Squash - General Reviews

As an avid fan of racquet sports and exercising just enough to stave off death for that little bit longer I am always on the lookout for ones I can actually play without wanting to set fire to my equipment. My general skill levels dictate that tennis, table tennis, real tennis, racquetball, speedball, lacrosse ... in fact any game that isn't ...  Read the complete review

I have just recently started playing squash, my dad playing regularly kept nagging me to join, so i thought i would go along once to stop him annoying me, but every week i now play it! Squash is a sport played by two people and is played indoors. There are four walls and you can hit the ball of any of them. The court is split into ...  Read the complete review

I have always been good at racket sports since I was young and while tennis was always my preferred game in this country where there is a total lack of indoor facilities the weather means it is predominantly a summer sport and so in the winter I used to play a lot of squash. Squash is a two player game that is played in an indoor court. ...  Read the complete review

Our family sport is Squash - my father, mother, and older brother and sister all play to a high standard. At the age of 11, my parents thought it was time to coach and train me at our local sports centre. 14 years on, I have gone from strength to strength, and I find squash to be one of the most physically demanding activities a person ...  Read the complete review

I took up squash about a year ago and haven't regretted it. It's a sport that's fairly easy to pick up, but difficult to master. The thing that doesn't always come across when watching squash, is the physicality of it. I've played both tennis and badminton, but squash for me feels like a whole new level of workout. This is partly due ...  Read the complete review

squash is such an accessible sport to play. most rec centres have squash courts and squash clubs and its a really sociable work thing i find, just popping down on a friday after work with some workmates. in theory, given the size of a squash court, it doesnt sound a very demanding sport. however a typical 40 minute session burns more calories than ...  Read the complete review

No one can most probably ever regain the crown of the Khans from Pakistan. Why? 1). Because now it definitely is more widely played than the times of the Khan. Meaning more competition. 2). Today's players are more diversified in their training and in their daily outlook. Khans used to train in the scorching heat of Pakistan ...  Read the complete review

I really thought the day would never come when I actually found something to contribute to the "Sports" category on Dooyoo. Not being a typically athletic type, my experience of exercise since I left school was always made up of walking, swimming and badminton. And I was never very good at any of them. That is, up until about a ...  Read the complete review

You have a game, you come out, have your shower, go home and pass out with a happy smile on your face and a whole set of newly exercised muscles. The game of squash (popularised by big fat 40 year old company chairmen) is one of the greatest forms of exercise known to man (at least I think so). It's fast and energetic, it's easy to learn ...  Read the complete review

Squash is a very underplayed game and considering it is such a fast and skillful game i can't understand why more youngsters are not taking it up. There is no real coverage of the sport on TV or in the Newspapers and nothing at all anywhere else it just seems that it only attracts people between the ages of 30-40. For those ...  Read the complete review

Why isn’t it popular? Only one reason for this – because it isn’t played in schools. If a sport isn’t played at schools then young people aren’t introduced to the sport. When was the last time you saw anyone under 18 play squash? You don’t see it very often. Most people are introduced to squash at ...  Read the complete review

aka The Beginner's Guide to Squash ~ WHY DO ANYTHING? ~ Because life's there for doing things. ~ WHY SPORT? ~ Because your body is a temple, you only get the one and if you don't use it, you lose it (the fit side of you that is). Sport improves your stamina, muscle strength, speed, reflexes, ...  Read the complete review

I started playing squash when I was very young, since my parents played. Now I didn't play for a very long time, but since I learnt at a very young age I quickly picked it up again. I started playing again about a year ago. Squash has three main elements; fitness, technique and intelligence. Unlike other sports all three are of ...  Read the complete review

People who say squash is a dyeing game ought to take a trip to some of te junior tournaments held around the country. All that you need to do is contact the SRA and ask when the next tournament is in your area. The standard of the juniors in this country is above and beyond the standard of the more loved sports ( football, tennis, cricket) England ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the easiest sports to take up and learn. All you need is a racquet, a ball and someone to play with. If you have any hand to eye co-ordination you will latch on to this sport really fast. The rules are simple and easy to remember even if they are a little bit different from other more conventional sports. The main aim is to hit ...  Read the complete review

I have never played squash before in my life for 22 years. There are some reasons, one of them I think squash is stupid cause I think it is only about 2 people in a room hitting the ball on the wall and chasing for it... Well I am obviously and totally wrong when I first played squash in my university with my friend. I know I fall in love to ...  Read the complete review

Squash is a terrific game, and for the life of me I really do not understand why it is not more popular than it is. I started playing it when I was 16, and as long as I have had a partner to play against I have been playing it ever since. One of the best things about squash is that it really does help you to rid yourself of frustration ...  Read the complete review

SQUASH ONE OF THE MOST KERNAKCERING GAMES EVER MADE I PLAY MY DAD EVERY WEEK AND I'M PRETTY FAST AND HAVE ALOT MORE STAMINA NOW I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS .I THINK SQUASH IS A GREAT SPORT IT SHOULD BE ON TV OR SOMETHING TO PREMOTE THIS SPORT AND THIS MOMENT NO-ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO THIS WHICH IS QUITE ANNOYING TODAY SQUASH HAS A WIDE RANGE ...  Read the complete review

I am a squash lover. No other game has you running around the most to keep up with the non-stop speed of it, without really noticing it. I think it must be the most enjoyable way to keep fit. The only problem is that I can't seem to find anyone to play regular squash against... despite the fact that I feel lucky to be a member of the best club ...  Read the complete review

I had my very first game of Squash last Saturday, now I know that all you veterans out there will probably mock a first timer who declares they love the sport, but from the momment I started I loved it. My brother who has played a little and I headed down to our local Rec centre and booked a court. We played for solid hour and at the end ...  Read the complete review