More Is Not Always Better

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S in Human Nutrition Turning on the TV, opening a magazine, we are bombarded by images that suggest that we need more of this and more of that. More money,...

Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee HEY REF! My opponent asked for a let because she got hit by my follow-through as she was moving in. I thought that she can't do that...

Off-Season Training: The Key to Improvement

By Jessica Winstanley, Director of Fitness If you are reading this in the Northern Hemisphere and are not already following an off-season training program, I urge you to read on. The summer period, when league...

Balance Points

Balance Points Which side of your feet do you lean and what thoughts are controlling this behavior? By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation Whenever I write these articles I am concerned as to whether...

Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee HEY REF! My opponent often has her father attending her games, and he's always shouting advice to her from the benches. This is really irritating. Can I...

Joint Health

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition Knees, shoulders, hips, back... Joint problems can bring a squash career to a quick halt. Longevity in your sport could have a lot to do with...

The Five Wise Men of the Front Court Game: Why, When, What, How, and...

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation For reasons that are not always immediately clear, we of the Squash playing community seem to lose all sense of reason when finding ourselves with an...

Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee HEY REF!: Often, when there is no real interference, my opponent asks for a let, claiming 'safety'. I figure if I'm not in the way, then he...

Range of Motion (ROM) The Freedom to Move

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Many players have come to the end of their competitive season in the US which typically begins to wind down from mid-March onwards, with the only major...

Peaking for Matches

By Peter Nicol, former World No. 1 So you've done the hard work, you're physically fit and technically better than ever but you just cannot convert these qualities into your match play. This has got...