Squash Australia Welcomes New Sport Australia CEO

Squash Australia welcomes the new CEO of Australian Sports Commission (ASC), Kieren Perkins OAM, who was today named in the top job. The role will see Mr Perkins oversee high performance and participation sport as the nation embarks on the green and gold runway towards Brisbane 2032.

South Australia's Remashree Muniandy recipient of AIS Education Scholarship

Thirty-seven athletes from 19 sports and 21 tertiary institutions have been awarded more than $100,000 in AIS Education Scholarships, a program supporting athletes to be successful in sport, education and life. South Australian squash athlete Remashree Muniandy was among the athletes receiving this round of AIS Education Scholarships. A key feature of this year’s expanded program is supporting athletes with education earlier in their high-performance sporting careers. More than three-quarters o

2021 Annual General Meeting

Squash Australia (SQA) held its 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 21st November. See the 2021 Annual Report HERE

Squash Australia and SquashLevels announce landmark initiative

Squash Australia (SQA) has teamed up with SquashLevels to launch an exciting new partnership that aims to bring the squash-playing community together. SQA are committed to forming digital alliances and collaborating with leading organisations to best serve the needs of the squash-playing community in Australia. This exciting new partnership with SquashLevels will digitally revolutionise the sport for players of all levels.

Nathan Turnbull rounds off Squash Australia's Referee Webinar Series

The Squash Australia Referee Webinar series had its fourth and final session this week as World Squash Referee Nathan Turnbull chatted with Squash Australia Performance Pathways Coach, Jenny Duncalf. Turnbull gave valuable insight and advice to up-and-coming referees into his professional career development from the excitement to officiating a final to asking for guidance from other referees.

Squash Australia announce Salming Next Generation Program Participants

Squash Australia is pleased to announce the Salming Next Generation Program Participants. The program is for young and emerging squash players under the age of 19, who display an outstanding attitude towards training and competition, as well as being supportive of their teammates and competitors, and respectful of coaches and officials.

NSW and Victoria prepare for Junior State Titles

After a year of lockdowns and cancelled competitions, excitement is brewing as New South Wales and Victoria are each preparing for their respective State Junior Championships and Junior State Titles this weekend (11-12 December). For NSW, their State Junior Championships have been rescheduled twice this year and remain the only major junior event to go ahead in the State in 2021. The event was scheduled for 6-7 November but was pushed back to ensure players would have the best opportunity to pa

SQUASH OZ TV | February 11 Update

SQUASH AUSTRALIA - Australian Doubles Open Watch via Facebook and YouTube from 10am Queensland time on Saturday and Sunday for LIVE Doubles Squash action from the National Squash Courts in Carrara on the Gold Coast.

Squash Australia announce Referee Webinar Series

Squash Australia is pleased to announce it will be hosting a four-part Referee Webinar Series from 17 November to 8 December 2021. The announcement supports Squash Australia’s commitment to furthering referees’ skills and professional development.

Chris Sinclair takes a deep dive into her career during Squash Australia's Referee Webinar

The Squash Australia Referee Webinar series had its third session this week as WSF Referee Assessor, Chris Sinclair chatted with Squash Australia Performance Pathways Coach, Jenny Duncalf. Chris, who has over 30 years of experience at community level, shared some of her humour while taking a deep dive into her career which has seen her officiating at the Commonwealth Games.

Squash Australia announces Events and Competitions revamp

Squash Australia has released the recommendations of an independent competition and events review that will restructure, refine and standardise competitions and events held. Moving out of COVID lockdowns and after the recent Squash Australia’s National rebranding in August 2021, the timing is perfect for Squash Australia to reinvigorate the national squash events calendar with the aim to increase the number of participants and engage with new members of the public. 2022 is set to be a blockbus

Men’s Team World Championships Cancelled

Squash Australia (SqA) has been made aware of the cancellation of the Men’s World Team Championships, which were due to be held in Kuala Lumpur between December 7-12, 2021. SqA had selected four athletes to represent Australia at the event however the Team will no longer travel to Malaysia given the announcement.

Roy Gingell shares insights as Squash Australia's Referee Webinar continues

The Squash Australia Referee Webinar series had its second session last week as World Squash Officiating Director, Roy Gingell chatted with Squash Australia Performance Pathways Coach, Jenny Duncalf. Roy, who is one of the most experienced referees in world squash, spoke about the work being done internationally that will help referees in Australia through creating a more resourceful and standardised officiating system. He also addressed the lack of assessors and increasing female referee part

Amy Perrett’s words of wisdom at Squash Australia’s first Referee Webinar

The Squash Australia Referee Webinar series kicked off last week with Rugby Australia’s Amy Perrett chatting with Squash Australia Performance Pathways Coach, Jenny Duncalf. Amy shared her journey to becoming the first female Super Rugby Referee and shared advice for overcoming the inevitable challenges referees face during their career, with her mantra “you can only control what you can control.”

Squash to light up the Gold Coast this summer

Excitement is building as Squash Australia countdown to the first national event of 2022, the Australian Doubles Open. Taking place on Queensland’s Gold Coast from 22-23 January, it will be one of three events to be held at Carrara Squash Centre over the upcoming summer.

Squash community reunite for Queensland Open

It was a successful return to competition over the weekend with Bundaberg Squash Club hosting the Queensland Open. The competition held from 5-7 November was one of the rare occasions in 2021 for the squash community to come together after two challenging years or event cancellations due to COVID.

Squash Australia athletes helping kids to be mentally fit

Courtesy https://www.ais.gov.au/ Our Australian athletes overcame unprecedented challenges to succeed at the Tokyo Games, now 20 athletes from 16 sports will help children with their own mental health and resilience strategies as part of a national program between the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Black Dog Institute. Designed to help young people aged between 12 and 16, the AIS Black Dog Mental Fitness Program will be delivered by current and former high performance athletes in

Squash Australia unveils National Event Calendar for 2022

Squash Australia is pleased to unveil the National Event Calendar for 2022, with more than 200 events set to take place across the country at both state and national level. Presented together for the first time by Squash Australia and the state and territory associations, the calendar will see the return of events around the country. Having spent a majority of time in lockdown over the past two years, Victoria will be looking forward to over 40 events in 2022, while further south in Tasmania th
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