Introduction

Welcome to the 2011-12 squash season. Jeff Sneyd, Squash Director, is looking forward to offering a wide range of events this coming year. Programs for every level of player to improve and increase their knowledge and enjoyment of the game by understanding how technique, tactics, movement and mental strength all play important roles in this great sport. With a high level of experience and qualifications, Jeff Sneyd with considerable teaching and organization skills hopes to offer every player as much advice and assistance they may possibly need.

Squash rated "Healthiest Sport".

Squash has been rated as the top sport in a survey of the 'Ten Healthiest Sports' published by respected US magazine Forbes.

Writer Neal Santelmann explains that "each of these sporting activities is a great way to get you fit--and keep you there." He also points out to those who plan to try these sports that the list is "best pursued with calculated abandon to reduce their risk of injury, as well as in cross-training combinations to cover all of the basic physiological components."

Ratings were based upon consultations with fitness experts - coaches, personal trainers, competitors and exercise physiologists - as well as "a dash of personal experience". The four basic physiological components of fitness were rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent," 4 being "darn good," 3 being "good," 2 being "not bad" and 1 being "nothing special."

The survey also quantified the injury risk, rated on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being "low," 2 being "so-so" and 1 being "high." Calorie burn (in parentheses)is based upon the energy expenditure of a 190-pound person over 30 minutes and is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being 450+ calories, 4 being 400-450 calories, 3 being 350-400 calories, 2 being 300-350 calories and 1 being 250-300 calories.