Publisher’s Note Respect the Game
By Jay D. Prince
One of the things I’ve always liked about racquet sports is that, when kids start playing and improving, they can ultimately play with anyone—including adults. Can kids play soccer with adults? Perhaps,...
From US Squash Promote Or Perish
By Kevin Klipstein
I have a mug on my desk from when I worked at the sports marketing company ProServ in the late 1990’s. On one side it states, “Something terrible happens if you don’t promote,”...
A Must Have DVD! Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan Story
The perfect holiday gift for every squash enthusiast...the feature-length award-winning documentary "Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan Story."
"This documentary is not just a story of a squash player but of a remarkable man...
Ashour Simply Symphonic
For the first time since the US Open was last played in Boston (2006), four maestros of squash graced the portable glass McWil Court in famed Symphony Hall. Each at one time World No....
Chris Gordon
This is the fourth in a series of articles written by the top-ranked U.S Squash Professionals about their lives on tour. These articles will cover some of the players’ training routines, travel experiences, and...
SPA-tlight: Mick Joint
Mick Joint, Head Pro at the Detroit Athletic Club
Where did you grow up?
I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia.
How did you get involved with squash?
My mother introduced me to squash when I was five. I...
How do you make that choice: sportswomen and pregnancy?
By Jen Gabler
Nobody ever said that life as a working mum is easy, and many women agonize over the decision of when, or if, they should go back to work after having their baby.
But imagine if...
Something to Boast About: Carol Weymuller Open Draws Top Players
By Linda Elriani and Judy Scofield Miller
The top professional women squash players in the world returned to Brooklyn (New York) to participate in the world-renowned Carol Weymuller Open hosted by The Heights Casino last...
2010 CanAm Cup Goes to USA
The second biennial CanAm Cup, bringing together the top men’s and women’s hardball doubles teams from the US and Canada, was held the weekend of October 21-24, 2010, in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), with the...
Core Training & Back Health for Squash—Part III
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In the last article we discussed Level 1 of our Core Training progressions, and outlined a series of simple bridging exercises designed to correct and improve the...