Juniors
Squash New Brunswick is happy to announce that it will be offering Junior’s across the province the opportunity to be part of its new squash program. The mission of this new initiative is to develop squash within the province by offering programs/events as well as offering everyone the opportunity to progress under the supervision of the junior provincial coach. The main objectives of the program would be to create a fun learning experience, help build friendship, help gain confidence, encourage sportsmanship, keep juniors engaged in the sport with progressive training, and develop and achieving both short term and long term goals.
The program will involve one training session per month, which will be on a Saturday, at Squash Moncton. Squash Moncton has received the Pan Am Games court, and will be transitioning into a recognized Squash Canada Center for national training and competition. The program will also include coaching/guidance at selected squash tournaments during the squash season. Finally, the program will help with the selection of the provincial team for events such as the Canada Winter Games.Safety, Equipment and Rules. Protective goggles are MANDATORY to avoid any injuries to participants' eyes! Please bring comfortable sport clothing: Shorts and t-shirt, indoor court shoes with clean non-marking soles, racquet and goggles (protective eyewear).
Costs and Signing up
Cost per session is 10$. Lunch will be provided and is included in the cost.
1. To participate in the program, a player must also be a member of Squash New Brunswick. The cost is annual (15$ for juniors), runs from September 1st to August 31st, and can be bought on our Squash New Brunswick website. http://squashatlantic.com/membership.html
2. To sign up for the program, please email justinsaulnier@hotmail.com.
Attendance and expectations
The schedule for the monthly training events and tournaments that will have coaching/guidance will be out shortly. The expectations are juniors attend every monthly training session. Please let us know of any absence by sending an e-mail to justinsaulnier@hotmail.com.
Squash coaches
Justin Saulnier
Squash New Brunswick Junior provincial coach since Summer 2015, NCCP squash coach in training, Physiotherapist with specialization in sports therapy, coaching experience in multisport for more than 7 years.