2014 U.S. Junior Open

By Nell Schwed The U.S. Junior Open, hosted at Yale University in New Haven, CT, has grown into the largest individual junior tournament in the world. With nearly one-thousand entrants, representing thirty-five countries—the United States...

Junior National Team Prepares for Namibia

By Chris McClintick Last summer, Poland hosted its first-ever World Junior Squash Championships, which included the United States Junior Women’s team matching its best finish of second place. This summer, another nation will host its first...

Squash Boasts Ten Teams Crowned at U.S. High School Championships

The Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers and Greenwich Academy Gators won the 2014 U.S. High School Team Squash division one boy’s and girl’s championships respectively, at the largest squash tournament in the world, involving 151...

Haverford and Greenwich Academy Take Seventh Annual U.S. Middle School Team Championships

By Molly Davidson The seventh annual U.S. Middle School Team Squash Championships took place at Yale University’s Brady Squash Center January 31-February 2. Haverford took home the Boys' Division I title and Greenwich Academy, once again, dominated the Girls'...

Elias and Sobhy Rise to the Top

By Jay Prince He picked up a squash racquet at the age of six after first playing tennis for a few years. He became hooked to the point of being determined to master his forehand...

Strength Training and the Young Athlete – Part II

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Continuing on from last issue’s theme of strength training and the young athlete, let’s consider common questions including: what age to start; how much should they do...

U.S. Squash Scholar Athlete Award

US SQUASH officially announced the recipients of the 2012-2013 US Squash Scholar Athlete Awards, given to high school student athletes who achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.5 in school and participated in at...

Squash Boasts Summer’s Most Improved Junior Rankings

Summer's Most Improved Junior Rankings*

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...