Wanna Change Some Rules?!

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee How about allowing two bounces?! OK—not a good idea; but surely there are some things you would like to see different in the game? What’s been bugging you about...

The Path to Excellence – A God Given Talent? Part 3

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist The understanding of ‘talent’ in sport—or indeed across other domains such as music and business—is an area which has received more extensive investigation over the last 10-20 years....

What Balance and Weight of Racquet Should You Buy and Why?

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation A racquet is simply an implement to allow you to direct and control the ball in such a way that you can facilitate your own movement...

The Body Composition of Athletes

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition In most sports, it is obvious that body size and body composition contribute to optimal athletic performance. A NBA basketball player is never going to excel in...

HEAD Cyano2 115

Before you go running away from the HEAD Cyano2 115 thinking to yourself, “Waaaaaay too light for me,” take a deep breath and pick the thing up. This neon yellow stick may say it’s 115g, but...

David Palmer: Competing With the Inevitable

By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales For every player, no matter how great, there comes a point when the performance curve begins to bend. It’s not an abrupt change, or one that’s even noticeable at first. But...

Egypt Defies the Odds and Lifts the Mood

By Richard Eaton Photos by Steve Line/Squashpics.com You may imagine how much it means to the morale of some Egyptians—with thousands having risked their lives for a better world and uncertainties remaining about where their courage will...

The World Team Championships: Truly a “Team” Success! From a Players perspective

By Gilly Lane Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com For two years the goal of the U.S. Men’s National Team was to finish top-8 in the World Team Championships. Two years ago, the team came up short in the...

Husband and Wife Push Back Frontiers of the Worlds

By Richard Eaton Photos by Steve Line/Squashpics.com Tommy Berden and Natalie Grinham are more than the most famous husband and wife team in the sport. They are aiming for achievements at the World Open in Rotterdam which...

Book It: Essential New Squash Books

By James Zug It is that time of year again. In between Labor Day and New Year’s, the vast majority of books are published. Since squash players are intensely literary as a rule, here is a...