Your Serve March 2014
Paul Moses’ heart is in the right place, but if he really believes that he can talk about urban squash programs and "...abandon references to prep schools and Ivy League teams..." then he seriously misunderstands the...
Urban Squash Goes to Doubles Camp
Four students from Access Youth Academy, Ana Rodriguez, Jesus Gomez, Yan Liu and Omar Galindo, had the opportunity to participate in an introductory doubles squash camp in Denver (CO) at the end of August....
Urban Squash Citizenship Tour
By Sage Ramadge
When was the last time you had a chance to play squash with a governor and a senator in the same week? For twenty-two college and high school students on the Urban...
SquashBusters Derby
Saturday, May 1st, marked the fourth annual SquashBusters Derby in Boston, a truly unique event in which seven teams, each comprised of a professional, five amateurs, and two SquashBusters kids, face off in an...
Bill Simon Awarded President’s Cup
By James Zug
During the NUSEA leadership conference, US Squash’s CEO Kevin Klipstein awarded the President’s Cup to William E. Simon, Jr. for his many decades of dedication, support and leadership in the game.
Bill Simon...
MetroSquash Opens New Facility
By James Zug
Photos by Marian Kraus
The MetroSquash Academic & Squash Center, the fourth stand-alone purpose-built urban squash youth enrichment facility in the U.S., opened this spring in Chicago.
The certificate of occupancy was issued on...
USOC Volunteer Coach of the Year Awarded to MetroSquash Mentor Paul M. Cussen
By James Zug
During the gala dinner at the biennial World Doubles tournament in Chicago, US Squash honored Paul M. Cussen with the United States Olympic Committee Volunteer Coach of the Year Award.
Cussen started his...
New Squash Documentary Takes a Look Behind the Glass
By James Zug
Camera crews often come to film at urban squash programs. Usually they are making a short segment for local television. It is pretty common. George Polsky, the founder and executive director of...
Public Service
A s you wend your way down Pitt Street on the lower east side of Manhattan, the tangle of bars, bodegas, coffee shops and apartment buildings are interrupted by an ivy-covered, walled oasis. While...
Community Perspectives: Growing Diversity in Squash
By Laura Trevelyan
Laura Trevelyan is an award-winning journalist for the BBC, college squash parent and CitySquash board member.
Squash in the U.S. is at an inflection point. The reckoning over race in America poses tough...