Gluten-Free: Diet or Fad?
By Candace Chemtob
With “A-list” movie stars, and nearly one third of Americans decreasing or completely eliminating gluten (Huffington press, 2013), why is “everyone” on this diet? And what is gluten? Gluten is a latin...
The Mind Game — Taking Control & Ownership
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
As part of championship preparation squads with the England Junior and Senior Teams we often delivered mental training sessions to players and coaching staff. One of the...
Movement and Shot Mechanics: Full Court Press!
By Richard Millman
Continuing with the subject of movement on court, let’s turn our attention to the “Full Court Press.” This term, often used in basketball but used in practice in many sports, refers to...
Breaking Through the Levels: Squash Movement
by Scott Devoy
3.0
Players starting out at the 3.0 level tend to spend a lot of time so focused on the ball that they chase it all over the court. This leads to over-running the...
Racquet Preparation: What is it really all about?
By Richard Millman, Owner - Westchester Squash
We’ve all been subjected to it. The oft repeated phrase ‘Racquet up!’
But what is the real purpose of preparing the racquet and when should it be done?
Let me...
Training for Squash: An Overview (Part 3) Physical Testing
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In last month's article (Part 2), we discussed the use of 'performance profiling' as a simple technique for evaluating your abilities as a squash athlete. This month,...
Rule 21: The Unwritten Rule of Squash
By Rod Symington, WSF Senior Referee Assessor
It has long been a mystery to me why so many players do not bother to read the Rules of Squash: there are only twenty of them and...
What is Fair View?
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
There is perhaps no other aspect of the Rules that is as misunderstood as the concept of “fair view.” Because it is so misunderstood, players rarely invoke...
Nutrition Myths: They Will Make You Go Hmmm…
By Candace H. Chemtob, MS, RD, LD, CSSD
Nutrition should be simple. Unfortunately, Americans are bombarded with inaccurate nutrition information from supplement manufacturers to TV personalities. This misinformation creates confusion, and nutrition myths take on...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q & A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I made a good drop shot (admittedly not a winner) from the T because my opponent’s previous poor shot set me up there—and then my opponent came up against me...