Publishers Note Proper Perspective

By Jay D. Prince Once or twice on this page I’ve taken time out to revel in the positives of being involved in a relatively obscure sport. Invariably, those thoughts have brought me back to...

From US Squash Taking a Look Back

By Kevin Klipstein Working at U.S. SQUASH, it often feels like we walk around with a big target on our backs. To paraphrase what a respected urban program director said in empathizing with this, “When...

Letters January 2010

Railing on PAR From my own experience on the amateur level I think PAR scoring has not been working very well. From my point of view it has taken out of the game the key ingredients of...

Public School Squash Thrives in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania

By Jennie Shulkin While the Harriton-Lower Merion squash team may not win every match, it is unique. Over 10 years ago, Harriton French teacher, Susan Gross, questioned why squash was played only in private clubs and...

SPA-tlight: John Flanigan

How old were you when you started playing squash. I was actually 26 years old before I ever saw the sport. I was a tennis player and I moved to Minnesota in 1986. I started...

Samper Celebrates US Squash Design Tour Success

The inaugural Squash Design Tour, comprising seven Professional Squash Association World Tour events across the United States, ended in triumph at the Betty Griffin Memorial Florida State Open in Boca Raton this month, when...

Ramy Ashour Confirmed As New World No. 1

As expected, Egypt’s 22-year-old Ramy Ashour heads the new January 2010 Dunlop PSA Men’s World Squash Rankings for the first time—becoming the youngest player to top the list produced by the Professional Squash Association since...

Women in Squash—Tina Fuselli

By Jennifer Gabler I’m still on a women’s squash high from playing at the Howe Cup in Redwood City (CA) in October. Kim Clearkin did a fantastic job organizing the event. The venue at The...

Galaxy of Squash Stars Return to Richmond: 2010 North American Open attracts stellar field

The world’s leading squash stars will be returning to Richmond in February for the 2010 North American Open. Nine of the world’s top ten players have confirmed their entry into this spectacular PSA (Professional Squash...

Challenging Times Ahead!

As part of the U.S. SQUASH “PLAY SQUASH” initiative, in-club challenge ladder software is now available to all U.S. SQUASH member clubs. With these ladders, players are able to challenge other players at their club...