Club Coach

Our Head Squash Coach is James Dougan. James holds regular junior coaching programmes throughout the year, details and links to our booking site can be found below. James is also available for private 1-to-1 coaching (both adults and juniors).​

If you have any coaching requests you can contact James via email using
 squash_coaching@boasc.com or centraldevelopmentcoaching@gmail.com.
To book coaching please follow the link below to our ClubSpark booking platform.
​If in doubt about which course is most suitable for your player's skill,
contact the club for more info on 01786 834397.


Squash Information

  • Head coach James is available for individual coaching sessions, by prior arrangement.
  • We actively welcome and encourage new players to try squash and racketball.  Everything will be tailored to your ability and pace to allow you to get the most out of learning a new sport. 
  • The club currently has three gents teams in the East of Scotland Leagues competing in division one, two and five and one Ladies team competing in the East of Scotland division one
  • Social Squash – We hold regular, monthly Social Squash Nights (First  Friday of the Month). This is an ideal opportunity to meet new and existing players and to arrange friendly games
  • League Squash – We currently run the main leagues, monthly, from September to April. These consist both Premier Leagues regular leagues which cater for all standards of club player from team players to beginners and are administered via SportyHQ.
  • We also operate a Summer league which runs from the end of April to September again catering for all standards of players that want to play all year round
  • We have a very active junior squash programme at the club, run by Head Coach James.  We also host fun and friendly tournaments for all levels throughout the year to allow juniors to put their skills to the test and to meet other juniors from across Scotland. 
  • On Line Booking – Squash courts can be booked via our on line system – details of which will be sent to you separately. The cost of a 45 minute session is £1.70. Once booked, your meter token can be collected from the bar prior to playing​

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Racketball

Racketball is the UK’s fastest growing sport! It is played on any regular squash court and is similar to squash. In racketball a larger ball, which does not need warming up like in squash, and a shorter racket are used, as shown in the video.

The fact that the ball is bigger, more bouncy and does not need warming up means that the rallies last longer, as the ball moves slower giving the opponent more time to react and get to the ball.