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....