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

2023-2024 Scholar Athlete Award Recipients Announced

US Squash has announced the 2023-2024 Scholar Athlete Award recipients--a class of more than 200 exceptional student athletes and twelve four-year recipients. Scholar Athlete Award applications will remain open throughout the 2024 calendar year. For more information on eligibility and criteria visit the Scholar Athlete Award page. The US Squash Scholar...

Jahanzeb Khan Recognized with USOPC Developmental Coach of the Year Award at World Juniors

Jahanzeb Khan, a squash coach, promoter and founder of the Houston Squash Club, was recognized as the 2024 US Squash nominee for the USOPC Developmental Coach of the Year Award as the HSC hosted the WSF World Junior Squash Championships Thursday, July 18. The USOPC Developmental Coach of the Year...

Egypt Lift Historic World Junior Men’s and Women’s Team Titles

Egypt enjoyed a perfect day in Houston as their women's and men's teams captured the 2024 WSF World Junior Team Championships, the first in squash history to feature the men's and women's events concurrently Tuesday, July 23. In the women's final, the top seeds were once again devastating as Amina...

Orfi Claims Third World Juniors Title; Zakaria Becomes Youngest Men’s Champion

Egypt enjoyed a perfect day in the individual finals of the WSF World Junior Squash Championships in Houston, USA, as Amina Orfi won an unprecedented third consecutive title and Mohamad Zakaria became the youngest ever male champion. Follow live streaming and results on ussquash.org/live. For more information and tournament coverage...

Fouts Becomes First American World Juniors Medalist in Thirteen Years

Caroline Fouts reached the semifinals of the WSF World Junior Individual Squash Championships, July 11-17, in Houston, Texas, becoming the first American to medal since Amanda Sobhy in 2011. The 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships opened with the Individual Championships, July 11-17, at the Houston Squash Club. The ensuing World...

U.S. Skill Level Championships to be Held Alongside U.S. Open Finals

The U.S. Skill Level Championships will be held alongside finals weekend of the 2024 U.S. Open, October 26-27, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center and Penn Squash Center in Philadelphia. The Skill Level Championships offer draws ranging from 2.5 up to 6.5. All draws will be capped at sixteen...