Squash Pro UCSF
For more information about the ucsf squash program please contact Dominique Chiquet.
directly at dchiquet at cls.ucsf.eduDominique Chiquet
Playing career:
Men’s 6.0 player
Former Swiss Junior Champion & Swiss No 1
16th World Team Championships 1989 Malaysia (Switzerland)
Member Swiss National Team 1984-94 ( Highest ranking 6th European Team Championships 1990)
18th World Team Championships 1993 in Pakistan (Switzerland)
Touring Pro 1990 (best ranking World No 129)
In 18 months on the P.S.A world circuit Dominique played in Africa, the Far East, Australia and all over Europe. Due to a severe hip injury Dominique had to stop his professional playing career at age 21.
Coaching Experience
-Assistant Squash Pro Squash Club Eglisee, Switzerland 1991-1995
-Assistant Coach Swiss Junior National Team, 1995-1997
-Head Squash Pro Van der Merwe Sports Center, Switzerland and Grendelmatt Sportcenter, Germany 1996-1997
-Coach Northern California Junior Team (norcal, 1997-2001).
-Guest Coach Japan Team Members Tokyo 2001 & 2002
-Guest technical Coach to Gutemalan National Team and National Team of El Salvador , 2004.
-SSRV Level 3 Certification Course Coaches Instructor.
-Co-Founder of Gokidscamp 2004
-Squash Pro San Francisco Bay Club, okt 97- current
-Head Squash Pro Club One Oakland, CA, 2004 - 2006
-UCSF Head Squash Coach
-Guest Coach at various clubs in the US including Mark Talbott Squash Academy (Rhode Island), Sacramento (Cross Court, Goldriver Club), Reno (Caughlin Club) and several clubs in the Bay Area inlcuding BIG C Club (Concord), Sportsclub (San Ramon).
Dominique has been coaching squash fulltime for over 10 years, and hold the S.S.R.A. Level IV Elite & Expert Professional Certificate. I have coaching experience teaching the game to players of all ages and every standard, from complete beginners through to some of the highest ranked Swiss and U.S. juniors and world ranked professional senior players. I was responsible for the development of the top Northern California Juniors, several that climbed into the top 30 on the United States Junior rankings and have been recruited to play College squash at Trinity , Harvard , Bowdoin and more.