Publishers Note Fessing-up
By Jay D. Prince
Hi. My name is Jay Prince, and I am a 4.5 player. There, I said it. I’m not 100% committed to it, but after losing in the quarterfinals of this year’s...
From US Squash Cleaning Out My Locker
By Jeannie Blasberg
As I wind down my term as U.S. SQUASH Board Chair I have some random thoughts to impart while I’m still given some space in the magazine—so bear with me. As the first...
Letters April/May 2009
Not Up For PAR
I am writing to voice my displeasure with the new PAR scoring. I far prefer the English style of scoring points only on one’s serve. PAR may be fine for the...
Michas, Kingshott win DeRoy Sportsmanship Award
The James DeRoy Sportsmanship Award is presented each year at the U.S. Junior Closed Championships (Gold). This award is given annually to one male and one female ranked junior U.S. Squash member who has...
New Mexico Squash
New Mexico Squash Racquets Association was created in the 1980’s by former Navy Squash Captain and Albuquerque native, Randy Kahn. Today, the association continues to flourish along the life lines of New Mexico, the...
The Magic Seven
Frank van Loon, World Squash Federation, Vice-President
We all know that seven has a special symbolism. Seven wonders of the ancient world, seven wise men of ancient Greece, seven gates to the other world, seven candles,...
McGuinness, Morris Defend at U.S. Doubles
Teams from all areas of the U.S. and Canada descended on Denver for the 2009 National Doubles Championship from March 27th-29th. Play commenced on Friday morning despite a massive snowstorm that hit the area...
SPA-tlight: Pamela Saunders
This season, U.S. SQUASH has introduced the Squash Professionals Affiliate Program (SPA). With this program, U.S. SQUASH will offer personal liability insurance coverage to qualified squash professionals for coaching, access to a pre-screened, preferred...
Women in Squash
By Jennifer Gabler
Pat Millman, “a real country girl,” began her squash career at the age of 30. For the last 25 years, her life has been anchored by her pure love for the game...
Training for Squash – An Overview (Part 2) – Profiling
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
Last month in Part 1 of this article we outlined the physical demands of squash and included examples of statistics from elite level play. In this month’s...