EJS ambassadors

Jamie Brown

Age18
Which were your Essex Junior Club/s?The Connaught Club, Hamptons Sport &
Leisure, Off the Wall Squash
Who was your junior coach?Paul Selby, Lee Jemmett
Current Club/sThe Connaught Club
University?University of Nottingham
Did you ever play in the Essex Junior Closed and if so, what was your best result?Played every year since 2016 and won it in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023
Did you ever play in any inter county teams, if so, what was your best memory?Played for Essex since U13, best memory is probably the Inter-county friendlies I used to play in U13 because everyone was new to me and so I gained so much experience.
Who is your favourite player to play?Bailey Malik
Who is your nemesis? Alex Broadbridge
What skill would you want from someone else?I would take the patience of anyone who loves straight drives
Favourite pre match scran (food)?I usually eat bananas during a tournament but
not when they’re squishy and black!
Top tip for future playersFind a group of players whose company you enjoy and
are similar standard to you, then play as much as possible with all of them. You’ll have great fun whilst improving.
What skill are you working on most this year?My volley drops, I have the shot but nowhere near the consistency needed to beat top pros
How do you prepare for a match?Probably not ideally! Most of my warmup consists of mental preparation, as I believe that after the first few rallies you
warm up anyways. I put some music on and go for a jog around the venue and imagine myself beating my opponent.
Who coaches you now?Lee Jemmett down at Connaught
When you are not playing squash, what do you like to do?I listen to loads of music, I also love photography, so I bring my camera everywhere I go and try to capture some shots!
If you didn’t play squash, what other sport do you think you may have taken up?I’m also a decent tennis player- so it would have to be that. You can’t beat tennis in the summer on a nice day- although in the winter it can be rather gusty and wet.