By Paul Assaiante, National Coach
In life the pursuit of goals is a bit like building a railroad track. You must first come up with your destination, and this is the plan or the “dream” if you will. Nothing happens without first dreaming.
You then must get down on your hands...
By Peter Lasusa, U.S. SQUASH Board Chair
Twenty or so years ago I was standing in front of a posted draw sheet helping run a club championship tournament as “Tournament Chair” along with our club professional. Our pro was filling in results in handwritten pencil and was just recording games...
By Tracy Gates
When I got off the court, just one last match remained unfinished. One teammate had won three zip. Another had lost by mere points in five. And I, sadly, depressingly, had lost in three. If our team had a chance at winning and getting into the playoffs, it was...
By Dent Wilkins
The top echelon of junior tournament players is a frequently shifting landscape; players who were once dominant fall back into the pack, new stars emerge, and others continue their reign as the competitors whom all others are chasing. The 2012 U.S. Junior Championships (Closed) showcased all of...
Article and photos by Preston Quick
The Apawamis Club in Rye New York played host to the 2012 U.S. Squash Doubles Championships. Title sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, the event was also co-hosted at six area clubs: Round Hill Club, Westchester Country Club, Field Club of Greenwich, Greenwich Country...
By Tracy Gates
The guy is all over the court—front, back, sides, middle—hitting low reverse corners, floating lobs, and hard cross-courts to the left wall, aiming to get it past an opponent with graying hair and probably thirty years his senior. But more often than not, the older man gets...
By Alan Thatcher
The Davenport North American Open continues to grow in status and influence.
This PSA World Series Gold event brings the world’s leading players to Richmond, Virginia, each year, just as winter turns into spring.
As well as providing a fabulous week of high-class entertainment on the glass court set...
By Anne Bello
Hours before the men’s A Division final between Princeton University and defending national champions Trinity College was scheduled to begin, a local squash fan camped out on the floor by court 1 in Princeton’s Jadwin Gymnasium, staking out a spot to share with his young son. If...
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 school cafeteria running out of pizza), I glanced at the link she’d included. “WPS SUSPENDS...
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 are gone by the time I get to boot camp. And I have to start...