Overview:
The Jinja Club Squash clinic to the youngsters was necessitated with the joint effort of Uganda Squash Racquets Association (USRA), National Council of Sports (NCS), Bank of Uganda (BOU), Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC), hosts (Jinja Club), Rock Classic Hotel, Green Shoots Legacy Sports Squash Academy, individual Squash top players, among others.
Sport world-wide is built on firm foundation pillars of youth programs.
This is to equip the respective sport basics, etiquette, skills, knowledge and competitive spirit to the young crop at such a young age.
It is upon this firm background that Green Shoots Legacy Sports Squash Academy has formulated programs involving young players in the sport.
The latest program was held at Jinja Club, with over 60 young players from different districts of Eastern Uganda involved.
Basic lessons ranging from gripping the playing clubs, swings, positioning and body movement, and others were all involved.
By the close of business for the training camp, their fruits were evident. Many converts were baptised into the Squash family.
“The training club at Jinja Club was a success. We trained many young players. There is a lot of passion and the energy is rising day by day in the Squash community,” Ivan Wasswa, one of the coaches, remarked.
The camp was necessitated with the joint effort of Uganda Squash Racquets Association (USRA), National Council of Sports (NCS), Bank of Uganda (BOU), Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC), hosts (Jinja Club), Rock Classic Hotel, Green Shoots Legacy Sports Squash Academy, individual Squash top players, among others.
Uganda’s current top-seeded squash players Paul Kasirye Kadoma and Ivan Wasswa led the tranquil clinic.
Rally for Squash; Rally for Uganda
