We Need You! - Junior Participation Working Group

Are you involved in junior squash in any way and would like to contribute to a new strategy to grow junior participation around the country?

Squash New Zealand are looking for volunteers to be part of a Junior Participation Working Group.  The purpose of the group in to provide advice on, and assistance with, developing strategies and principles for the creation of junior participation programmes using evidence-based insights and research, and existing resources.

The group will meet remotely 2-3 times during October and November.

The Junior Participation Working Group will consist of four working sub-groups, each discussing separate (but connected) components of junior participation.  These will focus on each of the following;

• Schools
• Club Programmes
• Targeted Female Programmes
• Events

Two people from each working group (the Chair plus one), along with Squash NZ and District representatives will form the overall Advisory Group, reporting back on the sub-groups findings to confirm, consolidate and present to Squash NZ and the Districts in December.

The Working Groups will consist of people from some or all of the following categories:

• Coaching Advisory Group members
• Boy and Girl Junior Player Representatives
• Parents
• Primary/Intermediate Teachers
• Secondary School Teachers
• Volunteer Coaches
• Clubs
• NZ Secondary School Squash
• Funders
• Regional Sports Trusts
• Districts
• Other (optional) as determined required by the Advisory Group

Expressions of interest will close Thursday 22 September.  

Read the full Terms of Reference here

Express your interest here