⚫ Chess at 100 mph

Own the T

Squash is the Syndicate's crucible — two players, four walls, one ball that never stops coming.

How it's played

Four walls. One bounce. Zero hiding.

Locked in a 9.75m box, players alternate striking the ball against the front wall. Drives pin them to the side wall, boasts change the geometry, drops kill the rally stone dead.

Control the T — the centre of the court — and you control everything. Fitness, angles, psychology: squash rewards the ruthless.

Squash player preparing a shot on a glass show court
The laws

Rules in 60 seconds

11

PAR scoring

Point-a-rally scoring to 11, win by two clear points. Every rally scores, serve or not — there is no hiding behind hand-out.

1

One bounce

After the serve, the ball may hit any walls but must reach the front wall above the tin — and may bounce only once before you return it.

TIN

Stay above the tin

The bottom 48cm of the front wall is out — hit the tin and the rally's over. Keep the ball up, keep the pressure on.

LET

Lets & strokes

Blocked from a swing or a path to the ball? That's a let — replay it. Denied a direct winning shot? That's a stroke — point to you.

How the Syndicate promotes it

The monthly ladder never lies

Squash runs on our famous ladder at David Lloyd — challenge the player above, take their rung, defend it with your life. Beginner nights teach the grip, the ghosting, the drop. Ladder kings and queens headline our season opens, and rising talent gets Syndicate backing to compete beyond the club.

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