From US Squash Squash 101: Back to Basics
By Kevin Klipstein
I got totally robbed” is a common post match refrain often heard from players lamenting calls that didn’t go their way. Whether the match was officiated or self-reffed, inevitably there are situations where...
From US Squash Know Yourself + Play Your Level = Increased Satisfaction
By Kevin Klipstein
Last month I wrote about my league experiences over the years and how I’ve enjoyed getting back to playing leagues this season. Getting into the details, we’re actually in first place at the...
From US Squash Leagues Ahead
By Kevin Klipstein
Google “leagues” and the first two listings are generic Wikipedia links, but the next two are for the USTA’s TennisLink league program demonstrating how important leagues are to tennis. Though less mainstream, squash...
From US Squash
By Kevin D. Klipstein, President & Chief Executive Officer
It’s been quite a year already in sports so far starting with the Sochi Winter Olympics serving up rigged Russian figure skating results, World Cup soccer...
From US Squash Promote Or Perish
By Kevin Klipstein
I have a mug on my desk from when I worked at the sports marketing company ProServ in the late 1990’s. On one side it states, “Something terrible happens if you don’t promote,”...
From US Squash Adult Play Time
By Kevin Klipstein
Reading Squash Magazine, one could easily be left with the impression that U.S. SQUASH’s efforts focus primarily on our National Teams, National Championships and junior squash development. While these are important initiatives for the...
From US Squash Survey Says…
By Kevin Klipstein
More than 500 of you took the time to answer our Membership Satisfaction Survey earlier this summer. This is up from only about 100 who did so the first time we surveyed...
From US Squash Big Wins
By Kevin Klipstein
Before we look ahead to the upcoming season and make major announcements, we have some remarkable achievements to celebrate for the 2009-2010 season. The first to mention, and perhaps the most significant,...
From US Squash Connecting the Dots
By Kevin Klipstein
It’s very common for me to hear from one squash constituency or another, asking for more support from the Association. Fortunately, for a small sport, we have plenty of constituencies to serve,...
From US Squash Adult Subject Matter
By Kevin Klipstein
It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago, with the conversion to softball, the squash community in the US was in the midst of a deeply divisive battle over the future...