Squash Facilities
The club has two heated, brightly lit squash courts positioned back to back. Court 1 has a viewing gallery.
Squash Club Night is held on Fridays at 6:20. Courts are booked for 2 hours for any squash member who wants to turn up and play. Come along if you can make it. All abilities invited. It will be a great chance for playing lots of different opponents. Optional BYOB in clubhouse afterwards. See the contacts page. **
Squash Internal Minileagues
The internal squash minileagues run throughout the year. It’s a great way to meet new folk & are suitable for players from beginner to team standard. Divisions usually comprise 5 or 6 players. Matches are played best of 5 games. Recommended scoring is point a rally to 15. Play a minimum of 3 games to avoid being dropped! We aim to keep our courts at 18 deg C, making the use of the single yellow ball a popular choice.
NB: If you are under the age of 18 it is recommended that you use an adult’s contact details to arrange games.
See document: How to turn on/off the squash court lights
For further information please contact Ron Todd via the contacts page.
Squash minileagues login:http://minileagues.thedeanclub.co.uk/Login
Squash Team Competitons
There are currently two men’s teams which play in the East Of Scotland Squash League:
https://www.sportyhq.com/league/view/East-of-Scotland-Squash-League
leagues. If you would like to participate in either the Dean practice sessions or join one of the the teams please contact the team captains via the contacts page.
Other useful links:
https://www.scottishsquash.org/
https://www.scottishsquash.org/events/seniors/.
Squash Coaching
Our squash coach, Lisa McKenna, is available for private and group coaching for members and non-members.
“I’m super excited to let you know that I have a six week beginners / intermediate squash coaching course starting on Monday (see Events & Calendar page for block start dates) throughout the year from 6.00-7.00 which will cost £55.00 in total for this block of lessons. This will be suitable for lower league players On the course we will cover basic shots, movement & technique as well as playing games and going through shot selection. The sessions will be good fun and varied and will be a great way to meet other players of a similar ability. If you would like to attend but cant make every session then I will be able to combine this with an individual session.
If you have further queries or indeed would like to book then please e-mail me via thedeanclubedinburgh@gmail.com
Kind Regards, Lisa”
Squash Annual Tournament Saturday TBD March 2025
Squash Court Refurbishment
October 2022: The work on both courts has been completed. It involved the stripping out the damaged front walls and their replacement by Renov 8 panels supplied and installed by Courtcraft Ltd. The refurbishment included the painting of all walls, sanding down the floors and re-marking.
Footwear Notice
To prevent marking the floors or bringing in dirt please use non-marking, indoor-use shoes only.
NB: The club house and squash courts are cleaned on Monday’s and Friday’s.
Squash Rules & Turning
Ext Link: World Squash Rules NB: Dean recommend the “Alternative Scoring System” (detailed in Appendix 3) point-a-rally to 15, rather than 11.
Ext Link: Scottish squash: “Turning, Blocking, Created Interference and Minimal Interference”
Ext Link: Squash Magazine “all about turning”
Court Booking
Book a court via the booking section page.