UNITED STATES SQUASH RACQUETS ASSOC INC

ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES: ORGANIZED PLAY, ACCREDITATION AND RANKINGS: US SQUASH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCREDITING TOURNAMENTS AND LEAGUES NATIONALLY, SETTING THE BASIC STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR COMPETITION. SEVERAL HUNDRED TOURNAMENTS ARE ACCREDITED ANNUALLY, ALONG WITH CITY LEAGUES IN TWO DOZEN MARKETS, AND NUMEROUS LADDERS AND LEAGUES AT LOCAL FACILITIES. US SQUASH WORKS WITH OVER 200 TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS AND LEAGUE COORDINATORS TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE COMPETITIONS. THE ASSOCIATION RUNS AND MAINTAINS THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL RANKING SYSTEM FOR JUNIOR AND ADULT PLAYERS BASED OFF ACCREDITED PLAY RESULTS. GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT: US SQUASH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPORT AND ACHIEVES THIS THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. CONTINUED OF SCHEDULE O:THE ASSOCIATION ACCREDITS LOCAL COMPETITIONS TO LOWER THE BAR FOR ENTRY TO THE SPORT, PROVIDES SOFTWARE TOOLS TO HELP CLUBS AND PROGRAMS MANAGE PLAY AND BRING IN NEW PLAYERS, PARTNERS WITH AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO BUILD BEST PRACTICES FOR EXISTING AND NEW FACILITIES, AND OPERATES THE ARLEN SPECTER US SQUASH CENTER TO HOST COMMUNITY SQUASH PROGRAMS, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF NEW COURTS. US SQUASH WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SQUASH & EDUCATION ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE MORE THAN $100,000 IN CASH AND INKIND SUPPORT FOR URBAN SQUASH NATIONALLY, AND PARTNERS WITH THE COLLEGE SQUASH ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT AND GROW NEW PROGRAMS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND EVENTS: US SQUASH MANAGES AND RUNS MORE THAN 20 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR JUNIORS AND ADULTS IN SINGLES AND DOUBLES PLAY, WITH THE EVENTS HOSTING MORE THAN 5,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE ASSOCIATION OWNS AND RUNS THE U.S. OPEN PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTLY AND LICENSES THE NORTH AMERICAN OPEN. NATIONAL TEAMS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT: US SQUASH OPERATES THE NATIONAL TEAMS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND COORDINATES WITH THEM TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE FOUR PRIMARY TEAMS THE JUNIOR WOMEN'S AND MEN'S TEAMS, AND ADULT WOMEN'S AND MEN'S TEAMS. THESE TEAMS REPRESENT THE U.S. IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS INCLUDING THE WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNIOR WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE PANAMERICAN JUNIOR AND ADULT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE QUADRENNIAL PANAMERICAN GAMES WHICH IS ONE LEVEL BELOW THE OLYMPIC GAMES. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MULTIWEEK US SQUASH CAMPS, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SQUAD TRAINING, THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR TOP U.S. TOURING PROFESSIONALS, MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS OCCURRING AT THE NATIONAL CENTER THE ARLEN SPECTER US SQUASH CENTER. THE PROGRAMS INVOLVE WORKING WITH MORE THAN 10 NATIONAL COACHES AND MORE THAN 40 REGIONAL COACHES. GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS: US SQUASH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS OF THE SPORT AND REPRESENTS THE U.S. AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION. US SQUASH HAS FIVE STANDING COMMITTEES NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE, FINANCE & INVESTMENT, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, JUDICIAL, AND AUDIT & RISK AND NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES TO ASSIST WITH ITS PROMOTION OF THE SPORT IN MEMBER OF THE U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT, AND US SQUASH ESTABLISHES AND ENFORCES THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

MEMBERSHIP: BECOMING A US SQUASH MEMBER ENTITLES THE CLUB OR SCHOOL TO A BROAD RANGE OF BENEFITS INCLUDING PROVIDING THE ABILITY TO HOST ACCREDITED ACTIVITES AND SERVICES FOR COACHES, PROFESSIONALS AND PLAYERS. ADDITIONALLY, US SQUASH MAINTAINS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR COACHES, REFEREES, AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS, EACH WITH SEVERAL LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION. THE ASSOCIATION COORDINATES THESE PROGRAMS WITH THE WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL SQUASH ASSOCIATION