Squash Skills Development

Squash Canada Skill Awards

The skills in this program are structured so that it takes the athlete from the basic racquet skills of a recreational junior to the advanced strokes of a high performance junior through 12 progressive levels. While it is intended to be a measuring stick for the junior athlete from the first time he or she picks up the racquet to his/her participation in junior tournaments, it can also be used for adults who are in the same situation.

Racquet Network can alter this program for adults who wish to become competitive and participate in tournaments. Please contact us if you wish to discuss this further.

The Squash Canada Skills Development program is offered at:

Instructors: Racquet Network provides adult instructors who are certified by Squash Canada. In most cases, the instructors who teach this program specialize in teaching racquet sports to children.

Group lesson size: 1-4 children aged 7-14.

Please note that Racquet Network does not set the groups up for you. If you wish to register for these groups lessons, you will have to organize your own groups of 1-4 children aged 7-14.

Our recommendation is that the age spread between the youngest student in your group and the oldest student in your group be no more than 40 months.

The prices (below) are group prices and do not vary with the size of the group. Program fees are non-refundable. Once scheduled, lessons times/dates cannot be altered. We do not provide refunds for missed lessons or late arrivals.

Date & Times: negotiable all year round. Dates, times and locations are set as terms of the contract.

Price per Program Level:

  • instruction and materials: $200.00 plus court time
  • court time: Oakridge: $30; Acadia: $48

Equipment: All students are required to bring a racquet, goggles and clean, non-marking, indoor court shoes.

Junior racquets ($30.00) and goggles ($30.00) are available for sale to participants who need them. Advance notice is required.

Payments: Visa or Mastercard; no cash or cheques. Payment is due when the contract is finalized.

Skills Development Lesson Plan

LEVEL 1 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Racquet Pass
  • Relay Race
  • Egg Toss
  • Racquet Sense
  • Racquet Sense with Flip

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Hand Catch – 20 points
  • Bounce & Catch – 20 points
  • Stone Throw – 10 points
  • Star Movement Drill – 20 points
  • Grip – 10 points
  • Racquet Roll – 20 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on a Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 2 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Flip Relay Race
  • Two Wall Relay Race
  • Frisbee Game
  • Dog & Bone

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Racquet Bounce – 20 points
  • Two Wall Throw – 10 points
  • Frisbee Throw – 10 points
  • Swing Motion – 10 points
  • Bounce & Hit – 20 points
  • Coach Hand Feed – 30 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on a Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 3 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Short Court Game
  • 3 Zone Game
  • Squicketz

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Hand Feed (no movement) – 12 points
  • Hand Feed (star movement) – 20 points
  • Intro to Rules and Safety – 10 points
  • Bounce and Serve – 20 points
  • Single Racquet Feed – 20 points
  • Continuous Hitting – 18 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on a Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 4 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Surf’s Up
  • Team Volley
  • Alley Cat

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Serve “Out of Hand” – 20 points
  • Serve Side Wall – 20 points
  • Intro to Volley – 20 points
  • Volley from Racquet Feed – 20 points
  • Questions on Lets and Strokes – 10 points
  • Deep Volley – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on a Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 5 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Drop Game
  • Parallel Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Intro to Drops- 20 points
  • Racquet Feed to Drop Positions- 20 points
  • Continuous Drops- 10 points
  • Introduction to Length – 20 points
  • Racquet Feed to Racquet Length – 20 points
  • Continuous Hitting to Length – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on a Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 6 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Devil’s Drop
  • Drive/Boast/Drop/Drive
  • Boast/Cross Court/Drive
  • Cross Court Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Intro to Cross Courts I – 20 points
  • Intro to Cross Courts II – 20 points
  • Intro to Boast – 20 points
  • Boast off Racquet Feed – 20 points
  • Intro to Lob – 10 points
  • Lob off Racquet Feed – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 7 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Boast/Cross Court
  • Court Game
  • Parllel Games
  • Serving Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Serve – 20 points
  • Drops I – 20 points
  • Straight Length – 10 points
  • Drive Serve – 10 points
  • Drops II – 10 points
  • Straight Lengths – 20 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 8 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Boast/Drop/Drive
  • Boast/Cross Court
  • Length Game
  • Done & Bone

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Cross Court Length I – 20 points
  • Cross Court Drops – 20 points
  • Three Wall Boast I – 20 points
  • Cross Court Length II – 20 points
  • Cross Court Drops – 10 points
  • Three Wall Boast II – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 9 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Volley Game
  • Court Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Length off Length I – 20 points
  • Lobs – 20 points
  • Volley Cross Court – 20 points
  • Cross Court Off Length – 20 points
  • Lobs II – 10 points
  • Cross Court Volley – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 10 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Volley Game
  • Length Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Service Return to all Four Corners – 20 points
  • Volley Boast – 20 points
  • Tight Length – 20 points
  • Figure 8 Drive – 10 points
  • Volley Boast II – 10 points
  • Tight Length II – 20 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 11 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Volley Game
  • Front Game
  • Court Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Volley V Figure 8 – 10 points
  • Multi Shot Length – 20 points
  • Multi Shot Short – 20 points
  • Multi Shot Straight Length – 20 points
  • Multi Shot Straight Drop – 20 points
  • Loner Length Drill – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

LEVEL 12 — Four 60-minute lessons

Participants will play the following conditioned games during the first two lessons:

  • Volley Game
  • Front Game
  • Court Game

Participants will learn and be tested on the following skills during the final two lessons:

  • Boast Option – 20 points
  • Drop Option – 20 points
  • Cross Court Option – 20 points
  • Straight Length Option – 20 points
  • Three Corner Option – 10 points
  • Three Corner Option (Short) – 10 points

Participants who score 75 points or more will be awarded with a completion badge that can be sewn onto a squash bag or displayed on Skill Awards poster.

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