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 level: missing a gate in a ski slalom event; over-rotating on...
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 ‘Better by Mistake’. Let’s address these concepts as they apply...
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 warm up effectively to achieve a goal-orientated/play to win...
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 research that warns of the risks associated with such an...
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 sports parents’ behavior (good and bad) at squash events and...
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 focus on double-leg exercises such as squats and leg presses, or other...
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 leg strength training – the split squat, and the one...