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COMMENT: Pushy parents spoiling squash? A Squash Mum speaks out
Parents often need coaching, not just the kids
RECENT articles have highlighted the levels of poor conduct on court during some major junior tournaments, and...
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GILLY LANE joins Squash Mad: How injuries wrecked my dream and left me seeking a new direction
Gilly Lane: Despite my injury hell, I have no regrets about cutting my career short
By Gilly Lane - Squash Mad Columnist
We are proud to...
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CASSIE’S CORNER: Why Nicol David is a smiling assassin
The dream team combination that sets Nicol David apart from the restÂ
By CASSIE THOMAS - Former world champion and now Squash Mad Columnist
TO write...
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DAVID PEARSON: Leaving England Squash was like a family break-up, but I was so happy to team up with Robbo as Nick won his...
Another big-name has joined the squashmad.com stable, and we could hardly have found a more authoritative or respected figure in the game. David Pearson...
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WILLSTROP: Matthew’s achievements equalled or eclipsed every athlete on SPOTY shortlist
James Willstrop looks back on a year of two halves and some of the most amazing venues on the PSA Tour
By JAMES WILLSTROP -...
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SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Why Nick Matthew is missing SPOTY
The truth about Nick’s absence and why squash needs a grading system
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Reporter
ACCORDING to The Times, Nick Matthew is...
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Why Willstrop hates antagonistic squash
A win is a win...but I get no satisfaction from playing antagonistic squash
By JAMES WILLSTROP - Courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post
THE last stop on the...
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COMMENT: How America killed the Olympic dream
How American excess killed the Olympic dream
By BOB KINGSLEY
SQUASH is feeling sorry for itself after the IOC again rejected the sport’s application for a...
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CASSIE’S CORNER: Former world champ Cassie Thomas joins Squash Mad and tells it like it is
WE are pleased to welcome our latest Squash Mad columnist, former world champion Cassie Thomas (nee Jackman). Cassie, who won the world title in...
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MILLMAN: Squash’s perfect storm could herald major changes
By RICHARD MILLMAN, Squash Mad Columnist
PERFECT STORM FOR SQUASH HERALDS BIG CHANGES
"All great changes are preceded by chaos." - Deepak Chopra
Every so often...
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ALAN’S BLOG: Simpson makes a racket with tennis ace
By ALAN THATCHER, Mad Blog Columnist
SQUASH star Chris Simpson appears on the BT Sport Channel this weekend. In a new series, BT bring together...
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WILLSTROP: Bashing our heroes is totally warped
By JAMES WILLSTROP (courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post)
The fiercest critics have a tendency to come out of the woodwork with great swagger after a...
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ALAN’S BLOG: Hull lot of shaking going on
By ALAN THATCHER, Mad Blog Columnist
CONGRATULATIONS to the city of Kingston-upon-Hull, home of the Allam British Open Squash Championships and now UK City of...
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins Squash Mad SPOTY campaign to get Nick nominated
By LEE HORTON
DEPUTY Primer Minister Nick Clegg has joined the SquashMad campaign to get England's Nick Matthew a starring role in next months BBC...
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NEW BALLS PLEASE… Paul Selby backs the Double Dot but demands extra quality
PAUL SELBY, leading coach and head of a British squash dynasty, joins the big SquashMad debate on the use of single-dot balls for youngsters...
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Women deserve equal prize money but sponsors demand results
By PHILLIP MARLOWE
This piece is not about whether there should be equal prize money for women, but more an argument against the reasons given...
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Join the One Dot Revolution in squash
Recreational squash players, just like beginners, often struggle to cope with a double-dot ball.
Why do clubs, and especially teaching pros, fail to offer an...
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ALAN’S BLOG: Let’s sort out lets, and get behind Nick’s SPOTY campaign
Why it's finally time to address our refereeing system and end all debates
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad REPORTERÂ
Leaving aside for one moment the reported...
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Is it time for a changing of the guard at WSA?
Under no illusion. Malaysia's seven-time world champ Nicol David (pictured above) and her peers deserve more from WSA to ensure the women's game continues...
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GAGGED: Players banned from Tweeting their mind
By LEE HORTON
PSA bosses have warned their players: Say anything we don’t like and you’ll be in bother.
In an amazing iron-fist email sent to...
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Laura Massaro: Spat over money fired me up
Laura Massaro Column - Courtesy of Lancashire Evening Post
If becoming the US Open champion wasn’t motivation enough to produce my best squash in Philadelphia...
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Ashour’s just like Tyson, Bolt and Tiger
Adrian Grant's eyes are firmly set on next week's World Championships in Manchester knowing that a sporting phenomenon stands between him and ultimate glory.
“My...
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How Ben became victim of the wannabe Alastair Campbells
By LEE HORTON
What’s worse, someone who holds an unpopular view or someone who is denied that view by spin merchants who believe they know...
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MILLMAN: Zaman’s courage deserves the world’s support
COMMENT: By RICHARD MILLMAN
HAVING had a couple of days to consider the fall out of the sad news that one of the greatest players...
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ALAN’S BLOG: Chicago disaster a warning to Philly one million dollar dreams
By ALAN THATCHER
This time contracts have been signed. This time the ink is on the deal. This time I believe it might happen.
I'm talking...
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MILLMAN: Damning verdict on health of world squash
We are not a mainstream sport throughout the world
In Australia there is hardly a coach earning a full-time living
Administrators are sadly impotent
Governing bodies make...
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BLOG: How squash gold can change the world
BLOG: How squash gold can change the world
By ALAN THATCHER
Should squash make its debut in the 2020 Olympic Games, my fervent wish is that...
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BLOG: Give me comedy doubles, not a squash lobotomy
First published on June 5, 2012
By ALAN THATCHER
I love playing doubles. And that's not just because I'm growing old and slow and need somebody...
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BLOG: Does London have a squash legacy?
The success of the 2012 Olympic Games showcased London as a fabulous host city for major sporting events.
From a squash perspective, that's something we...
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BLOG: An inspiration from Soweto on World Squash Day
Many of you reading this will not have been involved in World Squash Day last Saturday. I guess some of you may not have...
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Alan’s Blog: We need to build the numbers up, just like Egypt
Well, the 2011 British Junior Open has come and gone with Emily Whitlock breaking the Egyptian stranglehold on the tournament and winning the girls'...