JETS Squash

Game Based Coaching for Squash Coaches

Squash NSW is sponsoring this upcoming 2-day coaching workshop at MAASH Sports & Fitness, designed to support coaches involved in junior and beginner player development.

This is a rare opportunity to learn from two of the leading thinkers and educators in coaching and player development, alongside one of Australia’s most experienced squash coaching practitioners.

🏆 Roger Flynn OAM
Former Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Head Coach, Australian Commonwealth Games Coach and former Scottish National Coach.

🎓 Dr Shane Pill
One of Australia’s leading educators in Game Sense coaching, physical education and sport development.

🏆 Geoff Davenport
7-time World Masters Champion, WSF Tutor & Assessor, with decades of hands-on experience developing players from beginners through to elite juniors.

This workshop is practical and hands-on — focused on helping coaches better engage players, improve decision-making, and create environments where players enjoy learning and want to keep coming back.

📘 Day 1
Foundations of game-based coaching - Your role shifts from 'instructor' to 'learning designer'
Coaching Gen Z and Alpha for long term sport retention
Decision making in squash - tactical awareness
Designing game based activities and sessions
Contraints-based learning
Minimum behavioural and squash standards
On court coaching demonstration:
Warm-Up (Behavioural Emphasis)
ABC’s 3-Ways. Butt Kicks, Lives (Focus on Early Decision-Making)
Joeys 5-Ways. Upsey-Downsey (Focus on Couplets)
Minimum Standards Challenge. Court v Court
Cool Down (Behavioural Emphasis)

📘 Day 2
Coaching language and communication
Session and season planning
Coach-designed games and activities
Practical - groups design and run their conditioned games at a tactical level, and player level
Structuring a game based session
Warm-Up Games/Activities
Solo Training/Multi-Ball
Drilling Games (4-Drills x 5-Ways)
Tactical focus games - Patterns
Pressure Games – 2-on-1 Games; 3-Point Runs
Shifting Themes within Activities (e.g. counter-drops; lobs; nicks wild)
Aligning games with competition demands
Assessing Learning in a Game Based Model
Game based coaching of high performance and pathway players

🥗 Includes a practical nutrition session with sports dietician Jess covering athlete nutrition and player development.

This is not about standing in the middle of the court feeding balls for two days.

It is about modern coaching approaches that better develop players and improve long-term participation in squash.

📍 MAASH Sports & Fitness, Marsfield
📅 16–17 May 2026
🕘 9am–4pm both days

Places are limited.

Contact Geoff Davenport 0421801569 [email protected]

Help get Stanley to Canada 🇦🇺🇨🇦

Stanley Chung has been selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Squash Championships in Canada.

What sits behind that is years of turning up, putting in the hard work, and continuing to improve — session by session, match by match.

Now he has the opportunity to test himself against the best juniors in the world.

Next step is getting him there!

This is an 11-day campaign on the world stage and like most junior athletes, it’s self-funded. Flights, accommodation, tournament costs… it all adds up.

So we are asking for a bit of help.

👉 If you can, support Stanley via the Australian Sports Foundation link below
https://asf.org.au/campaigns/stanley-chung/stanley-chung-help-me-get-to-the-world-juniors-championships-in-canada

Every tax deductible contribution goes towards getting Stanley to Canada to represent Australia.

And if donating is not possible, sharing this post and link will help greatly.

Let’s give him the chance to take this opportunity all the way wearing the green and gold.

Help me get to the World Juniors Championships in Canada | Australian Sports Foundation I have been selected in the Australian Junior squash team to compete at the 2026 World Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada from 20-31 July

Huge congratulations to Stanley Chung on his selection to represent Australia in the Men’s World Junior Team 🇦🇺

His selection is a recognition for all the hard work, consistency and determination he’s shown over time, highlighted by strong performances at the Australian Junior Open and Oceania Junior Championships. Stanley's resilience, adaptability and fitness have allowed him to step up against the top players, deliver under pressure, and keep pushing his level higher.

Now ranked No.2 in Australia in U19s, this selection is thoroughly deserved.

Wishing Stanley and the Australian team all the very best at the World Junior Championships in Canada. We will be cheering you all the way!

It’s been a week since JETS Squash was at the Australian Junior Open (AJO) and Oceania Junior Championships (OJC) in Melbourne.

14 players from our program competed , over the 8 consecutive days without a rest, with Stanley Chung playing 10 days in a row as part of the successful Trans-Tasman team vs NZ.
Stanley not only produced his best squash ever under extreme duress due to the fatigue associated with 10 days in a row, sometimes with 2 matches a day, but also had success over a player he has never beaten and a player he has never even gotten a game off, beating Henry Kross and pushing Kasper Cheung to 5 games. What was most impressive was Stans resilience under fatigue.
At the end of the 3 events Stan had elevated himself to be the No 2 player in Under 19s in Australia and ensured his place in the Australian Junior team for the World Championships later this year in Canada. Well done Stan the hard work has paid off.

Other notable performances were from our young stars, Nathan and Ruisha. Both made the finals of each event.
Nathan won both and in the AJO shows his class by dominating the event without dropping a game and playing at an amazingly high level of squash for someone so young. His win in the OJC was a much harder run to the title, winning a couple of matches in close 5 sets but finding a way to win when clearly not at his best.

Ruisha was runner up in AJO to a very high quality Malaysian girl but highlighted how good she is by pushing this girl to the limit with a typically tenacious never say die attitude.
The OJC was a rematch from the AJC 2025 and Ruisha dominated the 1st 2 games but then a change came over the match in the 3rd and her opponent started to get on top but again Ruisha was able to execute the coaches game plan in the 4th game and won the title.
Bothe of these youngsters are destined for a very bright future.

Ben Boardman, just turned 13 so moved up to under 15s and was the smallest player in the age group, finished 4th in both events, but did take out the number 1 seed in AJO, so it was good solid performance, so with some growth and added power Ben will be a force over the next few years.

Both Sean and Logan were in under 17s and although not quite ready for the top players in the age group did elevate their games during these events and I think will be big improvers over the coming months. Both have developed their game styles and are now moving the ball around the court with more variations and consistency. Keep at it boys.

Maeghan Wang showed that she is now coping with her emotions better and thus a much more consistent performance across all matches, well done and keep working on it as the next year will be your best.

Niah had moments of excellence, and played some high quality squash, but was little inconsistent at times but has let the other girls know that she is coming, so watch out.

In general most of the players played consistently and close to or better than previous major events and all have learned from the experience. As a coach that is all you want you can ask for.

It was a very tiring 8 days, with approximately 90 matches coached but very enjoyable. Thanks to Mike Dickens and Zoe Shardlow for helping with coaching some of the JETS kids when I wasn’t available.
Well done to all players, coaches, parents and referees as it was not easy without that rest day, a massive performance by all

Oceania Junior Championships – Final Day 🔥

A big finish for our JETS players at the Oceania Junior Championship.

🏆 Champions:
Ruisha Chu — U11 Girls
Nathan Lin — U11 Boys (back-to-back titles)

💪 Standout effort:
Stanley Chung — U19 Boys
A huge effort — a tough, close 5-game semi final, then backing up to win the 3rd place playoff in 4 on the same day.

4️⃣ Ben Boardman - U15 Boys
A solid tournament and strong result.

Across the rest of the team, players stepped up and competed hard — a lot of positives to take away.

A fantastic showing from the JETS team!

2026 Oceania Junior Championship

Big final day ahead for our JETS players at the Oceania Junior Championship in Melbourne - Sunday 19th April

🔥 Into the U11 finals:
Nathan Lin — U11 Boys 12pm (glass court)
Ruisha Chu — U11 Girls 11.30am (glass court)

💪 Into the semi finals:
Stanley Chung — U19 Boys 8.30am (glass court)

👊 Playing for 3rd:
Ben Boardman — U15 Boys 1.30pm (court 9)

Live streaming on https://brnw.ch/21x1HZ8

Plenty happening across the draws with the rest of JETS players — more good matches and opportunities to finish the tournament strong.

Let’s go JETS 👊

JETS at the Australian Junior Open 🇦🇺

A fantastic 5 days for our JETS players at the Australian Junior Open in Melbourne.

It’s been a valuable experience — competing against international players, adapting to different styles, and learning how to approach and play their matches in a major tournament.

Some excellent results from the week:

🏆 Nathan Lin — U11 Boys Champion — an outstanding result
🥈 Ruisha Chu — U11 Girls Runner-up — a fantastic tournament

4️⃣ Ben — 4th, U15 Boys — a very solid showing after recently moving up into U15 and taking on older, bigger opponents
5️⃣ Stanley — 5th, U19 Boys — another strong performance at a high level

Across the squad, there were plenty of hard-fought matches and positive performances.

A special thank you to Geoff Davenport, who provided incredible support across all 5 days — coaching 15 JETS players and moving constantly between matches. His insight, experience, and ability to read each match were invaluable, helping players during matches and giving them clear learnings to take away.

Thank you Geoff for your commitment and dedication.

Thank you also to all the families for their support — getting the players there, backing them, and being part of the journey.

Next up, the Oceania Junior Championship, starting today.

JETS Squash at the Australian Junior Open

Finals locked in. Ruisha and Nathan are through to the U11 finals.

Ben (U15) will play off for 3rd.
Stanley (U19) will play off for 5th.

Watch Ruisha, Nathan and Ben live on https://brnw.ch/21x1Blc

Ruisha (U11 Girls) at 10.30am (glass court)
Nathan (U11 Boys) at 11am (glass court)
Ben (U15) at 12 midday (court 9)

All the JETS players are competing strongly, gaining valuable experience and making the most of every match.

You can catch the Australian Junior Open semi finals matches today on live streaming - https://brnw.ch/21x1zGo

Nathan U11 semi final match is on the glass court at 10am
Ruisha U11 semi final match is on court 9 at 1pm
Ben U15 semi final match is on the glass court

A HUGE day of squash action at as rising stars of our sport fight for a place in the big final! 🙌

📺 You don't want to miss a second! Tune into the live stream now: https://brnw.ch/21x1Bdp

🔗 Find the schedule and results for day four here: https://brnw.ch/21x1Bdo

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JETS Squash at the Australian Junior Open - Day 3

Big day. Big responses.

These players are into the semi finals:
Ben (U15) — took out the top seed after dropping the first game
Ruisha (U11) — down a game early, then turned it around strongly against China’s Xuanya Xu
Nathan (U11) — through after an all-JETS match with Owen

Stanley (U19), Niah (U15) and Owen (U11) now into 5th place playoffs.

Plenty more matches to come across the group to keep competing, testing themselves, and finishing strong.

Keep it going 👊

JETS Squash at the Australian Junior Open - Day 2

JETS players making moves at the Australian Junior Open in Melbourne.

Into the quarter finals:
Stanley (U19), Ruisha (U11), Nathan (U11), Ben (U15), Niah (U15), Owen (U11)
Strong wins — earned, not given.

Plenty more matches to come with:
Mo, Sean, Logan, Maeghan, Jerry, Fatimah, Elka and Khadijah.

Let’s keep it going 👊