World Squash Day Theme:
20/10 for 2010
The theme for this year’s World Squash Day on November 6 is
to encourage clubs and associations all over the globe to
increase playing numbers.
So, on November 6th, the challenge for every club in the
world is to attract:
20 new junior players
and
10 new adult members
World Squash Day is supported by WSF (World Squash
Federation), and Chief Executive Andrew Shelley says:
“This is a wonderful idea to create an explosive worldwide
rise in participation levels.
“Countries like Egypt are leading the way when it comes to
producing wave after wave of fantastic junior players but
the springboard for this is the sheer number of juniors at
nearly every club in the country.
“If other nations wish to compete at the highest level then
the starting point is to increase junior participation
levels - as part of the main thrust to ensure that the
lifeblood of our sport, the next generation, keeps expanding
of course".
As leading squash players from all over the world arrive to
compete in the Commonwealth Games in India, the plan for
World Squash Day 2010 is to create a platform to encourage
stars of the future.
World Squash Day founder Alan Thatcher, chairman of
the Kent SRA in England, added: “Squash has a massive
worldwide following with some 20 million players enjoying
the game in more than 120 countries.
“Participation levels are increasing in a huge number of
countries but here in the UK the game has suffered because
of court closures. However, it has been heartening to see
that trend being reversed in many regions.
“The single most important thing that we can do for the
sport is to bring on a new generation of squash players to
safeguard the future of the sport.
“Therefore it is essential that clubs and squash
associations all over the globe get behind World Squash Day
to produce a significant increase in participation levels.”
Last year World Squash Day generated a massive global show
of support for squash’s Olympic bid.
This year clubs and federations can announce their
activities on the event website (www.worldsquashday.com )
Thatcher added: “The website has a list of ideas for clubs
to get involved and organise events to showcase our
fantastic sport.”
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