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MSquash Offers Training And Fun For All Ages
The ball sport academy recently opened a second location in South Norwalk and is excited to serve the community.
This Patch article is sponsored by MSquash.
MSquash is a brand new squash and ball sport facility offering the most fun and new ways to play squash, lacrosse, tennis and soccer and get fit!
MSquash is a squash and ball sport academy for players from all ages and levels. We are passionate about the most fun and efficient ways to train our bodies and stay healthy in a community of great friends. For those interested in a specialized one-stop-shop Squash Institute, we cover every stage of a squash athlete’s development — starting at age four to masters and professional squash players. Our coaches are some of the best in the world. We offer adult clinics and social squash, junior clinics, junior private lessons and everything one needs to play and love the sport. MSquash was founded by co-owners, Shaun Moxham and Katline Cauwels.
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Patch had a chance to talk with Shaun Moxham and Katline Cauwels, co-owners of MSquash.
Patch: How long have you been doing business in town, or how long has your organization been around in the community?
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Cauwels and Moxham: MSquash Port Chester opened in 2018 and Sept. 25, 2021 we opened our second location in popular South Norwalk. Both campuses provide convenient playing and training to Westchester and Fairfield County families.
Patch: What attracted you to the line of work you’re in, and how did you get started?
Cauwels and Moxham: Co-founder, Shaun Moxham grew up in Brisbane, Australia and played professionally. He earned the No.3 rank in the World Junior Championships in 1988. He propelled to the Top 50 world ranked players and became the youngest coach ever to produce a world champion. That success led Moxham to create his own academy in 1998, located in Belgium, called MSquash.
Katline Cauwels was Belgium national champion at age 15, and at her peak, was ranked in the top 40 players in the world. Together, they joined forces and in 2014, moved to the United States with the ambition to start a High Performance Academy with the best global training technology. Katline holds two Master degrees and played professionally while in college.
Patch: If you had to sum up your business mission to a stranger in five words, what would those words be?
Cauwels and Moxham:
- Fun.
- Interactive.
- High performance sport.
- Caring for the total athlete experience.
- Ensuring total athlete well-being.
Patch: What’s the biggest challenge or most difficult moment you’ve faced in your job?
Cauwels and Moxham: There are no huge challenges, but sometimes it is coaching players through losses, mindset or mental performance and balancing academics and training plans. In sports, losing is part of learning how to win, and injury sometimes adds another obstacle. While these are the most difficult moments in the career of an athlete, it is also the most rewarding to see players get back up. We call it ‘fall forward’.
Patch: What is the most satisfying part of your job?
Cauwels and Moxham: Satisfaction comes when we see positive changes from the efforts and changes players make everyday. We can work on building dreams and making those dreams come to life. We can shape dreams and see players develop into champions on and off the court. Being a champion has a different meaning for everyone. We work on turning players into champion people, and we love it when they walk out of the door, and we change their day — and sometimes their life.
Patch: How would you say your business or organization distinguishes itself from the others?
Cauwels and Moxham: We go 360 degrees and we go all the way. We are about a total athlete experience and well-being MSquash is much more than squash: you can always do something NEW and EXTRA. We offer a one-stop-shop squash institute to build champion players & people. But at the same time we go beyond the serious part of squash and we make the game accessible and fun for all with the technology. Our physiotherapist is there to guide the players professionally healthwise, our mindset expert is there to keep athletes fit and strong in their minds.
Services we offer are:
- Squash training with video analysis, interactive squash, live streaming of events, school squash and a dedicated girls academy.
- Squash and multi-sport camps.
- Mindset and Leadership training.
- College planning and recruiting services.
- Physical therapy — strength and conditioning.
- Birthday parties.
- Interactive Sports with MBALL.
- Our movement studio is state of the art technology that incorporates a 3D camera and a force plate to collect objective data along with our physiotherapist to share insight and train any sport.
Our Port Chester location features: OUR INFRASTRUCTURE:
- Six Squash Courts, including :
- 360-degree video analysis glass court with glass floor for the most precise and accurate training.
- Three interactive SQUASH courts for mixed reality squash training for players of all ages and levels.
- High-performance track for functional training.
- Reaction training studio.
SONO features: OUR INFRASTRUCTURE:
14,000 square feet of high-performance ball sport training and recreation.
- Six Squash Courts, including:
- A four-sided ASB ShowGlassCourt for local, national and international competition.
- Three multi-sport courts for mixed reality squash, tennis, soccer, padel, handball, basketball, ... training for players of all ages.
- Medical grade movement testing and training studio.
- Mixed reality balance training studio.
Patch: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given when it comes to success?
Cauwels and Moxham: Success is different for everyone, and each person’s definition is as valuable. Success is never built in a day, but progress can be made every day. Every day, we try to do something better.
Patch: Do you have any events coming up in your community? If so, tell us about them.
Cauwels and Moxham: We invite Patch readers in to see our space. Offers include:
- A free clinic participation.
- An introduction lesson at 50% off the price.
- A court rental at $25/hr.
We recently hosted USSquash tournaments at our Port Chester and SONO locations.
In SONO:
- US Squash accredited Junior Silver during Thanksgiving weekend.
- US Squash accredited Junior Bronze Tournaments 01/07/22.
- US Squash accredited JCT on Jan. 15-17.
Patch: How can Patch readers learn more about your work and business?
Cauwels and Moxham:
- Online
- Email: info@msquash.com
MSquash Port Chester is located at 23 Waterfront Place, Port Chester, NY 10573, 844-677-8274. MSquash SONO is located at 85 Water St., Norwalk, Conn., 06854, 844-677-8274.
