Hey Ref: January 2018
by Barry Faguy
HEY REF I often hear some referees’ explanations that strike me as kind of weird. Is there some advice to help me...
Building Confidence From Within
By Amy Gross
Peak Performance & Mental Coach
As self-improvement expert Dale Carnegie once wrote, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If...
Spotted at the U.S. Open
By Pierre Bastien
squashsource.com
What squash racquets and shoes were the pros using at this year's U.S. Open?
Nour El Tayeb Champion
Racquet: Head Graphene Touch Speed...
Brain Health and Diet
By Candace Chemtob, MS, RD, LD, CSSD
Squash is a demanding sport and has been compared to chess at a hundred miles an hour. To...
The Art of Deception
by Osama Khalifa, Columbia University ‘18
Tri-Captain of the Columbia Squash Team
2017 Intercollegiate National Champion
2015 Intercollegiate Finalist
2x Ivy League Player of the Year (2017, 2016)
Ivy...
Ask Chet: October 2017
Hi Squash Fans,
Chet Blitzer here—Eighties icon, fourteen-time world champion and official US Squash spokesperson. Those of you who know me—and if you don’t, welcome...
Zarett Rehab & Fitness: Workout of Champions
By AJ Lamb, MS, CSCS, PES, Senior Exercise Physiologist
& Joseph Zarett, Physical Therapist, Founder of Zarett Rehab & Fitnes
In the late fall of 2016,...
My Grandmother’s Teacups
By Richard Millman
For many years now, I have subscribed to the notion that hitting a squash ball with a squash racquet is only rarely...
Hey Ref: October 2017
HEY REF Other than the marker making calls like “out” and “down,” is it permissible for the referee to stop play?
It’s allowed, but it’s...
Beating Burnout
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
We live in a world that requires long hours of work without much time to unwind. Overscheduling,...