A Look Back
Fifteen Years Ago in Squash Magazine August-September 2001
Amy Boytz, the managing editor, penned a lengthy, deeply researched report on the current situation with eye protection in the American squash community, including interviews with players injured...
Local Call: “Don’t be a Knob”
“Can’t we just play a let?” As the squash ball travels at high speeds around the court, the consistency of the bounce depends on any number of things. The temperature of the ball, moisture...
SPAtlight: Lauren Patrizio Xaba
Lauren Patrizio Xaba –Executive Director, Squash Drive, San Francisco, CA
I’m originally from Philadelphia. The first person l played squash with was Bill Lane. I played one day of hard ball and then switched to softball....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...