90 Seconds with Madeline Perry

The first time you played squash, you were… Eleven years old, just at the local swimming pool where there were a couple of squash courts. I played a lot of other sports like football (soccer),...

Was This The Biggest Shock of All?

By Richard Eaton Photos Courtesy: Lynn Khoo Is it the beginning of the end for the highest profile player of all time? The question had been regarded by many as unthinkable but it certainly entered a few people’s minds after...

Women’s Squash Week a Big Hit

  The first US Women’s Squash Week was a huge success with over 400 women of all ages and skill levels participating across 15 cities this past September. Social, round robins were held in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Connecticut, Denver, Houston,...

We Should be Watching…

By Tracy Gates One of the most exciting points I watched during the U.S. Open Squash Championships last month was when Joelle King and Nicol David were trading drop shots and then King hit a...

Watch and Learn

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist The U.S. Open, held recently at Drexel University in Philadelphia, featured the majority of the World’s leading male and female players. In conjunction with Drexel, US Squash did...

Fighting Frustration

By Tracy Gates The ball flies by me, down the wall, again and again and again. And my attempts to dig it out of the back right corner are pitiful. Humiliating. Finally, after my opponent...

Historic Finish: Americans Come in Second at World Women’s Junior

  By James Zug It is a sign of rude and robust health that the lingering feeling about the 2011 Women’s World Juniors Squash Championships was one of disappointment. On the surface, the tournament went off...