They're the husband-and-wife teams behind the organisation of the World Junior Squash Championships in Tauranga.

But Char and Marcus Niles and Angela and Wayne Werder need more than a marital dynamic to make this one work. They need manpower.

'We need glass court cleaners, signage crews, VIP co-ordinators,” says Char, who is the tournament's marketing and communications manager. What she's saying is the team needs volunteers, a force of about 200 should have it covered.

'Ceremonies assistants, team liaison co-ordinators, van drivers, venues support, AV technical support, merchandise and ticketing and tournament controllers.”

The World Junior Squash Championships will be, by country numbers, the largest world sporting event Tauranga has hosted. 'And if you think you have something to contribute then we would find a role for you,” says Char.

And while the close-knit squash community has been called to arms, they're anticipating the wider community will turn out as well. 'You don't have to be involved with squash; just anyone who wants to contribute and be part of a massive, exciting international sporting spectacle, something that Tauranga hasn't seen before.”

The under-19 event will be played at perhaps the country's pre-eminent squash facility, the Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre in Devonport Rd, Tauranga, and the Mount Maunganui Squash Club, the Te Puke Squash Club – and the showpiece, the drop in full glass court with wraparound spectators, at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.

'It's fantastic,” says Char. It's the sort of court they used for a tournament in Egypt with the pyramids for a backdrop or in New York where the court was set up in Grand Central Station.

The tournament goes for 10 days from July 19 and guarantees the game at its best. 'The players may be under-19 but some of them have senior world rankings and some are already pros,” says Char. 'There will be some spectacular world class squash on display.”

Want to be part of a major sporting spectacle on our own backdoor? Visit www.wsfworldjuniors.com for job descriptions or contact event logistics manager Angela Werder at: [email protected] or phone 027 646 4944.