Publishers Note All About the Journey
By Jay D. Prince
While I am an avid player of squash, I am not a parent of junior squash players. Neither of my kids have taken up the game. Yes, they have both hit...
From US Squash Put the Racquet Down
By Kevin Klipstein
As the national governing body we generally believe that the more people play squash, the better. That said, moderation in all things is advised, and squash is no exception. An issue that...
Wroclaw Awarded 2012 World Junior Championships
The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that the 2013 WSF World Junior Squash Championships have been awarded to the Polish city of Wroclaw.
The decision follows an inspection of the proposed venue and hotel...
PSA Launches Junior Initiative
In a bid to help its younger members gain valuable world ranking points, the Professional squash Association (PSA) is introducing a new category of Closed Satellite events that will cover National Junior Open tournaments.
The...
Sleepy Hollow Country Club’s New Squash Center Caps Centennial: Former World-Ranked Champion Dan Jenson...
Sleepy Hollow Country Club, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, now has another reason to celebrate—a new state-of-theart squash center.
The club’s former, 72-year-old and outdated squash building was demolished to make way for a...
Angels and Demons
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
Which of these two are whispering in your ear when you are under pressure?
Before you ever step on to the competitive Squash court, a competition has...
Energy Drink Misnomer
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Energy drinks make claims to “vitalize mind and body”, “increases performance…concentration”, and “make you feel more energetic” (redbull.com). Aggressive marketing has taken energy drinks from obscurity...
Developing a Training Plan – Step 3
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
If you have followed the steps outlined in the last two issues (which included a review of the past season’s training and competition; profiling and goal setting;...
Crossing The Flight (CTF)
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
You’ve seen it a million times. The non-striker, having just hit the ball, now moves across from the side towards center, crossing either the ball’s return path...
Summer Reading 2012 Four Squash Books Reviewed
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Summer Reading: Herewith is our second literary salon where we review the latest books about squash. Three of the four books were self-published; the fourth was privately published- all can be obtained with easy...