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David Pearson appointed Assistant Doubles Coach

Scottish Squash are delighted to confirm the appointment of former England National Coach David Pearson as Assistant Doubles coach. Pearson will work closely with Director of Squash Paul Bell and his coaching team in the build-up to next…
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We Go Again – Greg prepped for Cairo as Scots trio return to action

Greg Lobban will return to familiar surroundings later this month when the PSA World Tour resumes in Cairo, Egypt. Scotland's number one male squash player is competing at the 2021 CIB Black Ball Squash Open, which takes place from March…
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Preparations underway for 2021 Springfield Scottish Squash Open

Preparations for the 2021 Springfield Scottish Squash Open, being held in the Highlands later this year, are well underway. Scotland's flagship professional squash tournament is taking place at Inverness Tennis and Squash Club, with the club…
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Christianity helps Georgia through life-affirming lockdown

Professional squash player Georgia Adderley has opened up about her life-affirming time over lockdown and how Christianity helped her mature and remain positive during the pandemic. In a revealing and honest interview, the 20-year-old Scot…

Latest News Update

The first Newsletter of 2021 has great news regarding squash coach and player Jenny McArtney from Angus who has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Lisa Aitken has been keeping busy away from court, swapping racket for mic,…
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Challenger Chats: Squash ace Lisa swaps racket for mic

Scotland's top female squash player Lisa Aitken has gone behind the mic as part of the PSA's new online feature, Challenger Chats. Normally on the other side of the microphone, Lisa's now turned her hand to presenting as she waits for a return…
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Jenny McArtney BEM ‘humbled’ after receiving New Year’s honours award

Monifieth squash coach and player Jenny McArtney says she was 'humbled’ and ‘shocked' after being recognised in the 2021 New Year's Honours list. The Scottish Masters internationalist was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) by the…

New Year message from CEO Maggie Still & President Mark Adderley

First of all we would like to say a huge ‘thank-you’ to member clubs, coaches and players who have been in touch to support each other and Scottish Squash during the past year. There is no doubt 2020 was an incredibly difficult year for…
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The Road to Birmingham – Doubles camp kicks-off Commonwealth Games preparations

The journey to Birmingham 2022 is underway for Scotland's top squash players who gathered for a bio-secure training camp before Christmas. Established PSA Tour stars including Greg Lobban, Alan Clyne and Lisa Aitken were joined by the rest…
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2022 Commonwealth Games selection criteria for squash confirmed

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) in conjunction with Scottish Squash has confirmed the specific selection standards required for nomination to Team Scotland for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. These are in addition to the criteria laid down…
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Job vacancy – Assistant Doubles Coach

Job Title: Assistant Doubles Coach. The Role. The Assistant Doubles coach is a new and pivotal position for Scottish Squash as we prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The role has been created to support the Director…
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December Competitions Update – a positive look forward to 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Scottish Squash unfortunately had to suspend the national competitions pathway at all levels in September this year, through until January 1st, 2021 at the earliest. We recognise this has been a major…
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Squash challenge encourages members back as Inverness gets creative

Inverness Tennis and Squash Club members have returned in their numbers to take part in a new target squash challenge. Players of all age groups have joined forces for the challenge and got their competitive juices flowing again as they await…
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Club Development update – A challenging year in 2020 and a look ahead to 2021

We wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on a particularly challenging year for club squash in 2020, recognise and thank you for the collaborative approach that we – as the governing body – have been proud to be a part of in order to…
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Squash stalwart David Taylor’s sliding doors moment

David Taylor vividly recalls his sliding doors moment from 1973. Back then, the Forres teenager was a below average badminton player, an above average footballer and hadn't set foot on a squash court before. Playing squash had not even…