A Squash Dog initiative · Global ambition. Local communities.

Let’s Bounce

Outdoor courts.
Communities that keep playing.

Let’s Bounce brings people, places and partners together to develop welcoming outdoor squash communities around the world. A Squash Dog initiative, it connects suitable courts with coaching, inclusive activities and reasons to keep playing. Our current exploration includes London, East Staffordshire and Rome, alongside national-association discussions in Brazil and India. In Jamaica, a recent school introduction raises a useful question about how interested young people can continue playing; no outdoor project or local partnership is established.

Help shape a project, suggest a space or become a founding partner.

A world of local communities

Play locally. Learn together. Grow globally.

Our ambition is to help more people find their way to play, connect and belong. Each opportunity starts with the community: what people want, what already exists and who can sustain a welcoming programme. Courts and regular activity develop together.

Shaped locally

Councils, squash associations, schools, clubs and community organisations help identify local priorities, suitable spaces and people who can deliver a programme.

Connected globally

Share practical lessons across countries while adapting facilities, equipment and activities to local climate, culture, access needs and existing squash provision.

Built to keep playing

Bring hosts and sponsors together around a viable operating plan, affordable access and regular activity. Measure first-time participation, return visits and what helps people belong.

Represent a council, national squash association, Olympic committee or another sporting organisation? Help identify a practical first opportunity. A local pilot can connect schools, coaches, clubs and sponsors around continuing participation.

Discuss an opportunity in your country

Local projects. National conversations.

Help shape the next opportunity.

Explore early projects in Brent, Newham, Kingston, Westminster, East Staffordshire and Rome, alongside association-led discussions in Brazil and India. Schools, clubs, community organisations and businesses can help shape a practical first step.

These are exploratory projects, with no confirmed site, funding or delivery agreement. Interest is not an endorsement or agreed partnership.

Browse by continent and region

Follow the places with published project records, from continent to country and local community. Have an idea elsewhere? Tell us about it below.

Explore by country

Current project discussions

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Americas

Connecting visible outdoor squash with welcoming local activity across the Americas. This regional project brings together country discussions, community priorities and learning from existing courts.

Explore Americas

A Let’s Bounce community project

Let’s Bounce: Abuja

Research whether visible outdoor squash and locally shaped community programming could complement Abuja’s established indoor courts, junior tournaments and squash organisations.

Explore Abuja

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Cairo

An exploratory Cairo project to understand how visible outdoor squash and inclusive local programming could fit within the city’s existing sports ecosystem.

Explore Cairo

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Malaysia

A proposal for visible, accessible outdoor squash courts in Malaysia, bringing schools, families and communities together around a multi-court venue.

Explore Malaysia

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Brent

An exploratory community squash project in Brent, inviting schools, clubs and local organisations to help shape a possible participation pilot.

Explore Brent

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Newham

Following an introductory council discussion, we are developing an outline for affordable, welcoming squash and community activity in Newham.

Explore Newham

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Kingston

Following an introductory discussion with Active Kingston, we are exploring possible locations and a welcoming community squash programme.

Explore Kingston

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Brazil

An early discussion with Confederação Brasileira de Squash about outdoor courts, community participation and learning from existing experience.

Explore Brazil

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: India

An early discussion with the Squash Rackets Federation of India about grassroots participation, schools and a possible outdoor squash working model.

Explore India

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Rome

Early federation correspondence is exploring a possible outdoor squash court for a school community in Rome.

Explore Rome

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: East Staffordshire

An early council discussion about a possible outdoor squash participation pilot in East Staffordshire, bringing schools and community activity into the conversation.

Explore East Staffordshire

Exploratory project · Active local enquiry

Let’s Bounce: Marble Arch fountain terrace

An exploratory outdoor squash opportunity beside the Marble Arch fountains, testing whether a visible central location could welcome new players and community activity.

Explore Marble Arch fountain terrace

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Oxford Street traffic-free activation

A proposed temporary outdoor squash showcase pavilion on Oxford Street, pairing a show court with a coached-participation court and welcoming community sessions.

Explore Oxford Street traffic-free activation

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Barnsley

A sponsor-funded community squash proposal for Barnsley, awaiting the council’s view and inviting local participation ideas.

Explore Barnsley

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Pacific Games Council

An introductory regional conversation about welcoming squash opportunities and sustained community participation across the Pacific.

Explore Pacific Games Council

A Let’s Bounce community project

Let’s Bounce: Brent Cross Cricklewood

A Let’s Bounce community squash project for Brent Cross Cricklewood in the London Borough of Barnet, aligned with Barnet’s published plans for parks, active travel, community and leisure facilities, sport and play.

Explore Brent Cross Cricklewood

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Bogotá

A publicly accessible outdoor squash opportunity in Bogotá, with candidate locations under consideration and no selected site.

Explore Bogotá

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Medellín

An early Medellín opportunity suggested in the Colombian federation discussion, focused on wider access and sustained community participation.

Explore Medellín

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Quindío

A regional opportunity in Quindío, with the municipality, host and community to be defined through local discussion.

Explore Quindío

Exploratory project · Early discussions

Let’s Bounce: Cali

An exploratory community squash opportunity in Cali, proposed for assessment alongside other Colombian locations.

Explore Cali

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Cumberland

A community squash proposal for Cumberland, connecting visible outdoor courts with welcoming activity for women and girls, older adults, young people and disabled people.

Explore Cumberland

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Barking and Dagenham

An idea being explored: a carefully co-designed squash activity pilot shaped around Barking and Dagenham’s participation and inclusion priorities.

Explore Barking and Dagenham

Exploratory project · Exploring options

Let’s Bounce: Jamaica

Explore what could help people move from a school introduction to regular squash in Jamaica. A 2026 girls’ school activation offers a starting point for local learning; no Let’s Bounce site, host or delivery arrangement is established.

Explore Jamaica
Read the Westminster enquiry

Partner-delivered examples

Learn from Project Beacon in Chicago and Point Outdoor Squash in Mossel Bay. Credit belongs to their original delivery teams. These examples are separate from our developing projects; Chicago predates Let’s Bounce.

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

Maspeth Squash Steel Court, Queens

An outdoor steel-walled court opened by Maspeth Squash in Queens in June 2020, supporting workplace, educational and community experiences.

Explore Maspeth Squash Steel Court, Queens

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

TPoint Outdoor Squash Hub, Tel Aviv

A four-court smart outdoor squash hub in a central Tel Aviv park, publicly launched by 2021 and listed by Tpoint as a destination since 2020.

Explore TPoint Outdoor Squash Hub, Tel Aviv

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

Missoula YMCA Airnasium Squash Courts

Two reported regulation-size outdoor squash courts opened in July 2026 within the YMCA’s covered, multi-sport Airnasium in Missoula.

Explore Missoula YMCA Airnasium Squash Courts

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

Squash+ Outdoor Court Prototype, Cáceres

A prototype all-glass outdoor squash court with a polycarbonate canopy was built and tested at a country club in Cáceres, Spain, in 2022.

Explore Squash+ Outdoor Court Prototype, Cáceres

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

Squash Para Todos Outdoor Courts, El Salvador

A community squash initiative that developed open-air concrete courts and youth programmes in El Salvador, including a reported four-court facility in the San Salvador area.

Explore Squash Para Todos Outdoor Courts, El Salvador

Partner-delivered example · Delivered reference

Project Beacon, Chicago

An outdoor glass squash court in Union Park, opened on 16 May 2025, combining visible public-park sport with community art.

Explore Project Beacon, Chicago

Partner-delivered example · Installed reference

Point Outdoor Squash, Mossel Bay

A newly installed all-glass outdoor court at Mossel Bay Point, overlooking the Indian Ocean, delivered by Access Courts with a local team.

Explore Point Outdoor Squash, Mossel Bay

Pre-Squash Dog planned projects

Independently led plans to learn from, not delivered or operating courts. Completion, opening and access remain unconfirmed.

Pre-Squash Dog planned project · Planned reference

Pingelly Youth Precinct Outdoor Squash Court

A Shire-led outdoor squash court planned beside PRACC under Pingelly’s Youth Strategy 2021–25, predating Squash Dog. Completion and opening remain unconfirmed as of 16 October 2026.

Explore Pingelly Youth Precinct Outdoor Squash Court

get up, get out there, get together.

A first rally can become a regular part of life.

Imagine noticing a game as you walk past, having a go, then returning with a friend. Visible outdoor courts can introduce squash to people who might never have thought to enter a club.

Our ambition is a welcoming local hub with suitable equipment, coaching, affordable ways to play and connections to nearby clubs. New public recreation should complement the places and activities communities already value.

Why two courts?

Coaching and independent play can happen alongside each other. Beginners and experienced players can share a destination, with space for social sessions and small events. Two courts are our preferred permanent-hub hypothesis; a single court or temporary activity may be the right first test.

What makes an outdoor project viable

A week at a community hub could include…

Illustrative programming, not an available timetable. Sessions depend on local demand, resources and suitable facilities.

  1. Mornings

    A welcoming introduction

    Beginner groups, Squash 57 and supported adapted-play sessions.

  2. School time

    A new game to discover

    School and community-group visits, led by appropriate coaches.

  3. After school

    Time to learn and play

    Junior coaching and family sessions alongside independent play.

  4. Evenings

    Meet your next playing partner

    Social doubles, singles, friendly ladders and coached practice.

  5. Weekends

    Bring the community together

    Taster sessions, open play and small local festivals.

Explore community programming

Find your game

More than one way to bounce.

Different ages, abilities, ambitions and starting points. The programme should help each person find a format, pace and ball they enjoy.

01

Rebound walls and first hits

A suitable wall can introduce racket skills and offer practice in a community space. Access, equipment and an onward route into play belong in the plan.

Explore rebound wall activities

02

Your first rally

Never played? Start with a welcoming introduction, a suitable ball and time to find your feet. The aim is an enjoyable rally and a reason to come back.

Plan your first game

03

Singles and social doubles

Play one-to-one or enjoy a team game. Suitable recreational doubles needs the right format, space, players and coach or operator guidance; purpose-built doubles courts offer a wider layout.

Court sizes and doubles

04

Juniors and families

A place to discover the game together, with age-appropriate sessions and equipment. Children’s involvement is through a parent, guardian, school or authorised organisation, with clear safeguarding responsibility.

Starting safely

05

Squash 57

Also widely known as racketball, this format uses a larger, bouncier ball. It offers another way to enjoy rallies, from a first session to competitive play, across ages and experience levels.

Discover Squash 57

06

Wheelchair and adapted play

Exciting rallies, friendly competition and shared court time. We want disabled players to help shape both the facilities and the programme, with suitability tested for the intended format.

Help shape accessible squash

07

Find your bounce

Right Ball Squash means choosing the ball for the player and the conditions. A bouncier ball can make rallies easier to sustain; double-yellow-dot balls are not the starting point for everyone.

Choose a suitable ball

Wheelchair squash and adapted play

Inclusion is part of the frame.

Wheelchair squash brings movement, strategy, competition and the pleasure of a shared game. It belongs in the conversation from the beginning.

We want disabled players to help define, test and improve the courts and activities. Manufacturers, access specialists, coaches and community organisations can help turn that experience into a practical design brief.

Help shape accessible squash

The whole journey

Step-free approaches, suitable gradients and thresholds, usable entrances, nearby accessible toilets, seating and space to rest.

A court that works for its players

Wheelchair movement, floor grip, drainage, glare and safe entry and exit, reviewed with players, manufacturers and access specialists.

Support beyond the structure

Suitable equipment, coaching, assistance, clear booking information and affordable access, with maintenance that preserves usability.

Suitability must be assessed for the actual court, wheelchair, format and operating arrangements. We will distinguish proposed features from tested provision and publish each facility’s access information as projects develop.

A useful fit for public space

Less than half the playing area of a padel court.

A singles squash court has 62.4 m² of internal playing area, compared with 200 m² for padel. That compact size is a useful starting point when exploring places for more people to play.

Our wider doubles-court example is 9.75 × 8.42 m, about 82.1 m². Two such courts total about 164.2 m² of playing area, roughly 18% less than one padel court, with capacity for eight doubles players where suitable.

This is an area comparison, not a promise that two complete installations fit into one padel site. Layout, access, foundations, structures and supporting facilities need a separate assessment.

Explore singles and doubles dimensions in 3D

Calculated from the WSF reference dimensions and FIP padel rules. Confirm the applicable current specification before design.

Internal playing areas

Both plans use the same scale

62.4m²

Singles squash

6.40 × 9.75 m

200m²

Padel

20 × 10 m

A singles squash playing area is 31.2% of a padel playing area. Plans show area only, without court markings. Walls, ramps, circulation, seating and other site requirements need additional space.

Starting in London

Local people. Suitable spaces. A shared plan.

We are engaging with local authorities to understand their priorities and the right route for outdoor squash proposals. London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation provide the initial geographic focus.

We are looking for publicly accessible locations where squash could add value: parks, existing leisure sites, suitable urban spaces and potential meanwhile uses. Land rights, planning, neighbours, noise, drainage, weather, access and long-term stewardship all matter.

The directory is an engagement map, not a list of 33 approved projects. Suggestions and enquiries do not establish council endorsement or permission to build.

How an idea becomes a community hub

  1. 01

    Listen and find spaces

    Build local interest, identify landowners and ask councils about the right process.

  2. 02

    Test the idea

    Explore demand through existing-venue or temporary sessions, and develop the site and accessibility brief.

  3. 03

    Agree a viable project

    Confirm permissions, costs, an operating partner, community programming and a funding plan.

  4. 04

    Open, learn and grow

    Deliver the hub, measure participation and repeat visits, and use the learning to guide expansion.

Help make it happen

Fund the work that gets people playing.

Financial support, practical expertise and local partnerships can help turn a promising idea into a viable project and a community that keeps using it.

01

Develop credible projects

Local engagement, feasibility, accessible design, supplier assessment and the project management needed to move an idea towards delivery.

02

Help people start playing

Participation pilots, appropriate coaching, equipment and opportunities for free or subsidised sessions where funding permits.

03

Build and sustain hubs

For an agreed project: site preparation, courts, access, installation and a realistic plan for maintenance and ongoing community activity.

Support the initiative today

The current payment route supports the wider Squash Dog initiative, including work to develop participation opportunities. Contributions go to Fagan Consulting Limited. They are not ring-fenced for Let’s Bounce, a named court or a particular borough.

Support Squash Dog

Voluntary project support, not a purchase of court access. Squash Dog is operated by Fagan Consulting Limited, a VAT-registered commercial company, not a registered charity. Payments are not eligible for Gift Aid. Sponsorship and paid project services are separate arrangements and may be subject to VAT. Email preferences are a separate choice.

Become a founding partner

Help develop a hub, equip a programme, fund coached introductions or enable affordable community access. Businesses, funders, manufacturers and delivery partners can contribute money, equipment, technical support or time.

We can discuss the intended community, agreed scope, costs, responsibilities, recognition and reporting. Potential measures include first-time players, repeat visits, supported sessions and access improvements.

Discuss a founding partnership

Partnerships are subject to agreement. Supplier selection remains independent and commercial relationships will be disclosed. You can also use our contact page.

Find your role

Make room for more people to play.

Your local knowledge, playing interest, time or expertise can help shape the next step. You do not need to be a squash player to get involved.

Stay in the loop

Choose whether to receive Fagan Consulting Limited updates, including Squash Dog. For a local idea or partnership, send an enquiry alongside your email preference.

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Invite someone into the conversation

Share Let’s Bounce with a neighbour, school, coach, local business or community group.

Tell us how you’d like to join in

Choose an interest and add your area to prepare an email. You can review and edit it before sending.

Tell us which area you are interested in, the kind of sessions you would enjoy and what would help you take part.

Prepare my enquiry

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Please enquire as an adult, parent, guardian or authorised organisation. Do not include children’s personal details or medical information. Sending an enquiry does not subscribe you to marketing. Privacy notice.

Why Let’s Bounce?

It is time to reframe squash. Literally.

“Let’s” is an invitation: let us get outside, get moving and get together. In squash, a “let” gives a rally another chance. “Bounce” is the ball, the movement and the momentum.

The name captures what we want to make possible: more people finding their game, sharing a space and keeping the rally going.

That invitation is personal. After his first game, our founder bought a second racket so he could bring somebody else along. Let’s Bounce carries that same instinct into our work to make squash more visible and accessible.

Read Paul’s second racket story

A new chapter for the game

Squash makes its Olympic debut at LA28. Alongside that global stage, there is an opportunity to help more people discover their own way to play, through new venues, formats and communities.

Squash at LA28

Let’s Bounce is an independent Squash Dog initiative. Our ambition is to turn interest in the game into welcoming local participation.

Brisbane 2032: current status and our wider mission

Practical answers

Before you join in.

What is Let’s Bounce?

Let’s Bounce is a Squash Dog initiative with a global ambition: develop visible outdoor places to play and welcoming communities that keep playing. Local people, councils, squash associations, coaches, schools and sponsors help shape each opportunity. London is our first local focus, with an early school opportunity in Rome and association discussions in Brazil and India. Fagan Consulting Limited is the legal operator.

Where can I play at a Let’s Bounce court?

No Let’s Bounce court is currently listed as open for booking. Our project pages record early local and national-association discussions; they are not a directory of operating Let’s Bounce venues. You can share local interest now or use Squash Dog’s Play section to plan a visit to an existing venue.

Do I need experience or my own equipment?

Beginners are central to the idea. The proposed programme includes introductions and suitable equipment, subject to the resources available at each hub. Actual sessions will need to state what is provided, what to bring, how to book and any costs.

Can wheelchair users play squash?

Wheelchair squash programmes already exist, including examples published by Squash Ontario. Let’s Bounce aims to include wheelchair and adapted play through player-led design and testing. A step-free route alone does not establish that a court, surface or programme is suitable for a particular player or wheelchair.

Can you play doubles on an outdoor squash court?

Doubles is part of the intended community offer where the court, format and safety arrangements support it. Purpose-built doubles courts are wider than singles courts. Some recreational doubles formats use singles courts, but suitability must be assessed with the operator or coach; not every court or player group is suitable.

Will it be free to play?

We want affordable access, with free or subsidised opportunities where sponsorship and other funding make them possible. There is no confirmed Let’s Bounce tariff. Each eventual project needs a published access and pricing plan that also pays for safe operation and maintenance.

What happens to financial support?

The current support journey accepts voluntary project support payments to Fagan Consulting Limited for the wider Squash Dog initiative. It is not a ring-fenced fund for a particular court or borough. Squash Dog is operated by a VAT-registered commercial company, not a registered charity, and these payments are not eligible for Gift Aid. Sponsorship, paid services and council-funded deliverables are separate arrangements and may be subject to VAT. Contact us to discuss project-specific funding, sponsorship, cancellations or refund requests.

What happens if a proposed site cannot proceed?

An enquiry or suggested location is not a promise to build. Current general support helps the wider initiative. Before any site-specific fundraising, we would publish the recipient, purpose, budget, dependencies and terms for shortfalls, delays or unused funds.

How would rain, maintenance and safety be managed?

Every project needs a site-specific operating plan covering weather, drainage, floor performance, opening and closure decisions, maintenance, lighting, insurance and safeguarding. A named operator and sustainable operating budget are part of feasibility, before installation.

Can I help in another country?

Yes. Share your country, community, organisation and local priorities. We welcome enquiries from councils, national squash associations, other sporting bodies, hosts and potential sponsors. Each opportunity needs local leadership, appropriate permissions, suitable facilities and a viable programme. An enquiry starts a discussion, not a commitment to delivery.

Want to play now? Plan a visit to an existing venue. Have a different question? Contact Squash Dog.

Who is behind the initiative?

Let’s Bounce is led by Paul Fagan through Squash Dog, an enthusiast-led participation, community and commercial venture. Fagan Consulting Limited is the current legal operator.

We will update local records as enquiries, permissions, funding and delivery arrangements develop. Success means people trying squash, returning to play, and facilities that can be maintained and run responsibly.

Page reviewed . Proposals will evolve with local feedback, evidence and partner discussions.

Sources and further reading

Reference material supports the explanations above. It does not imply endorsement, a supplier appointment or approval of a Let’s Bounce facility.