DIY courts keeping squash spirit alive

Lockdown may have closed squash courts, but it is proving to be no barrier to participation. Players of all ages around the country have been getting creative at home to prove that the nation’s squash spirit is very much alive!

Here are some of our favourite DIY squash courts from social media - share yours via our Facebook, Insta and Twitter.

Age is just a number: 80-year old Andrew Beeston is practising hard on his neighbour’s farm:

?? Special birthday shout out to former ???? O70s #squash champ Andrew Beeston who’s turned 8??0?? today and is still playing in #lockdown ?? Check out this for a court! ????#ShowUsYourCourt #StayInWorkOut @Northern_Club pic.twitter.com/kZDBEWj2wj
— ?????????????? England Squash (@englandsr) April 23, 2020

Gloucestershire's Will Salter has also transformed his barn and even managed to attract some feathered spectators:

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Here’s a time lapse of the female blackbird that is nesting in our barn with her two one week old chicks, with me hitting in the back! Check out the two photos too! @psaworldtour @england_squash @squemes @squash @squashsite

A post shared by Will Salter (@willsaltersquash) on Apr 19, 2020 at 1:23pm PDT

Sibling rivalry: Youngsters from Gloucestershire and Hampshire hone their skills on their #StayAtHome courts:

Anyone want to suggest a conditioned game for the boys to try? @PSAWorldTour @nathanlake3 @BenYoungASCC @WycliffeCollege @SportWycliffe @englandsr @Glos_Jnr_Squash pic.twitter.com/yZOBKoKOAb
— wycliffesquash (@wycliffesquash) April 20, 2020

#ShowUsYourCourt!

We’re loving all the imaginative ways you’re dreaming up to keep playing #squash - be sure to tag us in your videos.

????Hampshire’s George and Phoebe Griffiths still going strong ??#StayInWorkout pic.twitter.com/ffpuAqyXed
— ?????????????? England Squash (@englandsr) April 6, 2020

Meanwhile, in Ipswich Emma is keeping her eye firmly on the ball with her indoor squash drills:

Emma still keeping up with her squash drills! Great work! @IpswichHigh @ipswichsports @englandsr pic.twitter.com/F0L8Iu007D
— Ipswich High PE (@IHSPE) April 23, 2020

It’s grass court season for Wilf in Durham who is using swingball and a spray can to run fitness drills in his back garden:

@DandCsquash @englandsr
Slightly narrower than a standard squash court but with a bit of spray paint a modified swingball - Wilf keeping his eye in with some court fitness.#SquashAtHome #StayInWorkOut #ShowUsYourCourt #StayAtHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/gA8fuLQ5VR
— Russ Thompson (@RussTho01075365) April 21, 2020