Laurent Elriani Presented USOC Coach of the Year Award

Laurent Elriani was honored tonight with the United States Olympic Committee National Coach of the Year Award. Dent Wilkens, the senior vice president of operations at US Squash, presented Elriani with the award on the ASB GlassCourt at the 2017 United States Open.

Elriani, a top player from France, reached world No.58 before turning to coaching. In June 2004 Elriani married former world No.3 Linda Charman, and two years later they came to the U.S. They first coached at the Field Club in Greenwich, CT for a year, before arriving at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn in 2007.

Elriani is coaching an amazing quartet: the reigning U19 and U17 national boy’s champions and the current number one ranked U19 and U17 boys. He will be a lead coach next January on the US Squash’s annual trip to the British Junior Open.

US Squash has given out the USOC National Coach of the Year Award since 1998 when Paul Assaiante received the award. Other winners include Demer Holleran, Mark Allen, Adam Hamill, Natalie Grainger and last year’s winner Geoff Mitchell.

Newspaper WordPress Theme

Latest news

Team USA Earns Historic Pan American Junior Championships Medal Haul

Team USA recorded the best performance in program history at the 2025 Pan American Junior Championships, earning three main draw gold medals for the...

U.S. Squash Foundation Launches Drive to LA28 Campaign

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2025 – The U.S. Squash Foundation launched the Drive to LA28 Campaign to provide a significant impact on Team USA Squash, the...

Team USA Targets Pan American Junior Championships Medals in Chile

The eight young men and women representing Team USA at the 2025 Pan American Junior Championships, June 29-July 5, have arrived in Santiago, Chile. The...

Weaver Becomes First American to Compete for PSA World Tour Finals Title

World No. 4 Olivia Weaver became the first American to reach the finals of the PSA World Tour Finals in what will also mark...

Weaver and Amanda Sobhy Bid to Reach British Open Semifinals

Team USA's Olivia Weaver and Amanda Sobhy are in top form this week with both players reaching the Gillenmarkets British Open quarterfinals without dropping...