Barcelona Club Soccer: Squash

Friday, February 19, 2010

Latest squash sport pics

Latest squash pic

Squash originated in the UK in the early 19th century, and has become an extremely popular activity in 153 countries, with over 15 million players on over 50,000 courts worldwide (World Squash Federation data, 2008). In Canada, squash is played by more than a quarter of a million people over the age of 15. This is more participants than cycling, and more participants than gymnastics, track and field, and figure skating, all combined

Squash sport

Squash sport pictures

Squash was finally recognized in the NY Times, not in the sports section, but rather in the Style section. This article focused on the “getting into college” aspect of squash. Basically saying that one can get into an Ivy League if they’re good enough, and that Squash is “hot right now”. They mentioned the club I used to play at, “Brooklyn Heights (home of the Heights Casino, a private athletic club and renowned squash factory)” which is pretty accurate and the article is pretty true. I and many of my friends would train at 6am, again after school and compete in tournaments. In my junior year of high school I realized I had to pick between my love of art and playing squash, guess which one decided to go with? As many of my friends went off to the Ivy Leagues, I went of to RISD and I don’t regret it at all.