College Squash Players
College squash team practice

Playing in College

The Season

College squash is a winter sport. Team matches start in early-to-mid-November and culminate in the end-of-season National Team Championships in late February. At many schools, the main part of the season falls during the winter intersession between the fall and spring semesters, with the championships in the first part of the spring semester, making squash a great sport for student-athletes.

Teams

Team rosters typically range in size from 10 to 20 players. In intercollegiate matches, schools play their top ten players against their opponent's top ten. Only the top nine results count, with the number ten match being played as an exhibition.

Most college teams will play anywhere from 10 to 20 matches a year, mostly on weekends.

Practices

Teams usually begin formal practices by mid-October to early November. Most teams, however, start "captain's practice" as soon as they return to campus in the fall.

Practices are typically for two hours each day, five or six days a week.