Navigation
By Richard Millman
From our very earliest days, we learn how to navigate our way around the world. As we grow up we are almost unconscious of this extraordinary ability as we make our way...
Curb Your Appetite
By Candace Chemtob
Hunger is complicated. A Harvard endocrinologist explained it: “The fundamental role of hunger is to drive us to seek and consume food.” In the days when food was scarce, hunger was important...
Easing up on Expectations
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Setting expectations places unnecessary demands on an athlete’s performance. Going into a match thinking, “I should win” or “I’ll probably lose” or “I’m not going to play...
Double Down
by Amanda Sobhy
Most of you know me as a professional singles player. However, what you may not know is that I love to play doubles. No, I’m not talking about doubles on a singles...
David Palmer on Coaching
By Steve Crandall
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Ashaway Racket Strings
I was delighted to learn last fall that David Palmer had been named head squash coach at Cornell. Palmer is unquestionably one of the best technicians...
Squash Nutrition on the Fly: Strategies to Optimize Nutrition During International Travel
by Nyree Dardarian, Director, Center for Nutrition & Performance, Drexel University
During the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, my job was to support the U.S. men’s and women’s squash team nutritionally while they...
U.S. Squash Partners with Squashskills
U.S. SQUASH has announced a new partnership with the online coaching site Squashskills, which will provide reduced price subscriptions to U.S. SQUASH members, allowing them to benefit from a range of interactive coaching and...
What They Used at the Open
By Pierre Bastien, squash equipment blogger at squashsource.com
The Value of Mental Skills Training and Assessment
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.”
—Venus Williams
One...
How Gender Roles Impact Performance
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Engaging in powerful conversations about gender and athletic performance can be difficult. Gender is an emotionally-charged issue and many people don’t bring it up out of fear...