Squash Pinned by Wrestling

By Rod Gilmour It was just before Sunday lunch at the Hilton in Buenos Aires, when Jacques Rogge, the outgoing International Olympic committee president, stared down at the white sheet of paper in front of...

Making that Jump – Breaking 3.0

By Paul Assaiante, Trinity College Head Coach and Head National Coach Too many people simply go from lesson to lesson and think that that is the panacea for developing a squash game. Or on the...

Shorten Your Swing

By Peter Nicol When coaching, I tend to spend a lot of time on shortening the swings of players I’m working with. The reason for concentrating on a shorter, tighter swing is to help the...

Protein and Energy Bars

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition The original energy bar was created for astronauts in the 1960s. Eating in space at zero gravity pro- vided a challenge to the early space program....

Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A

By Barry Faguy Having dealt originally with just about all the all key principles of decision making in treatise form, we carry on by zeroing in on specific questions we’re received over time. HEY REF! I...

Strength Training for Juniors

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist A topic raising regular concerns and uncertainties for parents of young athletes is weight training. I am often approached by parents with questions or statements along the...

String Tech: Dynamic Stiffness and Tension Holding

By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Ashaway Racket Strings We’ve used the terms “dynamic stiffness” and “tension loss” any number of times in this column but have never really explained what we mean,...

Timing and Adrenaline – A Nebulous Relationship

By Richard Millman This is going to sound weird from a Brit who knows practically squat about the national game, but even so, here’s something to get you scratching your head: What have Mario Soto...

The Egyptlishmen: The Inside Story of the Elshorbagy Brothers who have Bridged Egyptian and...

By James Zug Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com The boy was shy. As a child, Mohamed Elshorbagy was aggressive on court. He went for outright nicks or it was a tin on every point. He played all-out...

U.S. Juniors Roll in Ontario/American Challenge

A team of 24 United States juniors traveled to White Oaks, Niagra-on-the-lake, Ontario, in August to face-off against Ontario juniors in the Ontario-American Challenge. The U.S. commanded the tournament winning their fourth straight Ont-Am...