United States Squash Racquets Association Inc

Programs: Organized play, sanctioning and rankings u. S. Squash is responsible for officially sanctioning tournaments and leagues nationally, setting the basic standards and guidelines for competition, and of course, delivering the official ranking system. The association sanctions hundreds of tournaments each year, and city leagues in over a dozen major markets, working with over 200 tournament organizers and league coordinators of all levels of sophistication. Grassroots development u. S. Squash is responsible for grassroots development of the sport. As such the association supports programs to promote squash at all levels, from urban to community programs. U. S. Squash works in close partnership to support the national urban squash & education association, providing over $50,000 annually in cash and in-kind support for urban squash nationally. National championships and events u. S. Squash manages and runs dozens of events, primarily focused on the 20+ national championships each year across juniors and adults, singles and doubles with over 5,000 participants. The association also owns and licenses the u. S. Open and north american open professional titles - two events which are expected to receive more focus in the future. National teams and elite development u. S. Squash operates the national teams and elite development programs. The organization works closely with the u. S. Olympic committee, as a member organization, to develop and implement the elite athlete programs. These programs include selecting and supporting five national teams: the junior men's and junior women's teams, the men's and women's teams and the under 23 squad in partnership with the college squash association. These teams represent the united states in international competition including the bi-annual world team championships, world university games and the quadrennial pan american games which is just one level below the olympics. Other activity includes junior elite training squads and events such as the popular can-am challenge for the juniors held each year. These programs involve working with 8-10 national coaches. Governance and standards the association is responsible for the overall governance and standards of the sport, and represents the united states as a member of the world squash federation. U. S. Squash establishes and upholds the code of conduct. Marketing and promotion u. S. Squash is also responsible for marketing and promoting the sport, and therefore maintains the website www. Ussquash. Com and partners to publish an official publication, squash magazine, ten times per year. U. S. Squash administers the official certification programs for refereeing and coaching in the united states, each with several levels of certification.

at its core, u. S. Squash is a membership organization, and as of june 2017, the association has approximately 19,765 individual members. The staff works with 35 local volunteer associations with boards of about 10 people each.