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THE FIRST WORD - Squash Phrases & Jargon |
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Squash for the uninitiated: A Beginner's Guide to the rules, phrases and jargon of our crazy sport
By Alan Thatcher
Contributing Editor
Explaining the rules of squash is a bit like trying to describe cricket to an American. It's not easy.
So, next time you meet someone new to squash and they start pumping you with questions about the rules, feel free to make use of this simple glossary of terms.
TRIPLE BAGEL:
Winning 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
NICK:
The point where the floor meets the side wall.
DEAD NICK:
Shot that hits the nick and rolls flat across the floor. Unplayable. Stunning. Spectacular. It's squash's equivalent of a home run, a hole in one at golf or a goal in football. |
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The Direct
By James Zug
The new PSA scoring system (same scoring to 11, point a rally, but simpler way of reporting it when the game goes into overtime) is wrongheaded on two accounts, and it is a travesty that they did not take this opportunity to make changes. |
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Hey ref! What's the call? |
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 Squash Replublic Blog
By Runa Reta
Have you ever been in a group conversation and had no idea what they were talking about? Do you mitigate the chances of looking like a complete idiot by creating some “go-to” phrases that will get you out of a tough jam, like “oh, that is SO pedantic!” or (when speaking of philosophy or other such obscure fields) “well, that is an existential question that I dare not enter into”….If you are reading this right now as a squash player and shaking your head as if you’ve never done such a thing….you’re probably lying to yourself. |
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The Most Important Job in Squash |
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 By James Poole
On June 2nd, the Professional Squash Association announced that Richard Graham was to be it’s new chief executive. Graham, who succeeds Gawain Briars, is the fourth chief executive in the association’s history and will be based between his home in London and the PSA world tour offices in Cardiff, Wales. |
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Anticipation, Reaction and Hope - Voices from the Squash Community |
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 Squash360 Feature
By Shawn Patton
We have assembled a range of comments from a number of squash stakeholders concerning recent changes to the PSA management structure ... specifically the "election" of Board Member Richard Bramall and the selection of Richard Graham as Chief Executive Officer.
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Why the "Wimbledon of squash"? |
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 The Squash Blog
Blog Excerpt
I've always found the British Open's claim to greatness through the moniker "the Wimbledon of squash" a strange one, for three reasons:
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Squash Blog Watch - James Willstrop |
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 From Yorkshire Evening Post
Court Side with James Willstrop
03 June 2008
SQUASH OUT IN THE COLD IN BEIJING - Like many people around the world this summer I will be interested to see how things pan out in Beijing. I find it refreshing to be able to turn on the TV at peak time and see a sport like synchronised diving.
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How to be a Squash Ambassador |
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 Blog Excerpt
Squash Republic Blog
Squash Republic Website
The squash community of Vancouver was given the opportunity to watch an exhibition match between the world’s number one women’s player, Nicol David, and five-time world champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald. The match was competitive and highly entertaining, with Nicol winning 3-1*, but there was something else going on that night at Hollyburn and it had more to do with the promotion of the game of squash than it did with entertaining the masses. |
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By Martin Bronstein
From www.squashtalk.com
BYE BYE BRIARS Gawain Briars has worked his last day as the Chief Executive of the PSA and I don't think there will much mourning. |
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Squash Diminished by Zero Status |
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By Oliver Irish
From Guardian SportBlog
How can squash become anything more than a minority sport? |
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Letter to the Editor