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Single Leg Strength Training for Squash – Part III

by Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist In the previous article we looked at two exercises that provide a great starting point for single...

Single Leg Strength for Squash

By Damon Leeedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Single leg strength is essential to improving speed, balance and movement in squash. Many strength programs place too heavy a...

Sports Parents – A Guide From Your Kids

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist As both a coach and parent, the motivation to write this article came from the observations of...

Taking Time Away From Competition

By Damon Leedale-Brown, sports scientist & conditioning specialist The increasing move towards year-round competition schedules and early specialization in youth sports contradicts the majority of...

Movement

By Damon Leedale-Brown Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist The inspiration for this article came in part from my son and his desire to play ‘squockey’ as...

The Mind Game—Managing Competition II

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist In the previous article we discussed mental preparation in the build up to a match including using...

The Mind Game—Managing Competition

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist In previous articles we discussed the concepts of ‘Playing to Win’ or ‘Playing Not to Lose’, and...

The Mind Game—Better By Mistake

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist In some sports a mistake can be the defining movement between success and failure at the highest...

The Mind Game—Fear of Failure: Playing to Win or Not to Lose?

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Sport provides a great environment in which we can learn about taking risks, losing with good sportsmanship,...

The Mind Game — Taking Control & Ownership

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist As part of championship preparation squads with the England Junior and Senior Teams we often delivered mental...