Seven Regions One Team

By Bill Buckingham “This should be the most fun weekend of the squash year. You will ultimately play for the U.S. somewhere along the way, and there is nothing better than that.” With those words,...

Maria Toorpakai—The Squash Pro Who Became a Media Star

By James Zug A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight By Maria Toorpakai with Katharine Holstein (Twelve, 2016) Within the squash world, it was well-known that Maria Toorpakai had a...

Tennessee, Tennessee, Ain’t No Place I’d Rather Be

By John Branston Squash lovers, like stock pickers, are prone to be overly bullish. As a squash evangelist and former card-carrying, trend-spotting reporter, I have forecast seven of the last two surges in squash in...

Serious Solo

By Richard Millman The summer is upon us, and now is the time to really get ahead of the competition. Solo practice is one of the least utilized and most valuable training regimes. It is...

Injury Prevention: Mobility Prerequisites for Playing Squash

by Jeremy Mayer, U.S. National Team Physiologist Although squash is enjoyed by athletes of all ages, the majority are doing so with an increased risk of injury. This is a result of not meeting the...

Expat Entrepreneurs Open Shop Stateside

Lighting the Way: A New Solution for Squash Court Lights By James Zug It started about seven years ago when Lee Witham and his wife Jihyeong (everyone calls her JiJi) decided to build a weekend home...

The Benefits of Caffeine

by Candace Chemtob Ninety percent of us are habitual coffee drinkers and can’t imagine starting the day without our morning cup. This love affair with coffee, and other caffeinated beverages, is deeply rooted and is...

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’re received over the years. HEY REF When interference...

Breaking Through the Levels: Balls

by Bill Buckingham Can using a different ball increase your enjoyment of the game? To find out, US Squash staffers Bill Buckingham and Chris McClintick, erstwhile 3.5 level players, use five different balls during their...

Tecnifibre and Head Squash Racquet Roundup

by Pierre Bastien Over the past few months, Tecnifibre and Head have added some brand new frame designs to their respective squash racquet lineups. Tecnifibre Dynergy AP Tecnifibre's new range of squash racquets is called Dynergy AP....