Professional Squash Association (PSA) Refereeing Director Lee Drew has been appointed as the Head of World Squash Officiating (WSO), an organisation dedicated to the regulation and development of squash officiating worldwide.<\/p>\n
WSO \u2013 established in a partnership between the World Squash Federation (WSF) and PSA in 2019 \u2013 was created to professionalize and standardize squash officiating across the globe, said a press release.<\/p>\n
Drew, a former World Tour player and England Junior National Coach who became Refereeing Director for the PSA in 2014, will spearhead WSO\u2019s efforts to improve officiating standards across the sport, strengthen the organisation\u2019s operational team, and hire the sport\u2019s first full-time professional referees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunity of evolving WSO is exciting because it can have a huge impact on officiating and the way the game is played and portrayed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
WSO needs to move forward as a high-performing entity that offers world-class products and delivery.<\/p>\n
\u201cA major goal for WSO is to introduce more people to the rules and officiating as early on in their experience of squash as possible. To achieve this, it is crucial that we get our messaging and content circulating worldwide with the support from as many squash stakeholders as possible,\u201d he added<\/p>\n
WSF Chief Executive William Louis-Marie said, \u201cWe are confident that WSO will greatly contribute to the growth of the refereeing community in a more diverse and inclusive way in keeping with the universality of our sport and offer more opportunities for the international referees to officiate at all major events around the world. Lee\u2019s input has already been visible with the recent addition of new educational courses aimed at giving all our players a better understanding of the rules of the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n
PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough said, \u201cIn his nine years as PSA Refereeing Director, Lee has played an important role in overseeing the development of refereeing within the professional game, and I am confident he will be a valuable asset to the WSO. We want squash to be an entertaining and free-flowing sport and the WSO will play a crucial role in developing referees and educating our athletes to ensure that the sport remains an engaging spectacle at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Professional Squash Association (PSA) Refereeing Director Lee Drew has been appointed as the Head of World Squash Officiating (WSO), an organisation dedicated to the regulation and development of squash officiating worldwide. WSO \u2013 established in a partnership between the World Squash Federation (WSF) and PSA in 2019 \u2013 was created to professionalize and standardize squash […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-343024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n