Walt Whitman Squash

                          Whitman Fall/Winter/Spring 2023-24

The Whitman Squash Club team formed in 2005 and plays in the CIVL Chase Interclub League. The Vikings are the CIVL Varsity and JV champions. See more about the CIVL here.

Dates 2023-24Season: 

  • Fall 28 Aug – Nov 17
  • Winter Nov 20 – Feb 24
  • Spring Feb 26 – June 1
  • Note classes are not held Public holidays, MLK weekend, Dec 22, Winter/ Spring break, Mar 23 – April 2, and when MCPS is closed. e.g., snow days
  • Charlotte Squash Club NC Squash Camp Aug 5 – 9, 2024, must be paid by July 1
  • CCAC Whitman Camp Aug 26 – 30, 2024, must be paid by July

Cost: $575 per time-slot for Fall
(Applicants may do more than one day/week in any session, cost is $575 for each of the sessions – example if you want your child to attend Tuesdays for the session cost is $575, if you also want them to do Wednesday the cost is another $575).

NOTE – 3pm Mon and Wed are for Varsity and top JV players only, 3.15 Tues, Thurs and Fri are for all

Registration – https://aussienicksquash.com/whitman/

Mandatory training –Notes for Varsity:

  1. Monday & Wednesday 3.00 – 4.00pm
  2. Speed and agility training – 30 mins directly after above 1.
  3. Sunday 2pm 1.5 hr clinics as directed by coaches
  4. CCAC membership – to allow you to do challenge matches, attend captains practice and use gym
  5. If selected, attendance at HS Nationals in February (PA)
  6. Charlotte Squash Club NC squash camp Aug 5 – 9, 2024, must be paid by July 1
  7. CCAC Whitman camp Aug 24 – 28, 2024, must be paid by July
  8. Voluntary attendance Australian camp July 2024

Equipment required: Non-marking shoes, racquet, goggles (may be purchased from Connie available for first day)  CIVL Winter ONLY: All players are welcome to play in the Chase Interclub Varsity League (CIVL), there are no try outs and the league is fun and friendly competition.

If you will be absent for any classes please give coaches 24 hrs notice

JV players can register for days other than Monday

Try outs/ challenge ladder will be held the last week in August as part of the compulsory camp. This is for all players wanting to play V or JV for Fall / Winter.

Costs for each session are listed on the registration page.

Equipment required: Non-marking shoes, racquet, goggles (may be purchased from Connie available for first day)

CIVL Winter ONLY: All players are welcome to play in the Chase Interclub Varsity League (CIVL), there are no try outs and the league is fun and friendly competition.

Register

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The Whitman Varsity Squash Team are National Champions!

Congratulations to captain James Kiracofe and players Tej Patel, Tomas Montoya, Kabir Mehndiratta, Aidan Donnan, Charlie Schulman, Neel Sabharwal, and Gabriel Solonsky. They overcame stiff opposition from teams from around the country to win Division 5 in the U.S. High School Team Championships in Philadelphia over the weekend. Whitman was one of the 3 public schools to compete in the tournament and the only public school to take home a trophy.

Congratulations! End of Season 2020 slideshow of photos video for the Whitman High School Squash Team 2020!

 

Whitman sent a team to the U.S. High School Team Championship tournament for the first time in 2018-19.

Congratulations to the U.S. Nationals HS Championships Division 8 Consolation Winners! In 2020 at the US Nationals Whitman dropped just 1 match to be the Consol winner Division 6!

 

What is Squash: An indoor racquet sport similar to racquetball, and one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sports in the US, squash is exploding at the junior level.

The Ivy League and other top colleges place a strong emphasis on their squash programs and often give consideration to applicants who play squash. Former captains Jacqueline Barnes, Samantha Zambri and Jeremy Barnes have all gone on to play squash at college level. Jacqueline is the former Dartmouth #1 player and captain.

Named by Forbes magazine as the top-ranked healthiest sport, squash is a great cardio workout that also provides ideal training for other sports. A lifetime sport, squash is a fun activity the whole family can participate in.

The Whitman junior squash program, run the area’s top squash pros held at Chevy Chase Athletic Club. The program will emphasize squash techniques and strategies, fitness and sportsmanship and is open to all levels.

Whitman Fall/Winter/Spring 2023/2024

Go Vikings! The Whitman Squash Club team formed in 2005 and plays in the CIVL Chase Interclub League. The Vikings are the CIVL V & JV champions.

Introduction: Squash – one of the most dynamic and fastest growing sports – is exploding at the junior level. The Ivy League and other top colleges place a strong emphasis on their squash programs and often give consideration to applicants who play squash. Named by Forbes magazine as the top ranked healthiest sport, squash is a great cardio workout that also provides ideal training for other sports.

 

 

 

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