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Squash Boasts US Squash Scholar Athlete Award
The US Squash Scholar Athlete Award recognizes high school students who excel in both the classroom and on the squash court. The Scholar Athlete Award program has shown significant growth since it was established in 2006...
Travel to My Hometown
By Miguel Angel Rodriguez
In Bogota we have seven private squash clubs and four public ones. The best club is where I train—Club El Nogal (www.clubelnogal.com). It is all...
In Memoriam Walter Fitch Pettit and G. Douglas Talbott
WALTER FITCH PETTIT
1918-2014
Walter Fitch Pettit, one of the pioneers of squash on the West Coast, died in June 2014. He was ninety-six. Pettit grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and was a member of the Princeton class of 1940. Pettit played...
SPAt-light: Jessica Helal
Jessica Helal
Squash Pro at Equinox Sports Club
Orange County, CA
What Club do you work at and what is your title?
I am based out of the Equinox Sports Club in Irvine (Orange County) where I am...
Motivating Oneself to Stay in Shape to Play
By Peter Nicol
In the last year I turned 41, moved to New York and had a baby, alongside starting a new business and continuing my work with SquashSkills. What suffered was my fitness (waistline!) and...
Sweat is Good for the Soul
By Candace H. Chemtob, MS, RD, LD, CSSD
“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear” —Buddha
Exercise is good for the...
Squash Players The Ultimate Goal Keepers
By Richard Millman
Our sport is a modern reflection of the very primeval attitudes and instincts that have allowed us to get this far in our history.
Our two essential survival sensory systems—namely primary focus and peripheral awareness—constantly...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I broke my racquet and after changing it, I wanted to hit the ball a few times to get a feel for it—but my opponent refused and insisted we play...