Squash Ezine

January 15, 2014

Headlines

Preparing the Mental Game

Beginner's Guide to Squash

Improve Your Backhand with a Diamond

This Week's Women's College Results

This Week's Men's College Results

Elm City Squash's Camp Model

Truth & Rumors

More Squash News

Preparing the Mental Game

The mental (psychological) component to sports training is often set aside in deference to the other aspects of training.

But second year Tufts University Coach Joe McManus says it's a point of emphasis for his teams. And he shares their approach to improving the mental game this week in the Squash Ezine Blog.

To read Squash Ezine Blog's article, please click here.

Beginner's Guide to Squash

The BBC did a nice little piece as a beginner's guide to our beloved sport.

Next time someone asks you about the game, this may be helpful.

To see the BBC article, please click here.

Improve Your Backhand with a Diamond

SquashSkills.com has several high quality videos and articles discussing all aspects of your squash game.

Their article on creating a diamond shape as your prep your backhand is worth a look.

To see the Squash Skills article, please click here.

This Week's Women's College Results

Bates College	Hamilton College	8-1
Trinity College	Dartmouth College	9-0
Middlebury College	Amherst College	8-1
Trinity College	Cornell University	8-1
Bowdoin College	Wesleyan University	8-1
Brown University	George Washington U.	6-3
Williams College	Connecticut College	9-0
Brown University	Columbia University	3-6
Bowdoin College	Connecticut College	9-0
Bowdoin College	Williams College	1-8
Harvard University	University of Pennsylvania	6-3
Yale University	Cornell University	9-0
Dartmouth College	Princeton University	0-9
Hamilton College	Connecticut College	9-0
Colby College	Connecticut College	7-2
Bates College	Williams College	5-4
Harvard University	Princeton University	6-3
Brown University	Cornell University	1-8
Yale University	Amherst College	9-0
Dartmouth College	University of Pennsylvania	0-9
Franklin and Marshall College	Yale University	0-9
Yale University	Columbia University	9-0
Mount Holyoke College	Middlebury College	0-9
Bates College	Connecticut College	9-0
Trinity College	Franklin and Marshall College	9-0
Colby College	Bowdoin College	1-8
Middlebury College	St. Lawrence University	5-4
Middlebury College	Colby College	9-0
Middlebury College	Bowdoin College	7-2
Hamilton College	Middlebury College	5-4

This Week's Men's College Results

Bates College	Hamilton College	9-0
Stanford University	Hobart College	2-7
Stanford University	Tufts University	8-1
Naval Academy	George Washington U.	9-0
Trinity College	Dartmouth College	9-0
Middlebury College	Amherst College	8-1
Bowdoin College	Connecticut College	9-0
Bowdoin College	Wesleyan University	4-5
Trinity College	Cornell University	6-3
Williams College	Connecticut College	9-0
Brown University	Columbia University	0-9
Bowdoin College	Williams College	0-9
Harvard University	University of Pennsylvania	9-0
Yale University	Cornell University	5-4
Dartmouth College	Princeton University	2-7
St. Lawrence University	Bard College	8-0
Bates College	Williams College	6-3
Colby College	Connecticut College	5-4
Harvard University	Princeton University	9-0
Brown University	Cornell University	0-9
Drexel University	Yale University	0-9
Amherst College	Yale University	1-8
Dartmouth College	University of Pennsylvania	4-5
Yale University	Columbia University	7-2
Franklin and Marshall College	Yale University	3-6
Bates College	Connecticut College	8-1
Trinity College	Franklin and Marshall College	5-4
Colby College	Bowdoin College	3-6
Drexel University	Trinity College	0-9
Naval Academy	Trinity College	0-9

Elm City Squash's Camp Model

Elm City Squash at Yale, directed by Yale Associate Head Coach, Pam Saunders, is constantly looking for new ways to enhance the camper experience.

To see the Squash Ezine Blog article, please click here.

TRUTH & Rumors

Tufts University squash players
had the chance to spend a few moments with the U.S. women's national hockey team this week. The women are doing their final prep in Boston for the upcoming Olympic Games.

And Kendall Coyne (#26), the fastest player on earth, was quick to tweet her photo with Tufts captain Zachary Schweitzer here.

St. Lawrence University squash player Moustafa Bayoumy spent the recent winter break training with his friend Ramy Ashour. And the slimmed down Bayoumy could be a big factor as the Saints chase a #1 national ranking.
The WSA tour relies heavily on Malaysia's Nicol David to keep it going. Three of the six World Series events and Finals are being held in tiny Malaysia.
PST Commissioner Joe McManus took a ton of heat last year from World Squash when he allowed a player with a positive marijuana test to compete on his tour.

News broke (here) recently that the NFL is now considering allowing its players to use marijuana.

Word is the David Palmer Squash Academy is expanding to open a gorgeous new squash facility later this year in Orlando, Florida. Seems like everything that guy touches turns to gold.
Women coaching men's teams is still a rarity. But College Squash has a few very talented female coaches doing just that. Wendy Lawrence (George Washington University) and Shona Kerr (Wesleyan University) are high profile coaches running the men's and women's programs at their schools and both are highly regarded by their peers for their fast improving programs.
Last week we noted SportSynergy's t-shirt giveaway promotion, which was expected to go all month. But readers snatched up the shirts so quickly that the inventory disappeared in a week.

SportSynergy's online court reservation system is worth a look if you're in the business.

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