125 Student Participants; 36 active volunteer coaches, 14 coaches achieved their Virginia Community Squash Level I Coach Certification, of which 8 are women coaches
Our Approach
Virginia Community Squash programs remove barriers to participation by offering transportation, equipment, high quality coaching, results and impact measurement and more. We use our squash programs to help participants develop fitness and life success skills at little to no cost to any participant or partner organization.
Virginia Community Squash Programs
We offered a range of programs over the year that reached area youths typically ranging in age from 3rd grade to rising high school seniors. Our students learned the sport of squash, got real exercise, and learned life success skills such as concentration, cooperation, communication and confidence. Virginia Community Squash prepared and enabled our volunteer coaches to develop their own coaching and mentoring skills growth and to take advantage of our squash programs to become competent program and community leaders.
What We Did
125 Virginia Community Squash Program Students
95 Program Sessions
1,160 On-court Per Person Program Hours
VCS Programs
77 Squash & Skills for Girls Program Students 34 Program Sessions 599 On-court Per Person Program Hours
20 SquashRocks! Program Students 48 Program Sessions 447 On-court Per Person Program Hours 13 B&G Club Summer Squash Camp Students 6 Program Sessions 54 On-court Per Person Program Hours 15 Community Squash of Fredericksburg Students 7 Program Sessions 60 On-court Per Person Program Hours
Student Demographics
Youths of Color 92, about 75% of our students Women/Girls 97, over 75% of our participants Economic Needs 59, exceeding 45% of our students
Outcomes
STUDENT SURVEYS The student Surveys results that we receive at the end of a VCS program period largely fall in the top or next to top tier response in the following categories:
Fun
Feel Safe with the coaches
Exercise
Learned how to play squash
Respect for others and the coaches
Other's and coach's respect for you
Virginia Community Squash Committee Members
John Patton President, Certified Coach
Ami Sethi Program Director, Certified Coach
Aanika Sethi Program Director, Certified Coach
Justin Shields Program Director, Certified Coach
Russ Sterling Program Director, Certified Coach
Will Allen Volunteer and Committee Member