SquashBusters Squash Coach in Lawrence, MA

About Squash Busters:
Squash Busters is a 29-year-old sports-based youth development program that uses a combination of squash, fitness, academic support and enrichment, community service, and mentoring to improve the lives of youth in Boston, Lawrence, and Providence. Squash Busters’ mission is to challenge and nurture youth in these cities – as students, athletes, and citizens – so that they can recognize and fulfill their greatest potential in life.

Squash Busters currently serves 300 middle school and high school students who practice three days a week throughout the school year and participate in weekend practices, tournaments, and summer opportunities. After high school graduation, students join the Post-Secondary Success Program, and a dedicated staff team supports them in their chosen post-secondary path, and provides career development, internship placement, and employment opportunities.

Squash Busters currently serves 180 post-secondary students, and with our first class of Providence post-secondary students, the program is growing. In Boston, programming takes place at the Badger-Rosen Squash Busters Center located on Northeastern University’s campus. In Providence, we work and play out of the Gorgi Squash Busters Center on the campus of Moses Brown School. In Lawrence, we recently opened our own state of the art facility, the New Balance Foundation Squash Busters Center in partnership with the city.

Our core values are:
Love, Honesty, Attention, Teamwork and High Standards. Do these match yours?

The Squash Coach plays a vital role in delivering Squash Busters’ youth sport development program, with squash at its core. At the heart of this role is the belief that squash is a powerful tool for shaping young people into strong, disciplined, and confident individuals. This team member is responsible for planning and leading squash and fitness practices that develop physical skill, mental toughness, and character, while reinforcing SQB’s values amongst student-athletes.

The Squash Coach also organizes student-athletes’ participation in squash tournaments, team matches, and summer camps.

As a member of the program team, they will collaborate closely with the Executive Director of Programming and all staff to ensure an integrated approach to academic, athletic, and character development. Through these programs, the team will challenge, support, and hold student-athletes accountable so they can recognize and fulfill their full potential.

Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Reports To: Executive Director of Programming, Lawrence

• Plan, supervise, and direct weekday and Saturday squash practices and challenge matches throughout the school year for middle and high school teams
• Plan, supervise, and direct physical conditioning and wellness education, ensuring it complements the squash program
• Create, lead, and document squash and fitness activities regularly, aligned with the SQB curriculum
• Create a productive and positive environment by managing student-athletes’ discipline and readiness and instilling SQB values
• Provide student-athletes with individualized feedback about their growth as athletes and individuals
• Manage support coaches and volunteers during practices
• Meet with colleagues to coordinate and complete shared responsibilities
• Collaborate with academic and squash staff to support student-athletes’ development
• Participate in team meetings to coordinate responsibilities and student-athletes’ support
• Drive athletes to and from programming, matches, and events as needed
• Enforce safety standards and proper protocols on and off the court

• Communicate consistently with parents/guardians to ensure required forms (physicals, waivers, etc.) are done
• Keep parents informed of student growth as athletes and individuals, and engage them in the SQB community
• Assist in student-athlete recruitment and tryout organization
• Help recruit and train support coaches and volunteers
• Liaise with squash programs and enrichment partners to support student-athlete access to squash opportunities, in collaboration with the program team