Summer Squash Coaching Staff 2010

Roger Flynn

Scottish National Squash Coach based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Roger was the coach of the winning Australian Commonwealth Games Squash team in 2002. He was also the Director of the Victorian Institute of Sport Squash Programme in Melbourne and the personal coach to former world #1 Sarah Fitzgerald and Carol Owens and coached the Australian Junior Squash Teams in the World Juniors. Roger has coached numerous World class squash Pros including World top 5 players Paul Price and Anthony Hill as well as presiding over a Victoria Institute of Squash programme which has produced many of the world's top squash players. Roger, an original and innovative coach, is acknowledged as one of the world's leading coaches.

Paul Frank

Director of Squash at Fairmount Athletic Club, Philadelphia PA and formerly the National Performance Director of Scottish Squash, Edinburgh Scotland.

Paul was responsible for Scotland's world class players, John White and Pamela Nimmo and has coached numerous Scottish junior and senior teams in World and European competitions. Paul was the Director of the Scottish Squash Performance and Competition Academy and has coached the Scottish Commonwealth Teams. As the Performance Director, Paul oversaw a rapid and remarkable improvement in all Scottish Junior and Senior National competitors.

Claire Kidd

Claire Kidd is one of Scotland's best female squash players having won the National Title in 2008 and becoming the National No.1 ranked player. She has represented Scotland with distinction on numerous occasions and is a member of the Scottish Squash Performance Program.

Claire is also one of the most highly qualified coaches in Scotland with a UKCC Level 3 Coaching Award and an Honors Degree in Physical Education. She is the Head Squash Pro at Heriot-Watt University, coaches Regional Squads and has coached Scottish Teams to some of their most successful performances on the European stage.

Sakhi Khan

Head Coach of Colby Men's and Women's squash programs

Has more than 30 years of squash experience. A four-time All-American Varsity squash player Khan graduated from Tufts University in 1985.

As a college player Khan reached the National Collegiate Squash Championships finals and won the Massachusetts State Championship three times. He competed on the World Professional Tour for seven years. As a professional, Khan won the World Teaching Professional Championships twice. He is a fourth generation member of the Khan Squash Dynasty.

Bill McNally

Head Coach for the Men and Women's Squash Teams at Connecticut College and also involved in Coach Education in the United Kingdom acting as a consultant for England Squash in the development of the UK Coaching Certificate.

McNally, a Rhode Island native, has trained in Canada and is certified Level 3. He is halfway through the Level 4 program. McNally has been very active in the US Squash Coaching Development Program.

McNally has coached at the le Gassick Squash Camps for several years. He has recently returned from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, where he was located in Edinburgh at the offices of Scottish Squash as Scottish Squash Coach Education and Development Manager.

McNally recently was awarded the US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year for 2007 for his work with US Squash, coaching the US College Squash Association Team at the World University Games and his work with the National Scottish and English governing bodies of Squash.

Stuart le Gassick

Director of Squash at Brown University RI USA since 1989.

Stuart le Gassick played squash for one of the top British Squash Schools - Barnard Castle School in Northern England. He reached the semi finals of the British Colleges Championships in 1983. Stuart has been coaching squash for almost 30 years and possesses coaching Certificates from England and is a Technical Level II USSRA coach.

Stuart has coached numerous All Ivy and All Americans in his tenure as Director of Squash at Brown University. He managed and hosted the US Open in '94 and '95 (won by Peter Nicol and Jansher Kahn). Stuart has run numerous International squash training trips/camps since 1985 (with the Heights Casino in Brooklyn) and has run the summer Junior Squash Camps at Brown since 1990. le Gassick Bio Link at Brown