From US Squash

By Kevin D. Klipstein, President & Chief Executive Officer As freshmen on the Cornell team, to say we occupied the back seat would be accurate both physically and metaphorically. College squash had yet to reach...

Editor’s Note

By Jay D. Prince, Editor in Chief For decades, college squash has been so dominated by the “Big Three plus One” (Harvard, Princeton and Yale plus Trinity) that, in some respects, the upper echelon of...

SPA-tlight: Lester Brown

Lester Brown, Squash Pro at Westchester Squash, Westchester, NY Where did you grow up? Toronto, Canada. When and why did you start playing squash? I started playing squash in 1988 when I was twenty-one years old. I took...

Squash Boasts What Advice Would You Give To Other No. 9 Players

What advice would you give to other No. 9 players across the country regarding their position on their college teams? Matthew Mackin—Trinity, senior Having played in the No. 9 position for the majority of my college...

Local Call: Play it Safe, Play a Let!

The turning rule is one of the most talked about rules in squash. This is most likely because of the ambiguity in which the rule is currently written, but a message to all avid...

Making Improvements—It’s a Process

By Peter Nicol One of the hardest aspects of trying to improve is the time it can take to make the slightest change and have that be implemented into your game. A change in technique...

Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A

By Barry Faguy Having originally dealt with all the key principles of decision making in treatise form, we carry on the explanations by zeroing in on questions we’ve received over the years. HEY REF! My opponent’s...

Proper Hydration—If You’re Thirsty, It’s Too Late

By Candace H. Chemtob, MS, RD, LD, CSSD The proverbial “low hanging fruit” in sports nutrition is proper hydration. Improving your hydration regimen can have a significant impact on your athletic performance. And even better...

Strength Training and the Young Athlete—Part III

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Following on from last month’s issue let us look at a series of strength exercises that would provide a good starting point for any young squash player’s...

Squash Technique, Breaking Through The Levels

By Natalie Grainger Last month, we introduced a new LessonCourt series to help you break through different skill levels. The approach with this will be to look closely at specific techniques and strategies that can...