From US Squash Raising a Checkered Flag

By Kevin Klipstein Of the several dozen pieces I’ve written for this space, one that seems to have struck a chord was the recent “Preserving the Essence of Squash.” In it I concluded that “perfect behavior...

From US Squash Cleaning Out My Locker

By Jeannie Blasberg As I wind down my term as U.S. SQUASH Board Chair I have some random thoughts to impart while I’m still given some space in the magazine—so bear with me.  As the first...

From US Squash They let them play?

By Kevin Klipstein Looking back just three seasons ago to 2005-2006, the U.S. High School Team Championships was in its third year. It had over 50 teams for the first time. The girls’ division had...

From US Squash Preserving the Essence of Squash

By Kevin Klipstein I was 14 years old and among the best junior squash players in the area. Asked to play an exhibition match with my coach at a local YMCA, I jumped at the...

From US Squash Play to 11, win by 2.

By Kevin Klipstein Tony Halstead and I used to play squash in Seattle fairly regularly. I think I’m a better player, but it’s not totally clear. Why? Well first, Tony was never in very good...

From US Squash Contact with Greatness

By Jeannie Blasberg The silver lining that goes along with squash still being relatively small compared to sports such as tennis or golf is the world-wide community it offers. Among the upper echelon of this...

From US Squash Turn Your Computer Off, Put Your BlackBerry Down And Report To...

By Kevin Klipstein Growing up, we had a New Yorker cartoon on our refrigerator that showed a man in bed, telling his wife, who seemed annoyed he was still in bed, “Wake me up when...

From US Squash Change in the Air

By Kevin Klipstein Not to be outdone with all the talk of change in politics these days, whether it’s “change you can believe in” or “maverick change,” we wanted to outline our own dizzying pace...

From US Squash In Between Games

By Kevin Klipstein I’ve been in and out of squash my entire life. I started at age 11, playing junior and then college squash. I co-captained Cornell’s team my senior year and was named second...

From US Squash What I Do

By Kevin Klipstein It’s not unusual for people to ask me what I do for a living after I have told them what I do for a living. Yes, I’m the CEO of one of...