Squash Ezine

June 27, 2014

Headlines

Shona Kerr's Friday Nights

David / Goliath

Sportsmanship

International Squash Academy's Access

Refereeing Consistency

Lincou Growing the Game

Bellevue to Host PSA Championship

The Steamer

$32 Million . . . Pretty, Please

Brooklyn Bridge . . . 1/2 Price for You

Truth & Rumors

Shona Kerr's Friday Nights

Squash insiders know Wesleyan University coach Shona Kerr is smart and talented.

Few know about her night life.

For more information on Shona's (non-squash) evening activities, please click here.

David / Goliath

David Palmer is always a larger than life figure on a squash court. Just ask the Malaysian team.

To see SquashMad's early coverage of the Commonwealth Games , please click here.

Sportsmanship

Some elite squash players are (regrettably) known for double bounces and cheating their opponents.

Here top tennis player Novak Djokovic concedes a crucial point because ... he's honest.

To see the point, please click here.

International Squash Academy's Access

Many junior squash players go to squash camp to see top college squash coaches.

And International Squash Academy seems to have assembled the most diverse and impressive collection of coaches.

To see their website, please click here.

Refereeing Consistency

Phillip Marlowe's piece on refereeing consistency appears to have inspired a few angry posts in response.

To see the article, please click here.

Lincou Growing the Game

PST Champion and newly named MIT Head Coach Thierry Lincou is working hard in the 'off-season' to grow the game of squash. He is traveling in French territories and beyond running clinics to grow squash.

To see M. Lincou on Facebook, please click here.

Bellevue to Host PSA World Championship

Bellevue, Washington has been named as the host of the 2015 PSA World Championship. Bellevue is the 24th city to host the tournament and the first in the United States.

Shabana Khan, founder and CEO of YSKevents is leading the $350,000 event.

To see SquashMad's article, please click here.

The Steamer

$32 Million . . . Pretty, Please

US Squash CEO Kevin Klipstein sent an awkwardly written note to squash court owners asking for $32 million.

If you have $32 million burning a hole in your pocket, please click here.

Brooklyn Bridge . . . 1/2 Price for You

Before you decide to give US Squash $32 million, please read the New York Times article on sales of the Brooklyn Bridge.

To read the article, please click here.

TRUTH & Rumors

Scottish National Team member Harry Leitch isn't just an elite squash player. Harry Leitch is one of the top researchers in embryonic stem cell research in the world.
Speaking of talented Scottish players, we hear Boston's Union Boat Club will soon announce Greg McArthur as their new Head Pro. McArthur will leave his post at Connecticut's Round Hill Club.
America is about to become less attractive.

Talented (and beautiful) squash pro Kasey Brown is leaving Greenwich, CT for OZ as she will be the new pro at Tonic Squash and Gym in Australia.

We also hear Providence, Rhode Island's University Club is expecting a facelift.
The Commonwealth Games are fast approaching, and double champion Nick Matthew will be competing. But don't bet on "The Wolf." We hear Yorkshire's finest is recovering from minor knee surgery.
Squashsite Publisher Steve Cubbins took to social media this week to apologize. Apparently, squash's British news source botched a server switch. We are sure they'll be fine ... soon.
"Smart money is on St. Lawrence University men winning it all," is what one well placed coach told us recently.
British #1 tennis player Andy Murray recently hired French female Am�lie Mauresmo to be his coach. If he wins Wimbledon again, he'll receive wide acclaim.
Elite tennis and squash overlapping here. #McCawMethod #DavidPalmerSquashAcademy