Growing the game

How we can approach a ‘new normal’ in squash: with masks and gloves compulsory to start with By RICHARD MILLMAN – Squash Mad Correspondent While we are hunkered down, staying home to allow our amazing front line workers in the hospitals, ambulances, police, armed forces etc to do their brave and essential work in combatting [...]

Sports science and the art of understanding change By TONY GRIFFIN – Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent How do we measure real change in squash? Is the level of change a reflection on the player’s ability, the coach or the system we use to teach squash? If a player doesn’t improve and acquire new skills should [...]

The game will look very different when we reopen By ROD BANNISTER – Squash Mad Correspondent We live in very interesting times. Six weeks ago if you told me I would be sitting at a desk in New Zealand working remotely for Squash Australia having meetings with work colleagues using a myriad of online platforms, [...]

‘No work, no pay, but busy creating new resources for squash’ By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor Squash players who face several months with zero income are being helped by the PSA to claim compensation from their governments. Coaches are also able to claim unemployment benefits in many countries. PSA staff are busy finding [...]

Sports city Cali to host pathway event to 2023 senior PanAm Games By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash is one of 30 sports selected to participate in the inaugural Junior Pan American Games next year in the Colombian city of Cali. The Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games will take place from [...]

Squash events across the world help to empower women and girls By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad International Correspondent Squash players the world over will be in action tomorrow (Sunday 8 March) in support of International Women’s Day (#SquashSupportsWomen). While the Calgary CFO Consulting Services PSA Women’s Squash Week, a Canadian PSA World Tour event [...]

“12 courts on three levels, with two all-glass showcourts” By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad International Correspondent The transformation of the squash complex at the US University of Pennsylvania into a state-of-the-art 12-court facility which is the envy of the Ivy League has signalled a new era for ASB as the world’s leading squash court [...]

‘We believe safety and high performance can coexist with eye protection’  By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor American number two Chris Hanson has done much more than simply join the current debate about eye safety in squash. The New York-based 29-year-old launched RIA Eyewear with long-time friend, Jordan Kemp, to create high-quality protective eyewear [...]

17 Egyptians in galaxy of stars in Cairo By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent The world’s best female players will appear at the 2020 CIB Black Ball Squash Open between March 8-14, with the tournament being upgraded to a PSA World Tour Platinum event this season. With 17 Egyptians in the draw, this year’s [...]

‘We are excited by the impact this technology can have on the sport’ By SEAN REUTHE – Squash Mad Correspondent The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced today that it has made an investment in Munich-based sports technology company Fun With Balls in a further example of the organisation’s commitment to adopting new technology to [...]

‘With an office next door to the event, we are excited to be involved’ By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor The Canary Wharf Classic, London’s most popular squash tournament, looks forward to a period of renewed growth following the announcement of St. James’s Place Wealth Management as the new title sponsors. The 2020 event, [...]

Tesni “gutted” as ankle injury rules her out By DONNA HELMER – Squash Mad Correspondent Defending champion and second seed Tesni Evans has withdrawn from the AJ Bell British National Championships in Nottingham next week due to injury. The two-time British National champion who hails from Wales sustained an ankle injury at the Tournament of [...]

‘Squash gave me the tools to pick and choose my way to exist in the world at large’ says StreetSquash graduate Rakey By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor The growth of America’s urban squash network, and its ability to generate phenomenal fund-raising opportunities, was celebrated in majestic style when 1,200 guests gathered in the Grand [...]

Fontaine pledges closer ties with PSA to grow the game By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad International Correspondent In a New Year message to the global squash community, World Squash Federation President Jacques Fontaine hails a new era for the game after a challenging 2019. The recent appointment of William Louis-Marie as the Federation’s new [...]

Every sport has its aficionados; people who love to talk about the subtleties of the equipment. And squash is no different, from whether this string at this tension is better than that string and that tension to which racket weight and balance is perfect for which type of player. However, one thing we shouldn't be arguing [...]