Publishers Note Unique Qualities

By Jay D. Prince When you think about the great athletes in your lifetime, what is it about them that sticks in your mind? Is it simply that they win? Or is it something more? For...

Publishers Note The Facebook Era

By Jay D. Prince Perhaps it’s just me, but Facebook is something that just hasn’t piqued my interest. I mean, why do people want to sit at a keyboard posting the mundane details of their...

Publishers Note Taking Stock

By Jay D. Prince When will an American squash player be World No. 1? That is the single most frequently asked question I have had since starting Squash Magazine in 1997—period. For years, my matter-of-fact response...

Publishers Note Getting Fit

By Jay D. Prince Squash is a funny game. It’s one of those games where a person who is not terribly fit can still play well if they have superior skills or knowledge of the...

Publishers Note Learning Curves

By Jay D. Prince One of the primary goals when putting together this magazine each month is to get our facts straight and to publish articles that are interesting to our readers. It’s not unusual...

Publishers Note Golden Moments

By Jay D. Prince The first time I recall watching the Olympics on television was 1972 when Jim McKay of ABC Sports was taking us through the tragic situation in Munich surrounding the Israeli hostage...

Publishers Note Rules Guru

By Jay D. Prince Being a referee is a thankless job, something I’m sure just about all of us can relate to. If you’ve refereed just one match in your playing days, I’m sure you...

Publishers Note Proper Perspective

By Jay D. Prince Once or twice on this page I’ve taken time out to revel in the positives of being involved in a relatively obscure sport. Invariably, those thoughts have brought me back to...

Publishers Note Relegated to Consies

By Jay D. Prince As you will no doubt notice quickly, most of the Letters to the Editor we have received over the past few weeks have been addressing the issue of PAR-11 scoring. Most...

Publishers Note Teeing Off on PAR

By Jay D. Prince Now that we’ve had a couple months to digest the latest round of disappointment from the International Olympic Committee, it’s time to move on. And judging from the questions I am fielding...