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    World Squash Federation

    • by Jonathan Smith
      Australian Squash trailblazer Geoff Hunt has become the second squash player to be elevated to Legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Huntโ€™s elevation was celebrated at the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Gala Dinner at Crown Palladium in Melbourne on Monday 18 November. The below is adapted from […]
    • by Jonathan Smith
      Next monthโ€™s World Squash Team Championships will be particularly special for Tsz Kwan Lau. The 28-year-old will lead Hong Kong, Chinaโ€™s menโ€™s team on home court at Hong Kong Football Club, with Hong Kong Football Clubโ€™s own Tomato Ho set to lead the womenโ€™s team. To find out more about Lau, we invited him to […]
    • by Jonathan Smith
      The first ever World Squash Team Championships to feature concurrent menโ€™s and womenโ€™s events is just one month away. The World Squash Team Championships, which will take place at Hong Kong Football Club, features National Federation squads of four players battling it out for the title of World Champions. Action from the World Squash Team […]
    • by Jonty Banks
      Access Youth Academy, an urban squash programme based in California, has introduced a trio of initiatives in Los Angeles to help raise the profile of squash at a grassroots level ahead of the LA28 Olympic Games.ย  Access Youth Academy has been working in collaboration with US Squash to deliver the PlayLA Programme, Access Youth Academy […]
    • by Jonathan Smith
      The World Squash Federation (WSF) and PT SportSuite are excited to announce a strategic digital partnership, with the official WSF website set to be relaunched on PT SportSuiteโ€™s WebSuite framework. This partnership represents part of the WSFโ€™s digital strategy to grow the game and showcase squash on a global stage. A Unified Vision for the […]

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    Squash Mad

    • by Rod Gilmour
      Will next monthโ€™s WSF World Team Championships show a barometer as to players thinking of a switch of allegiances to fulfill a dream of playing at the first Olympic squash competition in 2028? Rules dictate a one-year exclusionary period for under-18 players, as opposed to the three years for a senior player who undertakes a […]
    • by Rod Gilmour
      โ€œMy squash brain is the best itโ€™s ever been by a mile,โ€ says James Willstrop. As an early 40-something, the Yorkshireman still has plenty of skin in the game, as junior coach, player and now coach on the world tour. His love for the game and desire to develop remains undiminished. At the centre of […]
    • by Squash Mad staff
      Irishman Vincent Bradley (pictured above) has been head squash coach and part of the management team at OASE sports and fitness club in Bochum, western Germany, since it opened in 1975. He also runs a corporate health company, Fit Well, which is based at the club. OASE is an award-winning commercial facility which had 25 […]
    • by Squash Mad staff
      The Optasia Squash Super League has been given an early boost before its revamping starts in earnest on Friday, with the news that both opening fixtures have sold out. The inaugural night of SSL action will see the Bexley Ballers host the St Georgeโ€™s Hill Knights at the Bexley Lawn Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club, […]
    • by Squash Mad staff
      Declan James and Nardine Garas have won the London Open 2024, beating Simon Herbert and Millie Tomlinson in the respective finals at Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club in the English capital. James was competing in his third Copper final of the season, while Herbert was hoping to go one better than 12 months ago, when he […]

    US Squash

    • by Chris McClintick
      The Heights Casino is looking to hire an assistant squash professional to join their world class coaching team. We have a large, vibrant and successful junior and adult squash program and a wonderful coaching team to serve our membership. This position reports to the Squash Director. Compensation The salary and hourly rate for this position […]
    • by Chris McClintick
      Squash Coaches Westchester County NY or St. Paul Minnesota, full or part time About Us: We are a growing squash organization offering an inclusive environment where juniors and adults of all levels come together to develop their skills, compete, and enjoy the game. Our team is dedicated to fostering both personal and professional growth in […]
    • by Chris McClintick
      The Howe Cup will return to New York City for the first time in eight years and the nineteenth time in the tournamentโ€™s ninety-year history as the top seeded NY Fab Five defeated Philadelphiaโ€™s Pheisty Phive 5-0 in the final Sunday, November 10, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. 300 women competed […]
    • by Chris McClintick
      304 women from around the country are competing in the ninetieth Howe Cup Womenโ€™s Team Championships and fourth MPB Doubles this weekend, November 8-10, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. The tournament features 280 women on fifty-six teams of five players competing across four divisions A-D, as well as the third MPB […]
    • by Chris McClintick
      US Squash inducted Julian Illingworth and Latasha Khan into the United States Squash Hall of Fame at a special luncheon before the finals of the 2024 Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championships Saturday, October 26, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. Illingworth won the National Singles nine times, reached world No. 24 and earned […]

    Squash Canada

    • by Simone Visram
      The premier doubles event of the season will return to the Granite Club in Toronto March 27-30, 2025. The Granite Club hosted one of the largest iterations of the event in 2019, and will see co-chairs Annette White and Stephanie Edmison, and their fantastic committee, put on a first-class event at one of Canadaโ€™s premier […]
    • by Simone Visram
      To the Canadian squash community:ย  We trust you are having a fantastic start to the 2024-2025 squash season, our first full campaign as an Olympic sport and hopefully our most exciting yet.ย ย  In 2018, Squash Canada and itโ€™s Provincial/Territorial squash associations began the transition to a unified sport management platform in conjunction with US Squash […]
    • by Simone Visram
      The dust has settled on an historic Canadian Womenโ€™s Open, with a tremendous Championship climax last Thursday evening on the Power Court presented by Syra Group at Brookfield Place. Belgiumโ€™s Tinne Gilis and Amanda Sobhy of the United States met on the court for their fourth and most significant showdown to date. Prior to this […]
    • by Simone Visram
      Squash Canada announces the departure of Geoffrey Johnson, Chief Operating Officer as he leaves behind a positive and impactful legacy on the organization and the Canadian squash community. Geoffrey joined the organization in October 2018 overseeing portfolios such as Coaching, Officiating, National Championships, Communications, Governance, Sport Safety, IDEA and more. His leadership in Sport Safety […]
    • by Simone Visram
      Squash Canada is thrilled to announceโ€ฏthe return of Oxford Propertiesโ€ฏas a Platinum Partner for the 2024 Canadian Womenโ€™s Open. Takingย  place October 27-31 on the all-glass Power Court at Torontoโ€™s Brookfield Place, the 2024 Canadian Womenโ€™s Open is officially the largest womenโ€™s professional squash tournament ever held in the country. The event will also mark […]