Introduction
The Junior Excellence Programme (JEP) provides a pathway for all junior players to progress through. This pathway provides junior players with the opportunity, within a national squad environment, to develop all areas of their game and supports them to improve and reach their potential.
The Junior Excellence Programme plays an important role in ensuring the future of the sport in Scotland is strong, encouraging more young people to play squash and inspiring them to become full time senior athletes in the future. A collaborative approach to helping the players develop is important and, to achieve this, communication between the squad coaches, individual coaches, parents and the players is key.
The expectation of players in the Junior Excellence Programme is that they are committed to attending the squad sessions during the season, ask questions and welcome feedback, demonstrate a desire to improve, work hard in between squads to make improvements, seek out opportunities to be challenged, and have aspirations for their squash in the future.
If you have queries about the Junior Excellence Programme, please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section below. If have further queries or would like to discuss a potential application, please contact Kylie Lindsay, SSL’s Pathway Manager and Coach, at kylie.lindsay@scottishsquash.org
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About
The Development Squad is designed to guide young players through the process of developing all the necessary attributes for the athletes to begin to compete at the top level. The programme will be holistic to develop all the necessary attributes a top junior squash player requires with a strong focus on technical, skill and tactical development and coached at a level that all athletes involved will understand. This will be the perfect opportunity for players to build all the necessary skills to be a top squash player in a highly supportive and quality coaching environment.
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Who is it for?
The JEP Development Squad is for players of 15 and under
What’s included?
- It will be a mixed squad of boys and girls and there will be 10 squad days throughout the season, which will all take place on a Saturday or Sunday between 10am-4pm.
- The Lead Coach will communicate with individual coaches/parents to give feedback on the squad and their players.
- Throughout the season, players will be encouraged to review their progress in training and competitions and new applications will be welcomed at any stage in the season.
Cost
The cost is £250.00 per season.
How to Join: Development Squad Open Day 2023
For season 2023/24, players are invited to attend an Open Day on August XXth at Oriam, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Click the link below to sign up for the Open Day.
Lead Coach: Kylie Lindsay
About
The squad will be based and run in a professional environment with our senior players training in the sessions when available. There will be much greater court availability so players are able to work and practice without restrictions. The players involved in the squad should be aspiring to become full time senior athletes in the future or training at a level which would give them the opportunity to do so.
Players will be expected to be self-reliant in their squash progress but be given all the resources and information needed to be successful. The SSL Senior Performance Coach will work with the players individual coaches to support their player development
Who is it for?
The JEP Academy is for players under the age of 23 (minimum age 15).
Throughout the season, players will be encouraged to review their progress in training and competitions and new applications will be welcomed at any stage in the season. For further information on a new application, please email kylie.lindsay@scottishsquash.org
What’s included?
- There will be 8 squad days throughout the season, four Saturdays + two full weekends (Saturday/Sunday).
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How to Join
Applications for season 2023/24 will be accepted until 31 August 2023. Mid-season applications may be accepted depending on performance, contact kylie.lindsay@scottishsquash.org for more information.
Venue/Dates 2023/24
Cost
The cost is £250.00 per season.
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