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We founded LearnSquash over 15 years ago with a clear mission: to provide the best possible squash experience for players of every age, level, and background. From the start, we recognized that many programs often overlooked younger players and beginners who were still developing before reaching tournament level. We wanted to ensure that these players were not only included but also given a meaningful pathway to grow, improve, and fully enjoy the game.
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with SquashBusters and Northeastern University and the opening of the Community Club here in Boston. After many months of planning, it is incredibly exciting to see this vision become a reality. At long last, the general public once again has a welcoming place to play squash in the heart of Boston.
Founded in 1996 by former squash professional Greg Zaff, SquashBusters set out to connect two seemingly different worlds by introducing the sport of squash to young people in urban public schools. By connecting these worlds, SquashBusters would provide young people with a bridge to college success, broaden their access to opportunities, and improve their health and fitness.The program was launched with 24 students from Cambridge and Roxbury. For the first seven years, practices took place at the Boston YMCA, the Harvard Club, and Harvard University.
In 2003, SquashBusters partnered with Northeastern University to build a youth center on its campus. The facility allowed SquashBusters to increase its enrollment and introduce a high school component to the program.
In 2012, SquashBusters expanded to Lawrence, using borrowed courts and classrooms at Brooks School and Phillips Academy. In 2017, SquashBusters launched a third program site in Providence, Rhode Island, thanks to a facility partnership with Moses Brown School.
More than twenty years later, SquashBusters has developed a replicable model for changing the lives of young people.
There are now urban squash programs in more than 20 cities worldwide, including New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Oakland, Cleveland, Johannesburg and Toronto.
These programs collectively serve 2,500 young people all over the world with the guidance of the Squash and Education Alliance (SEA).
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