The Value of Mental Skills Training and Assessment
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.”
—Venus Williams
One...
Navigating the Mental Game: Enhancing Peak Performance in Squash Through Mindfulness
by Eric Zillmer & Madeline Barlow
Drexel University Sports Performance Center
Squash has specific features that set it apart from other sports. It is very fast, with the squash ball travelling upward of over 100 mph....
Finding Your Focus
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach, www.pillars4performance.com
“Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.” — Billie Jean King
World-class athletes strive to...
Weak Links: Armoring the Ankle for Squash
By AJ Lamb, MS, CSCS, PES, supervisor and senior exercise physiologist of Zarett Rehab & Fitness and Joe Zarett, physical therapist and founder of Zarett Rehab & Fitness
In 2001 a systematic review concluded that...
Zarett Rehab & Fitness: Cool It
By AJ Lam, MS, CSCS, PES supervisor & senior exercise physiologist at Zarett Rehab & Fitness and Joseph Zarett, physical therapist and founder of Zarett Rehab & Fitness
Post-exercise cooldown is an effective strategy to...
Power of Positivity: The Advantages of Positive Self-Talk
By Bailey Bondy, toughminds.net
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t—you’re right.”
—Henry Ford
Positive thinking is one of the many important tools to have in your toolbox, and one that can always be...
Double Down
by Amanda Sobhy
Most of you know me as a professional singles player. However, what you may not know is that I love to play doubles. No, I’m not talking about doubles on a singles...
Zarett Rehab & Fitness: Workout of Champions
By AJ Lamb, MS, CSCS, PES, Senior Exercise Physiologist
& Joseph Zarett, Physical Therapist, Founder of Zarett Rehab & Fitnes
In the late fall of 2016, two of the world’s most elite squash players, Mohamed and...
My Grandmother’s Teacups
By Richard Millman
For many years now, I have subscribed to the notion that hitting a squash ball with a squash racquet is only rarely a good idea. The contact between your racquet and the...
Beating Burnout
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
We live in a world that requires long hours of work without much time to unwind. Overscheduling, overtraining, overstimulation and chronic stress are commonplace. Finding opportunities for...