The mission of Westchester Squash is to use squash as a vehicle to give kids the physical, mental, and emotional tools for success, as scholar-athletes as well as later in life. Tournaments are where this all comes together. The stress of competition brings out the worst in some, but the best in others, and the goal of our tournament coaching is to provide the necessary support so that it brings out the best in your junior players. Working together with parents, our objective is that these are foundational, lifelong lessons.
How it works
Our tournament coach attends and provides support to our players at selected Bronze, Silver, and Gold tournaments (see list on right). In general, tournament coaching consists or pre-match advice and warmup, match coaching between games, and post-match cool-down and lessons learned.
We’re happy to add tournaments to this schedule when feasible, whether in person or on FaceTime. We’ll coach every match our juniors play at these tournaments, schedules permitting. Group size is 3 players or more.
Benefits for your junior player
Improving tactical and strategic squash performance throughout tournament.
Creating stronger internal mental environment, focused on mindfulness of the process not result.
Learning self-management for stable emotional equilibrium for optimal performance and sportsmanship.
Developing self-knowledge of independence and competence (“I can do this!”).
Most importantly, more fun!
For parents and juniors new to tournaments
We also offer an Intro to US Squash Tournaments package, which explains the divisions, draws, points, and levels, helps with your junior’s reffing exam, explains how to navigate Club Locker to assess and select tournaments to play, and provides all the support you need to avoid mistakes and get started successfully. This can be purchased as a stand-alone service as a non-member, or is offered at no charge for members or when signing up for Tournament Coaching.
For more information, coaching fees, and registration, please email info@westchestersquash.com.