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Dubai - Dubai Festival City’s family-friendly sports and social destination, Al Areesh Club, has partnered with The Flying DAF, the UAE-based high-performance squash academy, to open a third Dubai outlet providing expert tuition to individuals of all levels and age groups.
A multi-purpose community club in Dubai Festival City, Al Areesh Club offers a wide range of health and fitness options. The Club boasts a fully equipped gym, an aerobic studio, multi-purpose court, swimming pools, and all-weather hard courts for and racket and ball sports. Al Areesh Club also features Spinney’s supermarket, a dental clinic, a pharmacy, beauty salons for men and women and a host of options for kids.
The Flying DAF, founded by former professional squash player Kanzy El Dafrawy, a USA squash national champ and former Women’s world #22, has a mission to grow the game of squash at a grassroots level.
Commenting on the partnership, Samer Zabian, Director, Residential & Commercial Property at Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate said: “At Dubai Festival City, we have always promoted a healthy lifestyle and encourage our residents and visitors to participate in activities that are dedicated at improving their well-being. Our partnership with The Flying Daf enables us to offer an international level of squash training to our community members. This is a chance for kids to learn from a young age and power their dreams to compete internationally. We are excited to bring the best of sports to our community members, with convenience at their doorstep, and in-line with all social distancing measures issued by government authorities to ensure the safety of members.’’
El Dafrawy added: “The UAE sports industry is maturing amid a nationwide focus on healthy lifestyles and exercising. Squash fits the bill for players of all ages as the sport affords physical and mental benefits. Since launching in July we have seen strong appetite from both regular squash players and people looking to learn more about the sport. Our expansion into Al Areesh Club at Dubai Festival City eases demand on current capacity and empowers my team to continue supporting player development regardless of ability at both ends of Dubai, which is fundamental to our long-term approach and success.
The Flying DAF will operate four top-class squash coaches at Dubai Festival City’s Al Areesh Club and will follow its sister branch in Jumeirah by hosting numerous activations including ladies’ tournaments, camps, leagues and general competitions.
The Flying DAF Squash Academy is accepting membership enquiries for Al Areesh Club at Dubai Festival City. Opening hours are 8am to 10pm. For more information, including prices and court bookings visit https://www.flyingdaf.com/ or follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theflyingdaf/
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About The Flying DAF
The Flying DAF Squash Academy is a high-performance centre dedicated to training individuals across all levels, ages and backgrounds. The academy, launched in May 2021, is based in Dubai and aims to build the UAE’s first generation of squash champions. Headed by Kanzy El Dafraway, a former world #22, and five other elite-level coaches, the Academy provides a customized, efficient and high-energy approach to sessions and clinics. The Flying DAF is Dubai’s pre-eminent provider of elite-level squash coaching in the UAE and leverages five professional-standard courts nestled in a complex of hotels along Jumeirah’s beachfront, including Jumeirah Mina A’Salam and Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Designed with development in mind for all players, be they youngsters hoping to forge a career in the professional game or the newcomer keen to enhance their fitness, the vision is one of continuous improvements in the physical and mental side of sport.
About Kanzy El Dafrawy
Kanzy EI Dafrawy, better known as The Flying Daf, is one of the Arab world’s most established and recognisable squash extraordinaries, boasting 220 professional accolades stretching across a 15-year career and culminating in a world ranking high of 22.
Egypt-born, USA-educated and UAE-affiliated, Kanzy began her squash journey aged seven. She quickly gained notoriety for her agility and dedication, epitomised by incredible leaps around the court which earned her the moniker under which she now trades.
Securing youth titles all over the world, most significantly in Zimbabwe (African Cup), France (French Open), the Netherlands (Dutch Championships) and the UK (British Junior Open, runner-up), Kanzy’s professional career took off Stateside when she won the USA National Squash Championships in 2016, securing the country’s top ranking.
Nine Professional Squash Association titles duly followed, and by her early-20s Kanzy’s development into a coach was taking shape, nurturing upcoming talent in the US colleague system. Latterly, would-be squash stars in France, Germany, South Africa, Jordan, Netherlands, Canada, Egypt, United States and Switzerland have all benefited from her expertise.
Away from the court, Kanzy earned an Economics degree from Egypt’s Lycee Francais Du Caire, and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Trinity College, Connecticut, United States, where she double majored in International Studies and French, while minoring in Urban Studies. In 2020, EIDafrawy ‘s Digital Marketing agency was launched and, in the same year, Kanzy was appointed to the Guinness World Record Official Adjudication panel.
With a wealth of coaching, mentorship experience and business acumen, Kanzy has launched ‘The Flying DAF Academy’ - the first of its kind in the UAE – to drive her ambitions for national and global development of the game.
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