England Squash Introduces PAR To All Junior Sanctioned Events

England Squash has announced that all junior sanctioned events will be played under a Point-A-Rally (PAR) scoring system from the 2008/9 season onwards, to keep scoring in junior events consistent with the new European Squash Federation PAR-to-11 rules.

At its AGM in May, the ESF voted to move to PAR-to-11 scoring for all competitive squash under the Federation's jurisdiction - including the ESF Junior Circuit - for an experimental period of 12 months.

England Squash's Performance Department quickly moved to propose that junior squash in England also moved to PAR-to-11 to ensure that young English players were not disadvantaged when playing competitive squash on the European stage.

With this in mind England Squash's Board of Directors has agreed that all junior sanctioned competitions under its jurisdiction will be PAR-to-11 for the 2008/09 season.

Trials have shown that PAR scoring creates a more exciting game for players and spectators, and there is a strong desire within squash to create a simple and consistent scoring system across all levels of the sport.

"I believe that adopting PAR scoring next season for junior competition will be of significant benefit to all English players," revealed Jim Lord, England Squash Director of Development & Competitions. "They will be able to develop their game accordingly and feel comfortable using the new scoring system in competitive play, in the future."