US Squash

Organized activities: organized play, accreditation and rankings: us Squash is responsible for accrediting tournaments and leagues nationally, setting the basic standards and guidelines for competition. Several hundred tournaments are accredited annually, along with city leagues in two dozen markets, and numerous ladders and leagues at local facilities. Us Squash works with over 200 tournament directors and league coordinators to support the management of these competitions. The association runs and maintains the official national ranking system for junior and adult players based off accredited play results. Grassroots development: us Squash is responsible for grassroots development of the sport and achieves this through multiple programs. The association accredits local competitions to lower the bar for entry to the sport, provides software tools to help clubs and programs manage play and bring in new players, partners with and supports community programs to build best practices for existing and new facilities, and operates the arlen specter us Squash center to host community Squash programs, national championships and other programming. The association provides grants for the conversion of new courts. Us Squash works in close partnership with the Squash & education alliance to provide more than $100,000 in cash and inkind support for urban Squash nationally, and partners with the college Squash association to support and grow new programs at colleges and universities. National championships and events: us Squash manages and runs more than 20 national championships each year for juniors and adults in singles and doubles play, with the events hosting more than 5,000 participants. The association owns and runs the u.s. open professional championship directly and licenses the north american open. National teams and high performance development: us Squash operates the national teams and high performance development programs in the u.s. The association is a member organization of the u.s. olympic & paralympic committee and coordinates with them to develop and implement high performance athlete programs. These include four primary teams the junior women's and men's teams, and adult women's and men's teams. These teams represent the u.s. In international competitions including the world team championships, junior world team championships, the panamerican junior and adult championships and the quadrennial panamerican games which is one level below the olympic games. Other activities include the multiweek us Squash camps, regional and national squad training, the high performance program providing support for top u.s. touring professionals, many of these programs occurring at the national center the arlen specter us Squash center. The programs involve working with more than 10 national coaches and more than 40 regional coaches. Governance and standards: us Squash is responsible for the overall governance and standards of the sport and represents the u.s. as a member of the world Squash federation. Us Squash has five standing committees nominating & governance, finance & investment, institutional advancement, judicial, and audit & risk and numerous additional committees to assist with its promotion of the sport in member of the u.s. center for safesport, and us Squash establishes and enforces the code of conduct.

The operations of the arlen specter us Squash center: the arlen specter us Squash center opened in 2021 as the new home of the sport in the u.s. The specter center is housed in the historic Pennsylvania state armory building on drexel university's campus and philadelphia's burgeoning university city. The facility features 18 singles courts including 2 all glassexhibition courts and 2 north american doubles courts. The specter center houses the u.s. Squash hall of fame, a high performance training center for team usa athletes, the us Squash national headquarters, and a learning & innovation center through which squashsmarts will expand its intensive outofschool academic and athletic mentoring program. The specter center will host numerous local, national and international competitions throughout the year, and fields the country's first urban, school district supported public school Squash league. The specter center anchors the us Squash community affiliate network and joins existing community affiliate partners across the country that share best practices and models to welcome and integrate people of all playing abilities, ages, faiths, and multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The mission of the specter center is to envision people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds enjoying Squash, playing the game with a positive spirit, and participating in programs that foster camaraderie, facilitate competition, and encourage healthy lifestyles. Us Squash creates and promotes opportunities to become part of an ever broadening Squash community, one widely known to value excellence, diversity, fairplay and sportsmanship.

Membership: becoming a us Squash member entitles the club or school to a broad range of benefits including providing the ability to host accredited activites and services for coaches, professionals and players. Additionally, us Squash maintains certification programs for coaches, referees, and tournament directors, each with several levels of certification. The association coordinates these programs with the world Squash federation and the professional Squash association.

Marketing and promotion:us Squash is responsible for marketing and promotion of the sport, and maintains several websites including www.ussquash.com. The association publishes Squash magazine several times annually, manages social media platforms, publishes regular news articles, and sends a biweekly enewsletter and direct constituent communications.