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Junior Squash Parents

The U.S. SQUASH Junior Development Program has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Our strong junior development programs showed a 40% increase in participation in junior tournaments in the last two years and an increase of 30% in the number of junior tournaments in the last season alone. We also had more than 100 teams at the U.S. High School Team Championships now in its fifth year, and the number of teams at the U.S. Middle School Team Championships doubled to nearly 30 in only its second year.

The Junior Program supports the core mission of U.S. SQUASH by providing access to the sport to children of all ages. The primary elements of the U.S. SQUASH Junior Program include:

· Officially Sanctioned Junior Tournaments
· Middle and High School Squash Leagues
· Community Squash Programs
· National Championships
· Junior Rankings
· Elite Player Development
· International Competition

Goals for the Junior Development Program

Over the next several years, U.S. SQUASH plans to support the growth in junior squash the sport is now experiencing in order to:

Introduce new juniors to the game and increase the number of girls playing, by growing middle and high school programs across the country by 50%
Offer juniors the opportunity to play during their college years by increasing the number of college squash teams by 25
Enrich the experience of junior players and their families by providing the highest quality tournaments possible, at the best venues including the leading universities in the country

In order to continue expanding junior development, U.S. SQUASH has launched the Junior Development Campaign (JDC) to raise funds that will assist in achieving these goals. For more information on the JDC, please click here.

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A Reputation for Results

U.S. SQUASH has a long history in driving program innovation and growth in squash:

· The Worldwide & National Leader – In addition to being the first national squash governing body in the world, established in 1904, U.S. SQUASH now runs the largest Junior Squash tournament in the world, the U.S. High School Team Championships. U.S. SQUASH also has strategic partnerships with the two largest leagues in the country, the College Squash Association (CSA) and the New England Interscholastic Squash Association (NEISA), providing the administrative support and infrastructure required to manage their leagues.

· Doubled the Number of Junior National Championships – In the last four years, four new U.S. Junior Championships have been added to the tournament season to provide meaningful play at more levels, and more opportunities for team squash: the U.S. Junior Bronze Championships, the U.S. Under 23 Championships and the U.S. Middle School Team Championships. The U.S. Father-Son Championships is now in its fourth year and now has 50 teams participating. Launching in 2009 is the Mother-Daughter Championships, providing the same opportunity for women and their daughters to compete together.

· Significant Funding for Urban Squash – Since 2006, U.S. SQUASH has provided more than $50,000 to urban squash programs across the country. Each season, U.S. SQUASH also provides more than $30,000 in value-in-kind services to the National Urban Squash & Education Association (NUSEA) in support of its mission.

"U.S. SQUASH deserves a tremendous amount of credit for their support of urban squash and expanding the reach and diversity of the game. They provided initial seed money for NUSEA. Their matching grant enabled our program to become a full member of NUSEA and was instrumental in allowing us to expand the number of students we serve. U.S. SQUASH also provided a generous grant to support our initiative to introduce squash to 1,000 Chicago Public School students during our 'METROsquash with Sue's event." - David Kay, Executive Director of METROSquash

· On the Vanguard of Community Squash – Tens of thousands of dollars have been provided to community programs via the Junior Development Endowment Fund Grant Program, providing hundreds of juniors the opportunity to play squash. Such programs include the Dayton Challenge, which celebrated its fifth year last season, draws over 100 juniors from five area middle schools, and provides practices once a week and matches on Saturday at no charge.