Squash and Racketball
Squash News
One million people see squash in action at Grand Central Birmingham
Mike Harris, from Squash United and Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club (WLTSC), takes squash to the people in one of a series of events to promote the racquet sport in the lead up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
National England Squash Junior Open tournement
The National England Squash Junior Open tournement will be held on the 1st and 2nd of July.
COURTS
GLASS-BACKED COURTS
Welcome to WOW Squash & Racketball! Squash and Racketball have many physical and mental health benefits and we are confident our members enjoy all of these benefits provided by our extensive timetable that suits beginners, intermediate & advanced players and our juniors.
With 6 glass backed courts available to book by our online booking system, you won’t have to wait for a court. Our viewing area creates a great atmosphere from spectators during our many tournaments and league games.
Here is what Mike Harris, Head of Squash & Racketball, says about coaching.
If you are interested in joining us or would like an informal chat, please contact email reception@wltsc.com or call 01902 755265
WLTSC vs POLICE
On Friday the 4th and 5th of February, our men’s, women’s and veteran’s team competed against the police squash team.
Men’s team: WLTSC lost 2-3
Women’s team: WLTSC Won 4-1
Vets team: WLTSC won 3-2
Congratulations to our players as all teams performed amazingly and a huge thank you to everyone who came down to support, to Mike Harris for organising the event and to our catering team who looked after everyone.
We had a fantastic weekend of squash with an awesome police team. We look forward to welcoming them again in the future.
JDA Finals results
Welcome to WOW Squash & Racketball
Getting more people playing more often
MIKE HARRIS
HEAD OF SQUASH AND RACKETBALL
Mike Harris joined Team WLTSC as Head of Squash and Racketball in 2021 where he brought his vision and ideas to develop WLTSC into the best Squash and Racketball Club in the West Midlands. Mike has over been a qualified coach for over 33 years and a Level 4 Elite High-Performance Coach for 24 years. Mike has experience coaching beginner juniors and adults as well as being a former England High-Performance Coach and National Coach and most recently Head of Performance and Community at Edgbaston Priory Club.
Mike also coaches for Squash Wales and is in charge of the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 Legacy Programme including community engagement roadshows, introducing outdoor squash courts, creating a sustainable schools programme and the West Midlands Festival of Squash.
You may notice that Mike’s right eye is closed, it looks like it has been hit by a squash ball. Actually, Mike had a stroke 25 years ago and is blind in this eye. This however has not stopped Mike from playing No.1 for England O45s and being the O45 National Racketball champion. He is also still hoping to win a few more titles and represent England again.
Contact Mike regarding any squash and racketball questions, inductions or coaching sessions:
Email: Mike.Harris@wltsc.com
Mobile: 07826 316065
DARREN LEWIS
SQUASH & RACKETBALL COACH
Darren has over 25 years coaching experience and has coached all ages from under 11s to 75+. He has previously coached number one ranked national players, county and world ranked players. Darren is a former world number 107, was on the PSA world tour for three years and has previously won PSA events. He was 2015 Over 35 British Open and National Champion, along with being 6 times club champion. Team training, junior groups and individual coaching are his specialities.
For a 45 minute individual coaching session for members, Darren charges £26 for 45 mins for members.
Darren can be contacted on 07966 302053 or email at darrensquash@hotmail.co.uk .
STEVE PEARCEY
SQUASH & RACKETBALL COACH
Steve qualified as a level 2 squash coach in 1995 and initially worked on a part-time basis with hard to reach youngsters, helping them to reintegrate into society though sport and mentoring. Since 2000 he worked full time within the local authority with charitable organisations, managing a variety of initiatives involving improving people’s health, wellbeing and lifestyle opportunities through sport. Steve has a range of qualifications including: ES Level 2 Squash and Racketball Coach (First Aid, Enhanced DBS and Safeguarding), NCFE Health & Fitness Instructor, UK Coaching Multi Skills instructor. Additionally, Steve is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, a Level 2 Mentor with the Institute of Management Services and has a Further Education Certificate in Teaching (CTTLS).
Here at WLTSC, Steve is now offering squash and racketball coaching to all levels of player on an individual or pairs basis. He is also helping to expand our on-court coaching programme to ensure a full range of abilities are catered for at the club. Steve has a genuine passion for squash and racketball and his commitment to helping people improve is invaluable to those returning to the courts and those new to the sport, aiming to have fun and improve.
CLASSES
Beginner’s Squash & Racketball
BEGINNER’S SQUASH
We regularly offer beginner’s courses for Squash where you will learn the rules, practice shots and play games in a fun environment. A great way to get fit!
Check our ClubSpark courses for any upcoming beginner’s squash courses. (£3 for members, £7 non-members). No equipment needed, we have it all for you.
Email mike.harris@wltsc.com or call 01902 755265 to find out what course is running now.
BEGINNER’S RACKETBALL
We regularly offer beginner’s courses for Racketball where you will learn the rules, practice shots and play games in a fun environment. A great way to get fit!
Courses run on Monday evenings led by Mike Harris from 6.45pm-7.45pm (£3 for members, £7 non-members). No equipment needed, we have it all for you.
Email mike.harris@wltsc.com or call 01902 755265 to find out what course is running now.
Intermediate/Advanced Squash & Racketball
We offer many opportunities for our members to enjoy playing squash or racketball, or even both!
Mix Ins – Our regular mix ins are very popular and are a great way for you to meet new people and improve your game. You can just turn up and the organiser rotates you around different players for short games, over 1.5hours. Many of our members finish the evening in the bar for a refreshing drink! See our timetable for details.
Teams – We have teams competing in Shropshire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire leagues, at varying standards from our 1st Team players to lower league level and upcoming juniors. If you are interested in team squash or racketball, please email mike.harris@wltsc.com.
Skills and drills – we offer group courses to develop your skills throughout the year, see our timetable for more details.
Individual coaching – if you want to develop your game with lessons from one of our experienced coaches, visit our coaching page for more details .
Internal Tournaments
We offer two types of tournaments to cater for all members. Both sports have a handicapped tournament so less experience players start with points and the more experienced begin on minus points! This ‘evens up’ the game and often provides interesting matches!
Then we offer graded tournaments so that you compete against similar standard players with first round losers going into a Plate competition. Graded tournaments give us great finals night with multiple ‘finals’ in action!
External Tournaments
With 6 glass high quality courts, we are often chosen to hold external tournaments – Junior Bronze and Regional Squash Masters giving our members high quality squash to watch and compete in.
