Peaking for Major Events
By Peter Nicol
I found out the hard way how difficult it is to play and be successful in major events. As a young professional, there were really only two recognized major events—the British and...
Berwyn’s 40th Birthday: Public Squash Reaches Milestone
By James Zug
In the fall of 1973 the first commercial squash club opened in the United States. Today, public clubs are commonplace. U.S. Squash estimates that a third of all courts in the country...
Parity at the U.S. Open
By James Zug
Parity was the watchword the entire nine days of the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open at Drexel University. It was the first major tournament in the history of professional squash—now in its...
Sea Island Day Dreaming
By James Zug
In searching for a squash vacation in the sun, I found something perhaps unique.
I went down to Sea Island Resort in September as a part of a Squash Doubles Association weekend. Last...
U.S. Pro Series and Life Time Fitness
By Chris McClintick
When US SQUASH and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) partnered to launch the U.S. Pro Series in January of 2013, the primary goal was to increase the awareness of squash in the...
U.S. Squash Hall of Fame Class 2013 Inductees
Marigold Edwards and John G. Nelson were unveiled as the US Squash Hall of Fame Class of 2013 at the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships Saturday, October 12.
As a part of the...
Hanson Aims to Move Up U.S. and International Ladders
By Chris McClintick
As qualifying for the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open squash championships began at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia on October 9, so did Chris Hanson’s professional squash life.
The twenty-two-year-old American’s debut against...
SquashSmarts Graduates Gradually Changing the Game
By James Zug
At the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open held last month at Drexel University, a dedicated and determined group of young men and women were present: team members of SquashSmarts, Philadelphia’s after school...
Eightieth Howe Cup Celebrates Championship Diversity
By Beth Rasin
Could a coveted national championship really be at stake when competitors were smiling broadly and so easily applauding an opponent’s scrappy play? There was so much joy at the eightieth Howe Cup that...
U.S. Squash Scholar Athlete Award
US SQUASH officially announced the recipients of the 2012-2013 US Squash Scholar Athlete Awards, given to high school student athletes who achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.5 in school and participated in at...