Category: Squash
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Should You Challenge the Referee?
In sports, rules have to be followed. But, etiquette is open to interpretation! There is also conventional wisdom on how each game should be played. Occasionally, it makes sense to pause and wonder what would happen if you went against the grain. So, here are eleven questions for squash and tennis players that you may…
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Is Tennis More About Shots, While Squash is About Strategy?
“What are the three shots that a good player must perfect?” I asked the question to some of my squash buddies. Most of them paused to think. The top three answers that I got were: length, serve, and return of serve. The answers got me thinking – Squash is about strategy! Tennis is more about…
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Are Tennis Players Better Dressed Than Squash Players?
Here’s how you can look like a million dollars on the court. Are tennis players better dressed than squash players? If you have to think about the answer, all you have to do is look at online images of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Gregory Gaultier, and Ramy Ashour. It can’t be the money. Clearly, professional…
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JP Morgan Tournament of Champions – Go Watch a Professional Tournament.
So, I bought tickets to the JP Morgan Tournament of Champions held in New York City. But, before I did, I had a dilemma. Do I pick the early rounds, or do I try to catch the finals? A week off from work would have been nice; but, I have to make a living! Tough…
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Seven reasons to play squash
I hang out a lot with squash players. I also tend to spend a fair amount of time with friends who are in sales, marketing, and other customer-facing areas of business. It is a “Birds of a feather” thing – in a positive way. Squash to me is more than a game played with an…
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Have you watched a professional squash tournament yet?
So you know all about tennis grand slam events. Do you know the squash equivalents? Unlike tennis tournaments that get huge media coverage and draw droves of spectators to the stadiums, squash remains a subculture of sorts. Only the ardent fans of the game truly keep track of what is going on in the world…
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You know you are a seasoned squash player when…
You know you are a seasoned squash player when: You are frustrated with Google. A search for “squash” gets results like the one shown above. You have a special respect for Egyptians – and it is not about the pyramids. You don’t have a lot of respect for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – They don’t…
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A quick video survey: Should there be lets in squash?
As the championship matches at the club wound down, I decided to have some fun and did a quick video survey of random squash players who were milling around at the club. I asked everyone one simple question – Should there be lets in squash? Squash players can sometimes be irrational. This is especially true…
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Have you played no-let squash?
Updated on August 02, 2022 What if there were no “lets” in squash? No lets, period. Just “strokes!” The only question is who gets the point? This may be old news to some of you who have followed the (now defunct) Professional Squash Tour (PST). For a few years, the US-based PST ran its tournaments…
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Seven Social Media Terms With Squash and Tennis Analogies
When it comes to social media, new terminology gets created on a daily basis. Some are easy to understand; others, not so much. Some of the social media terms you may know, while others leave you wondering. Here are seven social media terms explained through squash and tennis analogies. Social Media Trolls Like the legendary…