About Junior Squash

US Squash’s junior programming offers opportunities for children of all backgrounds to learn to play squash, have fun, and develop both their athletic and squash abilities at a pace that suits their individual needs and preferences.

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Junior squash includes all squash activities for players who are under the age of nineteen. There is a tremendous amount of programming and opportunity for players of all ages and abilities to start playing or otherwise participate at hundreds of facilities across the United States.

Promoting an active lifestyle for children is incredibly important for general health, and participating in organized youth sport, such as squash, is proven to have many long lasting, positive benefits on the all-around development of a child. Among the documented benefits are:

  • Physical Health: improved motor skills and coordination, promotes active lifestyle, improved physical fitness, reduced rates of obesity, builds healthy habits which carry over into adulthood.
  • Mental Health: improved concentration, increases confidence and self-esteem, reduced rates of anxiety and depression.
  • Educational Pursuits: improved academic achievement, higher likelihood of attending and graduating college
  • Life Skills: teaches discipline and dedication, time management, work ethic, managing difficult situations.
  • Social Skills: offers structured activities, provides opportunity to meet new people.

Junior Squash Resources

GA and Brunswick Bring Middle School National Titles Back to Greenwich

Both Division 1 U.S. Middle School national titles are heading back to Greenwich, Connecticut, for the first time since 2012 as brother-sister schools Greenwich Academy and Brunswick School earned top honors Sunday, February 2, at the Arlen Specter Center in Philadelphia. Eighty-six Middle School programs competed across seven divisions in...

Spirit of St. Louis Foundation to Recognize National High School Squash Awards in April

The Spirit of Saint Louis Squash Foundation will recognize the 2025 winners of the National High School Squash Awards awarded in conjunction with US Squash at its Annual Gala Weekend in Saint Louis on April 25 and 26, 2025. Each year, the Foundation honors the top male and female high...

Houston Sweeps Hybrid Titles at Interscholastics; GA and Stoga Win JVs

The Houston boys and girls teams presented by Champion Fiberglass took home both Hybrid division titles, while the Greenwich Academy B and Conestoga B teams won the JV divisions at the 2025 National Interscholastics January 24-26, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. The National Interscholastics–which marked its...

US Squash Announces AEON School as Official School Partner

AEON School, the world’s leading private online school, is proud to partner with US Squash, the national governing body for one of the most exciting new Olympic sports. By naming AEON as its “Official School,” US Squash joins the ranks of fellow Olympic National Governing Bodies, USA Fencing and...

Mehta’s BU15 Title Caps Historic British Junior Open for Team USA

California's Vivaan Mehta became just the second American boys' champion in history after a dramatic five-game BU15 final win, and Team USA celebrated a record four top three finishes to close out its most successful British Junior Open campaign in program history, Monday, January 6, at the University of...

Team USA Produces Record Eighteen British Junior Open Quarterfinalists

Team USA has made history by producing eighteen British Junior Open quarterfinalists–topping a previous best of sixteen last year–after two days of play in Birmingham, England. The U.S. contingent enjoyed a strong start to the tournament with thirty-five of fifty-eighty players reaching the round of sixteen over the first two...