Comparing Zyex®, Gut and Nylon
One of the difficulties in talking about string is that we have no common frame of reference. When someone says its 25°F outside, you know you should probably wear a coat. Conversely, if someone...
Movement Games and Drills to make you think ahead
By Richard Millman, Owner-The Squash Doctor Corporation
If you have a regular practice partner-or juts a regular game partner-it is easy to fall into the rut of simply playing games every week. Although this might...
Bag Check: It’s not just about racquets and shoes
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Preparation is essential to any kind of success, whether on the court or off. To reach your peak athletic performance, you must begin preparing weeks and months...
Technique: It starts with the feet! Part 3
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In the last issue we talked about some of the common movement errors seen in both developing and relatively high level players. In doing so, hopefully you have...
Poor Behavior
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Unfortunately, many sports contain an element of poor behavior in their practice-and Squash is one of them. You have no doubt seen some officials take an emotional...
Episcopal Academy and Greenwich Academy Continue High School Dominance
Episcopal Academy (PA) and Greenwich Academy (CT) once again proved too strong for the rest of the field as they won the Division 1 titles at the 2012 U.S. High School Team Squash Championships....
Smokin’ in Virginia: King James rules in Richmond
By Alan Thatcher
The Davenport North American Open continues to grow in status and influence.
This PSA World Series Gold event brings the world’s leading players to Richmond, Virginia, each year, just as winter turns into...
Poster Madness: The Making of the Image
By James Zug
Marketing a tournament is easy these days: set up a website, send out some tweets, update Facebook and bam! The deal is done.
Not so fast. The North American Open has figured out...
2011-2012 College Squash Season Report
By Anne Bello
Hours before the men’s A Division final between Princeton University and defending national champions Trinity College was scheduled to begin, a local squash fan camped out on the floor by court 1...
McGuinness/Lemmon and Flannery/Ruggiero Repeat as National Champions
With timely reverses, good power and numerous volleys, Andrew McGuinness and George Lemmon won the Boys Under 19 National Junior Doubles Championships for the second year in a row at Wilmington Country Club. For...