In our 10 th season, Lake Forest Squash is the nation’s only public squash program. We began in 1995 on a single court at the Lake Forest Recreation Center. Donations by our members helped to fund both this court, convertible court two in 2003 and our third court in 2005. And our program continues to grow.

Currently, over one hundred adults and junior players compete in programs, lessons leagues and tournaments each year. During the 2004-2005 season, ten of our junior players held pending or mid-season national age group rankings from the United States Squash Racquets Association. Congratulations!

This spring the Lake Forest Squash High School Team was mentioned in a feature article in the Chicago Tribune for competing in the National High School Team Championships held at Yale University.

Last season, US Women’s Team member Louisa Hall played in an exhibition and held a clinic for our junior players. In addition to Louisa, over the past ten years, many international players and coaches have visited Lake Forest Squash including Sue Wright, Fiona Geaves, David Campion, Phil Yarrow and Michael Puertas from England, David and Martin Heath from Scotland, Mike Way and Carolyn Russell from Canada and Paul Frank from Australia.

This fall, we are honored to host one of the US Men’s World Team Selection Events from September 22-25. Please stop by and support both our local players and the top US Professional Men as they compete in our season kickoff event.

Check our website http://lfkhome.northstarnet.org/squash/ for up to the minute local squash information on this and other events throughout the year.

New To Squash? A Brief Description of the Game:

Squash is a fast and fun filled racquet sport named by Forbes Magazine as #1 in their Top Ten Healthiest Sports Survey:

“30 minutes on a squash court provides an impressive cardio-vascular workout. Extended rallies build muscular strength and endurance in the lower body; while lunges, twists and turns increase flexibility in the back and abdomen.”

Opponents employ a variety of shots (drives, volleys, lobs, drops, boasts) to force each other ‘off the T’ (the strategic center of a 32’ by 21’ or 20’ wide indoor court) to cause a winning shot or force an error during each rally. The first player to score 9 points wins the game; the first to win three games out of five wins a match. There are no time outs and only 90 seconds are allowed between games.

In addition to recreational adult play, a growing number of colleges and prep schools field nine member men’s and women’s teams. Several of our juniors now compete on those teams.

Adult or junior, why not try the game out with our Learn to Play Squash in an Hour program? Contact Kim Tunney, Squash Program Director at kstunney@yahoo.com to learn how to play or more about our program.