East Versus West by Nick-At-Will Isn't
it wonderful (in these days of quarantine and isolation), that 18
junior squash players have been presented with US Squash Junior
Sportsmanship Awards...and Honorable Mentions for the 2019-2020 season
recently!
However, we think it's odd that of the 18 players recognized, 15 of
them are from the east coast, while only two are from the west coast,
with one from Texas! More than that, of all the Award recipients (not
the honorably mentioned) none of them are U.S. Squash nationally-ranked
below #26! In no special order, e.g. #'s 6, 2, 26, 11, 10, 13, 2,
20! And...of those 10 boys and girls receiving honorable mention, nine
are from the east coast, with only one from the west coast, that one
being one from Southern California. Could this possibly mean...that
unless you're ranked in the top 32 in the country, that you're
incapable of being a good or top squash sportsperson, or deserve the
award!? We hope not! It seems that there is still a strong
disproportion of east versus west coast junior squash-player (deserved)
recognition! These Awards were determined based on community
feedback..but feedback from who? We believe it was from the east-coast
squash-playing community! Disproportionate...we think so!
