THE second half of Benalla's squash year has started up again with the first night of free 'Come and Try' sessions being held on Monday night and the second this Wednesday at 6:30pm.

Don't worry if you miss these because there is another two free nights next week on Monday and Wednesday evenings with a 6:30 start.

Come along and have a go at the great game of squash.

The spring season of the Benalla Squash Club competition will commence the following week.

Benalla junior squash members were treated to a rare coaching session with Raj Nanda on Friday, June 24.

Coaching was aimed at developing stroke play and Raj brought with him Kumail and Haider Naqvi to assist with the training.

Kumail (16yrs) and Haider (15yrs) are both exceptional squash players on the junior circuit, competing for spots on the Victorian Junior squad team with goals to represent Australia in the near future.

Friday night was also presentation night for Benalla juniors and Raj kindly assisted with the trophy presentation, encouraging juniors to be the best squash players they can be.

Saturday, June 25 Raj Nanda held a coaching day at the Wodonga Squash Club inviting juniors of all standards to participate and focus on improving their skills.

This was well attended by players from as far away as Melbourne and into NSW, Tyler Vaughan and Alex Briggs from Benalla worked tirelessly on their footwork and serving, when they were not mingling with the other players.

There were juniors who had never played squash before as well as Kumail and Haider Naqvi, Patrick O'Shannessy, Ameilia Brigden and other high ranking Victorian and NSW juniors in attendance, proving you're never too good to practice or train.

Sunday, June 26 Wodonga Squash Club hosted a combined Silver/Bronze squash tournament and Benalla was well represented with five players competing.

Angus Woodward was promoted into a higher grade to provide him with more challenging games and Angus showed what he is made of by winning his last match in five games, a great way to finish out the tournament.

Congratulations to all the Benalla juniors who attended these squash events over the weekend, it is clear that you are all improving your skills and very keen to continue playing squash.

The next Junior Bronze tournament is July 17 in Wagga Wagga, with the Victorian Junior Championships on July 23 and 24 at Albert Park.