ABOUT SQUASH AUSTRALIA

Squash Australia (SQA) is the National Organisation for Squash in Australia. The company was founded in 1934. SA is focused on the development of the game across Australia, in all its aspects. The organisation has a Federated structure and its members are the State Squash Associations.

Squash in Australia has a long and successful history, with many World, British and Commonwealth Games champions. The organisation took great pride in the success of Squash in the 2006, 2010 & 2014 Commonwealth Games both in terms of raising the profile of the sport and the outstanding performance of the Australian Team, with squash winning 17 medals.

Purpose

Australia will lead Squash’s growth and development by increasing access and awareness, supporting meaningful lifelong engagement in the sport, and encouraging sportsmanship while achieving competitive excellence at the highest levels.

Vision

Education We will help every child in Australia experience squash through the school curriculum. Our volunteers and staff will work alongside teachers to help children experience and enjoy squash.

Recreational We will promote squash as a key part of a healthy lifestyle that contributes to a positive work/life balance.

Sporting We will ensure that everyone with athletic talent reaches their full potential by providing the appropriate pathways, funding and coaching. We will also provide the competition opportunities and programmes to assist Australian players to compete with distinction on the world stage.

Mission

To be an innovative & highly respectable sports organisation, the most successful racquet sport in Australia by enabling Australian Players, Coaches and Officials of all ages, cultural background and skill level the opportunity to excel in squash & in life!

Goals

Squash will be a thriving participant sport for all Australian
Provide an excellent member experience
Run world class events for all members
Stop the decline of Squash courts, by making facilities attractive, enticing, professionally operated and financially sustainable
Win medals that matter for Australia
Squash personnel will be competent to deliver the sport through an underpinning professional development programme
Squash Australia will have the network required to influence key decisions in its favour
Squash will enhance its profile, through media and new technologies
Squash will be well administered and focused on local delivery through a shared Australia wide vision

Values

Collaborative – Working together as one for the good of the sport.
Innovative – Embrace change, be consumer focused and have a growth mindset.
Inclusive – Include all of society.
Respectful – To Listen, empathise, and be considerate of everyone.
Excellence – To strive for the highest standards in everything we do.

Squash Australia Strategic Plan

The launch of the 2016- 2022 Squash Australia Strategic Plan is an essential document for the development of the Game in Australia. The sport is going through some difficult challenges globally and it is essential that we evolve the organisation in Australia to meet those challenges head on, and place Australia back at the top of medal table on the world stage.

The Strategic Plan has nine Strategic Focuses. These nine key Strategic Focuses that are at the heart of Squash Australia’s work.

PARTICIPATION: Squash will be a thriving participant sport for all Australians

MEMBERSHIP: Provide a best in class player experience

EVENTS: Run world class events for all members

SQUASH FACILITIES: Squash facilities will be attractive, enticing, professionally operated and financially sustainable

HIGH PERFORMANCE: Win medals that matter for Australia

EDUCATION: Squash personnel will be valued, trained and competent to deliver the sport

INFLUENCE: Squash Australia will have the network required to influence key decisions

PROFILE: Squash will enhance its profile through media and new technologies

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE: Squash will be well administered and focused on local delivery through a shared Australia wide vision.

STAFF
Meet the team at Squash Australia – squash.org.au/w/about-us/meet_the_team

BOARD
Meet the Board at Squash Australia – squash.org.au/w/about-us/meet_the_team/our-board

SQUASH GIRLS CAN
Squash Girls Can is a government-funded program that reaches out and engages with Universities across Australia to promote and teach girls how to play Squash.

Programs are designed to teach girls at universities the basic skills of the sport, building social connections and enjoyment, with the aim of getting them to register and play at a local squash club.

While the program is currently limited to those at university, it does encourage girls and women across Australia to play and get involved in the sport with inspiring messages and profiling girls who are new to the sport to encourage others to play.

Squash Australia is focused on driving female participation and growth across all ages around the country and Squash Girls Can is a part of increasing those numbers.

Website – https://squashgirlscan.com.au
Facebook – https://facebook.com/squashgirlscan
Instagram – https://instagram.com/squash_girls_can

SOCIAL MEDIA
Website – squash.org.au
Facebook – https://facebook.com/SquashAustralia
Instagram – https://instagram.com/squash_australia/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/Squashoz

CONTACT
Sports House, Office 9
150 Caxton Street
Milton, QLD, 4064
Phone: +61 7 3367 3200
Fax: +61 7 3367 3320
Email: info@squash.org.au