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🟣 THE CLUB 🟣

The squash club puts on a huge variety of activities and competitive opportunities for players of all levels. Whether you are a seasoned professional or have never held a racket in your hand, our on-campus courts offer an amazingly friendly environment to grow, compete and sweat it out!


Memberships

We offer three membership options, so you can choose how you want to get involved.

🟣 Standard Social: if you want to play regularly without the commitment of competitive squash.

  • 3 social squash sessions every week (usually followed by the pub)
  • Access to our new Social League
  • Club socials and events throughout the year

Social squash sessions

  • Tuesday: 6–10pm
  • Thursday: 8–10pm
  • Sunday: 1–2pm

🟣 Coached Social: if you want a little more structure and a chance to improve your game

Coached Social includes everything in Standard Social, plus:

  • Weekly coached sessions every Sunday, 12–1pm
  • Training led by our certified squash coach

🟣 Competitive Squash: for players representing UCL Squash Club in BUCS, LUSL and other tournaments. Players must be selected through trials before buying the competitive membership, trials times will be posted on our socials. Competitive Kit and Tournament entry fees will be largely subsidised by the club. 

We have 3 competitive Men's teams and 2 competitive Women's teams, with 10 players per team:

  • M1, M2 and W1 compete in BUCS Tier 1 and the LUSL
  • M3 and W2 compete in LUSL

Our M1s and W1s are also part of TeamUCL’s High Performance Programme, giving selected players access to additional support including strength & conditioning sessions and physiotherapy.

Competitive players receive weekly coaching from Gary Nisbet, the England S&C coach with extensive experience in squash performance and athletic development. You can find out more about Gary here:
https://www.unique-fitness-solutions.com/aboutme.html

Weekly team training times:

  • Thursday, 4–6pm – Women’s 2s & Men’s 3s
  • Friday, 6–9pm – Women’s 1s, Men’s 1s & Men’s 2s
  • Sunday, 3-5pm - open to all teams (provisional)

Alongside BUCS and LUSL fixtures, there are opportunities to represent UCL at tournaments including:

  • BUCS Individual Championships
  • Warwick Inter-University Tournament
  • Roehampton Tournament
  • Diamond Cup
  • Varsity


Social League

Looking to play squash without committment? Our new Social League gives the opportunity to play games once per week against of a similar level operated through an online ladder system

  • Every Saturday: 11am–2pm
  • Open to all UCL students and staff 
  • Only £25 per year

The league also acts as a development pathway into our competitive teams, so it’s a great place to start if you’re interested in progressing your squash!


Pay & Play – Project Active

Not sure whether you want to commit to a membership yet? Pay & Play is designed for anyone who simply wants to give squash a go. Come along, pick up a racket and try the sport without needing to purchase a full club membership.

  • Every Monday: 4-5pm
  • £3 per session

Fixtures & Weekly Schedule

Our usual weekly timetable is:

  • Monday: 4-5 pm Project Active | 5-7 pm LUSL fixtures
  • Tuesday: 6–10pm Social Squash
  • Wednesday: BUCS fixtures (check BUCS for schedule)
  • Thursday: 4–6pm Women’s 2s & Men’s 3s Training | 8–10pm Social Squash
  • Friday: 6–9pm Women’s 1s, Men’s 1s & Men’s 2s Training
  • Saturday: 11am–2pm Social League
  • Sunday: 12–1pm Coached Social | 1–2pm Social Squash

Times may occasionally vary throughout the season.

Off Court

Squash is only half of it. We run socials throughout the year for the whole club, including:

  • Annual Halloween Social
  • Board Games Night
  • Team dinners
  • Christmas Drinks
  • End-of-Term Picnic

🟣 STAY CONNECTED 🟣