Since 2006
The Tournaments:
The German Junior Open 2019
The German Junior Open will take place from July 5 to July 8th in the ACR Sports Center (http://acr-sportcenter.eu) in Cologne, Germany. This amazing sports club, with over 11,000m2 and 15 high-quality ASB squash courts, offers a handful of sports-related entertaining, such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, soccer, basketball, as well as a sauna and a restaurant. This amazing facility hosts the Pioneer Junior Open, one of the most important junior tournaments in Europe. Some of the top-ranked pro squash players in the world have played this tournament in their junior years. The players will be able to meet and compete with the best juniors in Europe, which will expose them to a different view of the game.
The Dutch Junior Open 2019
The Dutch Junior Open will take place from July 12th to July 16th in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The venue for this year’s tournament hasn’t been yet confirmed, but in past years it took place in Frans Otten Stadion (http://www.fransottenstadion.nl), in South Amsterdam. This sports facility has 21 squash courts, including a three-side glass-walled court surrounded by bleachers that accommodate 1,500 spectators. This massive sports club also offers tennis courts, fitness center, a bar and a restaurant. If confirmed as the 2014 venue for the Dutch Junior Open, it would be a great opportunity for the kids to play one of the most important junior tournaments in Europe in a facility that meets the requirements to host major international squash tournaments.
It’s important to highlight that both tournaments are run on the MONRAD System, which provides players with continuous matches. Players are not eliminated from the tournament, but rather continue to play matches until a final ranking is established. All players are guaranteed minimum of 3 matches.
Our Training Facility in Houten
The training sessions before the tournaments will be held at Racket Centrum Houten, in the Netherlands. This racquet club has six squash courts, 7 clay outdoor tennis courts and 8 hard-floor indoor tennis courts, as well as a restaurant, where healthy meals are specially prepared for the athletes.
The club is run by Marijn Koot, a former top-10 ranked squash player in the Netherlands and currently one of the best squash coaches in Europe. He will oversee the players’ training and pay special attention to the development of their mental skills, since he is specialized in sports psychology.
The practice will consist in physical conditioning, technique/tactic practice, game strategy and mental coaching, as squash is both a physical and mental game.