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...

The Boast

By Lynn Leong, U.S. Junior Women's Assistant Coach The boast is one of my favorite shots to play. While some people, especially a lot of parents of juniors, think the boast is a bad shot...

Accuracy – Through the Levels

By Adam Hamill, U.S. Junior Men's National Coach Players competing at the 3.0 level tend to focus on trying to connect with ball without much attention to racquet preparation, position and technique. Often this results in...

Deceleration—The Art of Slowing Down

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Take time to watch the top players in the world in action and observe how well they are able to control speed and movement onto the ball...

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 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...

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,...

Strength Training and the Young Athlete – Part II

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Continuing on from last issue’s theme of strength training and the young athlete, let’s consider common questions including: what age to start; how much should they do...

Peaking for Major Events

By Peter Nicol I found out the hard way how difficult it is to play and be successful in major events. As a young professional, there were really only two recognized major events—the British and...

Breaking Through the Levels: Squash Movement

by Scott Devoy 3.0 Players starting out at the 3.0 level 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...