Squash players must be the fittest athletes in the world. Needing the agility of a gymnast, strenght of a sprinter & stamina of a long distance runner.
@@f04bhargavharipurkar7 I was ranked top 1000 In my province and played in plenty of tournaments if are going to get upset with people who give their advice then shut the fuck up and be quiet
Absolutely disgraceful that IOC hasn't accepted squash into Olympics yet. We all know that the sport has every rights to be in the games, but cabinet shenanigans and closed door negotiations with money has the last word in these arguements. And squash has not been part of these foul plays, which leads into our exclusion from the Olympics. I'm going to share the fuck out of this video during 2024 games and asking for a reason for the inclusion. HEED MY WORD, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THIS.
Totally agree. I'd understand Surfing, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing, but I draw the line at break dancing. It's disgusting, disgraceful, and confusing to want to accept "breaking" as an Olympic sport over Squash.
@@patarp1350It's just North America trying to put some sports originating there into Olympics. They're even considering cheerleading for a future date.
I will be honest with you. i play squash 4 times a week. i practice a decent amount too. and i can honestly tell you. its boring to watch if you dont play it and understand what it takes to control ball at that speed and pace. i myself can't sit and watch a match. now you want millions of people to sit and watch a rally for 1 point for 2 minutes?
It is break-dancing rather than ballroom dancing for Paris, but no more understandable set against squash's continuing exclusion. But as the inclusion of skateboarding and surfing in Tokyo show, IOC have moved away from genuine sports towards what they see as cool activities.
All those events riding a horse should be taken out of Olympics. On one hand horse owns big part of the medal and on the other it is animal cruelty. This is 2021!
@@andrewshelley8315 yes we don’t want our tennis or soccer or golf friends missing out on more accolades as they are really underfunded and struggle to get airtime.
Great clip, got goosebumbs. It's time to accept squash as an Olympic sport! Long overdue. Such an international sport. Great to watch, real sport. Why race walking, shooting or open water swimming but not squash for God sake?
I would like to see the last 8-10 shots in a few rallies so that people would recognize the high quality of our game. The video is inspirational in other ways but add in some segments of outstanding rallies. Thanks.
I'm sold on it, I play and recognise all the positives. Sadly the people who make the decisions are looking for something different. What do they require? How do we get around their discriminations that is the question we need to answer.
Yep, the next Olympic Sport, iPhone dragon slayer. Boring. Yes it all comes down to money and publicity. Everybody who has played squash knows how physically demanding it is, you will probably find the board members who select the games chosen for the Olympics have not played the game to understand how good it is. The top players are extreme athletes and deserve to be fully recognised. Their passion and emotions alone should make it an Olympic Sport. You don't see Novak Djokovic diving around like Paul Coll.
I agree with the comments regarding Joey Barrington needed for the commentary, however, they absolutely need to ensure players are always looking to play the ball, keep the game flowing, otherwise it'll never happen.
We need to learn why it keeps getting rejected.. what are THEIR demands, criteria for qualification , To understand them we have to think like THEY do.what is the ultimate reason . NO is not good enough an excuse. The World Squash Governing Body needs to Adapt. Squash in the Commonwealth Games. WHY not the Olympics ?
@@gphantom25 this might be a negative way to think, but could it be money incentive? Egypt kinda has a monopoly on the sport, with most top players being Egyptian. I'm sure there's also other reasons but this could be a contributing reason. Another one that comes to mind is the subtly in the gameplay/technique/quality of the games. For someone who has never played or seen squash it is very hard to see the details. However, that does go for many sport I guess.
*SQUASH DOES **_NOT_** Need Olympics!* *_Olympics_** NEED Squash!* *IOC! Include This Game, It’s HIGH Freaking Time!* *And While You Are At It, FREAKING INCLUDE KABADDI!*
Skateboarding has become a legit sport. Sure, it's point system and competition structure isn't the same as other sports but it's legitimate competition. Honestly, I feel it's just North America trying to push some sports originating there into Olympics. That's it.
The problem is not that is not a global sport, it also not a problem (anymore) that it is hard to show the sport on camera. The only problem is that there is not a lot of money in the sport. And because of that it will not be included.
@@mellowmonsoon278 Every now and then a few sports are added to the Olympics (and sometimes a few are removed). Officially the most important criteria is that interest in sport has to be globally and by a lot of people competitively. However the sports who make are usually known to attrack lots of sponsors. So not all sports. Just the sports that are nowadays added.
Reddy, the Library is archiving squash, and so is historical, but this film has received 26,000 views on TH-cam since it was originally uploaded. So, it is not quite what it seems.
As an ex pro I can tell you the problem is the incompetence of the International Squash Federation. A bunch of old men who want to feel important and get done nothing. We are talking about being part of Olympics now for 25 (!!!) years and it has not crossed anyone's mind that you need to lobby (pay money) the IOC comittee.
Christian, squash is a genuine sport that ticks the boxes of athleticism, structure, being worldwide, showcasing venues etc etc, but it is also small in terms of playing numbers, TV reach (e.g. a non-playing audience), broadcast income, age perception etc. That explains why it has been challenging to get a place on the programme, and why we have not succeeded so far. However, I know from personal experience watching the efforts over many years before being involved myself that the efforts of WSF, PSA, National Federations and individuals over the years have been nothing but full committment coupled with maximum effort, professionalism and funding-raising / spend too. You may criticise the lack of success, but talking of old men & doing nothing is plain wrong. As is bribery. You are looking in the wrong direction. We need to look at ourselves, how we can change to comply with what the IOC are looking for i.e. the 'cool' youth market. Skating, surfing, speed climbing etc this year, break-dancing for 2024 get in but not traditional great sports like ours that may deserve a place but are simply not fitting with the IPOC agenda at this point. (And if we change it will lead to re-generation of the sport generally). Andrew
@@worldsquashlibrary7032 sorry Andrew to disagree. Whats the difference to Badminton as example? And if you think anything in this world goes without lobbying ( bribing to use your words) than your are very naive.
@@worldsquashlibrary7032 and to add is that its not PSA who is at fault. I think they have done really well. Amazing venues and TV coverage but at national level (federations) we suck big time.
@@christianwind8874 Good to have a discussion, so don't be sorry! While badminton got into the Olympics shortly after the 1984 LA Games turned them into a serious commercial propostion, we were still developing a mainstream product - and as you say, PSA and the promoters have done a superb job. Not least the arrival of SquashTV in 2010 that was a game changer in terms of bringing uniformly high standards of presentation. We would really have been ready for London 2012, but IOC found a way to exclude us then, as they have since. You and I have a different take on lobbying, which actually means networking, building relationships and pushing the case with key insiders at every turn - which is exactly what the old men who did nothing (and women too) have been doing so much of! While IOC has its own agenda as mentioned, I am afraid you really do not know the situation very well if you think that a sport that has struggled to raise a few hundred thousand Euros to bid, could add enough millions more to try that route - which may work for other groups but if you know the make-up of the IOC would know that it should never be tried. Anyway, we all hope that the WSF and PSA find a way of mounting a successful bid for 2028, as and when that becomes possible.
How is the world's healthiest sport for mind and body not yet in the line-up? A game played by 8 to 80 yr olds, irrespective of climate - a game in which strategic thought stimulates exercise and in which courtesy and respect for others is the norm. Lets teach our children to seize the day.
Because it's not about sport, nor health, apparently. It needs to be 'cool' to attract (young) viewers, and viewers equals money. If health was a main driver, boxing would have been out of the Olympics for a long time already...
Does squash have an image problem? Not among pros, but amateurs, where it is often an 'old wealthy man' sport. Contrast this with the 'young hip' sports recently added, e.g. skateboarding, break dancing, climbing, surfing. I want squash to be part of the Olympics, it should be already, but maybe it has to broaden the appeal to non-squash fans
@@mellowmonsoon278 yes, as long as squash is not broadcastet in a manner that you can see all the atributes needed for playing squash, as long as Pro-Squash is full of ridicilous referee decicions that no one is understanding, as long as they are not able to make the white ball visible, so don ´t allow black ink on the strings, as long they do not have the courage for very little but important changes, there will never be exitement for squash from outside the squash-community.
Squash has been a worldwide sport for decades. Champions coming from India, America & Australia. It's a popular social sport. Throughout the world. Thought it would be one of the first sports to be made an Olympic sport.
Absolute disgrace, that there are "sports," like skateboarding, golf, equestrian and some other non sense like ribbon twirling but we can't make room for Squash. Those sports are also less accessible to majority of people; expensive to pick up and expensive to setup the necessary facilities! Almost seems racist how they support and favor some sports over others!
Squash players must be the fittest athletes in the world. Needing the agility of a gymnast, strenght of a sprinter & stamina of a long distance runner.
Badminton
@@f04bhargavharipurkar7 I've played squash and badminton and squash is way harder
@@loganchiasson1081 bro you had played badminton in your backyard not in indoor court
@@f04bhargavharipurkar7 I was ranked top 1000 In my province and played in plenty of tournaments if are going to get upset with people who give their advice then shut the fuck up and be quiet
pros are super fit and dedicated but so are Tour de France and footballers to be fair, also brutal sports
Had me teary eyed! Amazing video and song choice!!! Well done!
Love this freaken game!
Me too mate! I got all choked up watching this! Best sport ever!
Absolutely disgraceful that IOC hasn't accepted squash into Olympics yet. We all know that the sport has every rights to be in the games, but cabinet shenanigans and closed door negotiations with money has the last word in these arguements.
And squash has not been part of these foul plays, which leads into our exclusion from the Olympics.
I'm going to share the fuck out of this video during 2024 games and asking for a reason for the inclusion. HEED MY WORD, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THIS.
Totally agree. I'd understand Surfing, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing, but I draw the line at break dancing. It's disgusting, disgraceful, and confusing to want to accept "breaking" as an Olympic sport over Squash.
@@patarp1350It's just North America trying to put some sports originating there into Olympics.
They're even considering cheerleading for a future date.
I will be honest with you. i play squash 4 times a week. i practice a decent amount too. and i can honestly tell you. its boring to watch if you dont play it and understand what it takes to control ball at that speed and pace. i myself can't sit and watch a match. now you want millions of people to sit and watch a rally for 1 point for 2 minutes?
Fingers crossed. I love the variety of venues in squash de nantes, so Paris would be amazing
It's such a great spectacle on a glass court, with the lights plus the three dimensional play that you DON'T get in tennis!!
So ballroom dancing is now in the Olympics but squash is not. What world do we live in? Cool video btw
It is break-dancing rather than ballroom dancing for Paris, but no more understandable set against squash's continuing exclusion. But as the inclusion of skateboarding and surfing in Tokyo show, IOC have moved away from genuine sports towards what they see as cool activities.
How many countries skateboard?
All those events riding a horse should be taken out of Olympics. On one hand horse owns big part of the medal and on the other it is animal cruelty. This is 2021!
@@andrewshelley8315 yes we don’t want our tennis or soccer or golf friends missing out on more accolades as they are really underfunded and struggle to get airtime.
Great clip, got goosebumbs. It's time to accept squash as an Olympic sport! Long overdue. Such an international sport. Great to watch, real sport. Why race walking, shooting or open water swimming but not squash for God sake?
Totally agree. It's disgusting, disgraceful, and confusing to want to accept "breakdancing" as an Olympic sport over Squash.
holy crap that video HAS to be olympic quality too
Squash is literally the most underrated sport!
Totally agree with all comments below, interesting Squash has been in the Commonwealth games since 1996.Great vid, fingers crossed for France 2024
I would like to see the last 8-10 shots in a few rallies so that people would recognize the high quality of our game. The video is inspirational in other ways but add in some segments of outstanding rallies. Thanks.
We need to come together and push from every corner of the world to have squash included in the Olympic games!
Give squash more exposure. More than half the world hasn't seen a squash game.
I'm sold on it, I play and recognise all the positives. Sadly the people who make the decisions are looking for something different. What do they require? How do we get around their discriminations that is the question we need to answer.
Plus, we need some joey Barrington commentary at the Olympics 👍
Put this on social media to capture the attention
I'll just say one word. Breakdancing.
crazy man
Make squash an olympic discipline. Now.
Start broadcast games and tournaments on tv and not just online streaming on squash tv which is ridiculously expensive and that might help the bid
This is Long overdue .
Fingers crossed 🤞
Amazing video!
Yep, the next Olympic Sport, iPhone dragon slayer. Boring. Yes it all comes down to money and publicity. Everybody who has played squash knows how physically demanding it is, you will probably find the board members who select the games chosen for the Olympics have not played the game to understand how good it is.
The top players are extreme athletes and deserve to be fully recognised.
Their passion and emotions alone should make it an Olympic Sport.
You don't see Novak Djokovic diving around like Paul Coll.
Great video! Sadly, the Olympics are all about money and are not worth watching (until they include squash).
I agree with the comments regarding Joey Barrington needed for the commentary, however, they absolutely need to ensure players are always looking to play the ball, keep the game flowing, otherwise it'll never happen.
This is WAY better than it used to be though, and way better in prov squash vs amateur. I'm actually quite impressed how the refs deal with this..
Awesome video hopefully we get in one day but the Olympic committee doesn’t care about us.
We need to learn why it keeps getting rejected.. what are THEIR demands, criteria for qualification , To understand them we have to think like THEY do.what is the ultimate reason . NO is not good enough an excuse. The World Squash Governing Body needs to Adapt. Squash in the Commonwealth Games. WHY not the Olympics ?
@@gphantom25 this might be a negative way to think, but could it be money incentive? Egypt kinda has a monopoly on the sport, with most top players being Egyptian.
I'm sure there's also other reasons but this could be a contributing reason.
Another one that comes to mind is the subtly in the gameplay/technique/quality of the games. For someone who has never played or seen squash it is very hard to see the details. However, that does go for many sport I guess.
@@andrewtran9870 not sure break dancing isn't a wealthy past time.
@@gphantom25 very fair point.
Go squash !
*SQUASH DOES **_NOT_** Need Olympics!*
*_Olympics_** NEED Squash!*
*IOC! Include This Game, It’s HIGH Freaking Time!*
*And While You Are At It, FREAKING INCLUDE KABADDI!*
skateboarding at the olympics and squash not being at it is absolutely hard for me to understand.
I can see how Skateboarding can be in it but some of the others like DANCING utter bs they need squash in it tho
Skateboarding has become a legit sport. Sure, it's point system and competition structure isn't the same as other sports but it's legitimate competition.
Honestly, I feel it's just North America trying to push some sports originating there into Olympics. That's it.
The problem is not that is not a global sport, it also not a problem (anymore) that it is hard to show the sport on camera. The only problem is that there is not a lot of money in the sport. And because of that it will not be included.
Are you saying that all the other sports in Olympics have more money in them than Squash?
@@mellowmonsoon278
Every now and then a few sports are added to the Olympics (and sometimes a few are removed). Officially the most important criteria is that interest in sport has to be globally and by a lot of people competitively. However the sports who make are usually known to attrack lots of sponsors.
So not all sports. Just the sports that are nowadays added.
the View count of this video kind of says it all, unfortunately ... :( I am one of the 656 LIKES btw.
Reddy, the Library is archiving squash, and so is historical, but this film has received 26,000 views on TH-cam since it was originally uploaded. So, it is not quite what it seems.
even skate and freebike (closer to circus stunts) are there at the olympics, and squash not??? 😇
As an ex pro I can tell you the problem is the incompetence of the International Squash Federation. A bunch of old men who want to feel important and get done nothing. We are talking about being part of Olympics now for 25 (!!!) years and it has not crossed anyone's mind that you need to lobby (pay money) the IOC comittee.
Christian, squash is a genuine sport that ticks the boxes of athleticism, structure, being worldwide, showcasing venues etc etc, but it is also small in terms of playing numbers, TV reach (e.g. a non-playing audience), broadcast income, age perception etc. That explains why it has been challenging to get a place on the programme, and why we have not succeeded so far.
However, I know from personal experience watching the efforts over many years before being involved myself that the efforts of WSF, PSA, National Federations and individuals over the years have been nothing but full committment coupled with maximum effort, professionalism and funding-raising / spend too. You may criticise the lack of success, but talking of old men & doing nothing is plain wrong. As is bribery.
You are looking in the wrong direction. We need to look at ourselves, how we can change to comply with what the IOC are looking for i.e. the 'cool' youth market. Skating, surfing, speed climbing etc this year, break-dancing for 2024 get in but not traditional great sports like ours that may deserve a place but are simply not fitting with the IPOC agenda at this point. (And if we change it will lead to re-generation of the sport generally).
Andrew
@@worldsquashlibrary7032 sorry Andrew to disagree. Whats the difference to Badminton as example? And if you think anything in this world goes without lobbying ( bribing to use your words) than your are very naive.
@@worldsquashlibrary7032 and to add is that its not PSA who is at fault. I think they have done really well. Amazing venues and TV coverage but at national level (federations) we suck big time.
@@christianwind8874 Good to have a discussion, so don't be sorry! While badminton got into the Olympics shortly after the 1984 LA Games turned them into a serious commercial propostion, we were still developing a mainstream product - and as you say, PSA and the promoters have done a superb job. Not least the arrival of SquashTV in 2010 that was a game changer in terms of bringing uniformly high standards of presentation. We would really have been ready for London 2012, but IOC found a way to exclude us then, as they have since.
You and I have a different take on lobbying, which actually means networking, building relationships and pushing the case with key insiders at every turn - which is exactly what the old men who did nothing (and women too) have been doing so much of!
While IOC has its own agenda as mentioned, I am afraid you really do not know the situation very well if you think that a sport that has struggled to raise a few hundred thousand Euros to bid, could add enough millions more to try that route - which may work for other groups but if you know the make-up of the IOC would know that it should never be tried.
Anyway, we all hope that the WSF and PSA find a way of mounting a successful bid for 2028, as and when that becomes possible.
The only box to tick is … money (like golf).
Squash is too hard for the olympics
I play squash, and you?
How is the world's healthiest sport for mind and body not yet in the line-up?
A game played by 8 to 80 yr olds, irrespective of climate - a game in which strategic thought stimulates exercise and in which courtesy and respect for others is the norm. Lets teach our children to seize the day.
these latest entrants into the Olympics just finished compared to squash,utter JOKE!!!
Because it's not about sport, nor health, apparently. It needs to be 'cool' to attract (young) viewers, and viewers equals money. If health was a main driver, boxing would have been out of the Olympics for a long time already...
Squash for 2028 maybe?🙄
Does squash have an image problem? Not among pros, but amateurs, where it is often an 'old wealthy man' sport. Contrast this with the 'young hip' sports recently added, e.g. skateboarding, break dancing, climbing, surfing. I want squash to be part of the Olympics, it should be already, but maybe it has to broaden the appeal to non-squash fans
It is not only an image problem, it is also an administrative problem. Squash is still managed by Old schoolers from that traditional era.
@@mellowmonsoon278 yes, as long as squash is not broadcastet in a manner that you can see all the atributes needed for playing squash, as long as Pro-Squash is full of ridicilous referee decicions that no one is understanding, as long as they are not able to make the white ball visible, so don ´t allow black ink on the strings, as long they do not have the courage for very little but important changes, there will never be exitement for squash from outside the squash-community.
@@mellowmonsoon278 by the way, that image video is so shocking bad...!!
I can’t see how it has any more of an image problem than tennis, which in my humble opinion is a far inferior game!
Squash has been a worldwide sport for decades. Champions coming from India, America & Australia.
It's a popular social sport. Throughout the world.
Thought it would be one of the first sports to be made an Olympic sport.
olympics? what is that!!!
It won't happen as long as the old school hypocritic people manage the PSA. It should move to a new business model.
Thumbs up for the cause thumbs down for the video.
What? Why?
Absolute disgrace, that there are "sports," like skateboarding, golf, equestrian and some other non sense like ribbon twirling but we can't make room for Squash. Those sports are also less accessible to majority of people; expensive to pick up and expensive to setup the necessary facilities! Almost seems racist how they support and favor some sports over others!
If some other dumb "sport" makes it before squash, like sports climbing.....
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