{"id":47952,"date":"2025-02-20T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=47952"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:34:25","slug":"klipstein-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/klipstein-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Squash CEO Has Worked to Broaden the Sport\u2019s Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A star player for the Big Red, Kevin Klipstein \u201991 wants kids from middle school onward to pick up a racket<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Around the time that Kevin Klipstein \u201991 became president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/ussquash.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Squash<\/a> two decades ago, a study found that 90% of people globally had heard of the sport\u2014but in this country, that number was a mere 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then, the sport\u2019s governing body employed just four people and operated on an $800,000 yearly budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Klipstein leads a team of 40 employees with an annual budget of $8 million; the U.S. women\u2019s team is ranked second in the world; and squash will debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Klipstein competing in the World Masters in 2018 against Jai Asundi of India.\" class=\"wp-image-47962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-vs-Jai-Asundi-World-Masters-2018-B.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Competing in the 2018 World Masters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He estimates that by the end of 2026, more than half of Americans will be familiar with the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I first started, I would have said my vision was for a 12-year-old girl in Iowa to be introduced to the sport and aspire to be an Olympian\u2014and I can say we\u2019ve done that,\u201d says Klipstein, noting that his organization\u2019s biggest growth area has been in starting squash programs in middle and high schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klipstein fell for the sport early: he grew up playing with his father and brothers in Rochester, NY. When he wanted extra instruction, he took a city bus to a club for practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When I first started, I would have said my vision was for a 12-year-old girl in Iowa to be introduced to the sport and aspire to be an Olympian\u2014and I can say we\u2019ve done that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was lucky for it to be so immediately accessible to me,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Hill, Klipstein majored in design and environmental analysis in Human Ecology and pledged Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, he played squash for the Big Red\u2014serving as a co-captain his senior year and being named a Second Team All-American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He took the helm of U.S. Squash in 2004 after working in corporate consulting, sports marketing, and event management.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Klipstein at his 1991 with his brothers.\" class=\"wp-image-47961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A.jpg 738w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-632x355.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Klipstein-Graduation-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flanked by his brothers at Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Under his leadership, the organization\u2019s high school championships have grown to comprise more than 200 teams and 1,600 players from 22 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Squash is based in Philadelphia, where it recently opened a 75,000-square-foot headquarters which boasts 20 courts, training facilities for Team USA, the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame, and a community program offering squash instruction and tutoring for local kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it partners with organizations in cities around the country to give youth opportunities to play and be mentored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the sport continues to grow, U.S. Squash is launching a new product in spring 2025 aimed at addressing one of its biggest challenges to accessibility: a modular court, costing less than $50,000, that can be assembled in a day, allowing schools and other facilities to host squash within existing gym space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want kids in every state to have the opportunity to learn squash and compete on a public middle or high school team,\u201d Klipstein says, \u201cand we&#8217;re moving very intentionally toward this new vision for the sport in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Klipstein at U.S. Squash&#8217;s headquarters in Philadelphia. 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