Mir Zaman Gul, Head Coach
Charlotte squash club’s first coach when it opened, Coach Mir has always considered Charlotte home. An outstanding Coach and player, Coach Mir reached a high of World rank #6 during his professional player. An insightful and passionate coach, Mir has been coaching for 20 years and is a Level 2 certified coach. He is a 7 time Asian champion and won the World Team Championships in 1993 with Pakistan. In his career, he won close to 100 titles. Coach Gul has worked with beginners and adults taking them to the top levels of play.
Cell 312 200 2885 mirzamangul07@hotmail.com
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Connie Barnes, Owner and COO
Connie played Squash at State grade level in Australia for 15 years before arriving in Bethesda in 2002. An inaugural member of TPAC The Professional Association of Coaches and a US Squash representative, Connie is one of only 50 Level 2 coaches in the US. Connie’s passion is junior squash and she has taken her DC program from a handful of juniors in 2002 when she arrived to over 150 players. Connie and her husband Rod have developed a strong program of elite and intermediate players with many having continued to play in college. The program at Charlotte includes internal and external leagues, lessons, clinics, camp, High School and a Middle School leagues.
Contact Connie at: Conniesquash@gmail.com or Connie’s cell (301) 807-9905
Dr. Rod Barnes, Owner
Rod learned squash through the 1980’s in Brisbane, Australia during a golden era where several of the talented juniors in his cadre went on to be some of the world’s top players.
Rod’s squash career became secondary in his later teens as he chose a professional career as a scientist, but through his prime he nevertheless maintained a level that was competitive at the top of the very strong regional leagues in Australia. Even as a lifelong part-timer Rod remains one of the top ranked amateur players in the tri-state area, and the top player in his over 45 age bracket. In addition Rod has nearly two decades of coaching experience working with juniors and adults in Australia and the US, leading to many happy and successful protégés.
Rod specializes in teaching advanced and elite potential juniors. Using his well developed analytic and communication skills, Rod seeks to imbue good racquet technique in harmony with efficient movement, whilst matching tutelage to the student’s natural attributes.
Chelsea Treuner
Chelsea Treuner is our Administrative Assistant at AussieNick Squash LLC and Charlotte Squash club. She assist with administrative tasks including memberships, credit cards, amenity fees and more.