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PST Begins Season in Westchester
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 Pro Squash Tour will start its season this coming weekend at the Westchester Squash Club with its annual Buffalo Wild Wings Open.
To see Daily Squash Report's coverage, please click here.
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Lau Opens Up
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 University Club of San Francisco teaching pro John Lau opens up on his blog about his new opponent . . . Leukemia.
"It's a setback. No doubt about it. But I'm up to the challenge of playing out the match. Game two begins.......bring it on!"
To read John's open account of fighting Leukemia, please click here.
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Palmer and Lincou Commit to Bobcat Classic
|  David Palmer and Thierry Lincou have registered for the upcoming Bobcat Classic at Bates College this September 27 & 28.
Amateurs can see all the pro action and play in an amateur draw for $30.
To register for the amateur draw, please click here.
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Palmer's Cross Court Volley
|  We often said here that Squash Player Magazine is the best squash related magazine on earth.
This month Squash Player Magazine profiled the cross court swing and positioning of David Palmer.
To see Squash Player's article, please click here.
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Former Egyptian Coach's American Dream
|  The balance of power in squash is shifting with the deteriorating politics in Egypt and improving economics in America, and former Egyptian National Squash Coach Amir Wagih has shifted with them, crossing an ocean to do it.
To see Squash Player Magazine's article, please click here.
To subscribe to Squash Player Magazine, please click here.
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Front Row, Center for Nick and Greg
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Tufts University's top recruit Josh Lee was front row, center for the epic World Team's match between Nick Matthew and Greg Gaultier.
Despite being a handheld shot, this video captures the energy, pace and passion of the players on court and fans in the arena.
To see Josh's bootleg video, please click here.
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Ramy to Sit Out US Open
|  The US Open will once again return to Philadelphia's Drexel University, but PSA #1 Ramy Ashour has decided for personal reasons to sit it out.
On the women's side, Nicol David will begin her 8th year atop the WSA rankings with a deep draw of women looking to knock her off.
To see US Open Squash's preview, please click here.
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Richard Dodd Joins U. Penn Coaching Staff
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 Jack Wyant, the University of Pennsylvania's head squash coach, announced the hiring of Richard Dodd as an assistant coach for the men's and women's programs.
Dodd graduated in May from Ivy League rival, Yale. Dodd finished the season ranked No. 24 nationally. He had received All-American and All-Ivy honors. And this spring he received the prestigious Skillman Award. Dodd rounds out an impressive coaching team that already includes Wyant and Gilly Lane. To see Penn Athletic's article and video, please click here. |
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Squash Ω
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A tip of the cap to Derek Goulet who won Best Comedy, Best Story, and Best Actor for the 2013 Fitchburg State University, Campus Movie Fest competition with this short video on squash. To see the video, please click here.
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10,000 Hours on Court?
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 David Epstein's new book "The Sports Gene: What Makes the Perfect Athlete" challenges the concept of 10,000 hours to expertise in a subject area. The 10,000 hour rule now dictates the way many athletes are trained. But Psychologist K Anders Ericsson, who is viewed as the father of the 10,000 hours to expertise concept, indicates Malcolm Gladwell's book "Outliers," misconstrued Ericsson's conclusions. To see an edited excerpt from the book, please click here. |
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Last Week's Question
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PSA topped last week's survey of Squash Ezine readers as the world's best squash brand.
PST was a distant second and no other tour / league broke single digits.
A couple fans wrote in 'NY Squash' and 'OSDL (Ontario Squash Doubles League),' which were not initially included on our list.
To see last week's results, please click here.
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Question of the Week
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In the video at left, Egypt's Yathreb Adel gets a ball in the center of the court.
Instead of hitting to the front wall, she aims for the side wall and sets up to play a boast into the center of her opponent's body and does so.
She is an elite player (reached the finals of two WSA tournaments this month).
Is it a dirty shot that deserves to be penalized with a conduct point? Or is it part of the game, and the referee made the right call with a let.
To cast your vote, please click here.
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Australia's New Hydrating Beer
|  Australian researchers say they've created a hydrating beer by adding electrolytes -- a common ingredient in sports drinks.
That way drinkers can enjoy their alcoholic beverage, which is known to dehydrate, while still staying refreshed.
To see the Huntington Post's article, please click here.
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School's Anti-Cheating Hats
|  A Thailand University faced a PR nightmare when student initiated, anti-cheating 'hats' went viral on the internet.
To see the Bangkok Post's article, please click here.
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Khan Squash Tips
|  Sahki Khan is the Colby College Squash Coach and a descendant of the Khan Dynasty.
He has penned 27 squash tips to help you in all aspects of the game.
To see the Khan Squash Tips, please click here.
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Waller's Movement Drills
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England's 23 year old Adrian Waller is steadily moving up the rankings.
In this drill he is warming up his movement.
In addition to the front court and mid-court ghosting, he practices two approaches to the back court, a glide step and a cross step.
To see the exercises, please click here.
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Power's Movement Drills
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If you enjoyed the drills above, now compare them to Jonathon Power's footwork, and how he occasionally sets on the "wrong" foot.
To see Power's movement, please click here.
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TRUTH & Rumors
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 Congratulations to recent George Washington University squash player Omar Sobhy, who is now a teaching pro at the Metropolitan Club.- New Zealand's Timaru Squash Club has awarded Linda Kenny a life membership in recognition of her 20 years of service to the sport.
- Many rudiments of playing squash are universally accepted.
- However, the world's top coaches have a disagreement on the importance of the wrist cock for a player's racquet preparation.
- Many top players now have a slight wrist cock or none at all (here is one example). Former England Nat'l Coach David Pearson is acknowledged as the father of this style.
- Whereas, most other top players emphasize a more conventionally cocked wrist (here is one example). Harvard Coach Mike Way is the most prolific coach in this school of thought.
- And Ramy Ashour's thumb moving up the racquet, instead of around it, could also challenge some long held squash beliefs.
- Middlebury College squash coach and renaissance man, John Illig is an author of three books. Click here to see them on Amazon.
- At the same time, squash federations are aggressively squeezing members for $$$ to support the Olympic Bid, they are quietly acknowledging that the September 8 IOC vote is not going to go squash's way.
- With daily coverage, results, analysis and feature stories from the world of squash, Daily Squash Report is a gift to us all. Please give 'em a click - often.
- 11 years after founding Squash and Beyond, squash's King of Camps, Zafi Levy, has built his program into the largest summer squash camp program in the U.S.
- But it is Levy's weekly soccer game that results in the most colorful stories shared among insiders.
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