Squash

Squash club nights run every week:

• Thursdays 5:30pm to 8pm
• Sundays 3pm to 5pm

Prospective members welcome!

Club nights are open to both members and those considering becoming one. Your first two club nights are free to try. If you'd like to keep coming along after your second visit, we ask that you join the club as a member.

What do I need?

You must wear non-marking indoor shoes at all times on the squash courts. Bring your squash racquet if you have one, otherwise we have a number of racquets to borrow from. The club supplies squash balls for club nights.

What do I do?

Come down to the club, into the squash courts from about 5:30pm on Thursdays or 3pm on Sundays. Let one of our friendly members know that you are new and here for club night.

Format

Club nights are popular, the common format is rotating three-quarter court games. Although if there is a court free, feel free to jump on and play a singles or doubles game.

What if I'm a beginner?

If you're a complete beginner, a club night can be challenging because you'll be matched with players of a wide range of skills. It's still a useful way to see how your game compares. We want to welcome new members and will try to help. There is coaching at the club, and people often find that with some lessons and practice they're quickly able to join in fully. If you have any questions, get in touch with our Squash Club Captain.

We have four high-quality squash courts with glass front walls, court one is also a glass back. Electronic scoring systems and displays. The floors have also recently been refinished.

Courts can be accessed by members 24/7, and may be booked using our booking system, Hello Club.

We host four tournaments each year: The Thorndon Open, Thorndon One-Dayer, Thorndon Club Champs, and Thorndon Doubles.

Upcoming

See the Squash NZ events calendar for upcoming tournaments.

If you're serious about squash or just want more of a challenge than the social games you've been playing, then Interclub is the competition for you.

Autumn Interclub starts in March, Winter Interclub in May/June, and Spring Interclub in August/September.

Format

Where possible, you'll be placed in a team of 4 to 6 players of similar graded ability, with a team captain. You play once a week on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 7pm to 11pm. Games alternate between clubs around the Wellington region, with five home games and five away games. The home team supplies supper after the games.

How to sign up

This competition is only open to full club members, and you must be registered on the grading list.

Get in touch with our Squash Club Captain to register your interest.

Before and after the squash season, we host intraclub. The format is similar to interclub, but all games are at our club, playing against club members. This is a great way to meet new club members.

Follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our mailing list to keep in the loop.

1. Become a full financial club member and create Hello Club account.
2. Get in touch with our Squash Club Captain to organise assessing your grade. In New Zealand, we use SquashLevels for grading. If you are familiar, or already know you level, let us know.
3. Select your profile at the top right and switch to your MySquash profile to view your grading and sign up to tournaments.

Our Squash Club Captain can help with club nights, interclub, grading and getting started.