Squash Facts
Why squash?
Over 20 million squash players participate regularly world-wide in over 185 countries.
Top ranked male and female players are from England, Egypt, France, and Malaysia, giving the sport a truly global presence.
Squash players and fans represent a highly targeted demographic of men and women, with median incomes of more than $300,000 and an average net worth of $1,500,000.
Squash players are highly educated, of which 98% are college graduates and 57% having further graduate degrees.
The U.S. has the fastest growing squash participation worldwide – the Sports & Fitness Association (SFIA) shows 66% growth overall since 2010 to 1.71 million squash players.
The SFIA ranks squash the 12th fastest growing sport in the USA over the last three years with a 32.6% increase in participation.
According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), Squash is one of the three fastest growing activities in the U.S. increasing participation by 66% between 2010-2015.
A Forbes study pronounced squash the #1 sport for getting and staying fit – average players burn about 750 calories per hour!
More than 200 colleges and universities have courts, including all of the top 25 colleges as ranked by Forbes magazine in 2015.
Every Ivy League school has a varsity squash team.
Top ranked juniors continually are recruited and go to Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and other top colleges and universities around the country.
US Squash Pushing the Game Forward with Club Locker
State of the art online software makes the game more accessible to players, spectators, and tournament directors
A digital scoring app is used at all accredited tournaments to simply tournament management while also instantly broadcasting results worldwide
Each match or tournament’s Live Scoreboard allows spectators to track matches in real time
Monitor player results and see upcoming match times and locations with the Player Tracker
Reservation System allows for club members to schedule courts with a single click
Junior Squash Growth
Since 2012, for West Coast tournaments:
47% increase in junior tournament participation
32% increase in the number of tournaments
12% increase in the average number of players per tournament
Since 2012, for Southeast tournaments:
477% increase in junior tournament participation
700% increase in the number of tournaments
New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions remain constant and competitive with their participation growing slightly year over year.
Since 2006, the U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships has increased from 271 to over 1000 players from more than 37 countries, making it the largest individual junior squash tournament in the world.
Racquetball vs. Squash
Racquetball participation continues to decline – the SFIA shows an overall 16% decrease in participation since 2010
Racquetball courts continue to be converted all over the world. US Squash helps this initiative by providing up to $1000 per court conversion
Squash for Life – Adult Squash
Since 2009, individual box league matches have increased by 185% while team league matches have increased by 63%!
Ladder matches have exploded by over 3300% and local club friendly matches have increased by 233%!
Women’s Squash on the Rise
Women’s Squash Week continues to bring players together around the world, now in over 36 different cities in both the U.S., Canada, Barbados, and Bermuda!
Women’s participation has doubled since 2008, now playing over 30, 000 matches each year!
Middle and High School Squash Programs Keep Growing
The High School Team Squash Championships started in 2005 with 16 teams. The tournament has grown to be the largest squash event in the world with over 170 teams and more than 1, 500 players from all over the country.
Since 2011, the Middle School Team Squash Championships has almost doubled in size to over 70 teams and continues to get larger each year.
There are many Accredited Scholastic Squash Program Middle and High School Leagues around the country with more than 350 teams actively participating.
Emerging to club to varsity squash
Since 2005, there has been a 61% increase in the number of club and varsity college programs, and can expect this number to continue to grow as the increased junior participation continues to drive more club and varsity program development at the collegiate level.
There are now 82 men’s and 52 women’s programs across the country.
Some notable new programs in the last decade include:
Boston College (M & W)
Bryant (M)
Columbia (M & W)
Drexel University (M & W)
Georgetown (M & W)
North Carolina (M)
Notre Dame (M & W)
New York University (W)
Northeastern (M & W)
Roger Williams (M)
Haverford (W)
Stanford (M & W)
Kenyon College (M)
Lafayette (M)
Middlebury (M & W)
University of Virginia (M & W)
Vanderbilt (M & W)
Vermont (M & W)
