Last month (8-12 June) the second Squash Camp for Adults
took place at Club La Santa in Lanzarote (Canary
Islands).
This event was organised by the former Spanish National
Coach and Director from WorldEnjoyer, Tino Casas
and Spanish number one and world number 12 Borja Golán,
attracting 17 squash enthusiasts from 8 different
nationalities.
The camp was returning to the volcanic island of Lanzarote
following the successful first camp held last December.
 Under
the supervision of Borja Golan and Tino Casas, the 17
players, hailing from Russia, France, Peru, Switzerland, El
Salvador, England, Spain and Scotland.
The youngest was 21 year old Giaani Covino and the most
experienced Laurence Coady, a young 67. The standard of the
participants covered all standards from beginner to a
national champion in Masters squash, Juanjo Ustariz.
This camp was designed to offer a unique combination of
squash and holiday, the mornings dedicated to time on court
and the afternoons spent visiting attractions across the
island. The camp provided something for everyone with Tino
and Borja providing coaching to help improve many aspects of
the participants game, working on weaknesses and offering
new ways to practice and how to train differently.
During the morning we were training from 9 to 13h. The
sessions ran for 2 hours divided in 2 groups. First group
was training from 9 to 11h and the second from 11 to 13h.
We dedicated each day to work on different aspects of the
game, for example, on Monday we focused on the basics and
the deep game, on Tuesday the attacking game, the volley on
Wednesday, movement on court and how to dominate the T on
Thursday and Friday we organised a tournament.
To practice all these concepts we created individual
technical exercises including routines, ghosting,
conditional games and matches, breaking down and talking
through these areas with the players to explain what they
were doing and suggest alternative options to improve their
game. And of course we gave priority to warming up well
before the sessions and stretching after.
 After
a good morning of training all the players recharged their
batteries on the lunch buffet from Restaurante Atlántico
from Club La Santa, offering salads, pastas, rice, meat,
fish and all kind of fruits, a perfect and healthy diet for
sports people.
After lunch the players had some free time to rest at the
outdoor pool or in their rooms. A few hours later we
organized excursions around Lanzarote. This year we made 4!!
We visited Mirador del Río where you can enjoy the best
views of the island. Also we went to Jameos del Agua, a
spectacular work from César Manrique that combines nature
and artistic design.
 We
have also visited the National Park of Timanfaya which show
us the volcanic landscape and majestic volcanoes of
Lanzarote. The last activity was a scenic trip on mountain
bikes, along the northern coast with lots of up and downs
making us sweat as much as being on a squash court.
The route offered us access to places you can’t get to by
car and being on bikes we travelled much further than
walking, this provided us the opportunity to we can
appreciate the unique landscape with a beautiful mixture of
colours; from the red of the earth to the yellow of the sun
mixing with the black of the volcanic stones and the
different blue of the sea and the sky. Something you have to
see to enjoy it!
And all that in only 5 days!! Some of the players still
had some energy left and in the evening played tennis, padel,
practice windsurfing or enjoying time or diving from the
board into the outdoor pool.
We all felt that the week was fantastic and offered a
perfect blend of squash and holiday in one with Club La
Santa offering the perfect place to be located.
Come and join us next
time !!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Some Opinions from Players!
"I love squash but I
have currently so little time for it. That's why I was so
interested in this camp, as it could provide a unique chance
of combining squash with top coaching and installations in
an attractive, beautiful location.
That's why I decided to come with my family, consisting of
my wife, one child, and one baby. We could combine our
summer holidays with some sport.
We had a good and relaxing time, while I could profit from
the trainings and pro tips.
Tino and Borja really took the time to give us important
tips, which is really appreciated, for players at every
level.
We didn't participate in the afternoon activities, but I
hope next time I can.
Thank you very much for the professional organization and
hope to repeat it sometime in the future."
Juan Carlos C. Swittzerland
“Firstly I thought the location and mix of people and
cultures and levels of squash was perfect – a great way to
be able to see the difference in play between different
countries and even continents!”
Fenella P. Scotland
" I enjoyed a fantastic week at the squash camp.
An excellent course run by very good, experienced and
knowledgeable coaches, taking place in a fantastic venue and
enjoyed by a great bunch of players of all abilities from
all over the world.
I'm looking forward to coming back. "
Lawrence C – England
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