The Short Game
By Scott Devoy, Head Professional, Merion Cricket Club and U.S. National Team Coach
You often hear about players with ‘good hands’ or ‘shot makers’ referring to players who take the ball short well, creating angles and...
Mental Toughness
By Paul Assaiante
It is my strong belief that the most underestimated aspect of squash is the mental game!
In terms of the difference in the approach to the mental game from 3.0-5.0, there are actually...
Squash Movement
By Scott Devoy
At the 3.0 skill level, players tend to spend a lot of time so focused on the ball that they chase it all over the court. This leads to over-running the ball,...
Squash Technique, Breaking Through The Levels
By Natalie Grainger
Last month, we introduced a new LessonCourt series to help you break through different skill levels. The approach with this will be to look closely at specific techniques and strategies that can...
Timing and Adrenaline – A Nebulous Relationship
By Richard Millman
This is going to sound weird from a Brit who knows practically squat about the national game, but even so, here’s something to get you scratching your head: What have Mario Soto...
Shorten Your Swing
By Peter Nicol
When coaching, I tend to spend a lot of time on shortening the swings of players I’m working with. The reason for concentrating on a shorter, tighter swing is to help the...
Making that Jump – Breaking 3.0
By Paul Assaiante, Trinity College Head Coach and Head National Coach
Too many people simply go from lesson to lesson and think that that is the panacea for developing a squash game. Or on the...
Endurance Training for Squash?
Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In the final article of our 3-part series on interval training I thought it would be interesting to see examples of different types of interval sessions performed by...