From the CEO

U.S. Squash recently announced that the prize purse for the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open will provide equal prize money for both the men’s and women’s championships. The purse will be the largest in U.S. Open history and one of the largest in squash worldwide. [...]

U.S. Squash has announced a range of new initiatives that will be rolled out in the new year to further support and advance the squash experience in the United States. [...]

By promoting our sport at the highest level, we celebrate the best in the world, while at the same time accomplishing the goals of increasing the availability and awareness of squash, and laying the foundation for providing resources needed to do it on a bigger and better scale each year. [...]

Many across the entire Northeast are clearly adversely affected by the severity of the recent storm. Foremost, we wish to express our concern for all those in the squash community and sincerely hope that you and your family are safe. New York City and the surrounding areas were not spared from the impact of Hurricane [...]

As the national governing body we generally believe that the more people play squash, the better. That said, moderation in all things is advised, and squash is no exception.  An issue that has started to crop up as one in need of addressing is year-round play for juniors. We’ve received some criticism recently that the [...]

Hearing some people talk about U.S. Squash, you’d think we fashioned ourselves after 19th century robber barons, rigging the system to extract maximum revenue to pad our accounts, as if we had equity in the Association. [...]

Whether or not you agree with him in policy or governance, you have to agree that Barack Obama knows sports. [...]

The following article written by U.S. Squash CEO Kevin Klipstein for the January 2012 issue of Squash Magazine: We often encounter circumstances which lead us to a crossroads. The choices are either cooperate and partner with an organization to further our collective goals together, or decide to work independently, and in an uncoordinated fashion. Almost [...]

When attending the Tournament of Champions, held annually at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, it’s very easy to fall prey to the illusion that squash has gone mainstream and finally everyone has caught on to what we have known all along. [...]

Last year, I teamed up with our Board Chair Peter Lasusa to play a game of Sunday doubles. All four of us on court were very experienced players, with decades of squash and doubles experience among us. During the third game of a competitive match I went to the back left corner to cover a [...]

We often encounter circumstances which lead us to a crossroads. The choices are either cooperate and partner with an organization to further our collective goals together, or decide to work independently, and in an uncoordinated fashion. [...]

Boorish behavior, including excessive celebrations, taunting and histrionics directed towards opponents, fans and officials, is pervasive in today’s sporting landscape. [...]

One of the main motivations for my taking this job was to be part of an effort to make squash more broadly accessible to play, watch and become more known to the world outside of squash. [...]

Last season I provided some detail on my experience with jumping back in to team leagues after a hiatus from organized play. It was going well, our team was undefeated and we looked solid going into the playoffs and ultimately the National League Finals. [...]

In the March issue, I promised that being part of the World Junior Championships hosted in the US could be one of the most memorable squash experiences of your life. Reflecting on this after the event, this seems accurate, however not necessarily in the way I expected. [...]

The U.S. Squash National League Final, while technically in its first year, has a history that dates back to 1935 and the Tri City Trophy, a 7-player team competition between the cities of New York, Philadelphia and Boston. [...]

After I took this job, one of the first people I talked with was a former boss and mentor of mine. He is also a squash player. He offered his formula for success in taking squash to new heights. [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash International athletic competitions such as the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup have a way of uniting nations and obscuring differences among people. Rooting for your country just feels good, and rallying behind a team brings people together. Put that team in contention, and it’s that much better. [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash “I got totally robbed” is a common post match refrain often heard from players lamenting calls that didn’t go their way. Whether the match was officiated or self-reffed, inevitably there are situations where the players disagree on what the correct call should have been. In squash, there is [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash Last month I wrote about my league experiences over the years and how I’ve enjoyed getting back to playing leagues this season. Our team is doing well. In fact we’re in first place at the time of this writing. This same team last year won its division (I [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash I’ve played in squash leagues for the last 30 years. Not continuously, but nearly. It started with playing the Rochester Squash adult leagues as a junior in the early 1980’s, where I played men who are around my age now, and of course, seemed SO old then. This [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash I have a mug on my desk from when I worked at the sports marketing company ProServ in the late 1990’s. On one side it states, “something terrible happens if you don’t promote”, and on the other side it says “nothing”. Below, it is branded with the ProServ [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash Reading Squash Magazine, one could easily be left with the impression that U.S. Squash’s efforts focus primarily on our National Teams, National Championships and junior squash development. While these are important initiatives for the organization, we offer extensive support for many other programs and services as well, including [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash More than 500 of you took the time to answer our Membership Satisfaction Survey earlier this summer. This is up from only about 100 who did so the first time we surveyed the membership in 2007. When asked to evaluate how you felt about the following statement, “I [...]

By Kevin Klipstein, CEO of U.S. Squash Before we look ahead to the upcoming season and make major announcements, we have some remarkable achievements to celebrate for the 2009-2010 season. The first to mention, and perhaps the most significant, is Amanda Sobhy’s recent World Championship. With the support of her mother, coaching from her father and [...]