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

2024-2025 Scholar Athlete Award Applications Available

Applications for the 2024-2025 US Squash Scholar Athlete Award are now available, providing high school students the opportunity to be recognized for their academic and athletic accomplishments over the past year. The Scholar Athlete Award recognizes high school students who excel in both the classroom and on the squash court....

AEON School and US Squash Celebrate Inaugural Scholarship Recipients

AEON School and US Squash are proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the AEON x US Squash Scholarships, awarded to two exceptional young athletes whose achievements on court are matched by their commitment in the classroom. Humzah Shah, a 9th-grade student from Houston, Texas, and Lars Daly, a 7th...

Spirit of St. Louis Squash Foundation and US Squash Award 2025 High School Players of the Year

The Spirit of Saint Louis Squash Foundation was proud to recognize the 2025 recipients of the High School Squash Players of the Year awarded in conjunction with US Squash on May 14 in St. Louis, MO: Alexandra Jaffe (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) received the Musick and Ashmore Trophy as the Women’s...

Celebrating the Class of 2025: First Installment

Thousands of junior squash players of all levels across the country compete and enjoy squash as a regular part of their lives. Each year, hundreds graduate from junior squash while retaining the values practiced in the sport, the close and enduring friendships they have formed, and with an enduring...

US Squash Announces 2025-2026 U.S. Junior Championships Schedule

US Squash is excited to announce the U.S. Junior Squash Championships schedule for the 2025-2026 season! The official tournament pages are linked below on each tournament name. Please visit the tournament page for draw, registration, hotel, and patronage information. JCT Schedule JCT#1 South Norwalk, CT Saturday, August 30 – Monday, September 1, 2025 JCT#2 Fremont,...

Jaffe Sisters and Elriani Headline Junior Doubles

After facing each other in in the GU19 U.S. Junior Championships final, Alexandra and Samantha Jaffe bowed out of junior squash by winning the GU19 U.S. Junior Doubles title together, while Jack Elriani earned a tandem of titles in the Mixed and BU19 divisions, April 4-6, at the Arlen...