Scottish Squash have confirmed the dates for the delivery of the first online/remote Level 1 coach education course following a successful information session attended by over 35 aspiring coaches on Tuesday 16th February. The re-designed Level 1 course will provide the opportunity to upskill coaches by delivering sections of the course online, underpinned by Brightspace …read more →
Scottish Squash have arranged a further Child Wellbeing & Protection in Sport course which will be delivered virtually on Thursday 18th March from 18:00 – 21:00. There is also a requirement to complete a course module online 1 week prior to attending the virtual course. Details of the online module will be shared by the …read more →
Coaching and coaches remain an integral part of the strategy to develop squash in Scotland and therefore, we’re pleased to announce some developments in this area in the aim to continue to help educate and develop coaches. Traditionally, coach education takes place in squash clubs/facilities or in group environments, however, as a result of the …read more →
It is with deep regret but a certain degree of resignation that the European Squash Federation (ESF) and Scottish Squash have announced the 2021 European Masters Individual Championships, scheduled to take place in Edinburgh from 16-19 June, has been postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, we are pleased to confirm that ESF and Scottish Squash have agreed …read more →
UK Coaching Week returns from 14-20 September and empowers athletes, coaches and the public to celebrate great coaching. This year’s campaign will centre on the need to ‘Support Your Coach’, kicking off with the #GreatCoachingPledge that will call on the nation to give some of their own time, sharing thanks and support for the coaching …read more →
In light of the ongoing uncertainty created by the global COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Squash can confirm that the official 2020/21 competition season will not commence before the 1st January 2021 at the earliest. Any decision to commence the season on this date will be constantly reviewed and communicated in due course. This difficult decision has …read more →
Following feedback from the coaches questionnaire released around the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Squash have arranged a finance webinar which aims to support self-employed coaches and players to better understand the support available from government through the UK Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. The webinar will be hosted by Scottish Squash and the delivery will be led …read more →
England Squash (Premier Squash League (PSL) organisers) have confirmed that the 2019/20 Karakal PSL has been cancelled due to restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued from England Squash on Thursday (April, 2nd) announced, “our primary aim has to be to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all players, officials and spectators, and it …read more →
Following on from our communication to coaches last Tuesday on the coronavirus pandemic, we’re now following up to gather further information and insight into the impact that this has had on the sector. We’ve pulled together a coaches questionnaire that we would be grateful if you could consider completing. The intention of the questionnaire is …read more →
Below is a copy of information released to qualified coaches in Scotland in regards to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Dear coach, Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic Scottish Squash recognise the impact this situation is having on the sport sector and in particular coaches that operate in squash. At this stage we write to …read more →
Due to the escalating health and safety issues arising from the global outbreak of the COVID-19, Scottish Squash have decided to postpone the remaining Scottish Squash Platinum competitions scheduled to run from Monday 16th March onwards. Please note, the Sterling Trucks Scottish National Championships scheduled to take place at Edinburgh Sports Club this weekend will …read more →
The 2020 Sterling Trucks Scottish National Championships commence tomorrow at Edinburgh Sports Club and run across the weekend with finals taking place on Sunday (15th March). Following the withdrawal of top seed Greg Lobban, Alan Clyne and Rory Stewart move up to become seeds 1 & 2. Chris Leiper and Jamie Henderson take seeds 3 …read more →
The 2020 Sterling Trucks Scottish National Championships commence this Friday (13th March) at Edinburgh Sports Club and run across the weekend with finals on Sunday afternoon. Spectating is free or charge for the duration of the event. The men’s championship gets underway at 15:00 on Friday with 13 round 1 matches before round 2 commences …read more →
The 2nd Springfield Scottish Squash Open has been confirmed to take place from Wednesday 26th – Sunday 30th August 2020. The host venue is to be confirmed and Scottish Squash are currently inviting applications from clubs/facilities across the country to tender for this opportunity. Full tender information and application details can be found here. For further discussions regarding the …read more →
