Publishers Note Changing Focus
By Jay D. Prince
It’s taken me 45 years to figure this out, but our outcome oriented society doesn’t mesh very well with sports.
At least not as players of sports. Take just about any sport,...
From US Squash In Between Games
By Kevin Klipstein
I’ve been in and out of squash my entire life. I started at age 11, playing junior and then college squash. I co-captained Cornell’s team my senior year and was named second...
Olympic Hopes
In continuing efforts by the World Squash Federation to gain acceptance by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, WSF President Jahangir Khan, along with Emeritus President Susie Simcock and Secretary General...
Vicky Botwright Retires
England’s National Squash Center in Manchester has a new Head Squash Coach—Vicky Botwright. And she will finish off her 10-year career in Manchester during the World Open in October.
A fixture on the World Tour...
Women in Squash A series profiling women playing the game—who they are, why they...
By Jennifer Gabler
How do you make squash your life’s work? Is the ultimate achievement to coach a national championship team? How do you venture outside the comfort zone of your native land and make...
The Next Step
Becoming a nationally ranked squash player takes dedication, perseverance, and commitment to the game. Combine these attributes with equal academic dedication and a college squash player is born. This year, over 100 high school...
WISPA Launches Global Grand Slam Series
In a groundbreaking initiative due to be unveiled in 2009, the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) is developing a Global Grand Slam major championships series to link with the Women’s World Open at the...
District Spotlight—MSRA (NY)
By Corey Modeste, MSRA League Chair
Squash has never been stronger in the New York metropolitan area. With over 2,000 current and active members, the New York Metropolitan Squash Racquets Association (MRSA, www.msra.net) is the...
U.S. SQUASH to Host 23 Nationals in 08-09
U.S. SQUASH will host 23 Squash Championship Series tournaments, made up of all U.S. Championships, during the 2008-2009 season. Starting in September and running through April, the Championship series is highlighted in the fall...
PSA Appoints Gus Cook As Consultant For The Americas
The Professional Squash Association has underlined the importance of the burgeoning Squash market in North and South America by appointing Justin (Gus) Cook as a consultant for the territory.
US-based Cook, the long-time promoter of...