Growing the game
Growing the game
Finland to host 2021 European Team Champs inside huge shopping mall
‘Mall setting will help to promote squash in Finland’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
As the squash world tiptoes towards an emergence from the...
Comment
Squash is so much more than fitness, so let’s have a chat about it
The pro game is underscored by fitness, but is that frightening off new players at club level? Let’s discuss.
By PHILLIP MARLOWE - Squash Mad...
Features
The Big Interview: Chat show hosts Bobby and The Wolf talk squash, lockdown lagers and internet issues
Nick and Daryl discuss lockdown issues and how squash can grow when courts are open again
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Nick Matthew and...
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Racketball Revolution ready to boost numbers
UK Racketball launch development project with England Squash
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Mark Fuller, founder of UK Racketball, has wide ranging plans to...
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Racial equality in squash: 96% of SEA students identify as people of colour but many feel alienated at wealthy white clubs
SEA chief Tim Wyant paints a mural of a multi-coloured future for squash
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
As the Covid-19 headlines give way to...
Growing the game
WSF issue guidelines on safe return to play
To shower or not to shower, that’s the big debate
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
The World Squash Federation has issued a range of...
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Low Wee Wern reminisces on Singapore’s Kallang Squash Centre
Malaysian star Low Wee Wern shares her memories of soon-to-be-demolished Kallang and what would be an ideal replacement
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian...
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Wading through the mixed messages and plotting a safe return to court
The possibility of death is an ever-present risk
By DAVE IRESON - Squash Mad Correspondent
We have seen a lot in various media outlets about “how”...
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Live squash is back with the UNSQUASHABLE Premier League launching in New Zealand
Live coverage broadcast by PSA SquashTV YouTube channel
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Live squash is back! The UNSQUASHABLE Premier Squash League will be...
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England Squash county update: Massive momentum stalled by lockdown
More coaches ready to relaunch the game
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
England Squash have told counties that the Coronavirus lockdown has stalled a...
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PSA Foundation launches partnership with Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance offer 24-hour hotline for PSA players
By ELLIE MAWSON – Squash Mad Correspondent
The PSA Foundation - the charitable arm of the Professional Squash...
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Squash Australia: Beating the lockdown with energy and ideas
Lockdown leads to positive new vision for delivering the game Down Under
By CHRIS YEEND - Squash Australia
The COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 in Australia will...
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Polish Squash joins in national scheme to end lockdown
Federation works with Sports Ministry to plan reopening programme
By ROSANNA RADLINSKA-TYMA - Squash Mad Correspondent
Squash clubs in Poland will have to wait until phase...
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PSA to take over WSF media and marketing role as Howard Harding stands down
Partnership brings global bodies into closer alignment
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
The World Squash Federation (WSF) has appointed the Professional Squash Association (PSA)...
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PSA and WSF extend shoe deals with Salming and Teuton
‘Bold designs and high-quality products’
By SEAN REUTHE and HOWARD HARDING
Squash may be on lockdown right now but commercial activities continue to generate revenues behind...
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Back to the future if and when squash courts reopen
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...
Coaching and Development
Tony Griffin and Gevolution: Measuring change in squash and how your brain learns new skills
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...
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Australia: Rod takes to the streets as clubs are closed down
The game will look very different when we reopen
By ROD BANNISTER - Squash Mad Correspondent
We live in very interesting times. Six weeks ago...
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How the Selby family is coping with the Coronavirus lockdown
‘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...
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Squash selected for 2021 PanAm Junior Games
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...
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World No.1 Raneem El Welily supports International Women’s Day
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...
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Spectacular new Ringe Center hosts US College Individual Finals
“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...
Features
US star Chris Hanson launches RIA Eyewear company and targets top pros
‘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...
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Raneem El Welily top seed as Black Ball Open upgrades to $180k Platinum event
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...
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PSA team up with Fun With Balls as squash embraces technology
‘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...
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St. James’s Place Wealth Management are new title sponsors of Canary Wharf Classic
‘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...
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Defending champion Tesni Evans pulls out of AJ Bell British National Championships
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...
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SEA 25th anniversary dinner raises $3.2m for urban squash
‘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 -...
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WSF President hails new era for squash
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...
BALLS AND WALLS
Time to get practical about which ball to use!
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 about is which type of ball to play with.
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Sarah-Jane Perry named PSA Women’s President
Duncalf and Willstrop step down from PSA Board
By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent
IntroEngland’s World No.8 Sarah-Jane Perry has been confirmed as the Professional...
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Nicol David hosts Dream event in KL
SJP heads up the draw as Nicol aims to grow the game in Malaysia
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Nicol David is working quickly...
Coaching and Development
Cut down the number of reps to learn and improve faster
‘First shot is always the most important’
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Correspondent
Stephen Hawking once said: “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to changes.”...
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Interview: Meet Lachlan Johnson, Australia’s High Performance Manager
‘Our stars are dotted all over the world but we are all working towards doing well at the 2022 Comm Games’
By ROD BANNISTER -...
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Good people, doing great things for the game (and their communities)
Tribute to those behind World Squash Day events that reap social change and raise funds for good causes
By MIKE GREGSON, ALAN THATCHER and JAMES...
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WSF Review: Legends join in to make World Squash Day 2019 a feast of fun, food and friendship all over the planet
Strewth! Aussie MPs get on court as World Squash Day serves up a treat on and off court
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International...
Features
Massive success as World Squash Day attracts thousands of newcomers to the sport
‘Squash is the greatest game in the world’ says Aussie legend Rhonda Thorne
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Maria Toorpakai, Nicol David, Joel Makin,...
Features
Spirit of World Squash Day shines in India as Ritwik Bhattacharya teaches the game to tribal children
‘It’s a privilege to be doing what I’m doing’ says the man changing the face of squash in India
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad...
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PSA stars past and present join the fun on World Squash Day
Nick Matthew leads massive day of action in England
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
PSA stars past and present are making a racket to...
Features
Black Ball Club, home to the stars and setting their sights on keeping Egypt on top of the world
11 Points With Ashraf Hanafi: ‘Our target is to be the biggest squash club in the world’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
The Black...