Newport Squash Club

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Greg Tippings - Professional Squash Coach


Click here to contact Greg.

Our Club was the first in Wales to appoint a full-time professional squash coach in 2000 - the very talented Greg Tippings who had been playing at the club since 1994.

Playing Career
  • 5yrs on PSA World Tour reaching World Ranking of 69
  • 2000 Silver medal - World Team Championships - Cairo 2
  • 1997 Bronze medal - World Student Games
  • Twice British University Champion – 2000 & 2001
  • 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
  • 6 times County Champion
  • Over 50 caps for Wales including 7 Europeans Team Championships and 4 World Team Championships
  • Won 3 Bronze medals as a player in the European Senior Championships
  • 2009 Captain of Gwent Inter-County Team
Coaching Career
  • UKCC Level 3 Coach
  • Current U17 National Squad Coach, (boys & girls)
  • Coached four U15/U17 teams to Bronze Medals in the European Team Championships
  • Current Squash Wales High Performance Coach
  • Coach to Welsh Senior Squad
  • Development & coaching of over 16 Welsh junior champions including: Robert Sutherland, David Haley, Jenny Haley, Jordan Williams, Peter Creed, Fiona Murphy, Abbi Hicks, Sam Fenwick, Katie Bradbury...........
  • Newport Squash Club has been the leading Squash Club in Wales for over the past 5 years. Greg has been responsible for developing a strong junior section with over 60 junior members. 27 Welsh capped players emanated from the Club in the last 5 years alone.
  • Select and co-ordinates 10 teams competing in the Welsh and Gwent leagues making it by far the biggest squash club in Wales, (still plays at #1 in the 1st team)
  • 2010 Managed The First Welsh Team in the British Premier Squash League (PSL)
  • 2010 Commonwealth Games Coach for Wales in Delhi
  • Organised the Caffrey’s Newport Senior Open past 10 years
  • Organised the Newport Junior Open past 10 years
  • Organised the Welsh Junior Open in 2007

Greg provides individual tuition at £20 per 45-minute session. He is particularly adept at devising a structured individual coaching programme of regular lessons to help you make radical improvements to your game.

Greg also runs the shop and provides a racket restringing service.

If you have any questions about tuition or equipment, please contact Greg using this form. Alternatively you will find Greg at the Club on most days and you can phone him on (07824) 660035 although he spends most of his life on court so the form might be best.