Lets see...there are only FIVE
junior JCT squash-tournaments scheduled on the U.S. Squash tournament
calendar for the season...FOUR on the east coast and only ONE on the
West coast! What's the west coast junior squash-players to do!? Even IF
they're able to make the cut and get into one of these high-ranking
tournaments, (offering 3500 ranking points to the winner) they're
usually seeded pretty low and required to play early in the morning
where there's a three-hour (earlier) time difference! And...what about
the gold events!? Well...pretty-much the same thing! There are 12
junior gold events scheduled on/for the east coast...and only ONE
scheduled on/for the west coast! Do the east coast junior
squash-players out-number the west coast kids...TWELVE to ONE!? We
don't think so! These gold events offer 2000 ranking points to the
winners. Again...what are the west coast junior squash-players to do in
order to earn national ranking points? Can they and their parents
afford to take time off from school and/or work to travel across the
country to attend these events!? And...let's also mention the expense!
We believe U.S. Squash needs to take another look at this imbalance
(See: http://www.dailysquashreport.com/3_29_18_nick.htm)
of awarding these JCT and gold events to the east and west
coasts..."depriving" the west coast junior squash-players from earning
national ranking points. Just saying!
