Satinder Bajwa
College: London Southall College of Technology
Title: Head Coach
Experience: 11th Season
Phone: (617) 495-4851
Satinder Bajwa is currently in his 11th season as head coach of
Harvard's men's and women's squash teams in 2009-10. Bajwa has
mentored world-class players and national champions from around the
world including the United States. Under his direction, both men's
and women's teams have won a total of five Ivy League titles, with
the women winning the National Championship (Howe Cup) in 2001 and
2010. The men's team also claimed the five-man USSRA National Team
Championship the same year.
In the past 10 seasons, Harvard's men's squash team has seen 31
All-Ivy League honors, two Rookies of the Year and one Player of
the Year. The national spotlight has been even brighter with
Harvard being recognized with 31 All-Americans in that same time
frame. He has posted an 82-33 record in men's play during his
tenure. In 2006-07, Siddharth Suchde '07 climbed the ladder to
claim his stake as the game's top player by winning the CSA
Individual National championship. Women's teammate and perrenial
All-America selection Kyla Grigg '07 matched the accomplishment
giving Harvard the game's top players on either side.
During the 2009-10 season, Colin West '10 won the individual men's
title, while Laura Gemmell '13 took home the women's individual
crown.
On the women's side, Harvard has had 28 All-Ivy League players
under Bajwa. The women have had five Rookie of the Year honors,
three Player of the Year honors, and three CSA individual national
champions, while being recognized with 33 All-Americans. Bajwa has
posted a 93-28 overall record with the women and guided the team
all the way to the national championship in 2010.
Bajwa served as the head coach at the United States Military
Academy (1985-88) before returning to the United Kingdom to take on
the challenge of International (soft ball) squash. Back in London,
he initially represented and managed the Stripes Club's National
Squash League team before moving on to work in the development and
promotional aspects of the game. His 10-year stint in this area
allowed him to direct many world class players, including one of
the greatest players of all time, Jansher Khan.
Concurrently, Bajwa is the President and Founder of Complete
Sports Solutions (CSS) which consults with industry experts such as
Octagon. Bajwa currently partners with WSM to promote the Super
Series Squash Finals. His company - CSS - owns exclusive rights for
the promotion of the Super Series Squash Finals featuring the
world's eight best players. The event is now in its 11th year and
is an annual sporting fixture on the United Kingdom sporting
calendar.
Bajwa made his return to United States collegiate coaching in
1998 with his appointment as head coach at Bowdoin College in
Brunswick, Maine, where he led the men's team to its best season
ever.
An American citizen, Bajwa was born in India and schooled in the
United Kingdom. As a player, he was ranked on both the North
American hard ball and the International squash tours during the
1980s. Still competing as a senior, Bajwa has won the US National
Championships in the over 35 and over 45 age categories.
A graduate of London Southall College of Technology, he and his
wife Surinder, have three children: sons Pehlaaj and Cherrag, and
daughter Kimran. The family resides in Huron Village situated in
Cambridge, Mass.