I still enjoy training and playing squash, but I'm not getting any younger and at some point you have to move on to the next stage of your life, and I feel ready to do that now.

I've always known I wanted to go into coaching after playing as I've always done coaching throughout my career, really enjoyed it and found it very rewarding, so when the two jobs came up for Laurent and I at the Field Club of Greenwich in Connecticut, USA, we decided it was a fantastic opportunity for us.

It's great as Laurent can still play some PSA events around his coaching commitments, especially as there are so many tournaments in the USA, but I'm going to concentrate 100% on coaching and the new job.

We've just finished doing three weeks of camps at the Field Club in Greenwich which we thoroughly enjoyed and it was so great to get to know the families etc before we're there full-time. We're also lucky to have some great people to work alongside.
 

We'll be living in Greenwich and we've luckily found an apartment to move straight into when we return on 21st August. It's only five minutes' drive to the club and also within walking distance of the main avenue in Greenwich where the restaurants, shops, bars and cinema are, so it should be a good location for us.

I suppose I'll miss the competing to a certain extent and I'm probably going to miss the atmosphere at certain tournaments and the friendships I have with other players and people I've met in different places around the globe. Also visiting different and new countries.

What's great about the circuit is that you visit cities and countries that you may not get the chance to visit or holiday to, so consequently we get to see all sorts of cultures, environments and ways of living, and it adds to the whole experience of being a squash professional.

I've got numerous photo albums from my 16 years of travelling and playing. It's so funny to look back at them and it brings back so many great memories.

I'm also going to miss my on-court sessions with my coach Mike Harris and when we move to the USA the biggest thing of all will be missing our family and friends in England. One thing that will soften the blow will be that we already have several friends that live in and around the area we'll be based in.

I'm not going to miss having jetlag so regularly, trying to sleep on planes, checking in at airports and living out of a bag.

Wow, I have so many great memories from the last 16 years, so it's pretty hard to single any out. I suppose my five highlights have to be:

• Winning the British Nationals last year ('05), especially after so many attempts!

• Winning the bronze medal in the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games doubles with my best mate Fiona Geaves and having both my parents there to see it after all the support they've given me over all the years.

• I've always loved playing for England so I've enjoyed every one of my 70+ caps.

• My England highlight was being captain when we won the World Team Championships in 2000.

• And lastly my highest world ranking of 3 and English ranking of no 1.

I luckily don't have too many bad memories and I try my hardest not to concentrate on the negative side of things and try to focus on the positive and move on.
 

I feel that I've achieved everything that I am capable of in squash and that I gave it a good go, so I have no regrets. I now want to concentrate on being the best coach I can possible be. I'm totally looking forward to the future.

As I said, I'm ready for the next phase of my life and we're also looking forward to starting a family in the next year or so.

Lastly, just a HUGE thankyou to everyone who helped, influenced and supported me throughout my career.

It's been a fantastic journey and I've been lucky enough to share it with some amazing people.

To be honest, I feel more excited than sad, as I'll still be working in the sport I love and I'll be just as involved in squash as before – just from a different perspective!

Hope to see you all sometime in the US of A !!!

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