The Boast Squash Junior Academy is the ideal way to get kids involved, have fun and play great squash in a short period of time. Squash is easy to learn and is fun for kids of all ages and abilities. Squash is a lifelong sport that builds strong hearts, minds and bodies.
The Junior Academy is operated and lead by Coach Shoby Gul, our lead squash professional. Coach Shoby is a dynamic squash instructor who provides the highest levels of squash instruction while making the Academy experience both interesting and fun.
The Academy is a comprehensive and holistic training program for squash development that can take junior squash players anywhere they want to go in squash, whether club/recreational play, junior local or national competitive play, college squash or even professional squash.
Junior Academy Levels
Novice/Development
The Novice/Development Level includes private lessons with Coach Shoby 4 times a month to work on individual growth and skills specific to each student’s needs. Clinic sessions are also held 4 times per month, and include drills and training in basic and general technique with other students at the same level. General fitness and squash specific fitness is introduced to provide the foundation for squash development. Basic squash tactics are developed during clinic sessions and applied in games
and match play to build experience and confidence when facing other players. Match play sessions will run once per week in an informal round robin format with allowances for both instruction and fun.
Intermediate
The Intermediate Level includes private lessons with Coach Shoby 4 times a month to work on individual growth and skills specific to each student’s needs. Clinic sessions are held 4 times per month, and include drills and training in next-level techniques with other students at the same level. Squash specific fitness training builds upon general fitness to further strengthen and develop the body for squash play. Next level squash tactics are established during clinic sessions and applied in games and match play to help develop techniques and tactics for better squash. Weekly supervised match play sessions in an informal round robin format provide for squash instruction, fun an opportunities for game play.
Advanced
The Advanced Level includes private lessons with Coach Shoby 4 times a month to work on individual growth and skills based on each players level and needs. Clinic sessions are held 4 times per month, and include drills and training in high level and specific techniques and tactics. Advanced squash specific fitness training further develops each student’s strength, conditioning, speed and agility for squash. Supervised match play sessions held once per week provide an opportunity to develop specific techniques and tactics for the most advanced squash levels. Advanced training includes all aspects of superior squash play, both physical and mental.
How to sign Up
We’re looking for talented boys and girls ages 6 to 17 who want to learn to play the world’s healthiest sport, one that may help them get into a highly selective college and one that will provide them with a life-long sports activity that’s great for both mind and body. Why not join us? For information or to sign up, please contact us.