English squash professional Joey Barrington, with a top world ranking of 22, 6 PSA tour titles to his name and 24 tour finals, has joined Spirit of Squash as an ambassador.
Joey has always enjoyed working with kids and sees Spirit of Squash as an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to community projects, to get kids exercising and enjoying themselves.
Joey has represented England at the European Team Championships (winners in 2008); he plays in the PSL for Winchester; in the Italian league for Parma; and the German Bundesliga for Stuttgart (European Champions in 2006); he trains at the Jonah Barrington Squash Academy at Millfield School in Somerset and at St Georges Hill in Surrey; and is the lead commentator for PSASquashTV.com.
English squash professional Adrian Grant, with a highest national ranking of 4, highest world ranking of 9, and 16 PSA world tour titles to his name, has joined Spirit of Squash as an ambassador.
Adrian competed in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi winning Gold for England in the men's doubles event. In 2004, Adrian made history at the European Team Championships in Rennes, France as the first black player ever to represent England, and won the championships in 2004, 06, 07, 08, and 09.
From Peckham in south London, Adrian enjoyed a vibrant and distinguished junior career as British Champion at U14 and U16 age groups, culminating in him being crowned European Junior Champion. He was a key player in the England teams that twice won the World and European Junior Championships. With this success as a junior Adrian and the England Squad were invited to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh along with other international athletes.
Adrian added, I'm honoured to be working with, and being an ambassador for, Spirit of Squash. I'm very passionate about giving time to kids and helping them enjoy the sorts of sports opportunities I had. Growing up in Peckham, south London, I know about the pressures of having to grow up too quickly and all the negative and harmful things that can get in the way. I've been lucky enough to pursue a career in squash that has taken me around the world and shown me the positive aspects of what sport can achieve. Helping people young and old on the right path would be the biggest achievement of my career
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http://www.spiritofsquash.com/who-are-our-ambassadors.php