Court cleaning, draws for free beer jugs, watch some level 1 squash afterwards! To prepare for hosting the … Read more

Edmonton Squash Club To Implement the COVID-19 Restriction Exemption Program

Update September 19th: In order to have your FOB activated from September 20th onwards, the ESC is requiring proof-of-vaccination. The current easiest method of getting this documentation is by entering your PHC#, DOB and Date of your vaccination online here: https://albertavaccinerecord.ca/ You can upload the PDF generated from this website with your proof-of-vaccination via the … Read more

COVID-19 Survey

We need a few minutes of your time to give input….. First of all a big THANK YOU to all the members of the ESC who have supported the club throughout the pandemic since March 2020.  And a welcome to any new members who have joined in the last 18 months.  The Edmonton Squash Board … Read more

Edmonton Squash Club Fall League

2021 ESC Fall League Details With the Edmonton Squash League postponed until January, the ESC has decided to offer a fall league to help tide the Edmonton squash community over in the interim. Matches will only be played at the ESC. Non ESC members are welcome to join the league. All players must be registered … Read more

ESC Fall League Coming Soon

With ESL postponed until January, we have decided that we will be offering an in-house ESC fall league to help tide the squash community over in the interim. The format will be similar to ESL except that 3 players will be playing matches on league night rather than 4. The league will be composed of … Read more

Masks and COVID-19 Procedures Effective September 3, 2021

Maintaining a safe facility that can be used by all members is a priority for the Edmonton Squash Club. We continue to work within health and safety guidelines set by Health Canada, Alberta Health, and municipal governments. The objective is to protect the health of our member community; we all have a part in this. … Read more

2021 Fall ESC Squash Programs

We are pleased to announce the fall slate of squash programs at the ESC for the upcoming 2021/2022 season.  All registrations for the programs will go through me at john@edmontonsquashclub.org.  Between Nic, myself and Jeff we will formulate the classes and organize memberships for all registrants. We will be posting this information on the website, … Read more

Food and Beverage Service

With the club opened without restrictions now, we’d like to point you to the new beer and snacks chalkboards we have behind the front desk. Items change frequently, so make sure to ask what’s new and what’s popular after your hit, and relax and socialize with your friends.

Towel Service Has Been Restored

We’re happy to announce that we have resumed towel service at the Edmonton Squash Club effective July 30th. We are still working out the kinks in our new inventory management procedures, so please be patient if there are a few hiccups. We ask that members restrict their towel usage to one sweat towel and one … Read more

ESC Re-opening June 14

Fellow members and squash players, we are very glad to announce the reopening of the Edmonton Squash Club effective June 14, 2021. If I could, I would like to give each one of you a hug for supporting the ESC during this most recent closure but mostly for sticking with us during the last 15 months. … Read more

New AHS regional restrictions will close the ESC for at least two weeks effective April 30th

This afternoon AHS announced enhanced restrictions for COVID-19 hot spots in Alberta, including the Edmonton region. All indoor sports are suspended for a minimum of 2-weeks to help slow the spread of new infections, especially of new variants of concern. Squash Alberta has also sent out an email confirming that squash facilities are included under … Read more

COVID Update April 9, 2021

Maintaining a safe facility is a priority for us at the Edmonton Squash Club. We work closely within Alberta’s health and safety guidelines as part of this commitment. As you imagine, this is sometimes complex in today’s constantly changing Covid-19 environment.   The Stage 1 restrictions, issued by Alberta Health Services on Apr 6, 2021, have … Read more

Edmonton Squash Club Opening February 20 for Solo-Hitting, Same Household Practice & Coached Lessons

We are happy to announce we will be re-opening for same household training and solo training on Saturday, February 20, 2021. We can re-open to open with approval from Squash Alberta and the Government of Alberta under strict conditions and reassure that our club, members, and staff will follow the protocols put forward by Squash … Read more

ESC To Re-open February 8 for 1-on-1 coaching lessons only

The Province of Alberta has eased some restrictions for gym/athletics and restaurants starting on Feb 8, 2021. We at the ESC are pleased to be able to open again albeit with significant restrictions affecting play. Specifically: Courts are available by appointment only through one of our certified coaches Access to squash is only available through … Read more

ESC COVID-19 Mandated Closure Extended Until January 21

Under the extended COVID-19 AHS guidelines, the Edmonton Squash Club will remain closed until at least January 21st. We expect that an update will be issued several days prior to that, and we will acting on new guidance as appropriate. Club Closed membership fees are in effect currently. For any questions and concerns, please contact … Read more

2020 AGM November 20 at 7 PM

The 2020 ESC AGM will be held this Friday, November 20th, at 7 PM. All members are invited to join by phone or by Zoom. The meeting ID, link and password can be obtained by checking your invitation in your email emailing esc.board@edmontonsquashclub.org or contacting the front desk. The agenda can be found below.

ESC Open for Solo-Hitting And Family Cohorts

After careful review of the restrictions announced by AHS on November 12, the board of directors has voted to re-open the ESC for solo-hitting and family co-hort play on Tuesday November 17 until November 27th. Club access is only allowed during staffed hours, which are as follows:   Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  First … Read more

COVID-19 Update November 12

As per the news conference held by Jason Kenney today regarding new public health restrictions for sports and fitness, the Edmonton Squash Club will be temporarily closing as of midnight November 13 through until November 27. We are currently evaluating the exceptions to indoor and group fitness, and should we fall under that category then … Read more

ESC COVID-19 Expansion

Here are some updates regarding the Edmonton Squash Club Stage 2 expansion and compliance with the recently announced bylaw put in place by the City of Edmonton beginning August 1st. City of Edmonton Bylaw Compliance As of August 1st, masks will be required in the Club. They will not be required while you are on … Read more

ESC Re-Opening Monday June 22nd Under Alberta Phase 2 Guidelines

Good news members – your squash club is ready to open for singles squash starting this Monday, June 22nd with some restrictions to comply with AHS Phase 2 guidelines. Of particular note, only singles squash will be available in the short term, and both players must be booked into our online booking system ahead of … Read more

Alberta COVID-19 Phase 2 Update

Great news from the province yesterday as gyms and fitness facilities have been moved into phase 2 of COVID-19 re-opening starting as soon as Friday June 12th. With AHS removing some restrictions and allowing squash to reopen is huge and very welcoming. Please stay tuned as we are confirming our reopening guidelines so we can … Read more

COVID-19 ESC Interim Policy

UPDATE March 27th, 2020 An email has been sent out to the active members with updates about our closure policies. Please get in touch with admin@edmontonsquashclub.ca if you haven’t received the email or would like to discuss it’s contents. The Government of Alberta has declared a state of emergency, and as a result, the Edmonton … Read more

Women’s Weekend Squash Event 2020

Thank you to everyone who made the 2020 edition of the Women’s Weekend squash event, hosted at the Edmonton Squash Club such a success. Here are some of the photos from the weekend taken by Joe Mann.

Women’s Halloween Squash Social

The Women’s Halloween Social Event was held on November 2nd, Saturday from 3pm to 7:30pm. Our second Women’s quarterly Squash Social Event was a huge success! We had 29 brave women donning their Halloween best, dressed as animals, superheroes, and in sexy clothes. The “Best Dresser” prize went to Caroline de Vries for her hand-made … Read more

Women’s Halloween Squash Social

Saturday, November 2nd, 20193pm – 7:30pm The next Women’s Squash Social with be Saturday, November 2nd from 3pm – 7:30 pm. Bring your best costume! Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18z9RH0Vsh9Dpi_y5G82L_9GhpC_H_y_cJcZI5_oqCmY/edit

Water Fountain Fundraiser

Thanks to founding member and new head squash professional (in January) John de Vries, we are collecting funds to raise money for a retrofit water bottle filler by the doubles court. John has sourced it here, and another of our members (Mark Beaton) has generously offered to provide labor to install it. Please see the … Read more

Volunteer Opportunities at the Edmonton Squash Club

Moving into our 4th year of operation, we’re all excited to see the 2019/2020 squash season starting off so well. Of course, it’s YOUR CLUB! This squash club is by, of and for the members! ESC is a not-for-profit club that is member-owned, controlled and run. At ESC there are some salaries paid to front … Read more

2019 ESC Season Opener Results

The 2019/2020 tournament season kicked off this year at the ESC with the season opener last weekend. We had just under 60 participants that playing Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. Out of town players arrived from all over Alberta including Medicine Hat, Calgary, and the always fun contingent from Grand Prairie. It was hard to … Read more

Fall 2019 Beginner/Intermediate Junior Squash Program

We are happy to announce a new Junior program for beginner-intermediate level squashers. Led by NCCP level 3 certified coach Jeff Williams, we will be adopting a model used successfully by minor hockey and soccer and supplementing professional coaching with volunteer parent coaches. This will help ensure that all the juniors receive as much 1-on-1 … Read more

Intro to Video Review – Using PlaySight and Squashskills to improve your game

We have limited spots (about 1/week) available for 1-on-1 and small group sessions to learn how to use the PlaySight video review system to review your game. The sessions are provided free to any member or trial-member of the Edmonton Squash Club. Sessions include: A discussion of common technical flaws that are correctible with video … Read more

Women’s End-of-Summer Social 2019 Edition

Good squash, good food, and good company—the first ESC Women’s Squash Social mixed these three ingredients for a fun, satisfying, community-building event. Novice to expert, junior to senior players gathered on Saturday afternoon from 3 till 8 pm. We played old friends and new, singles and doubles, thanks to Aya’s excellent organization and an effective … Read more

Squash Like An Egyptian 2019 Jr Summer Camp

Coaches Ibrahim and Omar ran an amazing summer camp with the coordination and supervision of Heather Sanregret. There was pizza dinners, movie night, tons of squash and lots of good times. Special thanks go out to everyone who helped pull this together: Thank you to our supporters and volunteers!  The following ESC members/businesses helped to … Read more

Women’s Squash Ladder

We’re starting a Women’s Squash Ladder this year! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/zYzSE3uRFxvY76Ub9 WHAT IS A LADDER: Players are listed as if on the rungs of a ladder. Players move up the ladder by winning a match with another player placed at a higher rung.  The purpose of the ESC Women’s Squash Ladder is to socialize … Read more

Fun at the Sun & Surf 2019 at the Jericho Club

We had a contingent out from the ESC visiting the amazing Sun and Surf Tournament at the Jericho Club in Vancouver. Props to Chelsea Ludwig for winning women’s C, Daryn Hobal for winning Men’s D and Drew Lefebvre for winning Men’s C Consolation. Shoutout to Brad Ludwig for a great showing in Men’s A. See you … Read more

ESC Squash Membership Pricing for the 2019/2020 season

The Board has reviewed financial information from the 2018/2019 season and will be making some fee adjustments for the 2019/2020 season. They are as follows: 1) Premium Memberships will be $109/month, or $99/month for those who want to pay for an annual membership in a single installment in October (Total cost is $1,188 due either … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #31

For the next time, you need to regrip your racquet and you can’t find Jeff or Ibrahim to help you out. Make sure you bookmark this video!

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #30

Check out this solo practice routine with Coach Phillip. This routine will help you work on your service return, height awareness, short swing technique. Bring a stopwatch, print out the poster below and great ready to improve your game! https://www.squashcoachphillip.com/posters/spr-02-col.jpg

2019 Summer League Winners

Another great summer league season wrapped up last night. Congrats to the winning teams! Tuesday Division One: Ryan Black, Trevor Belanger, Calvin Carlson and Andrew Fisher Tuesday Division Two: Jordan Torbiak, David Mair and Daryn HobalThursday Division 1: Jeff Williams, Devon Halko, Carolyn Binns and Harrison TchirThursday Division 2: Lindsay Buchanan, Ian Adatia, Jennifer Black and … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #29

This is a great workout to complement your squash game. Try this at home & try adding the dynamic 3 minute warm-up to your everyday warm up/ Workout Structure3 Minute Cardio Warm Up17 Minute HIIT WorkoutDescending Interval Times, starting at 60 seconds and working down to 10 secondsCool Down and Stretch not included but recommended … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #28

We know you’ve always wanted to know what and how to do a Turkish Get-Up. Now’s your opportunity to master this skill. Try using light free weights in place of a kettle bell to get yourself started on this exercise.

ESC Recommended Exercise of the week #27

The off-season is a wonderful time to go back to basics and work on those nagging injuries that slow you down October – April. Check out this awesome video featuring some exercises to help stabilize your shoulder.

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #26

Consider adding these great knee exercises to you squash warm up to help improve knee stability during your game.

Squash Injuries – Advice From A Chiropractor

Summer is a great time for squash players to work on their fitness and recover from niggling injuries. Dr. Joseph Tanti from Garneau Chiropractic has written up a guide to squash injuries, what causes them and how to prevent them. Squash Injuries Squash is a high-speed, sport that is dominantly one-sided. It requires quick and … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #25

Mix up your off -season squash workouts with this great workout filled with supersets. This work out is one of Sandra’s favourite, that she turns to on a weekly basis.

2019 ESC Club Champs Results

Thank you to everyone to who participated in the 2019th edition of the ESC Club Championships! It was a fun event with great squash. For the second year in a row, Abdul won the open category and the honour of his name engraved on our club Trophy. Congrats to the winners and the finalists of each division. … Read more

ESL Finals: Three ESC Teams are Crowned Champions

It was a great year for ESC teams at Interclub with 3 of our own taking their division titles. The Bagel Factory won mixed level 1 (Abdel Elnady, Cory Shannon, Matt Mylod, Aleem Merali, Ryan Black and Mustafa Wida), Don’t Drink And Drive won Mixed Level 2 (Daniel Wynne, Bradley Salter, Isaac El-Hayek, Molli Hay, … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #24

Try this quick circuit workout to help improve your strength and cardio out on the squash court. Just because the snow has melted doesn’t mean the squash season has ended! Perform 3-4 rounds with as little rest as possible between movements. Burpee with side-to-side shuffle 8 reps Split squat with shoulder press 8 reps Decline … Read more

Momo & Romina Win Gold & Silver At the Sandhills Manufacturing Canadian Junior Squash Championships

It was an awesome week of squash at the Royal Glenora and Edmonton Squash Club from April 11-14th. The ESC had a strong contingent participating, including Isaac El Hayek & Amit Joseph in Boys U-17, Hanna Hay and Antonella Rodriguez in Girls U-15, Mohamed Elserafy in Boys U-11 and Romina Rodriguez in Girls U-11. After … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the week #23

Last week we showed you a video using the slam ball. We asked Mike Fouts from OverHaul Fitness to give us some feedback about the video. Here’s what he suggested: Perform the below series of exercises, one after the other, for 30 seconds each, with a 15 second break in between: Medicine ball wall balls … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #22

Mike from Overhaul Fitness has donated some medicine balls in the exercise room. Here are a few slam ball exercises to try out and get you going, and we’ll try to get Mike to chime in with some feedback next time around. Slam ball exercises are great for whole body conditioning, multi-angle core work, and … Read more

Local Business Feature: Integiot

Have you wondered what the white discs with the calm pulsing blue LED lights are in the club? We always like to give a mention to local Edmonton businesses that help us out, and this week we’d like to give a big shout out to Integiot, owned by Ryan Ball. Ryan installed a great upgraded … Read more

2019 Interclub Playoffs

Update April 26th The Finals are set! Here are the ESC teams competing for Edmonton division supremacy for the 2018/19 season. Play begins at 10 AM and wraps up around 6 PM with all matches taking place at the ESC. Div 1 Mixed: The Bagel Factory Div 2 Mixed: Squashaholics and Don’t Drink and Drive … Read more

2019 Sandhills Manufacturing Canadian Junior Squash Championships

The Canadian Junior Squash Championships are live this weekend at the Royal Glenora Club with spillover play at the Edmonton Squash Club. The ESC has a number of players from our High Performance program taking part: Isaac El Hayek – Boys U17 Amit Joseph – Boys U17 Antonella Rodriguez – Girls U15 Molli Hay – … Read more

Doubles Ladder Wrap Up Party

Laughs, camaraderie and great team squash! Thirty-six adventurous & fun-loving doubles ladder players descended on the doubles court last Saturday for ESC’s first ever 1-day (free) mini-doubles squash tournament to celebrate the end of the inaugural doubles ladder season. The event was only open to doubles ladder participants and was generously sponsored by Pat Binns … Read more

ESC Member Results at the 2019 Alberta Closed and University of Alberta Open

There were a couple more tournaments these past two weeks in Edmonton, and as always there were some ESC members in the thick of things. University of Alberta Open Top ESC finishes from the 2019 UofA Open included: Men’s Open Runner-Up: Abdel El Nady Men’s Open 4th Place: Clarke Wiebe Men’s A Champion: Brad Salter … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #21

After seeing the barbell Bulgarian split squat video from last week, Mike Fouts, owner of the Edmonton Personal Training Company Overhaul Fitness and lead ESC fitness instructor wrote in with a few comments: “While I think that Squat University is a great channel for content, their material is more appropriate for intermediate lifters. For a … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #20

Having trouble getting back out of your lunges quickly enough? Try working on your Bulgarian Split Squats to develop more power to get out of the stickiest spots.

Policy Change for Charging Your Club Account

Since the club has been open, we have always offered the ability to charge any items purchased from the front desk to your club account. Due to a recent increase in disputed charges, we will now require that people sign for any purchases made to their club account, including interclub team food purchases. Thank you … Read more

The Edmonton Junior Squash Event #11: Photos and a Raffle Fundraiser

The Edmonton Squash Club was full of the city’s top juniors last Sunday for the 11th edition of the Edmonton Junior Squash Event. With an emphasis is on participation and fun and for many, this is their main exposure to competition until the next ESJE. I loved everything; the pizza, popsicle, gift bag, and meeting … Read more

2019 Canadian Women’s Team Championship Recap

February 15-17 was an exciting time at the Edmonton Squash Club with with the top 3 women from 6 of the provinces and the Canadian Armed Forces in town for the Canadian Women’s Team Championships. Tournament Report With touring PSA players Danielle Letourneau, Samantha Cornett, Hollie Naughton and Nicole Bunyan on hand, the action was … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #19

Some of our members struggle on the court with lower back pain. Canadian spine researcher Dr. Stuart McGill from the University of Waterloo is well known for his big 3 exercises for spine stabilization: the Bird Dog, the Curl Up and the Side Bridge. Here’s a squash take on these exercises and some variations. Dave … Read more

Club Sponsor – Trusted Freshness

The Edmonton Squash Club is proud to announce that Trusted Freshness, a vertical farming company based in Leduc with new Sponsor for 2019 squash season Our connection to Trusted freshness is through long-time Edmonton squash player and ESC member since we opened our doors, Doug Kirillo. Doug holds a B.Sc. majoring in Computing Science from … Read more

2019 Women’s Weekend Squash Event

The tournament of the year happened the weekend of February 1-3 at the ESC, when over 100 women from all over the province, took over the club for the 2019 edition of the Women’s Weekend Squash Event.   The tournament is the most  highly anticipated and highly attended tournament of the year for women squash players. … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #18

Check out these cone drills to get your footwork and endurance on point.

ESL Teams Tournament 2019 Edition

The annual ESL teams tournament went off without a hitch a couple weekends ago. Spirits were high and teams were in full party mode as-per usual. Thank you to Julia Smith for running this event as always. If you missed out this year, then be sure to keep an eye out for registration next year!

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #17

Nick Taylor, former world #14 and current 45+ world champion, shows a ghosting exercise with a hop off the back foot for more efficient movement around the court.

Alberta Wins Silver at the Canadian Master’s Team Squash Championships

Congratulations to Team Alberta who won silver at last weekend’s Canadian Master’s Team Squash Championships. The team included ESC members Julie Multamaki and John de Vries, as well as RG head pro Pete Goodings. Julie won her match in the women’s #2 spot 3-2 in a 5 game thriller, and John won his match 3-0 … Read more

2019 Canadian National Women’s Team Championships: Feb 15-17

We are incredibly pleased to announce that our Edmonton Squash Club will be hosting the 2019 Canadian Nation Women’s Team Championships this February 15-17. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our club at the national level, and we encourage all our members to be ambassadors to our guests of our province, city and club. … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #16

Learn to warm up like a squash pro. Follow Nick Matthew as he runs you through his squash warm up.

What are your 2019 Squash New Year’s Resolutions

Do you have plans to make a new a better squash you in 2019? Let us know in the poll below. Results:

Momo is going to England (Also We Had a Great Christmas Party)

The ESC celebrated it’s 3rd birthday party on December 21st during our regular drop-in time with snacks, eggnog, ugly sweaters, ancient racquets and a Momo Challenge on court 3. There was some serious business afoot as well, with the club trying to raise $3,000 to help fund Momo’s trip to the British Junior Open. With … Read more

Momo British Junior Open Trip Report

With the help of some great fundraising on the part of the Edmonton Squash Club extended family, Mohammed Elserafy will be competing in the British Junior Open in the U11 category from January 2nd-6th. The British Junior Open is considered the most prestigious Junior tournament in the world, with all participants having to be ranked … Read more

New mics, new shelves for squash bags, a rowing machine and a new commercial popcorn maker

With the year winding down, we’d like point out a few major upgrades around the club that have been installed recently, and acknowledge all the members that helped financially and with volunteer work to make it happen. As many of you have no doubt noticed, we installed a new wireless microphone system to power the … Read more

Gary Nisbett (Squashskills) supported fitness training with Mike Fouts

Mike has been chatting with Gary Nisbett who is the main fitness and training expert on SquashSkills about squash appropriate fitness and resistance training. He will be running free clinics on Sunday January 20 and March 10, 2019 for anyone who wants to attend. The only thing left to choose is the time of day. … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #15

There’s a rowing machine down by court 4! Check this video out if you’ll wondering how real rowers train with these machines.

2018 ESC Open Roundup

Two weekends ago we had an incredible turnout for the ESC open, with 89 players participating making us officially oversubscribed! Next year we might have to consider starting on Thursday for Local players to accommodate everyone. Thank you to Jeff for organizing such a great tournament, Anne for making sure everything was set to go and … Read more

Fundraiser To Send Mohammed Elserafy To The British Junior Open

On the heels of a very successful trip to the Canadian Junior Open playing up an age bracket in U13, we are looking to help defray the costs of sending Mohammed Elserafy to play in his natural U11 category at the world’s most prestigious Junior tournament, the British Junior Open, in January. Playing in this … Read more

Front Desk Snacks

Beyond our more filling food options, our front desk supplies the following snacks at the moment: Tuna Snacks Cliff Bars Fruit (Banana) Pretzels & Hummus Assorted Chip Flavours Samosas Muffins What else would you like to see available? This poll is now closed. Top picks were: Sandra’s Special Pan Fried Tuna Sliders (these may or … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #14

A great 15-minute workout that will help improve your agility on court. Let’s see if you can make it to the end of this workout.

ESC Open Volunteers

The ESC is in need of a handful of volunteers to help out during the tournament. You’d be helping to enter in scores and act as an ambassador of the ESC. The shifts are 3.5 hour each if you’re able to help out for any of the shift it would be greatly appreciated.

How to Referee – Some Guidelines from Lee Drew

Refereeing squash is very difficult because there are so many grey areas. Although there are clearly defined rules (You can find the current squash rules here), there are so many situations where people disagree on the right call. Here’s a quote from the crew at PSA Live in answer to an audience question about refereeing. … Read more

Club Locker Tutorial: Contacting Other Members

We recently had a doubles member ask us how to find contact information for other club members. This is possible both in our court booking system, and our billing portal. Here’s a video to help out. Have any other questions about using our booking or billing system? Let us know, and we’ll make some tutorials … Read more

What Programs would you like to see in 2019?

The most recent edition of the footwork & movement clinic seems really popular but what else would you like to see? More fitness training alongside your squash training? Drop-in drills classes? Something else we’ve never offered? Let us know below!  

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #13

Julie Multamaki has very generously purchased two Bosu balls for the club. Come try them out!

Edmonton Squash League Home Game Food Ordering

For every ESC interclub match, the home team receives: 2 game balls and 8 Gatorades. The Gatorades are meant to be shared with the visiting team, and everyone can trade in their Gatorade for a coconut water, water, or G2. A voucher for a free pitcher of beer or non-alchoholic equivalent. Ideally, this is shared with the … Read more

Club Locker Troubleshooting

As we struggle through our new club booking system, here are a few tips to help you navigate the system. When in doubt, email the front desk First and foremost, if you are having trouble booking what you want or can’t figure out what’s allowed, just email the front desk at info@edmontonsquashclub.ca. We will have … Read more

Doubles Squash Tournament Results

The Alberta Mixed Doubles & Edmonton Doubles Squash Open was last weekend (October 19-21) with a number of teams from the ESC participating. Congratulations to Julie Multamaki and Brooke Rothwell for winning the mixed division, and thank you to Pete Goodings for organizing such a fun tournament. The November doubles ladder is just around the … Read more

Club Locker Singles Court Booking

Although there is still a long way to go before our new court booking system is working smoothly, here’s a rundown of some general booking rules: When booking a singles court, you have an option to: Leave the 2nd slot open for members to join Book the court as solo practice by choosing the Solo … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #12

Keep those ankle strong & limber. Try adding a couple of these exercises into your squash warm up.

Who will win the 2018 Qatar Classic?

To help you with your research here are the highlights from last year’s Qatar Classic  

ESJE #10

Thank you to Julie Multamaki for guiding the phenomenal Edmonton Junior Squash Event to double digits, with the 10th event taking place last Sunday at the Royal Glenora. As always, these events could not happen without a large crew of dedicated volunteers and coaches. Thank you also to Rainbow for photos from the day. Thank you … Read more

How Many ESL Teams Do We Have This Season?

2018 ESL Team Form

With the 2018 ESL season upon us, we ask that each team read, fill out and submit this form no later than October 26th at the front desk indicating: The team name The team captain The names of each player on the team How you want to split up the team fee Everyone’s initials Please … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #11

An awesome video with 16 lunge variations you can add to your squash workout. Get those legs strong so you’ll always keep control of the ‘T’!

Who Should Look After The Club While Anne’s On Vacation?

Tough to choose, please think carefully before answering.  

Doubles News From Julie

With a new $30/month doubles membership available, Julie Multamaki and Jeff Williams are working on some new doubles programs. The latest update for the December Box league follows immediately below. For further information, please scroll further for the original post from Julie. December play can officially start as early as this coming Monday (Nov 26), … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #10

Update – Please Test Your Club Locker Account

We are getting close to being able to switch our Club Booking system over to Club Locker which will hopefully offer a tighter integration with our website, better control over booking options by our staff, and a better experience on mobile. In advance of us switching over, it would be helpful if everyone could try … Read more

2018 ESC Season Opener Results

We officially declare the 2018-2019 season open! It was a full house all last weekend as 75 people played in our Season Opener Tournament in Open, A, B, C, D and women’s C categories. Congratulations to all of our winners: Open: Ibrahim Elserafy A: Matt Zilinski B: Troy Sturzenegger C: Joe Mann D: Ken Yaremchuk … Read more

New Booking System Coming Soon – Keep An Eye On Your Email

In order to accommodate our new booking rules, we will be transitioning over to new booking software over the next month. Although we expect to run into some growing pains over the coming months, we hope to integrate it more directly with our website to provide a better user experience, and also provide a more mobile-friendly view … Read more

What Do You Want To See On The TVs This Fall?

We want to make sure that everyone’s able to watch their favourite teams on the TVs this fall while relaxing after interclub or catching up on some work in the lounge. Let us know what your favourite is, or let us know what you want to see in the comments below. And the winner is…. … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #9

Try an awesome & quick ab routine. Diving Olympian Tom Daley knows a thing or two about core strength so you’re in good hands with this one.

2018 AGM Recap And Adaea Smart Fundraiser Update

Maybe it was the just the bribery with BBQ, but we had a fantastic turnout for our 2018 AGM last week. Thank you to Paul for his summary of our financials, Rainbow and Anne for going over improvements to our programs, and Jim for highlighting our sponsors and opening the floor for new board members. … Read more

Membership Changes Coming in October 2018

With a new Squash Season starting up, we’re excited to announce a new membership structure. This is the result of consultation with our membership and research into other clubs. As of October 1st 2018 the new membership structures will be as follows: PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP – $89 per month (reduced from $99): Members will be able to book up … Read more

New Perks and Fee Structure for Interclub in 2018-19

New Interclub offering at the Edmonton Squash Club for 2018/19 We are always trying to improve our programming at the ESC, and we have made a few changes to our Interclub offering to improve value and fun. Check out the summary of the adjustments below, or skip down to the full explanation. 2018/19 ESC Interclub … Read more

Who’s Your Favourite Squash Player?

The PSA has been running a “best player of all time” poll, and it made us wonder: who is your favourite squash player. We’ve picked out a few male and female squash players, some of whom have visited Edmonton recently. Let us know who your favourites are.    

Fundraiser for Adaea Smart

Friday September 7th we will be having an informal fundraiser for Adaea Smart. Adaea is the niece of ESC member Rainbow Williams, who has to be relocated to Vancouver to battle a reoccurrence of Leukemia. We will be collecting voluntary donations in conjunction with our Drop-in and AGM meeting. A $5 donation would be greatly appreciated by Adaea’s family. … Read more

Summer Tournament Adventure – Sun and Surf 2018 at the Jericho Club

Just because it’s summertime doesn’t mean that there aren’t some amazing squash events. And of the best and most fun is at the Jericho Club in Vancouver every year, for the Sun and Surf Tournament in August. ESC member Brad Salter went this year representing the ESC, along with the recently departed John Clarkin who … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #8

Try this 4-Minutes exercise, a great way to increase your cardio on court!

World Masters 2018 Trip

The 2018 World Squash Master’s Championships were held in Charlottesville, Virginia this year, and the ESC was well represented with Julie, Akiyah, and Brooke playing in the W55+, M70+ and M60+ categories. Their trips got off to an adventurous start with plane delays in Edmonton, cancellations in Toronto and New York, a middle of the … Read more

ESC Biweekly Poll – What Part Of Your Squash Game Needs The Most Help?

Our Coaches need some feedback for possible teaching materials or upcoming clinics. Let us know what you’d most like to see.

Hollie Naughton Camp Wrap-Up

Hollie Naughton was in town for a weekend of intense training (and some fun). As a firm believer in physical fitness and repetition, Hollie put our camp participants through the wringer with various condition games and drills throughout the weekend to give everyone more options in their arsenal on your game day. Throughout the weekend … Read more

A New Doubles Membership For The 2018-2019 Season

After consultation with representatives of the doubles community, we are happy to announce that we will be offering a new doubles membership starting now at the Edmonton Squash Club. The doubles membership will cost $30/month or $300 for an annual membership. There is $30 registration fee including a $15 refundable fob fee. All doubles members … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #7

Post-Yoga Workout

PSA Pros vs ESC Pros Beatdown in E-Town Exhibition Recap

July is normally a sleepy time for squash, but thanks to a wedding that Salma Hany was attending for fellow squash pro Olivia Blatchford, she happened to be on this side of the pond and dropped in for her second visit this year. Lucky for us, Danielle Letourneau, fresh off her recent National Title, was … Read more

ESC Biweekly Poll – Rank Your Favourite Food Vendors That Deliver (For Interclub)

We’re looking into outsourcing a good chunk of our food offering to increase the quality of food available after Interclub. Please select any or all of the following options, or add others in the comments below.   Results Our top 4 selections are: Northern Chicken Royal Pizza Lashish Famoso Pizza We will explore these restaurants … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #6

Squash Circuit Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2TdAepfyOo

2018 Summer League Wrap-up

Can you believe Summer League is already finished! Thank you to everyone for taking part in our great summer league! Over the 10 weeks, there were 450 matches scheduled between the Tuesday & Thursday sessions. Here are the final results: Tuesday Division 1 Champions: Team 5 – Jeff Williams, Chris Cullingham, Brad Salter & Ryan Johnson 2nd Place Team: Team … Read more

ESC Poll – Who Will Win the Beatdown in E-Town Exhibition?

Who will be the champion of the Beatdown in E-town PSA Pros vs ESC Pros be? Rank the order of the finishers for the round-robin tournament. If you guess the correct order of the finishers you will be entered in a draw and could win $25 to the ESC Pro Shop!

ESC Member Corner: Down & Dirty Race Cancer Fundraiser

We’d like to bring an important event to your attention founded and run by ESC member Rob Deltombe. When Rob was in undergrad at the UofA his grandmother passed away from a brain tumour and he made a promise that he would raise $1 million for cancer research in his lifetime. He started shovelling driveways … Read more

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #5

Off-court squash training.

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #4

Bike Interval Training

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #3

Adrian Grant demonstrates the split step.

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week #2

Ghosting exercises from South Africa.

ESC Recommended Exercise of the Week

Recreational Squash Players are notorious for poor flexibility, particularly in the shoulders. Here’s a great video demonstrating 10 mobility/flexibility exercises to try out before starting your workout.

Resistance Training For Squash – A Primer From Overhaul Fitness

Mike Fouts has written us a post discussing resistance training techniques for squash players. Resistance Training For Squash   The type of training you do will depend on which of the following four categories you are trying to improve: General Health Weight loss/management Injury prevention Sports Performance In general, Mike recommends resistance training at least … Read more

Thursday Summer League Feedback 2018

Tuesday Summer League Feedback 2018

What’s Your Favourite Edmonton Summer Festival?

We’re not always just about squash. We’re wondering, what’s your favourite Edmonton Festival?

Edmonton Squash Club Members Achieve a Blood Donation Milestone

Congratulations to ESC members Anthony Looy and Rob Music for achieving their 300th and 200th blood plasma donations respectively! Anthony started donating blood all the way back in 1985 at the suggestion of his then-girlfriend and now squash-playing wife Heather as a good and easy thing to do. He donated whole blood back then, but … Read more

How Amanda Sobhy Uses Hardball Doubles to Improve her Singles Game

Recently Amanda Sobhy wrote an article for Squash Magazine talking about her love for the North American Hardball Doubles game. After suffering a devastating Achilles rupture in Cartagena, Columbia in 2017, Sobhy talks about how her return to professional competition was first in two doubles tournaments which she saw as a great way to get … Read more

Squash-Specific Nutritional Advice From Overhaul Fitness’ Mike Fouts

Mike Fouts from Overhaul Fitness has kindly taken the time to write us a nutrition primer focussed on squash. Learn About Squash Nutrition   In it, he breaks down the body’s main energy stores, and how they are used while doing different types of exercise. For squash players who engage in medium to longer rallies, … Read more

Junior Program Feedback- Spring 2018

Stretching Poll: Squash Game Day Rituals – Are You Stretching Before, After, Both or Never?

For our bi-weekly poll, we are curious whether you stretch before your match, after your match, or not at all. Stretching prior to exercise is controversial, with a number of studies suggesting the static stretching prior to performing decreases power with no real reduction in injury risk, however it is likely that recreational athletes do … Read more

2018 End of year Club Survey Results

Thank you to everyone who filled in our year-end survey. As a member-owned not-for-profit club, we want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to the benefit of our members and we want as many voices heard as possible to guide our decisions. Overall we found that people are very positive about the … Read more

Warm-up Poll: What’s Your Style

Everyone has a different way of warming up during the 5-minute knock-up before a game. What’s your style before hitting the ball over to your opponent? Background reading: http://www.squashgame.info/ Official WSF Rules, section 4: http://www.worldsquash.org Results A few hits and then pass it over was the strong winner – good on ‘ya!

Molli and Antonella make the 2018 Junior Alberta Team

Congratulations to Molli Hay and Antonella Rodriguez who made the Alberta 2018-19 Girls U17 and Girls U13 teams respectively. We’ll keep everyone updated on how things go for them next year. The full team announcement can be found on the Squash Alberta page.

2018 Northwest Territories Territorial Squash Championships

This year we had three intrepid players representing the Edmonton Squash Club at the always fun 2018 Northwest Territories Territorial Squash Championships. Mohammed Elserafy competed in Men’s B, finishing second. John Clarkin played in the Open division and was runner-up. Ibrahim Elserafy played in the Exhibition draw that included the 2017 Canadian National Champion and came … Read more

2018 Capital Improvements Survey

With the fiscal year winding down, we are starting to make budget plans for the 2018-2019 season. Here are a few of the suggestions floating around for some medium-large ticket items. Please re-order them by dragging the different options around with your most desired additions on top, and least important ones on the bottom. Also, … Read more

Referral Program

Squash is a social game, and as a member-owned club, we would love it if you invited your friends to come play. To encourage everyone to bring their friends out, we credit each one of our members with 2 free guest passes in their account annually. If you refer a new member to the club … Read more

Hawaiian Pizza: Yay or Nay

Summer League is starting up next week, which means time to revisit our post-game food ordering menu. Should Hawaiian Pizza be on the menu or banished forever? Background reading for educational purposes: Hawaiian Pizza and Iceland vs the Inventor ******Update May 24, 2018****** The results are in. It was a close race, but Hawaiian pizza … Read more

2018 Canadian National Championships: Julie Multamaki and Akiyah Clements win National Titles

The 2018 Canadian National Championships were held at the Glencoe Club in Calgary this past weekend, so naturally, Edmonton sent a strong contingent down highway 2 to strut their stuff against the best the rest of the country had to offer. When the dust had settled, Julie Multamaki added to her 2018 US 55+ National title … Read more

Club Sponsor Announcement: McLean & Shaw and Economical Select Insurance

We are very excited to announce a new sponsor and member benefit provided by McLean & Shaw Insurance Brokers partnered with Economical Select. Our connection is through our founding board member Caroline de Vries. Caroline worked extensively as a volunteer to get the Edmonton Squash Club open. As an avid player, referee and volunteer Caroline … Read more

Fat & Furious – 2018 Level 2 Interclub Champs, and Julie Multamaki Level 1 Women’s Interclub Champ

Congratulations to the Fat & Furious who repeated as the Edmonton Squash League Level 2 interclub champions. It was a tight match against We’d Hit That from the William Lutsky Y in a repeat of their 2017 semi-final confrontation. Down two matches to one, the Fat & Furious were on the ropes with Greg MacPhail … Read more

2018 Edmonton Squash Club Championships

Just in advance of the Interclub finals, we held out 2018 Edmonton Squash Club Championships last weekend. It was a full house with 7 different levels this year, and the finals was a nail-biter with almost nothing to separate our winner Abdul from our runner-up Clarke in five hard-fought games. Congratulation to all the winners … Read more

Summer League Apparel Poll

What kind of clothing do you want to see for our summer league gear?

Good luck to the ESC team finalists for the 2017-2018 Interclub Season

This week the Royal Glenora will be hosting Interclub finals on Saturday, April 28th from 10:45 AM – 4 PM. All are welcome to come watch. Good luck to our teams that have made the finals: Level 2 – Fat and Furious Level 3 – Midcourt Crisis Level 1 Women – Julie Multamaki Level 3 … Read more

Junior Nationals 2018

The Canadian Junior Nationals were held two weeks ago at the Mayfair Club in Toronto with the ESC represented ably by Mohammed Elserafy for boys U11 and Antonella Rodriguez for girls U13. Antonella played very well winning one and losing two very close matches. Mohammed made it to the semi-finals and just lost to the eventual … Read more

Cable TV is now Live at the Squash Club

We are always trying to make small improvements to the club, and some of you may have noticed our most recent change – new TVs by the doubles court in the lounge area and in the fitness room, and a cable TV connection. Thank you to Travis Chapman for sponsoring the new TV in the … Read more

Court Booking Rules Reminder

While we strive to be a friendly and relaxed club, one area where people are getting a little upset is around the availability of courts during prime-time, especially during the evenings on weekdays. We are currently exploring ways to make courts during these hours more available for general bookings, but at the same time, we … Read more

Front Desk Profile – Lia Diffin

You may have noticed a new face behind the ESC desk. The latest addition to the ESC community is Lia Diffin. Be nice to Lia. I mean, seriously, be nice! Lia has friends in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, or as it is otherwise known; the “Hermit Kingdom”. To understand this fact you … Read more

Alberta 2018 Junior Closed Squash Championships ESC Results

Last weekend, an intrepid band of juniors made the trip down to the Calgary Winter Club to compete in the 2018 Alberta Junior Closed Championships. They had great success with Mohammed Elserafy winning gold in the U11 and Romina Rodriguez winning gold in U9. Antonella was runner-up in U13 with Hanna Hay taking the bronze also … Read more

Poll – Who wants a fitness training seminar

Mike Fouts, an ESC member, level 1 Edmonton Squash League player and owner of Overhaul Fitness, has kindly offered to run a series of free seminars in late May about fitness, performance and nutrition likely during the day on Saturdays. We think this is a great idea, and hope to have Mike’s company run regular … Read more

PSA Women’s Exhibition 2018 Recap

What a fantastic couple of days we had here with Raneem El Welily, Victoria Lust, Salma Hany and Hollie Naughton! If you weren’t able to make it, here are a few photos and videos to get a sense of the atmosphere. Friday Night The event kicked off with two 3/4 court games with local Juniors … Read more

Julie Multamaki wins the 2018 Women’s 55+ US National Championship

Congratulations to Julie Multamaki on winning the 2018 US National Women’s 55+ squash championship title in Philadelphia. After cruising through the first 2 rounds in straight game victories, Julie found herself in a real battle in the finals against Jill Campion. The first two games were back and forth with each player winning one each … Read more

Player Profile – Hollie Naughton

Meet Hollie Naughton Born in the UK, Hollie Naughton moved to Canada as a 10-year old and now represents Canada on the international stage. She is the 2-time and current reigning national Canadian women’s squash champion, having won both the 2016 and 2017 titles in 3-2 thrillers against Danielle Letourneau of Calgary. Naughton played her … Read more

Player Profile – Raneem El Welily

Meet Raneem El Welily – the first ever Egyptian Women’s World #1 Born in Alexandria, but now based out of the storied Wadi Degla club in Cairo, Raneem El Welily is already a legend in Egyptian squash and on the World Tour. Currently ranked #2 in the world, El Welily was the first Egyptian woman … Read more

Player Profile – Salma Hany Ibrahim

Salma Hany Ibrahim has been described as “up-and-coming” in the world of professional squash. Salma joins an ever-expanding list of squash protégées hailing from Egypt, the ancient city of Alexandria to be precise. Salma, at 21 is currently ranked #21 in the world. She captured 3 tour titles between 2012 and 2013 and reached a … Read more

Player Profile – Victorial Lust

Luton, in Southeast England, is normally known as a football and rugby city but it is also the birthplace of Victoria Lust. Victoria, currently ranked 15 in the Professional Squash Association, was born in Luton 28 years ago. Fortunately for us, she relocated to Canada, Victoria, B.C. to be specific, where she coaches at the … Read more

Women’s Exhibition Tournament 2018 – El Welily, Lust, Hany and Naughton

The Edmonton Squash Club is pleased to announce a two-night women’s squash extravaganza March 16-17, 2018. Featuring World #2 Raneem El Welily (Egypt), World #14 Victoria Lust (England), World # 21 Salma Hany (Egypt) and World #36 and reigning Canadian Champion Hollie Naughton, the tournament will consist of semi-finals on the 16th, and Gold and … Read more

Edmonton Junior Squash Event 9 – Sunday March 4th 2018

It’s back! The Edmonton Junior Squash Event #9 will take place at the Edmonton Squash Club on Sunday, March 4th from 8:30 am – 4 pm. The event is open to all levels of players ages 6-18 years.   We are happy to have “Beginners” of all ages attend, and will also accept 5-year old’s as well. Our … Read more

Women’s Ghosting and Movement Clinics

Julie Multamaki will be running some 4-week ghosting and movement clinics on Saturdays, from February 10-March 3, 2018, and March 17-April 7, 2018, at the Edmonton Squash Club (ESC). Either clinic will be a great tune-up for those that want to work on improving their lunge and balance as they move into the ball, and … Read more

A Call for Mission Statement Suggestions

Now in its third year, there can be little doubt the ESC has become a focus for the sport of squash in Edmonton. On any given day, you can see people of all ages enjoying the sport. The club provides a wide variety of sport-related activities including junior’s programs, women’s leagues, introduction to squash, player … Read more

Christmas Party Wrap-up

We had a great turnout for our 2nd Anniversary/Christmas party on Friday, with many of our members joining us for food, drink and secret condition games (much more fun than it sounds). Congratulations to the winner of our best-dressed reveler Dave, with honourable mentions to Ryan and Andy. We also tallied all of our court … Read more

Christmas Holiday and 2nd Anniversary Celebration – December 15th

This Friday we are hosting the Friday Drop-In / ESC Christmas Party / ESC 2nd Club Anniversary! Make sure you come down for some Squash & festivities. Courts are booked from 4:30pm – 9pm. For the adults there will be some exciting squash surprises for all participants and there will be some games and activities … Read more

Eat, Drink & Play Squash Women’s Event

The Edmonton Squash Club will be hosting a women’s drop-in on Saturday, November 25th from 3-6 PM followed by drinks and dinner. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members which includes 2 drink tickets and dinner. Juniors are $10 (includes dinner). For further information please see https://edmontonsquashclub.ca/event/womens-drop-in-12/

Volunteers Needed for the EJSE #8 (Junior Squash)

Want to help out with the next generation of Edmonton squash players? There are a number of open volunteer slots we are looking to fill for the Edmonton Junior Squash Event on Sunday, October 29th. Shifts are for between 2.5 and 3 hours, with start times from 8 AM to 1 PM. Please contact Julie … Read more

The Edmonton Junior Squash Event #8 is Coming Soon

Registration for the amazing Edmonton Junior Squash Event is closing this coming Friday at noon, so don’t forget to register. This is the event you don’t want to miss if you have a junior aged child who has any interest at all in Squash. Guaranteed fun! Also, there is a free clinic for beginner level … Read more

2017 Edmonton Squash Club Season Opener Wrap-up

The 2017-2018 squash season has officially started! Sixty players descended on the Edmonton Squash Club last weekend to play in the first tournament of the year and work the summer cobwebs out of their swing. Congratulations to our Men’s Open winner Pete Goodings from the Royal Glenora who beat ESC pro Ibrahim Elserafy in four hard-fought … Read more

Monday morning Drop-in

Hate Mondays? We have the cure. Start your week off with fun and exercise! The Edmonton Squash Club will be hosting drop-in squash on Monday mornings from 9:45 am until 12:00 pm starting October 16th. These drop-ins will appeal to members and non-members who have flexibility in their day and are looking to play and … Read more

Women’s 2017 pre-season tune up clinics

Club-pro Julie Multamaki will be running 2 x 6-week pre-season training programs starting Saturday, September 30th – November 4th to get you up and ready for Interclub season. Also due to popular demand, there is an additional 4-week program on Sundays from October 1st – October 22nd. Times: Saturdays: 10:30-12:00 pm – for ladies in LL3 … Read more

The 2017 Season Opener Tournament is just over a week away

Have you been itching to get back to competitive squash? The Edmonton Squash Club is gearing up for the first Squash Alberta sanctioned tournament of the year Friday, September 22nd- Sunday, September 24th. The cost is only $40 and includes pizza and munchies Friday night, as well as a continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday. There … Read more

Front Desk Profile – Anne Seat

Nothing makes a club feel like a good place to be more than to be greeted by name and with a smile from the staff. Fortunately, that seems to be part of the Edmonton Squash Club experience. In part, this is due to the crew that manages the desk. The talents and interests of these … Read more

Men’s lockers for rent for the 2017-2018 season.

We will be offering 50 lockers in the Men’s change room for rent for the 2017-2018 season. They will be offered for $100 for a one year rental. To apply for a locker, either email Jeff or get in touch with the front desk by September 10th. If more than 50 people apply, we will … Read more

Summer Tuesday Drop-in Mini-Tournaments

Update July 31st – Due to high demand, we would like to have people sign up for drop-in so we can keep the total numbers to around 32 participants and prepare the brackets in advance. Just fill in your name and your preferred box below. Update July 25th – Drop-in Tournament Tuesdays will now start at … Read more

Support Junior Squash in Edmonton Raffle

UPDATE FROM JULIE July 14th 2017: Congratulations to our winners! Wine/Liquor Basket – Garth Laturnus Beer Basket – Stephen Visser Beer Basket – Michael Burgess We raised $1550 in cash, and another $200 in gift cards were donated. Many thanks to everyone who donated. Regards, Julie ________________ Growing the game of squash is one … Read more

Yellowknife Trip

Six intrepid ESC members packed their bags and flew up to Yellowknife this past weekend. Along for the trek were Ibrahim Elserafy, his son Mohammed, Molli Hay, Jorge Quintero, Andrew Loden and Duncan Lee. Our team highlight of the tournament was Molli defeating former world #171 Jamie Laird in an exhibition match. It was a … Read more

Northwest Territories Territorial Squash Championships

Melina Turk, former Dartmouth Varsity Squash and Calgary Winter Club assistant pro, would like to invite all Edmonton players to consider flying up to the Northwest Territories for the ever popular Territorial Squash Championships. The tournament is taking place from Monday May 29th to Sunday June 4th with out-of-town play to begin on Friday June … Read more

2017 ESC Club Championships

Another squash season has now wrapped up with our annual ESC club championships taking place the last weekend in April. Ibrahim Elserafy successfully defended his 2016 Men’s open title beating Clark Wiebe (who also made the finals of the Royal Glenora Club champs the same weekend!). Molli Hay won the Women’s Open crown against Julia Multamaki. Other … Read more

2017 ESL Interclub Final

Another successful season of the Edmonton Squash League wrapped up last weekend, with the Finals taking place at the ESC. Congratulations to our ESC champion teams! Level 3 Women’s: We are the ESC- Lindsay Buchanan, Heather Sanregret, Angel Yu, Caroline Kirillo, Jennifer Black, Laura Fraser and Brenda Haynes Level 1 Women’s A Pool: Julie Multamaki … Read more

Karim Gawad – Gregory Gaultier Exhibition Recap

Club News Karim Abdel Gawad – Gregory Gaultier Exhibition Recap On February 11th our club had the unique privilege of hosting the 2016 World Champion and current world #2 Karim Abdel Gawad and the 2015 World Champion and current world #3 Gregory Gaultier. The evening started out with a presentation by Dr. Nadr Johma summarizing … Read more

Yoga poses for calf and Achilles injury prevention

Calf tears and achilles ruptures are among the most common squash injuries, and serious trauma can result in months off of the court. A recent example is American pro, Amanda Sohby, who suffered a partial achilles tear up 2-0 and 10-5 in the semi-finals of a $70k event in Colombia https://allambritishopensquash2017.com/news/view/4608/amanda-sobhy-out-of-british-open. Often they are caused by sudden … Read more

We are only hours away from Gawad vs Gaultier

Club News 2017 Canadian National Masters Team Championships   The Canadian Masters Team Championships took place at the Edmonton Squash Club in early January. As the hosting province we had 2 Albertan teams participating. The other provinces that competed were BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec & New Brunswick. Congrats to Team Ontario for winning the … Read more

Canada’s Top Masters Players Coming to the ESC

Happy New Year Everyone! 2017 is starting out with a bang, with a full slate of events at the club over the next month. Club News Upcoming Events Canadian Masters Team Championships This is a big week for the ESC as we are hosting the Canadian Masters Team Championships starting at 11:15am on Friday! The … Read more

2016 ESC Doubles Champions are Crowned

Club news It’s been a busy and exciting time at the Club. This is the “epicenter “of the squash season in Edmonton with inter-club matches, training camps and tournaments abounding. It is hard to keep up, but here are a few highlights: RAF squash team exhibition match It is not often that a squash club … Read more

AGM reminder, exhibition against the UK Royal Air Force and success for ESC Juniors

Club News ESC Annual General Meeting Our AGM will take place at the club this coming Monday, November 21st. We are still searching for two new board members, so if you are interested then please attend the meeting. All members are encouraged to attend to give feedback and discuss areas they may be willing to … Read more

Interclub is underway and an upcoming AGM

Club News ESC Annual General Meeting The first annual Edmonton Squash Club AGM will be taking place on Monday, November 21st at 6:30 PM. All members are welcome and encouraged to come. We are looking for members to fill two vacant board spots, and if you are interested in volunteering then we need you to … Read more

Fall League has started, and the steam rooms are fixed (again)!

Club News Fall League & Programs Fall league has started up, and it was great to see everyone competing again Wednesday night and enjoying themselves! Fall league is great for getting into shape and connecting again with the Edmonton squash community. If you weren’t lucky enough to snag a spot in the Fall league though, … Read more

Squash Racquet Selection Tips, Summer League Results and a Visit From Shahier Razik

Club News ESC Summer Leagues All of the ESC Summer Leagues are now finished. Thank you to all 104 participants that competed all spring/summer. Here are the winners of the various groups: Tuesday Night Division 1 Winning Team – Clarke Wiebe, Dave Benterud, Casey McKenzie & Dave Sawchuk Tuesday Night Division 2 Winning Team – Paul Gutteridge, … Read more

New Equipment in the Weight Room, Sportball and Shahier Razik Camp.

Club News New Equipment in the Exercise Room We’re happy to announce that we got our first shipment of weight and fitness equipment. We now have a brand new Precor EFX 576i elliptical machine, a Torque Fitness F2 functional trainer, a weight bench, a rack of dumbbells from ranging 5lbs to 50lbs, and an Olympic Bar with … Read more

Summer Racquet Sale at the ESC

Club News Summer Sale The Edmonton Squash Club is excited to offer 20% off all in-stock racquets until the end of August. There are demo racquets available for you to try out, so make sure you come down and have a hit with them. Here are the racquets that are in stock and on sale: … Read more

ESL Winners, ESC Championships Wrap-Up and Summer Program Info

Club News Interclub Teams The ESC was well represented at the Interclub Finals April 30th. Congratulations to the following ESC teams for winning their respective levels in the ESL Playoffs! Men’s Level 2 Champions – The DILFS Corey Stewart, Dave Besuyen, Chris Hubick, Jason Hubick, Casey McKenzie & Chris Hobbs Women’s Level 1 Champions – … Read more

Good luck to ESL Interclub Finalists

Interclub Finals Today the Interclub season finals are taking place at the Royal Glenora Club. Come out and support all the ESC teams who are vying for the title in their divisions!   Edmonton Junior Event Two weeks ago the Edmonton Squash club hosted the spring edition of the Edmonton Junior Squash Event organized by … Read more

Junior Event Day on Sunday, Summer Plans, and the Steam Room is Back

Club News Summer Plans We’re down to the last week and a half of the Interclub regular season. Good luck to all the teams jostling for playoff position! Membership fees for Interclub members will also be adjusted on May 1 to reflect that the $30 surcharge will not apply from May until the end of … Read more

Easter Weekend Schedule, New Court Booking Rules, Doubles Update and More

Club News Easter Weekend Hours Going into the Easter weekend, the squash club will be open as always from 5 AM to midnight for all our members with fob access. However we are adjusting the staffed hours for the holiday weekend. The club will be staffed from: Friday March 25th: Noon-8pm Saturday March 26th: 10am-6pm … Read more

New Equipment at the ESC: the Squash Cannon

Club News We’re getting into the home stretch of the squash season and Edmonton Squash Club players have been having great success on the tournament trail. We’d all like to congratulate Molli Hay on her victory in the Girls U15 division at the Alberta Junior Closed championships and Mohamed Elserafy on his runner-up performance in … Read more

Women’s Weekend Wrap-up and Upcoming ESC events

Club news The women’s weekend wrapped up last Sunday and what a weekend it was! The tournament attracted 134 players from all over Alberta as well as a few from BC and Saskatchewan and, thanks to the organising committee, the weekend went off flawlessly. We would like to congratulate the winners: Melina Turk (Open), Christine … Read more

Men’s Weekend Wrap Up and Shiny New Things at the Club Recipients

Club News Last weekend we had a fantastic Men’s tournament with over 70 guys battling it out over three days. In the end, Jorge Quintero won the Open Men’s division against our very own club-pro Ibrahim Elserafy. Other division winners included Chris Cullingham, David Cheung, James Cassano and Sameer Jadavji. Congratulations to all that took … Read more