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Junior Squash in Cambridgeshire
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Support for players from 4-19
Across Cambridgeshire, there are juniors playing at all levels, from those hitting their first-ever ball to those playing in international competitions. This is all supported through clubs and the county association working in partnership with our excellent coaches to give all juniors a way into the sport.
Below the junior pathway is set out on how players develop through the county system, all of this is underpinned by the club’s system.
All players start out in a junior set up at one of the counties clubs and progress from there:
Find a Junior Club
Junior Squash program deliver a fun environment to play and learn squash but also ensures there is a clear development pathway for those wanting to progress into competitive play. Find one of the many clubs runs these seesions here.
Melbourn Junior Squash
Junior sessions Wednesday 16:20-17:20
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Cambridge University Junior Squash
Saturday morning sessions: Mini sessions and development squads.
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Comberton Junior Squash
Saturday morning sessions: Mini sessions, development and performance squads.
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Peterborough Junior Squash
Saturday morning sessions: Mini sessions and development squads.
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Hunts County Junior Squash
Our squash coaches pride themselves on training the “up and...
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Inter-club Friendlies
There is a very good relationship with between junior clubs in the county and we regularly have friendly inter club matches which always ensure that players are evenly matched with the focus on participation as oppose to competition.
Competitions
Junior competitions are split into multiple categories and age groups. Age groups are generally mixed Under 9s, then Boys and Girls U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19. The system means there competitions suitable for all ability levels. Whether you are new to competitive squash or an experienced player, we can help you find the right competition level to support the development of your squash skills. England Squash (the governing body) sanction events into different categories but there also multiple unsanctioned events run as well. The different categories are explained below:
Unsanctioned events are run at clubs across the county and run in various different formats. They are mainly focused on ensuring everyone has fun and a good introduction to competitive squash. The age groups may vary and include more mixed categories to ensure everyone gets the most out of it. This includes the Cambridgeshire Junior County Closed.
Who’s it for: aimed at locally based juniors who are looking for a fun day of squash.
Copper competitions are the perfect way for players to start their competitive squash journey. These entry-level competitions are fun, engaging and allow new players to the sport, the opportunity to develop their skills.
Who’s it for: aimed at locally based juniors who are new to the sanctioned competition circuit.
Bronze competitions are local ‘open’ tournaments that attract both local players and nationally ranked juniors. Games will be played as best of five.
Who it’s for: aimed at local juniors who play at club or county level.
There are traditionally seven silver competitions per year and these are spread across the country throughout the season.
Who it’s for: open to all, but designed primarily for the higher ranked juniors.
There are traditionally 3 gold competitions per year and these are spread across the country throughout the season.
Who it’s for: the best juniors in England
Events Lists
For a full list of sanctioned events visit the England Squash website here.
For a list of events in Cambridgeshire see below:
O45 Masters Intercounty Championships
O45 Masters Intercounty Championships At Hunts County 4th March 2023
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Read MorePrivate Coaching
Coaching can be in many forms from 1-1 to small groups. It gives coaches more time to work on individual techniques and really drill down into improving a player’s performance.
All the clubs and coaches operate in different ways and if you are already involved with a junior set-up talk to the lead coach to find out your options. If you’re not involved with a setup or they don’t offer coaching look through the coaches on the right. Some coach across multiple venues and some are tied to a certain club. Even if you don’t contact the right coach to start with, we all know each other and can point you in the right direction.
Ali Loke
Ali plays at the international level on the PSA world...
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Colin Griggs
England Squash Level-three Coach with 15 years + experience. Colin...
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Chris Shaw
Chris is a level 2 coach with 8 years coaching...
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Martyn Goodger
Martyn is a Level 1 coach based at Ely Squash...
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James Powley
James has over 20 years of Squash coaching experience worldwide...
See ProfileCounty Training & Matches
The county runs the junior county training setup for the leading juniors in the county. This consists of a series of development training events that bring together all age groups at county level with the best coaches to prepare them for intercounty matches. The intercounty matches are organised by England Squash several weekends throughout the season.
County Dev Training
- 12th Dec 2020
Hunts County
County Dev Training
- 9th Jan 2021
Hunts County
JICC Finals
- 15/16th Jan 2021
Nottingham
County Dev Training
- 6th March 2021
Hunts County
Junior County
Teams
Mixed U11
Boys U15
Boys U19
Junior Clubs
Inter-club Friendlies
Competitions
Private Coaching
County Squads
Aspire Squad
Aspire Squads
Aspire is the first step on the England Talent Pathway, for younger developing players. The programmes goals are to feed the England Potential programme, preparing players for the regional team championships at the end of each season, whilst supporting player development.
What does the programme consist of?
- 5 Weekend training dates
- 1 Selection Events: Regional Team Championships
Selection Criteria
- Selections are lead by the Aspire Head Coach for each region. They are supported in their selections by their assistant coach, county head coaches and further key coaches in the region.
- Selection remains continual ensuring equal opportunity for selection for all players across the season preventing date of birth bias as to where players peak due to maturity in the season.
- Head Coaches may award selection based on core places where players will remain on squads for the foreseeable future or rotational places where they are looking at the player on a squad by squad basis.
- Key selection events for these squads are Silver, Gold and Platinum Events
Andy is Head Coach at Beaconsfield Squash Club and brings a wealth of experience to the team having developed several very successful junior programmes.
Andy leads our East Aspire programme developing players for transition to our England Potential programme and thus helping to develop the next generation of players.
For information on aspire Contact Andy: longmansports@hotmail.co.uk
