PSA EVENTS: Colombian Open - $9000: Tim Garner beat Stuart Cowie. Singapore Open - $31,000: Martin Heath beat Jubair Jahan Khan (3-2). Head Satellite Malaysia - $. 8,000: Oma Elborolossy beat Jamie Davis (3-0). Head Satellite 2 Malaysia - $6,000: Jamie Davis beat Paul Steel (3-1). Australian PSA Satellite - $5,000: Michael Kiteni beat Paul Price (3-0). Head Satellite 1 Malaysia – $6,000: Jamie Davis beat David Palmer (3-0). Oklhoma City Open - $5,000: Jamie Crombie beat Michael Puertas (3-0). Tafbot Open - $4,000: Michael Puertas beat Jamie Crombie (3-2). Squash Inn Classic - $10,000: Marcos Mendez beat Marcos Berrett (3-2).
HITECH PSA SUPER SERIES STANDINGS: 1 Jansher Khan (6538pts.); 2 Rodney Eyles (4307 pts.);. 3 Chris Walker (2037); 4. Peter Nicol (1995 pts.); 5 Ahmed Barada (1827 pts.); 6 Brett Martin (1488 pts.); 7 Julien Bonetat (1390 pts.); 8 Anthony Hill (1258 pts.); 9 Mark Chaldner (1173); 10 Mark Cairns (1108 pts.);
INDIAN RANKINGS: 97 Arjan Singh (291.450pts.);108 Dave Malani (211.000pts.);127 Akhil Behl (118.750pts.);213 Arif Paul(19.500pts.)
SQUASH TALENT DRAIN
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The next US collegiate squash championships look like being a Mumbai University event. This is thanks to the peculiar phenomenon of a game which is never able to cast off its elitist label. Ninety percent of the young talent that reaches the top goes off to the US or the Ivy League as it is called. The latest to join the squash talent drain is Arif Paul. India’s Under-19 champion and its toremost junior on the international circuit. He has proceeded to Denison College, Ohio. |
Arif will threaten to wrest the US title from another Indian, Harvard lad Daniel Ezra who emulated Anil Nayar and his own elder brother Adrian by becoming the rare Indian to win the title.
Also in the fray will be the Asthana twins Vineet and Vinay, who are at Franklyn Marshall where there is also the latest from the famous squash clan Jamshid Pandole and Rashid Billimoria.
Indian juniors should make hay in the US colleges while the sun shines, for in years to come the Americans will no doubt catch up. Now they have completely switched from the hard to soft ball which the Indians are familiar with, and Joe Nummick, American president of the Professional Association, gives them 10 years to produce a world champion.
SQUASH NUTRITION
by
Alex Cowie
So,
what is a healthy diet for squash players? A high carbohydrate diet is
necessary to sustain high intensity training on a daily basis. The reason
carbohydrate is so important is because during exercise the glycogen that
is stored in the liver and in the muscles is broken down into glucose to
supply the muscle with energy; when these stores become depleted there is
less energy, so fatigue sets in.
To
build up these stores, you should eat foods like bread, cereals, potatoes,
rice, pasta, beans, root vegetables and confectionery, fruit, fruit
juices, and sports drink also contain carbohydrate. These foods will also
include other essential nutrierits and they are a great source of dietary
fibre.
One
of the major problems that players have at tournaments is eating after
playing, particularly if the match is played late at night. Not only is it
difficult to eat after a hard match but sometimes facilities are not
always available to eat the correct food. After a hard match it is
essential that you refuel immediately, otherwise you will be short of
energy the next day and it will be too late to start loading up a few
hours.
The
most important thing to do after the match is to consume a carbohydrate
based .drink and then try to eat almost half an hour later either a
sandwich, bananas, cereal bars, fresh or dried fruit, or even plain
biscuits. If it is not too late you can eat a main meal (again, loaded
with carbohydrates) before you go to bed.
Let’s
go back to the drinking problem. I know of several players who have
without doubt lost matches through dehydration particularly in warm
weather. Increase fluid intake is necessary to avoid dehydration and may
improve performance during prolonged exercise especially when the sweat
loss is high.
Water
is probably the best ail round drink but in certain countries players have
to be careful and therefore e a diluted fruit juice or a commercial sports
drink is advisable. The secret is to drink when you are not thirsty. You
are already dehydrating when you are thirsty, so drink before you train,
drink while you are training and drink after you have trained.
Lack
of fluid can actually cause stomach cramps, sickness, dizziness, and
diarrhoea apart from being a major source of fatigue. Another area of
confusion is the amount of protein that is required. Many athletes used to
believe that vast amounts of steak and eggs would increase their
strength... but in fact any protein taken over and above requirements will
be used as an energy source or stored as body fat. Generally an intake of
about 1.59 gr. of protein per Kg. of body weight per day is sufficient.
However
proteins must be included in your diet and you will find good sources of
poultry, fish, eggs, soya beans, meat yogurt and cheese. Cereals, nuts,
pasta, rice also contain protein so it shouldn’t be difficult to include
them in your diet.
The
last area of interest is the word FAT. It is unfortunate that all the
lovely foods such as oats, chocolate, cream, gravy, butter, ham, bacon,
sausages, chips, beef burgers, crisps, full fat cheese, bread and butter
pudding, etc. are all loaded with calories. Since fat provides a less
important source of energy than carbohydrate for exercise, the intake of
high fat foods such as those aforementioned should be avoided.
So,
for the younger female athletes who are concerned over their weight, try
to cut down rather than cut out fat otherwise you could go the ”other
way” and we all know the problems of anorexia. After all, food is one of
life’s great pleasures and it is all about getting the balance right.
Those
people who do not eat meat or dairy products, they need to include the
vitamin B12 in their diet. This vitamin can be obtained from fortified
soya milk and soya products, breakfast cereals or through a simple vitamin
supplement.