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Join OUSRC as a social member
Please follow the instructions below to purchase a membership:
Instructions for Members Joining Club – Purchasing Memberships
Follow the link to the OUS Membership and Bookings Portal
Sign-up / login with your SSO (otherwise you won’t get student / staff pricing). If you don’t have an SSO, use the register button to sign up for an account with an email and password
Once you are logged in, click on your name (top right corner) and go to My Profile. You may be asked for some additional personal information, depending on how you signed up
Under the Account heading on the left, choose Clubs (if using mobile, scroll down to Clubs)
Under the Join Club heading, choose the club you are interested in from the drop-down menu and click Save. A message should appear confirming your request to join the club has been submitted, and you should also receive a confirmation email.
When you log back into My Profile or try to navigate anywhere else on the platform, you will see a pop-up with a list of club membership options*. Choose the option relevant to you, click Details, check the information and click Add to Cart
Check the details again and then click Confirm Order to purchase your membership.
You will receive a confirmation email confirming your order and your club membership and your club privileges (such as booking access) will be live immediately.
*If you do not choose a membership type at this stage, the system will keep asking you each time you login or refresh the app. You can Skip if you aren’t ready to decide, but you will still be asked again and if you choose I no longer want to be part of OU X Club, your approved joining of the club will be removed from the system completely
Scroll down for more details on what you get with your membership.
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In order to sign up to our mailing list, please send a blank email to ousrc-info-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.
Membership Details
Squash is inclusive to all genders and levels of experience, whether at the individual, college or university level. We welcome enquiries from those with a disability regarding the accessibility of Squash.
You can join OUSRC as a social member or a squad member.
Anyone can join as a social member, including Oxford University students or staff, Oxford Brookes University students, and individuals from the wider community. The social membership is an ideal way to pick up squash as a beginner, or to keep up your game without committing to the training schedule. The club organises a weekly coached session which is always popular, and the squash leagues/ladders provide a great opportunity to get some more match-play experience and meet other players from the club.
Squad members are selected at the squad trials at the beginning of the academic year, and must be eligible and willing to represent the University of Oxford in fixtures. OUSRC has four teams (two men’s and two women’s) that train and compete over the course of Michaelmas and Hilary terms against other universities in the national BUCS leagues, as well as in a varied private fixture list.
The 2s squads (nicknamed the ‘Squirrels’ on the men’s side and ‘Ferrets’ on the women’s) usually have 10-15 players who come to regular training a couple of times a week. A handful of these players step up to play a match (depending on their availability), either at home or away, most Wednesdays during Michaelmas and Hilary terms. The Blues (1s) benefit from smaller squads and more frequent training, and play a number of private clubs, such as The Queen’s Club and the Armed Forces, as well as other universities. Almost all squad members play in the Varsity Matches against the University of Cambridge in Hilary term, giving about 40 Oxford squash players the opportunity to compete in what is usually a really close and exciting match. For the Blues, Varsity is played at the Royal Automobile Club in London. For the 2s, it alternates between Oxford and Cambridge every year.
Social member (£70/yr for OU students, £85/yr for OU staff and Brookes students, £100 for others (2025/26 pricing)) benefits:
Receive a subsidised OUSRC T-shirt
Join the social squash leagues and/or ladders, and challenge other club members to move up through the ranks
Join our members-only WhatsApp and Facebook groups, as well as our PlayWaze community, where you can find other players at all levels to play with
Attend our social events (a range of dinners and nights out)
Attend Sessions For Beginners
Thursday Social Squash Session (all levels) from 6 - 9 pm every week during term
Beginners Coached Sessions with a SquashEngland qualified coach on Saturdays from 1:30 - 3pm every week during term
Attend Sessions For Intermediate Players
Thursday Social Squash Session (all levels) from 6 - 9 pm every week during term
Beginners Coached Sessions with a SquashEngland qualified coach on Saturdays from 1:30 - 3pm every week during term (for beginners to early intermediate players)
Attend Sessions for Advanced Players
Thursday Social Squash Session (all levels) from 6 - 9 pm every week during term
OSRA league matches on Tuesdays/Wednesdays (the Oxfordshire community squash league) and OSRA league training sessions on Sundays
Squad members (£165/yr for Oxford University students) can get all the above benefits from being a social member, and:
Represent the University of Oxford in BUCS fixtures, Varsity matches and private fixtures (i.e. The Queen’s Club, Jesters, RAC, etc.)
Receive coaching twice a week with their respective squads during Michaelmas and Hilary terms
Weekly strength and conditioning training
Receive 2 full playing kits
Receive England Squash Insurance
Attend extra socials with their team