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England Squash's Secret Punishment of PSA Chief
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 PSA Chief Alex Gough has apparently escaped serious punishment for a reported epic melt down. SquashMad.com reported that " England Squash's attempts to keep the results of their decision a secret will be met with incredulity by many players and observers." SquashMad contacted PSA, without success, for a comment. To see SquashMad's article, please click here. |
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Cheating Children and Pushy Parents at US Junior Open
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The US Junior Open is the world's largest junior squash tournament, and it attracts the best juniors on earth to compete. SquashMad.com writes this week that there is enough cheating by players and inappropriate behavior by parents, that the event is tarnished. To see SquashMad's article, please click here. Note: Later in the week, the author, Richard Millman, followed up a piece saying "all sins are forgiven." To see that piece, please click here. |
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Ivy League Recruits Squash Stars from Surprising Places
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 The rosters of top college squash teams are populated with students who come from wealth. Squash is also an ideal vehicle for propelling underprivileged kids into some of the nation's most exclusive colleges, since that's where squash is played. To see the Wall Street Journal's article, please click here. |
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Nutrition and the Injured Athlete
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Nutrition may not be able to prevent injuries related to overuse or improper training. However, nutrition can play a role in how fast a student-athlete recovers. Poor nutrition can lead to conditions that increase the risk of injury. To see this article from the NCAA, please click here. |
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 SquashLive successfully did PSA's first live Web broadcast from Toronto's YMG event in 2001. This week though marks the end of SquashLive.com in its current format. SquashLive's owner wrote this note to friends this week: ---
Dear all, Just a quick note to thank you for your support over the years, and to inform you that we will be going offline this coming Dec. 19th. Our site will still be accessible through another server until 2015, but we will no longer be able to process credit cards after Dec. 19. As a mark of appreciation we are offering a one time rebate of 50% on all our DVDs for purchases of $100. + received before this Thursday Dec. 19th, 2013. PS - Our ordering system is not automated so if you take us up on our offer please note that the 50% rebate will not show initially on your order form, be assured however that we will apply it as soon as we receive your order. Shortly thereafter we'll forward your purchase and shipping details by email. Best wishes. Jean De Lierre To visit SquashLive, please click here.
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Pro Squash Store
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 Still shopping? Check out Pro Squash Store. To see this video, please click here. |
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Minority of the Year ?
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 British squash champ Nick Matthew is nominated for the 2013 BTSP Minority Sports Person of the Year. Hmm ... looking at the photo, we'll let you make your own clever comment about the BTSP definition of minority. To see SquashMad's article, please click here. |
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Life of a Squash Pro
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 To see Charlie Johnson's tweet, please click here. |
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SDA's Briggs Cup
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  The Briggs Cup, held biannually at the Apawamis Club, is the premier pro doubles squash tournament attracting the world's best players. This year Clive Leach and Paul Price won the tournament in thrilling fashion.
To see SDA Pro Tour's coverage, please click here. |
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SDA's Biggest Event Online
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 SDA's Briggs Cup got a big boost when PSA Squash TV broadcast the event.
To see the video, please click here. |
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SquashSite Publisher Leads Words Against SDA
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SquashSite's Publisher Steve Cubbins will delete negative posts on the PSA or WSA. However, it appears he doesn't mind slagging off the other tours.
This week, during the Briggs Cup (SDA's largest event), Mr. Cubbins started a discussion on his website, where he called the game: "Four guys mainly lined up on the service line, smashing away at the ball with little or no attempt to put it tight ... and a rally ends with a random winner/mistake/stroke."
His fans joined in calling it "awful" and "unpleasing to the eye" and suggesting they use a soft ball to make it more exciting.
#Ouch
To see the forum, please click here.
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French Art
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 The French see the world in a way few of us dare. Here, an artist's rendition of a squash court without a referee. To see the image on Squash Arbitrage, please click here. |
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Drexel Squash in Holiday Spirit
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SquashMad.com picked up a nice photo from the Drexel Squash Team showcasing their holiday spirit.
To see SquashMad's article, please click here.
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Developing Explosive Movement
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In the video at left, a few young women showcase different drills to help you develop explosive movement from the T.
To see Philippe Signoret's video, please click here.
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Ghosting
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Ghosting refers to a squash player practicing footwork without the ball.
This young French girl practices ghosting with wonderful focus and intensity.
To see Philippe Signoret's video, please click here.
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Harvard Men's Preview
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Both College Squash and Squash Ezine, in the pre-season, picked the Harvard to be #2 in College Squash.
But the Harvard men have their sights on being #1.
To see Harvard's captains speak about the season, please click here.
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Harvard Women's Preview
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Both College Squash and Squash Ezine, in the pre-season, picked Harvard's women to be #1 in College Squash.
To see Harvard's captains speak about the season, please click here.
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Men's Top 20 College Teams
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1) Trinity College
2) Harvard University
3) Yale University
4) St. Lawrence University
5) University of Rochester
6) Franklin and Marshall College
7) Princeton University
8) Cornell University
9) University of Western Ontario
10) Dartmouth College
11) Columbia University
12) Bates College
13) University of Pennsylvania
14) Naval Academy
15) Drexel University
16) Wesleyan University
17) Brown University
18) Williams College
19) Middlebury College
20) George Washington University
To see College Squash's complete rankings, please click here.
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Women's Top 20 College Teams
| At the mid-point of the season, here are College Squash's top 20 women's programs.
1) Harvard University
2) Trinity College
3) University of Pennsylvania
4) Princeton University
5) Yale University
6) Cornell University
7) Stanford University
8) Dartmouth College
9) Brown University
10) Bates College
11) Columbia University
12) George Washington University
13) Franklin and Marshall College
14) Drexel University
15) Williams College
16) Hamilton College
17) Middlebury College
18) Amherst College
19) St. Lawrence University
20) Bowdoin College
To see the College Squash's complete rankings, please click here.
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TRUTH & Rumors
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 The US Junior Open faced a snowstorm this week. But US Squash staffers did a brilliant job rescheduling matches and getting the tournament back on track, as Richard Millman noted here. - The BlackKnight US Junior Open is a who's who of leaders in squash. The world's best juniors and their elite coaches being scouted by the best colleges. What an event.
- France's Squash Arbitrage had fans slamming PSA's CEO Alex Gough here on Facebook.
- Evidently, Mr. Gough's recent bad behavior gave fans a chance to remember his behavior in other PSA tour stops.
- Before Squash Ezine's Truth & Rumors, there was Martin Bronstein's Global Gallery for Squash Talk.
- He did a better job than we've ever done. Check his archives out here.
- When last year's high school nationals were cancelled, Belmont Hill School was primed to win the National Championship. This won't be their year, but next year they will be back at the top of the heap looking for a nat'l title.
- Those cunning linguists across The Pond at SquashMad do bring a smile to our faces. "Stars and Gripes" (here) was how they referenced Squash Ezine last week.
- We have no gripe with SquashMad.com, which has so much interesting content, checking it out once a day isn't enough any more.
- Chris Walker did quite a nice job commentating for the SDA's Briggs Cup. He knows the game and the players backwards and forwards.
- In 2002, the National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association (NISRA) and the Women's Intercollegiate Squash Association joined to form the current College Squash Association.
- But Men's and Women's college squash still operate independent of one another to this day.
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