You Need Glasses! What to do if the Referee can’t see
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
In a Letter to the Editor (P. 4), there is an account of a controversy that arose in the fifth game of the 5.5. Final of Minnesota’s “Indian...
State of Squash One professional players perspective
By Anthony Ricketts, PSA No. 6
2007 has seen much squash activity in the United States. Personally, I have played in Chicago, Virginia, New York (and also Toronto for the Canadian Classic). There have also...
Get the Most Out of Ghosting
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
So you’re pretty serious about your squash and perhaps you’re thinking about your club championship or the state championship. Maybe the Grand Masters in Atlanta in December—which...
Behavior at US Squash Sanctioned Tournaments
Dear Players, Coaches, Families and Spectators,
Please ensure you are fully aware that US Squash has detailed guidelines for sportsmanship and conduct for Players, Coaches, Families and Spectators-—both on and off court—at all US Squash...
HEAD Serves Up New Metallix Squash Racquets Unchain the Power to Dominate
KENNELBACH, January 2007 – HEAD Racquetsports continues its legacy of innovation with the 2007 launch of the Metallix series for Squash, incorporating Metallix technology—one of the lightest and strongest new materials on the market....
The Tongue-tied Referee How to avoid trouble—or get yourself out of it
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Stress does strange things to us: It causes serious physiological reactions in the brain and the rest of the body—and it often makes us incapable of uttering...
“The Magic spot on the front wall.”
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
You didn’t know? Well there is one. Really. Actually it’s more of a “magic” three feet.
When I first came to the US in 1993 and worked...
Overcome Your Nemesis Scout your opponent’s weakness, then attack
By Anthony Ricketts, PSA No. 7
In sport there is not much worse than repeatedly losing to the same player over and over again. It hurts everywhere—physically, mentally and emotionally. You see the draw, whether...
The Art Of Making Squash String, Part Two: Building In Performance
By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Ashaway Racket Strings
In our last column (January 2007) we talked about the process of using high tech materials to make string on our “state-of-the-art” 100-year-old braiding machines....
Ouch! That Hurts! How to Get the Bleeding Rule Right Every Time
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
There is perhaps no other Rule in squash that referees get wrong more often than Rule 16: Bleeding, Illness, Disability and Injury. The title itself is frightening...