The US juniors seem to be coming on well, how has this come about ?

US Squash fully committed to the softball game around 1990. Since that time we’ve been very fortunate to have so many world class coaches move to the US and train our juniors.

 I think we’re just now seeing the results of these efforts. Interestingly, Khaled Sohby was one of the first to move to the US to coach. Now, his daughter is world junior champion.

You must have been pleased with Amanda's performance ?

It was a tricky match with Nour being injured [Nour sustained an injury in the last few points of her semi-final].

To be fair, I’d say the standard was higher in both semi finals with all four being virtually equal players, as the scores would indicate.

That said, Amanda dealt with the situation, pressure and worked Nour from front to back very well. In my opinion, she deserved to be the winner.

What might this win mean to US squash  ?

I think this win will put to bed the myth that we can’t compete with the world’s best.

As I said previously, we’re blessed to have fantastic coaches from around the world so provided we continue to refine our structure and grow the game domestically I think we can have sustained success at an international level.
 

World Juniors 2010   Super Sobhy

"We are incredibly proud of Amanda, she has worked very hard to achieve this milestone. This is a tremendous accomplishment for her personally and for squash in the United States.

"When we see individual results such as Amanda’s on the world stage, coupled with our country’s strong showings at other recent World Championships, the growth of squash in the US and success of our junior program has never been more evident".


CEO of U.S. SQUASH