Glasgow University Squash Club

01/06/2022

Happy 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This Pride month we are striving to increase inclusivity in squash. GUSC is committed to making sure all our members feel welcome and comfortable on and off the court. To celebrate the LGBTQ+ sporting community, we will be posting throughout the month highlighting sportspeople that inspire us the most.

Wishing you all a fantastic month!

Some useful resources:
Stonewall UK - a UK based charity taking action against the discrimination of the LGBTQ+ community
Galop UK - UK helplines for LGBTQ+ hate crime, domestic abuse, and conversion therapy
Switchboard - national UK LGBTQ+ helpline

01/11/2021

It’s that time of the year again!!!

We are back again and ready to make some questionable decisions with our facial hair 🥸

Last year the club made a fantastic and raised £1720! This time round we reckon we can beat that and make it to £2000.

Some of us have decided they’d do a better job running 60km over the month instead of attempting to grow a tache but we’re all pitching how we can!

The faces are shaved… the taches are ready… the running shoes are waiting… the mullets are out…

If you’d like to donate you can using this link: https://movember.com/t/gu-squash-club?mc=1

All donations are very much appreciated as it is a cause very dear to our hearts. Please also share this amongst your family and friends!

As always,
Love and nicks xoxo
GU Squash 🖤💛

24/09/2021

💛CLUB INFORMATION 21/22🖤

All the info you could possibly need for joining the squash club this year:

📢 UPDATES AND EVENTS 📢

All of our updates, upcoming events, training sign ups and so much more will be posted in our Facebook group 'Glasgow Uni Squash' so step 1 make sure you've joined that if you haven't already.

Link for group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GlasgowUniSquash/

❗️ MEMBERSHIP ❗️

For the first couple weeks of term we don't require membership to attend any of our sessions so you can try them out for free! Starting in week 3 we will be requiring membership to attend sessions. There were a few with pricing on the portal this week but those are all sorted, we are charging £30 for the year or £20 for the semester. If you have already paid don't hesitate to get in touch and we can sort it out.

How to become a member:

1. To sign up for a club membership, you must first have a UofG Sport membership. You can get it here:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sport/membership/join/student/

2. Now you can buy your Squash Club membership! Follow this link and select Squash:
https://glasgow.clubmanagementportal.com/join/

3. Each week, you must sign up to the session you wish to attend using this link:
https://glasgow.clubmanagementportal.com/join/sign-up.html

⏰ TRAINING TIMES ⏰

We have weekly coaching sessions on Monday evenings (18:15-22:15) and Saturday mornings (10:00-12:00) that you can sign up for using the above link. Each session lasts 40 minutes and will split into different ability levels. They'll also be posted weekly in the Facebook Group.

🍕 SOCIAL SQUASH 🍕

Every Friday 7-9pm all abilities are welcome to come along to the courts for some games and some chat. Everyone gets mixed in together regardless of ability so you'll get to play a wide range of people. After this we head over to Bank Street Bar for FREE pizza. Sign ups are once again posted weekly in the Facebook Group.

🎉 SOCIALS 🎉

We have socials on Thursday evenings roughly every 3 weeks, these are a great opportunity to meet new faces in the club and make some great memories. Keep an eye out for the event pages being posted in the Facebook group.

🏆 TEAMS 🏆

If you're interested in playing for our teams message our Team Convenor: Evan Goodman. We will be holding trials very soon so keep an eye out for posts about that. Don't worry if you can't make trials, you can join the teams throughout the year as well.

If you have any further questions, feel free to send an email to [email protected]

12/09/2021

HAPPY FRESHERS WEEK!!!

A huge welcome (or welcome back) to our future and returning members! It's been a tough year and a half away from the courts (and our beloved Bank St pizza). We're very happy to announce that we're finally back to normal.

We'll be at the Sports Fayre today and tomorrow so come along to the quad at the main building and say hi!

TASTER SESSIONS:

We have taster sessions on Friday and Sunday 12-4pm located in the Stevenson Building on level 6. These will run every half hour and are a perfect introduction to the sport. We can supply all the equipment you need so all you need to bring is standard sports kit.

The link to sign up to the Taster Sessions is here:

https://forms.gle/Zybnjjxh7JQ6bths7

YOU NEED TO HAVE SIGNED UP BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

With Track & Trace and all that we cannot let anyone on court without being signed up.

Keep your eyes peeled for info over the next few days about our regular sessions and socials.

See you all soon xoxo

04/08/2021

SQUASH IS BACK!!! (properly this time)

With the latest easing of restrictions we are now allowed to play anyone we want. You can now book courts through the UofG Sport app or website, all you need is a UofG Sport membership. Court 1 is available to book straight but court 2 is still currently undergoing work and will be available very soon.

Keep an eye out as more information on sessions and social squash will be coming very soon... 👀

For now enjoy the unrestricted squash and we'll see you soon 💛

Love and nicks xoxo 🖤

04/11/2020

17/10/2020

Very excited for this!!! It’s a great way to get some fun competitive sport in while we wait for the return of Squash 💛🖤

21/09/2020

Hello!!!

First of all, a massive welcome (or welcome back) to Glasgow and GU Squash 🙂

Here’s everything you need to know about the getting involved in the club this year:

Our main point of contact will be through the Facebook group Glasgow Uni Squash, here you’ll be updated about everything that’s happening with the club. We have a second Facebook group called GU Squash Club Chat for the fun side of the club. There’s also our Instagram page where we’ll be posting lots of content.

As you might have guessed the club is going to be very different this year, unfortunately due to government regulations the squash courts can’t be opened yet. This means we can’t run most of our normal sessions yet but we will keep you all updated when anything changes.

We do however have a weekly strength and conditioning session available on Friday evenings in studio 1 so at least we’ll be in shape when we do get back on court. We’ll be posting the details soon so you can get signed up.

We pride ourselves on the fantastic social side of our club, sadly due to current rules we can’t have any in-person socials but we’re working hard on alternatives so you can still meet other members of the club.

Our membership fee would normally be £30 for the year, however as we are uncertain what sessions we’ll be able to offer this year, we are not charging membership at the moment. Once the courts open we’ll start asking for memberships at a reduced depending on what we can offer.

If you have any other questions about or just want to know more about squash please feel free to message our captain Andrew Chrumka or secretary Alex Hull or email [email protected].

Hope to see you all soon!

Love and nicks xoxo 💛🖤

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14/09/2020

Hey everyone,

Hope to see some of you at the Sports Fayre today!

As everything keeps changing thanks to coronavirus, we are still working on plans for the club this year.

If you are interested in joining the club this year, please fill in the Google form below and we will keep you updated on any developments.

You can also follow our Instagram and join our Facebook group as we'll be posting updates there too.

Happy Freshers Week! 💛🖤

13/09/2020

We are delighted to announce that Glasgow University Squash has been awarded Scottish Squash Club of the Year for the 2019/20 season.

This is a reflection of many years of hard work from past and existing comittee members, and we give our thanks to all members who have contributed over the recent years.

Though this award is obviously tremendous, the true reward is seeing the massive participation and enjoyment of squash, and we hope to see that continue.

Hopefully we can get back on the court together soon to celebrate!

GU Squash