Take Your Niece to the T.O.She
By Tracy Gates
"UURRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYY?????????” was the exact quote from my niece’s facebook post a few weeks ago. Curious as to what she was reacting to (although as an almost-teenager, she could’ve been distressed about her...
Canada to Host 2014 Women’s World Teams
The World Squash Federation (WSF) has awarded the 2014 WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship to Canada. The event will take place at White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa (The Club at White Oaks)...
Do Not Go to the Squash Court Starving, and other resolutions for the new...
By Tracy Gates
I hate going to the gym right after new year’s. The spinning bike that the ‘regulars’ know is mine is taken by an ‘irregular’ in spanking new spandex. All the jump ropes...
Female Triad
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nurtition
There is enormous pressure on competitive athletes to have the "ideal" body size and composition for their sports. This pressure can come from coaches, parents, teammates,...
CitySquash Success
On the afternoon of Dec. 16, when the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics dismissed its students, high school senior Katiria Sanchez hurried to Prospect Avenue to catch the #21 bus. She texted her...
The Beauty (and Grit) of Performance…
By Tracy Gates
Thirty feet above the ground, a woman hangs, suspended in silk. She wraps first one leg and then another in lengths of it. She loops it over her arms and twists it around her...
The 3G Howe Cup: Grit, Glamour and Glory
By Beth Rasin
Grit, glamour and glory defined the 3G bandwidth of Howe Cup 2012. Grit was evident throughout the tournament on the host Meadow Mill courts—not the sweep up the dirt from your shoes...
How to Succeed at Squash
By David Hughes
There is a fierce battle on court 12 when I walk up. The players have been on court for almost an hour, trading point after point, making each other stretch for every ball,...
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...