http://racquet.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Racquet Sports GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-12-18T21:06:43Z Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:06:43 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/22/when-its-okay-to-cheat-in-squash.htm I had a great squash lesson once, and it really stuck with me. Like most adolescents over fifty, I have an aversion to cheating, so I was intrigued to ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/22/when-its-okay-to-cheat-in-squash.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/22/when-its-okay-to-cheat-in-squash.htm Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:32:42 +0000 2008-12-22T08:32:42Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/18/freak-accidents-on-court.htm What a week. In one moment, I managed to hit one of my friends very hard with a tennis ball right where a guy doesn't want to get hit, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/18/freak-accidents-on-court.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/18/freak-accidents-on-court.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:06:43 +0000 2008-12-18T21:06:43Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/15/a-racquet-party-weekend-that-lasted-seventy-eight-years.htm What an amazing heritage for an intercity racquet competition! Court tennis's Payne Whitney Cup has been going strong since 1930, and the 78th competition was held this past weekend ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/15/a-racquet-party-weekend-that-lasted-seventy-eight-years.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/15/a-racquet-party-weekend-that-lasted-seventy-eight-years.htm Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:04:33 +0000 2008-12-15T21:04:33Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/11/how-fast-does-wildfire-spread.htm I predict the new squash scoring system endorsed by US Squash will catch on like wildfire. <br /><br /> This point-a-rally (PAR) system, played to 11 point games, will be welcomed first by juniors, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/11/how-fast-does-wildfire-spread.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/11/how-fast-does-wildfire-spread.htm Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:07:24 +0000 2008-12-11T21:07:24Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/10/its-time-to-shoot-for-winners-in-us-squash.htm Wow. US Squash just announced a very BIG decision today; namely, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.ussquash.com/news/content.aspx?id=1838">switch to the squash point-a-rally (PAR) scoring system</a> (with games played to 11 points) versus the more ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/10/its-time-to-shoot-for-winners-in-us-squash.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/10/its-time-to-shoot-for-winners-in-us-squash.htm Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:10:17 +0000 2008-12-10T22:10:17Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/09/squashing-at-christmas-and-hanukkah.htm You may not want to make that big investment and get your squash player a new squash racquet for Christmas or Hanukkah. <br />There are plenty of good reasons not ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/09/squashing-at-christmas-and-hanukkah.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/09/squashing-at-christmas-and-hanukkah.htm Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:24:12 +0000 2008-12-09T23:24:12Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/04/the-point-a-squash-journal.htm The point started so routinely that he had no idea that it would take him well into the future, and all the way back to last Tuesday. <br />His opponent's ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/04/the-point-a-squash-journal.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/04/the-point-a-squash-journal.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:39:59 +0000 2008-12-04T21:39:59Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/03/a-good-squash-practice.htm It's something of a truism in squash that <i>you can't play better than you practiced</i>. <br /><br /> So that raises the next logical question:<br /> <b>How do you practice well in squash?</b><br /><br /> Luckily, there ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/03/a-good-squash-practice.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/12/03/a-good-squash-practice.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:57:56 +0000 2008-12-03T21:57:56Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/30/one-good-tip-deserves-another.htm I've certainly gotten some great squash tips over the years, so it's only fair that I pass them on whenever possible. <br /><br /> Here's the short version of a really useful tip: <br /><br /> <i>If you're sure your opponent, behind you, is going to hit a boast, <b>get moving forward right away</b>.</i>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/30/one-good-tip-deserves-another.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/30/one-good-tip-deserves-another.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:46:00 +0000 2008-11-30T22:46:00Z http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/25/a-rationale-for-swinging-your-racquet.htm If you are having trouble finding time in your life to accommodate your racquet addictions, it is worth studying a little Shakespeare.<br /> He clearly knew what it was like not to ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/25/a-rationale-for-swinging-your-racquet.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://racquet.about.com/b/2008/11/25/a-rationale-for-swinging-your-racquet.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:30:57 +0000 2008-11-25T23:30:57Z