Born in England, Richard, a casual badminton and tennis player, started playing squash at age 13. He played his first junior tournament at age 14. By age 16, he decided to pursue a professional career in squash, and it became his lifelong passion. By age 19, he ranked in the top 30 in the UK and #107 in the world. He continued to play in tournaments and leagues in the United Kingdom, as well as throughout Europe for Professional Squash Association (PSA) tournaments. Richard has over 30 years of coaching experience and holds the highest level of coaching certification: an England Squash Level 3. He realized coaching was his calling after taking his first full-time resident teaching pro position at age 20 in England. Over the next 10 years, he held three head pro positions in Europe: two in England, and one in Switzerland. In 1995, Richard moved to California to become the head teaching pro at The Decathlon Club (Santa Clara), followed by the Pacific Athletic Club (Redwood City). He later joined Stanford University to coach the varsity teams. Now, Richard is heavily involved in developing junior players. He organizes tournaments for players at all levels, as well as an annual tournament for international professional players. Richard still competes: he won the U.S. National Age-Level Championships in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006, and he was a Finalist in 2000 and 2004. He was also a World Masters finalist in 2008 and won third place in 2001. Besides squash, Richard loves physical training and pushing the limits of endurance. He trained and completed his first triathlon (half-Ironman) in 2011 in San Francisco. His other hobbies include reading, golf, snowboarding, and cycling.

Samy Farag was born in Germany and spent his adult life in Egypt. After high school, Samy spent many years in the military before deciding to play on the Professional Squash Tour. Following a successful professional career, he retired and was immediately employed by the Egyptian Federation to coach the National Team. Fifteen years ago, his focus turned to strength and conditioning, he quickly qualified as a personal trainer and holds certificates in strength training, nutrition and massage. He has since become the go-to physical trainer for the top squash players in the world who are based in Egypt (Hania El Hammamy #3, Tarek Momen 2020 World Champion, Faraes Dessouky #8, Marwan El Shorbagy #6). Samy joins Squash Zone as our strength and conditioning coach and is also available for squash lessons.

Graduated from Central Washington University with 2 teaching degrees in Elementary Education (K-8) and in Middle-Level Science (6-8). I have also earned my US Squash coaching level 2 qualification, plus I have been fortunate to have coached squash for 10 years before getting my teaching degrees. At Squash on Track, my goal is for the students to gain and learn the confidence in their own ability to understand and comprehend the material or task that they are trying to achieve. Outside of squash I love to play golf, spend time with friends and family, and cook.

Evan is responsible for product strategy and development at Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Prior to Oracle’s acquisition of NetSuite, Evan was CTO and Chairman of the NetSuite board. Before co-founding NetSuite in 1998, Evan spent eight years as a vice president at Oracle Corporation, where he focused on making powerful database technology more accessible to users. Evan also founded the BRCA Foundation supporting cancer research.  Evan was an avid tennis player, but, after being introduced to squash, the new sport became his passion. In 2008, Netsuite sponsored its first professional squash tournament — the Netsuite Open — and the tournament is now the most prestigious professional squash tournament on the West Coast. Evan combined his passion for squash and his philanthropic endeavors by starting Squash on Track.

Elaine moved to California in 2005 via Canada, South Africa, and her birth country England. Previously, Elaine worked at Bay Club Redwood Shores as the squash administrator for 10 years. Elaine received a diploma in Hotel and Industrial Catering from the Hotel School in South Africa. She spent over 15 years with a large industrial catering firm where she gained experience in management and accounting. After emigrating to Canada, Elaine started her own bookkeeping business, overseeing all accounting procedures for over 30 small companies. Elaine was introduced to squash in Canada after her husband joined a local club and signed her up without her knowledge. Elaine has played in three Howe cups, where her team achieved 2nd in the D division and 1st in the C Division. Elaine was also the Peninsula League Coordinator for three years. Today, Elaine plays social squash and looks forward to seeing all the members on court.