Publishers Note The Main Event

By Jay D. Prince Something has happened to spectator sports since the 1970s and ‘80s, when going to a football or basketball game really meant just that—you were going to be laser-focused on the game....

From US Squash Transcending Squash

By Kevin Klipstein One of the main motivations for my taking this job was to be part of an effort to make squash more broadly accessible to play, watch and become more known to the...

We Should be Watching…

By Tracy Gates One of the most exciting points I watched during the U.S. Open Squash Championships last month was when Joelle King and Nicol David were trading drop shots and then King hit a...

SPA-tlight: Simbarashe Muhwati

Simbarashe Muhwati, Assistant Pro, Squash Courts, Natick, MA How did you get involved with squash? My now late father Samson Muhwati is the reason I got into squash and is the reason I am still involved...

U.S. Squash 2010-2011 Scholar Athletes

U.S. SQUASH officially announced the recipients of the 2010-2011 Scholar-Athlete Awards given to high school student athletes who achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.5 in school and participated in at least four sanctioned...

Egyptians El Shorbagy & El Tayeb Head New WSF World Junior Circuit Rankings

Egyptians Marwan El Shorbagy and Nour El Tayeb, the reigning world junior champions, head the new WSF World Junior Circuit Rankings launched in early October by the World Squash Federation. El Shorbagy, aged 18 and...

Watch and Learn

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist The U.S. Open, held recently at Drexel University in Philadelphia, featured the majority of the World’s leading male and female players. In conjunction with Drexel, US Squash did...

Using the “No Let”

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee I suppose we could quip that the reason so few ‘No Lets’ are given is because so few players actually ask for one! It is, of course, the...

Turning the game upside-down and back to-front: a new look at priorities in the...

By Richard Millman, Owner- The Squash Doctor Corporation Over the past few years that I have been writing this column I have had the honor and privilege of meeting many of you who read it and...

Don’t Let Training Cramp Your Style

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S in Human Nutrition If you have ever had a muscle cramp on the court, it is an event that will not be easily wiped from your memory. Muscle cramps have...