What to Pack for a Squash Tournament
By Pierre Bastien
Last summer, I traveled down to Charlottesville to play in the 2018 World Masters, which were being held for the first time in the United States. The University of Virginia hosted 600...
Reverse It
The reverse corner is the foundational shot in hardball doubles. More points are ended with the reverse than any other short shot. Since it is a rarity in softball singles, many young players have...
Navigating the Mental Game in Squash: Between Game Strategies
Nyree Dardarian, Director, Center for Nutrition & Performance
Eric Zillmer, Athletics Director and Professor
Drexel University
Fitness is the price of admission to competitive squash. But from a nutritional and neuroscience point of view, squash is also...
Making Lemonade
By Will Carlin
Keith Jarrett was not happy.
The legendary American jazz and classical pianist had arrived at the Opera House in Cologne, Germany, late in the afternoon on a dark, wet and cold Friday in...
Reasons to Ref
By Hope Prockop
Four years ago, my deep dive into refereeing began. I attended a US Squash coaching course where I met some like-minded squash addicts. We shared ideas and best practices on technique, lesson...
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...
The Equation of Squash: Get There to Leave
By Richard Millman
The principles of survival in the human race are also the principles of survival for squash. They can be expressed as an equation—a form of algebra. Algebra may not be the most...
Squash-Specific Conditioning
by
AJ Lamb, MS, CSCS, PES
Supervisor / Senior Exercise Physiologist of Zarett Rehab and Fitness
Joe Zarett, Physical Therapist
Founder of Zarett Rehab and Fitness
As we observe the wide variety of energy requirements seen in sport, we...