Coaches

Hesham El Attar

Founding Head Coach (Retired)

 

Head Coach Hesham El Attar is a past world level player who has been coaching professionally for more than 32 years. His experience in coaching ranges from teaching beginners, to coaching some of the best players in the world. In fact, he has coached 7 World Top 5 professional players during his career, of which some have won the World Championships or occupied the number 1 spot in the World Rankings.

His experience and success with kids is also evident as he has also coached British Junior Open Champions and World Junior Open Champions as well.
After moving to the U.S a few years ago, he has taken numerous juniors in New Jersey to the highest rankings at National Level and helped them achieve their aspirations of joining some of the top colleges in the country.

“Hi, I’m Hesham El Attar and I really believe that squash is an exceptional sport. I would love to introduce you to this great sport and be with you as you enjoy it. The art and skills of the game, the speed, the strategy, the challenge, the satisfaction of winning. Whichever is “your fun” let’s do it together. Let’s do it right. Get the Squash Advantage”.

 

 

 

 

 

 mujahid hussain

coaching pro

 

Originally from Pakistan, Mujahid (nickname “Maju”) is a driven and accomplished squash coach with over a decade of experience. Prior to coaching, he had a successful professional playing career, having won multiple championships and reached the best PSA ranking of 176. He was most recently the national coach of the Bahrain Squash Federation. Before that, he spent two years coaching at the prestigious Black Ball Sporting Club in Egypt. From 2015-2018, Mujahid was the National Junior Coach in Bahrain. He was also the State Head Coach in Sarawak, Malaysia for two years.

 

He has coached numerous professional and junior top players in Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain and Egypt, including Salma Hany (Highest WR #10), Nathan Kueh (Current Penn Varsity player) and Si Ma (Current Stanford Varsity player). Since he came to the US early this year, he has been coaching at K2 Squash in Malvern, PA, where he quickly established himself to be a much sought-after coach.

 

Abdelaziz Hegazy

Touring pro

 

Abdelaziz (Zizo) started playing squash at the age of 9. As a PSA pro player, Zizo has won two PSA titles, and finished top eight in many PSA tournaments. He is also a three-time UAE Champion. His highest World Ranking is #168. 

 

Before coming to the US, he was the Head Coach of the Elite Program at the Flying DAF Squash Academy in Dubai. Prior to that, Zizo was a coach at various prestigious clubs in Egypt including Alexandria Sporting Club, Ramy Ashour Squash Academy and the Wadi Degla Club. While in Egypt, he worked with many top ranked junior players, including Bristish Junior Open, US Jr Open and Wolrd Jr Championship winners/finalists.

 

Zahed Salem

Touring Pro

 

Zahed has been playing on the PSA Tour full time for 15 years, reaching a career highest ranking of #14 in the world. He’s captured seven PSA titles, including wins at the Al Hassan Squash Open in 2011, Pittsburg Open in 2017 and Nigerian Chamberian Open in 2018. He’s also reached quarter finals in multiple Platinum events and World Championship in 2019.

 

Since January 2023, Zahed has been training in the Mid-Atlantic area in the U.S. He loves drawing from his own extensive experience, both as a junior and as a professional, to guide and inspire the next generation of squash players. 

 

fitness coach

 

Coach Ezra has been involved in the fitness industry for the past 10+ years. He started his fitness journey in 2015, working part-time in high school at Crunch Fitness. It quickly developed into a passion and the beginning of his everlasting journey into bettering his mind and body. Coach Ezra earned his NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) certification in 2017 and graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science & Physiology from William Paterson University in 2021. He was a trainer and manager at RX30, a fitness center in Wayne, for the last four years. He is extremely excited to start his full-time role here at Squash Advantage.

 

In 2020, Coach Ezra was selected for American Ninja Warrior and participated for one season. While he did not advance as far as he would have liked, it was a huge stepping stone in his fitness journey to prove that he can achieve seemingly impossible goals with hard work and dedication. It’s exactly this mindset that Coach Ezra would like to instill in all our young athletes. 

 

 

 

 

Renee Chan

Part-time coach

 

Originally from Short Hills, NJ, Renee has been playing squash for over 15 years. As a junior, she achieved a national ranking as high as #3, was a two-time member of Team USA, and a three-time New Jersey High School Champion. She was recruited to play varsity squash at Columbia University, where she played as high as #4 on the ladder and was elected Team Captain twice.

 

Renee has a strong passion for supporting Asian & Pacific Islander athletes, as well as advocating for girls and women in sports, and she looks to bring that same passion to Squash Advantage, encouraging and coaching young players to become the best squash players they can be.