From US Squash
By Kevin D. Klipstein, President & Chief Executive Officer
Last year around this time I wrote about how impressive the top squash professionals were both on and off the court, and how much they deserved...
Editor’s Note
By Jay D. Prince, Editor in Chief
The development of the U.S. Open over the past seventeen years has been staggering. When I first arrived on the scene, the event was held in a small...
SPA-tlight: Georgina Stoker
Georgina Stoker
Squash Pro at Berwyn Squash & Fitness Club
Berwyn, PA
Where did you grow up?
I was born in Hong Kong but grew up in St. Helens, in the Northwest of England.
When and why did you...
Squash Boasts Leading Box League and Ladder Performers from Clubs around the U.S.
Brian Bartes—Detroit Athletic Club
Bartes first picked up the squash racquet in the fall of 2011. With no fear, he jumped straight into the box ladders at the DAC—the seventeenth and last box. With a...
Local Call: Warming-Up? Share the Ball
The warm-up is a five-minute period when both players are on court to prepare for the match. According to WSF Rule 3.2: ‘In the warm-up both players must have equal opportunities of striking the...
Squash Movement
By Scott Devoy
At the 3.0 skill level, players tend to spend a lot of time so focused on the ball that they chase it all over the court. This leads to over-running the ball,...
Head Turn Progressions
By Richard Millman
There is a story—how much of it is true I am not sure—that when Nick Matthew achieved the laudable ranking of 100 in the world, he had occasion to video his backhand...
Protein Drink? Caution
By Candace H. Chemtob, MS, RD, LD, CSSD
Claiming a “high protein” content gives nutritional supplements the “general aura of healthiness” (BBC, June 6, 2013). High protein supplements, in the form of drinks, powders, or...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I was refereeing a match recently and made a key decision—and quickly realized I had made a mistake. It was not a judgment issue, but about the actual rule. Should...
Strength Training and the Young Athlete – Part II
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
Continuing on from last issue’s theme of strength training and the young athlete, let’s consider common questions including: what age to start; how much should they do...