Gemmell Stands Out

Incase you missed it, squash found its way into the June 7, 2010, edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. No, it wasn’t a full-blown feature,...

Penn Coach Steps Down

After eleven seasons at the University of Pennsylvania, Craig Thorpe-Clark is stepping down as the men’s squash coach.   Over this period, he guided...

Isolation, But No Ice

By Ed Chilton, National Junior Squash Doubles Tournament Director Devin McLaughlin saw more rubber than at a tire factory en route to the Boys Under...

Developing Assets: The Mechanics of Skill

By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club One of the most enjoyable aspects of the Nationals (now known as the US Masters) is...

Let’s Keep Things Rolling, Eh!

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee It’s not an exaggeration to say that there would be little continuity in a game if not...

Recovery Part 3—Mental Recovery

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist In the past two issues we have discussed recovery from training and competition and introduced simple physiological strategies...

What in the World is Zyex, Anyway?

By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Ashaway Racket Strings One of my pet peeves are those TV ads that tell you a product...

Tight Matches Dominate Skill Level Championships

Text and Photos by Jay D. Prince If there is one thing that is lending credibility to the U.S. Squash Skill Level Championships, it is that...

2010 Motor City Open: Imperious Darwish dominates Iskandar; In top form, Egyptian blitzes tournament...

By A. J. Hakim If there were any doubts about Karim Darwish’s form following a month off to nurse a sore back, they were quashed in...

The Berkshire Open

By Dave Johnson The glass court in Williamstown, MA?  Who would have thought?!  One year...maybe...as a novelty... but now, two years running? The 2010 Berkshire Open,...