Fitness
What exercise regimen are you
following to achieve your goals?
I wake up at 7am, do 60 meter
sprints uphill and then work on
movement drills on the court.
Sometimes I work out by myself
but sometimes I like to work on the
movement stuff with other players.
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What role have your parents
played in your squash career?
They’ve played a huge role. In fact, I
don’t think I would ever have played
if not for them. My brother Chris and
I were born right into White Oaks.
I’ve been holding a racquet forever
and I played my first tournament
when I was six. In those days, I was
playing nine year olds and I used to
get killed! I’d go hide and cry where
my parents couldn’t find me. But
that didn’t last long – I’ve always
been competitive in every sport. I
started beating my mum when I was
about nine! (Nick laughs an evil
little son-laugh, I’m sure picturing
his mother’s face as she reads this!)
What role has White Oaks
played in the development
of your game?
White Oaks has always been my
second home. I’m there at least
three hours a day, whenever I’m in
town. There are a bunch of members,
guys my dad played with like Scott
McLachlan, Chad Dommasch – all
those guys used to hit with my brother and me when we were younger.
It didn’t matter that we were kids
– they were always serious…and
then, eventually we beat them!
What does going pro mean?
I still have one more semester left
at Cornell but after I’m finished,
I’ll be moving to Toronto and starting my professional squash career.
There are a lot of tournaments in the
States and Canada but I’ll start by
playing in the smaller ones to build
up my ranking. Once I win a few and
get a higher spot in the rankings, I
can get into the tournaments with
bigger prize money. I’ll be working
on my squash career full-time for
four or five years and we’ll see how
it goes. If it’s not going anywhere,
I’ll always have my degree and my
squash background to fall back on.
NOTHING FEELS
BETTER THAN
PLAYING FOR
YOUR COUNTRY
MEMBERS
What about the Pan Am Games
or the World Championships?
If I made the Canadian team for the
World Championships, that would
be huge but you can’t just jump on
the team. I’d have to prove myself
and if I made it, that would be a
great honor. I’ve played two tournaments on the Junior Canadian team
and that was a huge accomplishment. There’s nothing that feels
better than playing for your country.
They have trials for the team every
summer and the top ten players
in Canada get called up to try out.
Four make it…with sometimes a
fifth guy as a backup. I’d be thrilled
just to have the chance to try out!
LIZ FLEMING
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