London Youth Games Inspire Festival at Willesden sports stadium

LYG Indpire Festival, Lonfon Youth Games

London & Middlesex Squash Coach Tony St Louis attended the LYG Inspire Schools Festival to give London Primary schoolchildren a chance to try rackets-based activities using mini walls, smaller rackets and bouncier balls. 11 primary schools (groups of 30) came from Barnet, Brent, Camden, Kensington, and Chelsea, Ealing, Hammersmith, and Fulham to try a range of sports of which outdoor squash was one. Each school had 30 minutes trying each activity on a carousel basis. The children really enjoyed the opportunity to try something different in a non-traditional setting. Vickie…

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From one team to two: borough squash dreams come alive!

London Youth Games Hackney Team

Coaches Christine Trumper and Dani Ellis with players from Tower Hamlets and Hackney boroughs – proof that when opportunity knocks, inclusion answers When two passionate coaches set out to form a squash team for Tower Hamlets, they expected to inspire a handful of young players and give them the chance to compete. What they didn’t expect was that their mission would resonate so widely it would spark a ripple effect—leading not only to the formation of a Tower Hamlets squad, but also a full Hackney team. The journey began with…

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