THE GIFT OF DIVERSITY

Reflecting on my college squash days nearly thirty years later, what immediately comes to mind are the road trips. Ten passenger vans driven by the coach. If an assistant coach joined, it was four...

BUILDING A BASE

US Squash is a proud member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Born out of an act of Congress in the 1970s, the USOPC was formed to encourage, promote and support amateur athletic...

OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION

Sometimes seemingly disparate narratives coalesce to bring a broader opportunity into focus. For me this happened recently with the ascendance of Ali Farag and return to form of Amanda Sobhy, and meetings regarding community...

BALANCE

Easy to say, so hard to achieve. You can’t take it to the bank, however it just may save your life. Achieving balance—the transition from crawling to cruising, then taking those first steps—is an...

LIMITLESS POTENTIAL, LIMITED OPPORTUNITY

Squash players regularly tell me how much the sport has impacted their lives for the better. Health. Fitness. Friendship. Sportsmanship. Respect. Resilience. These are benefits, experiences and learned qualities which are so valuable and...

GOALS

Muhammad Ali is known to have said, “What keeps me going is goals.” At the World Masters hosted at UVA’s McArthur Squash Center, nearly 800 competitors gathered to test their mettle against each other, and...

What it Means to Turn the Page on the Season

by Kevin Klipstein My kids love the Sesame St. book called “Please Do Not Open This Book” which involves Grover and Elmo fighting over whether to turn pages to get to the end of the...

From US Squash

By Kevin Klipstein, President & Chief Executive Officer In talking with people in the squash community, I often find it helpful to remind them where US Squash was just a decade ago. We were a...

From US Squash

Astronomers recently discovered a galaxy that is thirty billion light-years away. For the non-scientists, a light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. You can try to do the math.However, it’s a lot of zeros and, therefore,...

From US Squash

Every year I gain a deeper appreciation for the National Championships. Players who compete are masters in their age division. It’s an honor to compete with them, and to watch them compete. There are...