Throughout his four decades of dedicated mentorship and successful coaching, Mohammad Ayaz has worked with thousands of students, from beginners to professionals. During his decade as the assistant squash coach at Harvard University, he led players on the Men’s and Women’s Teams to win college individual championships, team championships, and Howe Cups—many of whom were also honored all American. As coach and mentor of his own independent elite training program for nearly twenty years, he guided US junior players toward achievement and growth both on and off the court. Students from this program have played for and captained US National Junior Squash Teams at World Junior championships and The British Open and US Open, won US Nationals and International Junior tournaments, and gone on to play for Ivy League universities and other elite college squash programs, as well as competed in professional squash tournaments. In the summers, Mohammad directed Harvard squash camps for which he designed training programs for the players and coaches. He also organized and led his own intensive independent summer camps for both US and international players in Germany, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, and France for participation in the European Junior squash circuit. Many of his fondest memories of his career are of cultivating strong and lasting relationships with a diverse range of students—training, competing, and sharing valuable life experiences.
