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SquashBusters Seeks Part-Time Squash Coach
About SquashBusters:SquashBusters is a 29-year-old sports-based youth development program that uses a combination of squash, fitness, academic support and enrichment, community service, and mentoring to improve the lives of youth in Boston, Lawrence, and Providence. SquashBusters’ mission is to challenge and nurture youth in these cities – as students, athletes, and citizens – so that […]

About SquashBusters:
SquashBusters is a 29-year-old sports-based youth development program that uses a combination of squash, fitness, academic support and enrichment, community service, and mentoring to improve the lives of youth in Boston, Lawrence, and Providence. SquashBusters’ mission is to challenge and nurture youth in these cities – as students, athletes, and citizens – so that they can recognize and fulfill their greatest potential in life. SquashBusters currently serves 300 middle school and high school students who practice three days a week throughout the school year and participate in weekend practices, tournaments, and summer opportunities. After high school graduation, students join the Post-Secondary Success Program, and a dedicated staff team supports them in their chosen post-secondary path, providing career development, internship placement, and employment opportunities. SquashBusters currently serves 180 post-secondary students, and with our first class of Providence post-secondary students, the program is growing. In Boston, programming occurs at the Badger-Rosen SquashBusters Center located on Northeastern University’s campus. In Providence, we work and play out of the Gorgi SquashBusters Center on the campus of Moses Brown School. In Lawrence, we recently opened our state-of-the-art facility, the New Balance Foundation SquashBusters Center, in partnership with the city. Our core values are: Love, Honesty, Attention, Teamwork, and High Standards. Do these match yours?
The Role:
The Part-time Squash Coach plays a key role in delivering SquashBusters’ mission as a youth sports development program with squash at its core. This position is rooted in the belief that squash is a powerful tool for helping young people grow into strong, disciplined, and confident individuals. This coach will focus primarily on leading and supporting squash and fitness practices. Their presence on court is central to creating structured, high-energy sessions that build student-athletes’ skills, mental toughness, and character. They will work in collaboration with the Program Director and squash staff to ensure practices reflect program goals and values.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Reports To: Full-time Squash Coach
Schedule: 15-25 hours/week, concentrated on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings
Responsibilities and Program Delivery, Day-to-Day:
• Lead and support weekday afternoon and Saturday squash practices and challenge matches for middle and high school teams
• Incorporate physical conditioning and wellness into sessions to complement squash development
• Reinforce a positive and disciplined environment that reflects SquashBusters’ values.
• Offer student-athletes individualized feedback and guidance around their growth as athletes and teammates
• Communicate with squash staff to stay aligned on practice plans and athlete progress
Outreach/Engagement
• Build positive relationships with student-athletes and support a welcoming, inclusive squash environment
• Serve as a visible and encouraging role model for athletes and volunteers during practices
• Assist with student tryouts or volunteer engagement if applicable
Special Event Management
• Support internal matches, tournaments, or weekend events when possible
• Join team trips, competitions, or special squash opportunities if schedule allows
• Contribute to summer squash camps or elite training programs based on availability
Administrative Responsibilities
• Plan and document squash lessons in alignment with the SQB squash curriculum
• Track and communicate student progress through regular feedback to the squash team
• Attend planning meetings with squash staff to stay aligned on curriculum, student growth, and practice goals
• Assist with practice set-up, squash equipment organization, and court safety
Relationships: At the heart of SQB mission is the power of transformative relationships (adapted from the Search Institute). Thus, Squash Coordinators should…
• Express care: Believe in, encourage, and support athletes with warmth and dependability
• Challenge growth: Maintain high expectations and hold athletes accountable
• Provide support: Empower and advocate for athletes through guidance
• Share power: Collaborate with athletes, respecting their voices and contributions
• Expand possibilities: Connect athletes to new opportunities and inspire them to dream big
Qualifications:
• In-depth knowledge of squash techniques, rules, and experience playing and coaching
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from a variety of backgrounds
• Passion for working with young people and experience developing trusting relationships with youth
• Strong teamwork, organization, communication, and group facilitation skills
• A willingness to engage in physical activity with students
• Spanish language proficiency, squash coach certification, and/or ability and willingness to drive students to and from SQB events in a company van is a plus
• U.S. work authorization required
Compensation and Benefits:
• Hourly rate, starting at $24/hour, commensurate with experience
• Paid sick time earned at a rate of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
• Retirement plan with employer matching up to 5% for those working 1000+ hours/year
• Free employee assistance and caregiver support programs
• Commuter benefits program
To Apply:
Please send a resume and brief letter of interest addressed to the Boston Program Director, Carolina Restrepo, at the following email address: recruiting@squashbusters.org.
SquashBusters is an equal opportunity employer and strives to reflect the diverse community it serves. SquashBusters is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and looks to all its staff members to foster and promote its values.
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Casey Millar climbs his way to the 2025 Youth Lead Climbing Nationals
Youth sport climber, Casey Millar, age 14, has qualified for the Youth Lead Climbing Nationals (YLCN) being held from May 19 to 21 at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C. The climbing competition could take him to the 2025 Youth World Championships (YWC) in Finland in a sport that is in its third Olympic […]

Youth sport climber, Casey Millar, age 14, has qualified for the Youth Lead Climbing Nationals (YLCN) being held from May 19 to 21 at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C. The climbing competition could take him to the 2025 Youth World Championships (YWC) in Finland in a sport that is in its third Olympic World Games in 2028.
As the world of sports climbing becomes more popular, Chris Brazeau, owner and operator of Confluence Climbing Gym (CCG), says he sees those participating in programming in the facility enjoying the range of mental and physical challenges climbing provides. Brazeau explains the sport encourages athletes to experience a full physical and mental workout that provides “strength building” and is “a lot of fun.”
Casey Millar, age 14, was born and raised in Golden, B.C. He started climbing at the CCG at the age of 12 and began competing this year. After placing 8th in his rank during the Provincials in Calgary, A.B., on April 15th and 16th, Millar qualified for the YLCN.
“This is my first year of competitive climbing. I’m feeling pretty good about making it to Nationals. It was an awesome experience to get to Provincials,” Millar says. Millar will compete in boulder climbing at the YLCN. He says climbing is his “passion” and he “loves it.”
“It’s not like traditional gym training. It’s a mix. The difficulty of the movements can be quite technically challenging,” Millar says.
Millar trains five to six days a week. He is a grade nine student who is homeschooled. His flexible schedule allows him to take his homework to the gym and train while studying. He explains that during competitions, he doesn’t know what the course setup will be. Part of the challenge is getting a short amount of time to strategize his climb before climbing during the race.
Brazeau has been climbing for 30 years. He says the sport used to be a “fringe activity,” and indoor climbing has become more popular over the years and has expanded into a “sport all in itself.”
“It used to be seen as a place where you (mountain climbers) can train to be outdoors, or train during the off season,” Brazeau says, and explains, the colourful holds have evolved in his time as a climber, “they’ve come a long way.”
“It’s not just physical, it’s mental as well, there’s a problem-solving component. There’s a range of challenges to it that involve technical, tactile, mental, and physical challenges. It’s not just about being strong. You have to create a game plan of what the moves you will make might look like,” he says.
“In the competition, you get one shot to do the route,” Millar says.
“It’s a real skill to look at a route and have an idea of what to do,” Brazeau adds.
Brazeau has been training Millar over the last two years, he says he is “proud” of Millar.
“It’s quite an accomplishment for him. This is his first year competing, and he’s bottom of his class. He will have another year in his category,” he says.
Millar says when he went to Calgary for the Provincials, he found the Calgary Climbing Centre – Rocky Mountain location “pretty impressive” and he’s excited to compete among Canada’s best youth climbers.
When he’s not climbing, Millar snowboards, mountain bikes and skateboards.
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Elite Training Academy sets new standard for athletic development in Baton Rouge | Sponsored: Elite Training Academy
Sponsored Content This article is brought to you by Elite Training Academy. Elite Training Academy in Baton Rouge is redefining physical fitness and sports development in the region by offering an unmatched combination of indoor and outdoor facilities, including a 3,000 square foot weight room, as well as a 60-yard indoor field and two full-sized […]

Elite Training Academy in Baton Rouge is redefining physical fitness and sports development in the region by offering an unmatched combination of indoor and outdoor facilities, including a 3,000 square foot weight room, as well as a 60-yard indoor field and two full-sized outdoor turf sports fields that can be used for soccer, football and lacrosse training and games. Elite also offers recovery services such as hot and cold plunge tubs, infrared sauna and cryogenics.
Designed to serve athletes of all ages and skill levels, Elite Training Academy provides a space that rivals college and professional facilities in size, capability and expertise. From youth sports to adult recreational leagues, Elite has quickly become a hub for people who are serious about their athletic development and overall wellness.
“Our approach is really about helping people train their bodies to reach optimal health, prevent injuries and increase sport specific skill development,” said Greg Stringfellow, president of Elite Training Academy. “With our partner Ochsner Health-Baton Rouge, we’re able to have on-site physicians and physical therapists who work with people to design workouts tailored to them and focus on how their bodies should perform. That partnership allows us to prevent injuries and build a holistic training program for each person.”
Elite Training Academy, alongside Ochsner Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Elite Training Complex – Burbank, will offer various fitness classes for youth and adults that combine training in speed, agility, strength development and overall conditioning. Classes can be taken as a group, or one-on-one sessions can be scheduled.
“One of the things we’ve been focusing on is helping middle school students with their speed, agility, strength and skill development as they get ready for whatever sports they want to play in high school,” Stringfellow said. “There really aren’t any middle school weight rooms and facilities in this area that can offer what we do, along with the guidance on training the right way.”
Inclusivity and versatility are at the core of Elite Training Academy’s mission. The facility has developed leagues for flag football, soccer and lacrosse that are open to men and women of all ages, as well as area youth. These leagues offer people the chance to play a sport that they enjoy while staying fit and forming new friendships with others who share their same interests.
“I think what sets our leagues apart is that the players learn ongoing skill development from coaches,” Stringfellow said. “Our Ochsner Performance Training team has built classes for all sports and age groups to cover the entire spectrum of performance training. The facilities we have allow them to do all that work on-site.”
In addition to therapy and training, Ochsner Health-Baton Rouge operates the only orthopedic walk in clinic in the region out of the Elite facility.
Elite Training Academy also hosts a variety of summer camps for kids to stay active while out of school. This year, the Road Trippin’ at Elite camp for children ages 5 to 8 will have sessions filled with sports, structured games, educational activities and more. The Elite Jungle Camps are for kids aged 8 and 14 and will feature competitive sports challenges, obstacle courses, adventure drills and teamwork development. Visit www.elitetrainingacademybr.com to learn more about classes, camps and leagues at Elite Training Academy.
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Former B-A athletic director acquitted | News, Sports, Jobs
Burch HOLLIDAYSBURG – A Blair County jury on Thursday acquitted the former Bellwood-Antis School District athletic director of the felony victim/witness intimidation charge filed against him in January 2024 that developed after a middle school wrestling coach was convicted of sexually assaulting two middle school students. Charles Burch, 53, Bellwood, exhaled a sigh of relief […]


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HOLLIDAYSBURG – A Blair County jury on Thursday acquitted the former Bellwood-Antis School District athletic director of the felony victim/witness intimidation charge filed against him in January 2024 that developed after a middle school wrestling coach was convicted of sexually assaulting two middle school students.
Charles Burch, 53, Bellwood, exhaled a sigh of relief in the courtroom upon hearing the “not guilty” verdict announced about an hour after the jury was dismissed for deliberations.
“I have never felt more relief in my entire life,” Burch said outside the courtroom, where he embraced supportive family and friends who attended his two-day trial. “I’m on top of the world.”
Meanwhile, the 18-year-old victim who said Burch told him in early 2020 not to talk to anyone about what was going on at wrestling practice – because he could be suspended or benched from the football team – acknowledged his disappointment with the verdict.
The victim, his mother and their friends, who clasped hands in the courtroom as they waited for the verdict, congregated a short time later outside the courthouse where they struggled to describe their disappointment.
“Very disappointed,” the mother and son agreed.
“It’s the system,” one of their friends added. “If there’s doubt, there’s doubt.”
Defense attorney Thomas Hooper told the jury that the case was full of reasonable doubt and presented a tsunami of cause for hesitation.
Hooper repeatedly reminded the jurors of how the teenager’s version of what happened changed as the defense uncovered contradictory evidence.
“This case should never have been in court,” Hooper said.
The defense attorney took that same position when asking President Judge Wade A. Kagarise to dismiss the charge without giving the case to the jury. But Kagarise declined because he said credibility issues should rest with a jury.
“The speed with which they reached the verdicts speaks volumes,” Hooper said later.
The state Office of Attorney General filed the third degree felony charge against Burch, with supporting documents indicating that the threat occured in Burch’s office on Feb. 20, 2020, after Burch summoned the youth from his mid-morning third period English class.
Hooper, however, collected records from the school district and called in witnesses to confirm that no phone calls were made between Burch’s office and the youth’s third period English classroom.
The youth, however, said he was upset by his conversation with Burch and used his cellphone to telephone his mother from the school restroom.
To check into that claim, Hooper secured cellphone records showing the youth made one call – at 7:51 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2020 – to his mother’s phone – lasting 25 seconds.
Hooper also challenged the idea that Burch had threatened the youth before that call by reviewing a work schedule showing Burch had hall monitoring duty starting at 7:30 a.m. In addition, he called in a retired high school secretary to tell the jury she rarely left her desk and never saw the youth go into Burch’s office.
When the mother testified, she confirmed that her son had called her from school and said Burch threatened to keep him from playing football.
The mother, in trying to figure out what was going on, subsequently turned to another parent to get the name of a state police detective investigating sexual assault allegations against wrestling coach Ryan Blazier.
Blazier, convicted in October 2020 of seven sexual assault offenses, is serving a sentence of 21 to 42 years’ incarceration.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Lauren Eichelberger asked the jury in her closing argument to remember that the mother subsequently sent an email to her brother – the youth’s uncle – who in response said her son should tell the detective everything and “f- playing football for them.”
Eichelberger also challenged witnesses who testified about Burch’s hall monitoring duty and the secretary who said she never saw the youth go into Burch’s office.
“Can you list everyone you encounter within a day … everyone you walk by or walks by you … as much as two weeks ago?” Eichelberger said.
She likened the typical lack of recall to not being able to remember what you ate for breakfast.
“But if you had worms in your oatmeal, you’d remember that,” she said.
Burch, who took the witness stand in his own defense, told the jury that he never summoned the youth to his office. Burch also said he never missed his hall monitoring assignments.
“I want to thank attorney Hooper for leaving no stone unturned,” he added outside court. “He’s been amazing.”
Hooper said he initiated a civil suit on Burch’s behalf against the state AG’s office for filing the charge based on false allegations.
Burch also expressed gratitude for the community’s support.
While he has been on leave because of the pending charge, Burch said he intends to return to his job with the district – which includes teaching and coaching duties in addition to athletic director.
Mirror Staff Writer Kay Stephens is at 814-946-7456.
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Nike EYBL shows what Memphis Sports and Events Center can do – Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
The parking lot was full before 11 a.m. Friday. In fact, the spots were so limited a line of sprinter vans carrying teenage basketball players began to form on the street just down the road from the iconic Liberty Bowl. Space to walk inside the Memphis Sports and Events Center at Liberty Park […]
The parking lot was full before 11 a.m. Friday.
In fact, the spots were so limited a line of sprinter vans carrying teenage basketball players began to form on the street just down the road from the iconic Liberty Bowl.
Space to walk inside the Memphis Sports and Events Center at Liberty Park was a premium. Parents tried to hold bleacher seats just before tipoff. Coaches searched for hallways and corners to gather their roster.
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Carman-Ainsworth football tabs former Flint Northern QB as head coach
FLINT – Flint Carman-Ainsworth athletic director Austin Brinkman has a vision for his athletic programs. His idea since being hired back in September has been to establish a pipeline for youth athletes from elementary and middle school to be prepared and energized for Carman-Ainsworth sports. As the Cavaliers were in search of a head football […]

FLINT – Flint Carman-Ainsworth athletic director Austin Brinkman has a vision for his athletic programs.
His idea since being hired back in September has been to establish a pipeline for youth athletes from elementary and middle school to be prepared and energized for Carman-Ainsworth sports.
As the Cavaliers were in search of a head football coach that could help establish a youth movement, there was one name to come across his desk that fit best.
Carman-Ainsworth announced Mario Harris, a former star quarterback for Flint Northern (2002 graduate) and University of Akron signee, will lead the sidelines this season.
Harris has served the past three seasons as an offensive coordinator at Lansing Sexton High School and has experience coaching youth football in Lansing as well, helping the Lansing Warriors win back-to-back American Youth Football National Championships.
Harris spent four years with the Warriors (8U and 9U), two years with the Lansing Cowboys, which were 10U Battle National Champions, and one year with the Southfield Falcons, which posted an 82-2 record overall.
“One of my biggest goals was to redevelop the pipeline for youth in all sports,” Brinkman said. “Being able to bring him on board really ignited the opportunity for our youth to be a part of the Carman-Ainsworth system growing up.”
Harris’ offenses at Lansing Sexton averaged 20.5 points in 2023, 30.5 in 2024, and 21.6 this past season.
After Lansing Sexton head coach Johnel Davis, who held the position since 2018, resigned following the end of this season, Harris said it was time to come home.
The day he decided to start looking for a position, Carman-Ainsworth posted the job. The rest has been history from there.
“The whole goal once I got into youth was to come back to my city and coach football,” Harris said. “After this season, the head coach at (Lansing) Sexton decided to retire. I figured it was time for me to go on my own path. I was ready to come home and coach.”
Harris said Carman-Ainsworth felt like a perfect fit given its emphasis on building a strong foundation from the lower schools to high school.
“The goal for me is to build a feeder system like all other programs,” Harris said. “I think that’s the best way that we catch-up and we can compete immediately instead of waiting. Yes, you take care of your seniors and your varsity group to make sure they’re prepared to do something different, but to build a program you have to take care of the youth. That’s what sold me because that’s my number one goal.”
The Cavaliers’ football program has struggled in recent years, going 0-9 last season and failing to tally a winning season since 2016.
With 30 returning players and the majority of its starting offense back, Harris is hoping to hit the ground running with his squad.
“When people come out on August 28, they’ll see a bigger and stronger team, they’ll see a faster team, they’ll see a more disciplined team, and they’ll see a more hungry team,” Harris said. “They’re going to see a community that’s engaged for Carman football and an administration that’s engaged in football. They’re going to see a product that’s here to win and get into the playoffs. I don’t think because we were 0-9 last year that we have to come in here and win three games and everyone is happy.”
Carman-Ainsworth will open the season Aug. 28 when it hosts Bay City Central and will have three-straight home games to open the year with Bay City Central, Grand Blanc, and Holt.
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