Will’s World: The Fine Print
By Will Carlin
There is a trope that medical researchers use to explain why it is sometimes impractical or unnecessary to perform a full randomized controlled trial: there’s never been one for parachutes.
Such a trial...
Fancy a Flutter? Gambling Transforming Pro Squash
By James Zug
Gambling on sports has always been a complicated passion. In May 1536 Anne Boleyn was watching tennis at Whitehall Palace when a messenger from King Henry VIII asked her to present herself...
A New Pathway For the Next Generation of Squash Professionals
by Chris McClintick
Squash in the United States is on the forefront of modernization and expansion. The U.S. boasts the fastest-growing squash participation rate worldwide with 66% growth overall since 2010 to more than 1.7...
It’s About Time
By Will Carlin
Howard Armitage is about to hit his third off-balance shot in a row. He has been on defense since his backhand return of serve caught the sidewall and landed about halfway between...
Mimicking the Pros
by Matt Lombardi
Growing up as a sports-crazed kid, there were few things I enjoyed more than watching great athletes on TV and then running outside, while their images were still burned on my retina,...
SquashBusters Opens New Facility in Providence
By James Zug
In December 2017, SquashBusters and Moses Brown School officially opened a remarkable squash facility in Providence, RI. More than 19,000 square feet, the Gorgi Family Squash & Education Center is a twelve-court...
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: How to Rethink Your Life
By James Zug
When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn’t the Life You Want
By Mike Lewis
(New York: Henry Holt, 2018)
When we last visited with Mike Lewis with the article “Have Racquet, Will Travel”...
Charlottesville Welcomes the World
by Chris McClintick
This summer the 2018 World Masters will be hosted stateside for the first time in tournament history at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The biennial tournament, the world’s largest adult squash...
Flood & Fog: Meadow Mill Celebrates Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
By James Zug
A flagship squash facility in Baltimore, Meadow Mill Athletic Club is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary this autumn. There will be a week of squash, highlighted by a $5,000 PSA tournament, a junior...