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

Fouts and Wiser Earn Top Honors at Junior Nationals

Caroline Fouts ended her illustrious junior squash career with her third consecutive U19 national title, while Rustin Wiser won his first national title in any age group in a surprise title run Sunday, March 17, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. Nearly 300 of the nation’s top...

Navani, Fouts and Glaser Honored with DeRoy Sportsmanship Award

Graduating junior squash players Riya Navani, Caroline Fouts and Andrew Glaser were presented with the 2024 DeRoy Sportsmanship Awards during the 2024 US Squash Junior Awards Night at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center Saturday, March 16. 2024 marks just the second time in the award's twenty-six year history...

Sportsmanship, Excellence and Class of 2024 Celebrated at Junior Awards Ceremony

US Squash celebrated commitment, excellence and sportsmanship in junior squash and the graduating senior class at the 2024 US Squash Junior Awards Night Saturday, March 16, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. The Junior Awards Night was held following the U.S. Junior Squash Championships semifinals and featured the presentation...

Melinda Justi Honored as US Squash Marks High School Nationals 20th Anniversary

US Squash marked the twenty year anniversary of the U.S. High School National Championships for boys by honoring Melinda Justi, the founder of the event. A special permanent plaque commemorating Justi’s contributions to the sport was unveiled as a part of the Scholastic Squash exhibit at the Arlen Specter...

Amanda Sobhy, Willstrop and White to Celebrate Spirit of St. Louis Foundation Awards

The Spirit of Saint Louis Squash Foundation is proud to announce that John White, Amanda Sobhy and James Willstrop will attend its Annual Gala on April 19 and 20, 2024, when the 2024 winners of the National High School Squash Players of the Years Awards are honored. White is the...

Florida’s St. Andrew’s School Earns First High School National Title; Greenwich Academy Lifts Eighth Consecutive Patterson Cup

The St. Andrew's School became the first Floridian High School National Champions, while Connecticut's Greenwich Academy extended the program's remarkable title record with their eighth consecutive and seventeenth overall Patterson Cup following a dramatic finals day Sunday, February 25, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. A record number varsity...