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Full-Time & Part-Time Coaching Opportunities | Fremont, California

黑料不打烊 Warriors Squash

Warriors Squash is a squash club in Fremont, California, offering junior and adult programs,
private coaching, clinics, camps and tournament support.

We work with players of all ages and skill levels from young beginners taking their first steps in the sport through to competitive juniors and adult players looking to improve
their game.

We are now recruiting full-time and part-time coaches and are interested in hearing from motivated squash professionals who want to become part of our growing program.

The Opportunity

Our coaches are at the center of what we do.

Depending on experience, playing background and availability, pportunities may include:

• Private lessons (approximately 20鈥�30 hours per week, depending on demand)
• Organizing and coaching squash clinics 2鈥�3 times per week
• Running junior programs, camps and summer programs
• Coaching group lessons and training sessions
• Playing practice games with kids and junior players
• Supporting junior players at tournaments, including traveling with players
• Supporting club events, tournaments and overall program development

The coach will work closely with the Head Coach and club management to support and grow the squash program. Roles are approximately 20鈥�40 hours per week depending on availability and program needs, with an immediate or flexible start date.

What We’re Looking For

We want coaches who bring energy to the court, connect well with players and families, and take pride in helping players improve.

Candidates should have:

• Level 1 or Level 2 squash coaching certification/permit
• Solid squash coaching experience
• A squash playing level of 5.3 or above
• The ability to coach both juniors and adults
• Willingness and commitment to travel to coach junior players at tournaments
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A professional, organized, dependable and energetic approach
• Legal work authorization in the United States

We welcome applications from PSA or former PSA players and players with college/university squash experience. A valid driver’s license and the ability to travel with players are a plus.

What We Offer

Warriors Squash offers competitive commission-based compensation with opportunities varying according to the position, experience and level of commitment.

Depending on the role, this may include:

• Attractive private lesson earning opportunities
• Clinic, camp and tournament coaching opportunities
• The opportunity to help grow the club’s junior and adult programs

Whether you are looking to build a full-time career in squash or add meaningful coaching hours alongside another role, we are interested in hearing from you.

Join Warriors Squash

For the right person, this is an opportunity to join a growing squash club, work within an
established program and play a real role in what Warriors Squash builds next.

If you are ambitious about coaching and enjoy working with players of all ages, we would like tohear from you.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to send their resume and a brief introduction outlining their playing and coaching background to warriorssquash2025@gmail.com and
hr@warriorssquash.com

For those wishing to discuss the position or learn more, please contact Faisal Riaz directly on 650-878-7002.

黑料不打烊 Nichols School
Founded in 1892, Nichols School is a premier independent college preparatory school in
Buffalo, New York, serving students in grades 5鈥�12. Nichols School is seeking an experienced and energetic leader to serve as the Middle School and Upper School squash coach. This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape the school’s squash program while mentoring student-athletes in a mission-driven educational environment.

Position Overview
The Middle School and Upper School Squash Coach will oversee the strategic direction, culture, operations, and continued growth of the Nichols squash program. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for player development, a strong squash network, exceptional organizational skills, and a commitment to building a positive, disciplined, and high-character culture.

This role requires a leader who embraces the balance between athletic excellence and the
educational mission of an independent school environment.

This is a seasonal, part-time position. Availability from November through February.

Most matches are played in western New York; although there are 3-4 regional trips that require long distance travel.

Key Responsibilities
Squash Program Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Nichols squash program.
• 聽Maintain and strengthen Nichols鈥� competitive squash standards and program excellence.
• 聽Oversee alignment and athletic development across both Middle School and Upper
  School squash squads.

Head Coaching Responsibilities

• Serve as Head Coach for the Middle School and Upper School squash teams.
• Plan and lead practices and skill development sessions.
• Foster a disciplined, competitive, and team-oriented culture.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with players and families.
  Operations & Administration

Operations & Administration

• Manage squash operations including court scheduling, match travel coordination, and
  tournament planning.
• Coordinate with admissions and school leadership regarding student-athlete recruitment
  and retention.
• Ensure compliance with league, school, and player safety standards.
  Qualifications

Qualifications

• Squash coaching experience
• Strong knowledge of player development.
• Proven leadership and program-building experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-management skills.
• Passion for mentoring and developing student-athletes.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and list of references to JJ Bennett, Nichols Director of Athletics, at jbennett@nicholsschool.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Damien Mudge will be inducted into the United States Squash Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The ceremony will occur at a special luncheon at noon at the Arlen Specter 黑料不打烊 Center in Philadelphia.

Mudge, an Australian, came to the U.S. in 1998 to work at the University Club of New York. He soon launched a doubles career without precedent. Since the first professional tournament in 1938, no one has come close to dominating like Mudge. Over the next twenty years, he played on both walls and partnered with (in order) Kenton Jernigan, Gary Waite, Viktor Berg, Ben Gould and Manek Mathur. With a rare combination of speed, finesse and outright power, he won 142 pro titles, by far the most in history (no other player has topped 100). His record at individual tournaments was breathtaking: he captured seventeen Johnsons, fourteen North American Opens, ten Kellners鈥攁ll the way down to a dozen one-off tournament wins. He notched five undefeated seasons.

For more on Damien Mudge, you can read an in-depth cover profile by James Zug from the April 2020 issue of Squash Magazine:

The U.S. Squash Hall of Fame was founded in 2000 at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. In 2006 it moved to Yale鈥檚 Payne Whitney Gymnasium. After sixteen years in New Haven, it relocated back to Philadelphia in April 2022 when the elegant Peggy & Leo Pierce Family U.S. Squash Hall of Fame space opened at the Arlen Specter 黑料不打烊 Center.

黑料不打烊 and Dunlop have announced a renewed partnership with Dunlop maintaining its nationwide support as the Official Ball of 黑料不打烊 through 2030, expanding its grassroots impact through their new 鈥楿se the Right Ball鈥� campaign and joining the 黑料不打烊 Official Supplier Program.

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Squash Tigers Seeks Squash Professionals

Multiple Coaching Opportunities | Full-Time & Part-Time | Mid-Atlantic & Northeast

黑料不打烊 Squash Tigers

Squash Tigers is a growing junior squash academy with established programs in Princeton, New Jersey; Exton, Pennsylvania; and Hartford, Connecticut.

Founded in 2022, Squash Tigers has grown from a single location into a multi-site organization delivering year-round junior development, private coaching, squads, camps and tournament support.

We work with players from young beginners taking their first steps in the sport through to nationally competitive juniors preparing for college squash.

With established programs across three states, we are continuing to develop our existing locations while exploring opportunities in new geographic markets across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

We are now recruiting for multiple coaching positions and are interested in hearing from ambitious squash professionals who want to become part of a growing organization.

The Opportunity

Our coaches are at the center of what we do.

We have opportunities for full-time coaches, part-time coaches and player-coaches, and roles can be structured around the right individual.

Depending on experience, playing background, availability and location, opportunities may include junior academy coaching, private lessons, tournament coaching, camps, adult programming and responsibility for developing new programs.

For full-time professionals, there is the opportunity to build a long-term career with Squash Tigers and progress into senior coaching and leadership positions as the organization grows.

For part-time coaches and player-coaches, we can offer opportunities ranging from regular weekly coaching hours to private lessons, camps and tournament coaching, depending on availability and experience.

What We’re Looking For

We want coaches who bring energy to the court, connect well with young players and families, and take pride in helping players improve.

Candidates should have:

• A strong squash playing and/or coaching background
• A genuine interest in developing junior players
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A professional, reliable and team-oriented approach
• The ability to work independently and take responsibility
• An interest in continuing to develop as a coach

We welcome applications from experienced professionals, former collegiate and professional players, emerging coaches and player-coaches.

What We Offer

Squash Tigers offers competitive compensation with opportunities varying according to the position, experience and level of commitment.

Depending on the role, this may include:

• Competitive base compensation for full-time positions
• Attractive private lesson earning opportunities
• Health benefits for eligible full-time positions
• Tournament and camp coaching opportunities
• Professional development
• Opportunities to progress into senior coaching and leadership roles
• Opportunities to help develop new programs and locations as Squash Tigers grows

Whether you are looking to build a full-time career in squash, add meaningful coaching hours alongside another role, or combine competitive playing with coaching, we are interested in hearing from you.

Join Squash Tigers

For the right person, this is more than simply another coaching position.

It is an opportunity to join a growing squash organization, work within an established junior development program and potentially play a significant role in what Squash Tigers builds next.

If you are ambitious about coaching, enjoy working with young players and want the opportunity to develop professionally within a growing squash organization, we would like to hear from you.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to send their r茅sum茅 and a brief introduction outlining their playing and coaching background to contact@squashtigers.com.

For those wishing to discuss specific opportunities or learn more about the positions available, please contact Paul Frank directly on (609) 906-4271.

by James Zug

One of the most talented, successful and famously peripatetic professional players in U.S. squash history, Chris Gordon has announced his retirement. Fittingly, his last tournament was an event earlier this month in Astana, Kazakhstan鈥攗nderscoring the breadth of his remarkable career.

Gordon was a pioneer for U.S. squash. A junior prodigy (he won the U15s in 2001 and the U19s in 2004 and 2005), Gordon was the first American to entirely forgo a collegiate squash career and go straight to the professional tour. In fact, he even abbreviated his high school years. When he was thirteen, he moved to England to train as a pro. He lived in Harrogate, working with coach David Pearson and finishing high school online. When he was twenty, he returned to be based in New York. He later attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma online.

The six foot three star played in his first pro event in 2002 and his last in 2026鈥攁n unprecedented twenty-four-year run. The statistic that defines his career is that Gordon officially played in 332 PSA events, the most in history (the ageless Rachael Grinham is next at 330).

One of the leading Americans for nearly all of this millennia, Gordon played for Team USA in the quadrennial Pan American Games in 2007 in Rio, 2011 in Guadalajara and in 2015 in Toronto, earning four medals overall (two bronze in 2011 and two silver in 2015). He played in a dozen Pan American Championships, the Pan Am Federation鈥檚 annual match. In a historic run, Gordon donned a Team USA shirt in the men鈥檚 World Team Championships six times: In Islamabad in 2005, in Chennai in 2007, in Odense in 2009, Paderborn in 2011 (where the U.S. had its best finish ever at six), Mulhouse in 2013 and Washington in 2019.

Individually, Gordon captured the National Singles title in 2013 without the loss of a game. He reached world No. 44 in May 2013. He stayed ranked in the top hundred for 173 consecutive months, a stunning example of his consistency. He had numerous signature wins. Perhaps the most memorable was the opening round of the 2012 U.S. Open in Philadelphia when he topped Hisham Ashour, then a top ten player, 11-6 in the fifth. He also had two epic matches against world champion Tarek Momen, both in Richmond: in 2007 he lost to Momen 11-9 in the fifth, and in 2013 they had an eighty-five-minute, match-ball saving battle that Momen survived 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 19-21, 11-5.

The word journeyman might have a negative connotation to some, but for Gordon it aptly sums up a player who went on more journeys than any other in U.S. pro squash history. In his career, he clocked in a couple of million air miles.

He played in pro tournaments in twenty American states: CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MN, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA and WA. He played in seven Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

He played in forty-two nations: Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Qatar, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United States and Uzbekistan. Some tournaments were just one-offs, but some were regular鈥擥ordon played in Brazil fourteen times. He captured six PSA titles in five countries: British Virgin Islands, Canada, El Salvador, Japan and twice on home soil.

As he heads into retirement, Gordon is still a regular commentator for SquashTV and a mentor for Team USA: in the past two years he has coached at the World Juniors, the Pan Am Juniors and the Pan Am Championships. He is now offering insights about top-level squash that he knows perhaps better than any player in history.

 

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Competitive squash challenges players to perform under pressure. Close matches, difficult decisions and disappointing results are all part of the experience. How players respond to those moments matters鈥攖o their opponents, to everyone watching and to the culture of our sport.

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黑料不打烊 is introducing a new initiative to highlight players who demonstrate these values in competition. Sportsmanship pins recognize those whose actions set a positive example and reinforce the standards we want to see throughout our competitive community.

This past weekend at the West Coast JCT presented by Harrow, players were nominated by the certified World Squash Officiating referees present at the tournament. Congratulations to the following sportsmanship pin recipients:

• Isabella Kumail (GU17)
• Raul Khandekar (BU11)
• Adam Amin (BU19)
• Aveer Ahluwalia (BU19)
• Imiya Samaha (GU11)
• Sophie Li (GU15)
• Josie Robertson (GU19)
• Cameron Teh (BU17)
• Carlton Capella (BU17)
• Sanay Chandra (BU17)
• Jackson Pastel (BU19)

The players were recognized for actions including calling their own balls down, applauding an opponent鈥檚 good shots, accepting refereeing decisions respectfully, staying composed in tense situations and maintaining a positive attitude in defeat. These actions demonstrate honesty, self-control and respect, particularly when the stakes are high.

Competitive ambition and sportsmanship belong together. Players can want to win, give their full effort and still treat others with fairness and respect. Recognizing these moments sends a clear message that how players compete is a valued part of their development.

Coaches, parents, officials and tournament organizers also help shape this culture. By modeling these values and recognizing them in others, we can all contribute to a more positive tournament experience.

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Position Title: Director, Development
Location: Arlen Specter 黑料不打烊 Center, Philadelphia, PA
Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Chief Advancement Officer

Organization Overview
黑料不打烊 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the only national governing body and membership organization for the sport of squash in the United States. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Philadelphia, 黑料不打烊 is a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the Pan American Squash Federation, and the World Squash Federation. The mission of 黑料不打烊 is to lead, inspire, and unite squash in the United States by growing participation, positively impacting lives, driving competitive excellence, and supporting a strong and collaborative organizational culture. The organization is headquartered at the Arlen Specter 黑料不打烊 Center in Philadelphia, the world鈥檚 largest public squash facility.

Job Overview
黑料不打烊 is on a bold journey to the LA28 Olympic Games, and we are seeking an entrepreneurial, versatile, and relationship-driven Director, Development to join our dynamic development team in Philadelphia. This is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact on the growth of squash in the U.S. and help shape the sport鈥檚 legacy on the Olympic stage.

The Director, Development will play a leadership role in raising philanthropic support towards the Momentum Campaign, launching fall 2026, including managing a portfolio of major gift prospects and overseeing ambitious annual giving targets. The role will also quarterback development strategies, plan and manage high-impact events, oversee donor communications, support two volunteer boards, and manage one direct report. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, brings a strategic process-driven approach to donor engagement, and can balance frontline fundraising with programmatic management.

Job Responsibilities

• Major Gift Fundraising
  • Manage a portfolio of 75-100 major gift prospects and donors, consistently securing gifts in the $25,000 to $100,000 range while identifying and pursuing opportunities for larger six and seven-figure commitments
  • Travel regularly to meet with donors and prospects
• Advancement Initiatives
  • Manage the Manager, Development on a day-to-day basis
  • Serve as a driving force behind the Momentum Campaign, overseeing the campaign pipeline, communications and promotion, and donor recognition
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  • Lead regular department meetings and deliver clear, consistent reporting on goals, progress, and outcomes to leadership, the Board, and external partners
• Stewardship & Board Management
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• Development Special Events:
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  • Play a key role in the planning and execution of the U.S. Open Squash Championships in the donor experience, hospitality experience, and more

Recommended Skills/Certifications
鈥� Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Sport Management, or a related field
鈥� Minimum of 7+ years of experience in fundraising, events, and donor relations
鈥� Strongly preferred track record of securing major gifts
鈥� Strong emotional intelligence and relationship management skills
鈥� Excellent written and verbal communication skills
鈥� Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
鈥� Entrepreneurial spirit with interest in networking and revenue creation
鈥� Passion for sports is a plus
鈥� Ability to work some evenings/weekends and occasional travel
鈥� Available to be on-site in Los Angeles for most of July, 2028

Location & Hours
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Interested in applying? Please submit your resume and cover letter to HR@ussquash.org by Friday, October 23, 2026.