From US Squash The Right Thing
By Kevin Klipstein
U.S. Squash recently announced that the prize purse for the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open will provide equal prize money for both the men’s and women’s championships. The purse will be the...
Squash Fan Federer Supports Olympic Bid
World No. 2 Roger Federer is backing Squash to be added to the Olympic Games program in 2020.
“I think it’s a wonderful sport. It’s unfortunate some sports don’t get the opportunity to be in...
Publishers Note Psycho Parents
By Jay D. Prince
For the past 16 years, I've spent a lot of time writing and talking about a subject that makes me roll my eyes and cringe every time it comes up. This...
Will Squash Make the Olympics? A behind-the-scenes look at two factors that might make...
By James Zug
The inclusion of squash in the Olympic Games is an old idea. The earliest documented attempt was in 1947 for the 1952 Helsinki Games (recall that Los Angeles and Minneapolis finished tied for second...
The Path to the Olympics
By George Meiras, chair of the World Squash Federation's Olympic Bid Steering Group
Every four years there is a different system for selecting sports for an upcoming Olympic Games. The process for 2020 is as follows.
Currently...
Squash Flashmob Hits Malaysia
The world’s top squash players turned out in force at the Curve Shopping Mall in Selangor, Malaysia, to stage a flashmob to draw attention to the sport’s bid to be added to the Olympic Games program in...
From US Squash Stats and Stories
By Peter Lasusa, U.S. SQUASH Board Chair
Twenty or so years ago I was standing in front of a posted draw sheet helping run a club championship tournament as “Tournament Chair” along with our club...
From US Squash Ten Days in January
By Bill Buckingham
When attending the Tournament of Champions, held annually at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, it’s very easy to fall prey to the illusion that squash has gone mainstream and finally...
From US Squash Streams of Consciousness
By Kevin Klipstein
We often encounter circumstances which lead us to a crossroads. The choices are either cooperate and partner with an organization to further our collective goals together, or decide to work independently, and in...
WSF Ambassadors “An Inspiration” To Latvian Squash
The World Squash Federation's inaugural WSF Ambassador Program in Latvia in November was hailed as an "inspiration" to the country's squash community at the end of the three-day visit to the Baltic country’s capital, Riga,...