COME AND PLAY WITH US - NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.
Court Booking - our standard off-peak play session pricing to book a court is $35. This fee can be split between two players. Our peak pricing (weekday evenings and weekend mornings) is $45. You can also get access to our super saver rate of $25 by playing at the crack of dawn or late night.
Furthermore, we now have Video Analysis available! Record your play session and then you and a coach will analyze the footage and come up with a training plan to optimize your game!
For players with squash reservations, the gym area is available for you to use before or after your session. Furthermore, we have partnered with Fit Files to offer personal training sessions. You can email Fit Files at the fitfiles@gmail.com to book your session and you can learn more about their programs here. In addition, we also have a new partnership with Reform Training led by the incredible Razonte Dunn. You can contact him directly to set up private or group personal training at reformtraining365@gmail.com.
CLINICS & COURSES
Never tried squash? Our New Players clinic is a great way to learn about squash in a group setting. Our coach will cover the basics, including how to hold the racquet, swing mechanics and the rules of the game. With a primary focus on developing hand-eye coordination, movement and timing, this clinic is a workout for your body and brain. Sign up today and get hooked! Minimum age: 14
Cover the essentials, including how to grip the racquet, swing mechanics, the rules, and start to move on to game play. Minimum age: 14. This session will run for three weeks and the cost to participate will be $130 per player.
Raise the stakes and move on to match play! You will learn about strategy and tactics as you work towards being comfortable competing. Minimum age: 14
Thursday 10/3 at 7:30am (Plus Fitness)
Tuesday 10/8 at 12:00pm (Discounted)
Thursday 10/10 at 7:30am (Plus Fitness)
Become a competitor! Focusing on specialized drills and movement routines for the developing intermediate player, this clinic is great for players who can hit five volleys and ten drives to themselves in a row (both sides). Minimum age: 14
Wednesday 10/2 at 12:00pm (Discounted)
Tuesday 10/8 at 7:30am (Plus Fitness)
Wednesday 10/9 at 12:00pm (Discounted)
Advanced Women’s Workshop
Don’t miss this Advanced Women’s Workshop on Saturday, October 6 from 12:15 - 1:45 pm, an opportunity for players rated 3.5 or higher to learn from one of the world’s leading coaches! Ronny Vlassaks, Squash On Fire’s Head Coach alongside serving as the national team coach for both Belgium and the Netherlands in addition to coaching leading PSA players like Simon Rosner and the Gilis sisters, will lead this session.
The key theme will be on how to implement tactics. The session will include an explanation of different playing styles and the potential strategies to combat them. You’ll take part in a series of conditioned games that will improve your ability to play and think simultaneously with a particular emphasis on recognizing the visual cues of an opportunity to attack.
The cost of this session is $109 per player and is aimed at adults.
Please contact Ronny at rvlassaks@squashonfire.com with any questions. Click on the link below to register:
Sunday, October 6 from 12:15 - 1:45pm
This Beginners Preparation for Matchplay Workshop will be led by Coach Valerii on Sunday, October 20 from 12:15 - 1:30 pm. Valerii is the newest member of the SOF team and has achieved the highest global level of coaching qualification by completing his World Squash Federation Level 3 certification. He’s also reached the top 150 in the world rankings and won 5 Ukrainian national titles.
The session will cover an explanation about how to play/construct a rally. You’ll also learn about recognizing when you need to attack versus when you need to defend in a point, the importance of the serve/return of serve and picking up on the weaknesses of your opponent. Valerii will guide you through some predictable rally situations to help you improve on all of these crucial elements of the game.
The cost to attend this workshop will be $69 per player.
Any question please reach out to whopton@squashonfire.com. Click on the link below to register:
ROUND ROBINS
Have you just started playing? Or are you a little nervous about playing matches? If so, then the Beginners Round Robin is perfect for you! Coach Pascal will orchestrate proceedings to make sure everyone has an enjoyable playing experience and be able to provide guidance as you navigate the challenges of match play for the first time! You can sign up directly by clicking on the appropriate links below:
A new Round Robin offering that is open to players with a rating between 3.0 - 4.5. If you don’t have a rating please reach out to whopton@squashonfire.com to verify that you’re a good fit for this session before signing up. A coach will be on hand for this session to ensure that players have equal playing time in addition to as much well balanced competition as possible with others around their level. The cost to join is $33 per player. You can sign up directly by clicking on the appropriate links below:
These take place every Thursday evening from 6:15 - 7:45 pm for up to 12 players.
To participate players need to have a US Squash rating of 4.5 or better.
If you would like to join then please contact Will Hopton - whopton@squashonfire.com
Do you intend to play in Round Robins regularly? If so buy a 10-pack of round robin credits here and each session is only $29.
If you have any questions about Round Robins please feel free to reach out to whopton@squashonfire.com
LADDER AND LEAGUE
Fall Ladder
The 2024 Fall Ladder will run as a 13-week tournament from September 16 – December 15. We are planning on continuing our Sprint Series feature to help create more competition within the ladder and give players the opportunity to win prizes every two weeks along with the overall season long spoils!
In addition, we are excited to run another edition of the Ladder Play Offs on Wednesday, December 18 that will also double as an end of season celebration to which all ladder participants are invited.
To generate the most enjoyable and engaging environment for all the participants, the ladder will be split into divisions from Monday, November 4. This means that during the final half of the season we will see a series of concurrent battles as competitors strive to win their respective divisions.
As ever, the goal is to encourage players of all skill levels to take part! The concept of evenly matched games will also apply to the formatting of both our Thursday Lunchtime Ladder play sessions and Friday Ladder Nights.
Lunchtime ladder play: this concept is a recent addition and each lunchtime ladder session costs $23 to participate in. Hopefully, these will give an opportunity for members of the ladder who have daytime availability to come together to play others around their standard. These 60 minutes sessions will guarantee players at least two ladder matches and the dates/sign-up links for the upcoming season are as follows:
Thursday, October 3 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, October 17 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, October 24 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, November 7 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, November 14 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, November 21 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, December 5 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, December 12 at 12:15 pm
Ladder nights: Each ladder night costs $35 to participate in and you’ll play three matches in a 1.5 hours period, starting at either 5:15 or 6:45 pm against three others around your level. It is also possible to use play credits to cover playing in ladder nights. The season’s ladder night dates/sign-up links are as follows:
Friday, November 15 at 5:15 pm
Friday, December 6 at 5:15 pm
Friday, December 13 at 5:15 pm
Signing up: To sign up, log into your Squash On Fire account and purchase one of the Ladder packages below. All packages cover administrative/organizational fees, weekly communications and prizes.
Fall Ladder Regular Package $60 – Covers entry into the Fall Ladder.
Fall Ladder Pro Package $240 – Covers entry into the Fall Ladder, 15 off-peak play credits (usable at all times aside from 6 - 7:30 pm on weekdays and 9 - 11:30 am on weekends) to use during this ladder season.
Booking matches: Before the ladder begins on September 16, you will be sent your official Ladder email so you will know who is participating and have their contact information to book matches. You can then get to work on submitting challenges to others and scoring points! Matches can be arranged at any mutually convenient time. Plan on grabbing a ladder scorecard when you arrive and submitting it to the front desk team with the result at the end of the match.
Scoring:
All matches will be the best of 5 games
Scores should be recorded on a ladder scorecard and returned to the front desk team post play
Per match played = 1 point to each player
Result of play = 3 points to the winner, 0, 1 or 2 points to the loser depending on the number of games won
Bonus point = the winning player receives an additional point for a 3 - 0 margin of victory
In addition, if you beat someone ranked above you on the “SOF Rank” tab then all points gained will be doubled. This means that it is possible to score 10 points in a single match if you defeat a higher ranked player 3-0.
You may only submit up to a maximum of 2 matches against the same opponent on any given day of ladder play
We will again have a player ratings (A, B or C) column on the ladder standings for informational purposes so that participants have some assistance in their match planning
There will also be an availability column on the standings so players can share when they are generally around to play ladder matches
US Squash Ratings: It is possible for ladder matches to count for US Squash ratings in Club Locker. If you’d like your activity to count, please make sure you provide your US Squash number to Will Hopton (whopton@squashonfire.com)
Sprint series: Every 2 weeks, we will host a different Sprint series with the theme and prizes for each series being announced prior to the start of that iteration.
Overall Season Long Prizes:
1st Place Division 1 - SOF Engraved Ladder Trophy and a 60 mins clinic for up to 10 people
2nd Place Division 1 - A Tecnifibre or Dunlop Racquet (based upon preference)
3rd Place Division 1 - 45 Mins Playing Session with Ineta Hopton (best world ranking of #42 and 9-time Latvian National Champion)
1st Place Division 2 - 45 Mins Lesson with a Squash On Fire Senior Coach
2nd Place Division 2 - Video Analysis session with a Squash On Fire Senior Coach
3rd Place Division 2 - A Tecnifibre or Dunlop Racquet Bag (based upon preference)
Playoff Night – Wednesday, December 18: The top 8 finishers from Division 1 will be invited to participate in the Ladder Playoffs night on December 18. There will be no charge for court time for those playing and the format will provide a balanced format for all competitors regardless of playing level. There will be a prize in addition to those listed above for our Ladder Playoffs Champion! Every ladder player is invited to join us for the evening to support the players. Mark your calendars now for what promises to be a fantastic evening on and off the courts!
If you have any questions related to the ladder, please reach out to Will Hopton at whopton@squashonfire.com
We are excited to announce the Fall 2024 edition of the in-house Squash On Fire league. The league will run on Sunday evenings starting from September 8 and conclude with finals on December 15. Each Sunday there is usually time for some additional social play alongside and after the counting league matches. There will be no matches scheduled for 10/13 or 12/1 but there will be some courts available for an open round robin for league players.
- Teams will field a match-day roster of 5 players totaling 18.0 US Squash rating points or less. That maps into fielding rosters ranging from beginners (who can serve and return consistently) to relatively advanced players. Every team needs new players who have just started the game! Overall team rosters will have 10 - 12 players each so there is no need to be available every Sunday.
- Because the rating cap will be strictly enforced, matches will be competitive and balanced!
- Don’t have a rating? We’ll assign you an initial rating and, after a few matches, you’ll have an official US Squash rating. To get a general idea of your rating, see the descriptions at https://www.ussquash.com/participate/rating-criteria/.
- All players need to be paid US Squash members (see https://ussquash.org/membership/). That’s $149 for 12 months starting from whenever you join.
- Players also must have an account in the Squash On Fire system and have a payment method on file. This is very important for liability reasons.
- All players who sign up will be charged $80 this covers your participation in 4 matches on different Sundays. From your 5th match of the season onwards dues will be $20 each time you play (and only when you play).
- To sign up, click here and enter your name and email address. Optionally, you can also enter your rating, whether your US Squash membership is paid and active, your desired team, and any other notes that would help us place you on a team.
- Please direct any league related questions to Will Hopton (whopton@squashonfire.com) or Cory Capps (corysc@gmail.com).
Internal Tournaments
Squash On Fire Invitationals
The next Squash On Fire Invitational tournament will take place on Saturday, October 19 at 1:45 pm.
All levels welcome are welcome and players will be broken into divisions by level. The event will use elimination brackets but all players are guaranteed to have at least three matches during the course of the afternoon. The results will be recorded in the Club Locker system.
The entry fee is $55 which covers prizes, admin, court fees and access to a special offer at the Cafe. Minimum age 14.
To sign up, please click here.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Will Hopton at whopton@squashonfire.com directly.
Squash On Fire Open
Squash On Fire Open
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 Squash On Fire Open. What a memorable few days of world class squash! Congratulations to this year’s champions Amina Orfi and Youssef Soliman.
You can view all the results by clicking here.
Stay tuned for more details about the 2025 Squash On Fire Open.
Event Planning
Host Your Event at Squash On Fire
Squash On Fire is the perfect location to host your next work gathering or birthday party.
What we offer:
- Work up a sweat on the courts with a coach-led clinic or fun mini-tournament.
- Enjoy refreshments post-play at our café.
Contact for Scheduling and Pricing: For inquiries, please contact whopton@squashonfire.com.