History

Mittal Squash Club - History

The Iscor Squash Club was started in 1969 with one court based at the old Iscor Club (now North West University). Within two years another court was built and by 1981 there were four courts on the property. These courts were for many years the only ones in the Vanderbijlpark area.

In 1983 the club was in the process of planning the building of two additional courts when they were approached by Squash Promotions to purchase the Squash Centre. The Squash Centre was built in 1981 by Squash Promotions following an agreement between them and the Municipality. The Squash Centre consists of 8 courts of which 6 are glass backed.

Squash Promotions were not able to run the courts on an economically viable basis and offered the courts to the Iscor Squash Club. The courts were purchased from Squash Promotions and the lease agreement was transferred to the Iscor Club.

In 2006 the North West University purchased the Iscor Club and informed the Squash Club that they would be converting the original four courts at the club into lecture rooms. The Squash Club moved all squash activity to the Centre and this has become the hub of most of the squash activity in the Vaal Triangle. 

The centre is also the only facility where squash can be played in Vanderbijlpark.

The club has also gone through several name changes starting with Iscor Squash, then Emfuleni Squash and eventually ending up currently as the Mittal Squash Club. The club has stayed essentially the same over the years and is still run by an elected committee of volunteers.

Squash at the Mittal Squash Centre – Louis Trichardt Blvd, VDB

Since the Centre has been taken over by the Mittal Squash Club it has been open to the entire community in the Vaal Triangle and now forms the hub of all squash activity in the area. There are about 100 players who make use of the courts on a regular basis and all Vaal Triangle tournaments are also run from there. 

There is a good mix of league and social players who make use of the facility. There is Vaal Triangle league on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evening and Business League on a Wednesday evening. Various groups such as the Schools and Universities make use of the courts, and several tournaments are also held throughout the year. 

The 8 courts are open 6 days a week for approximately 10 hours on weekdays and 7 hours on Saturdays.