Peaking for Matches

By Peter Nicol, former World No. 1 So you've done the hard work, you're physically fit and technically better than ever but you just cannot...

Final Training Push During the Season

By Peter Nicol, former World No. 1 Although I'd always recommend staying in good physical shape, due to different circumstances, we all tend to lose...

Mental Focus Over Holidays and Into January

By Peter Nicol, former World No. 1 As a professional player I worked hard on the mental aspect of my game. This does not mean...

U.S. Squash Partners with Squashskills

U.S. SQUASH has announced a new partnership with the online coaching site Squashskills, which will provide reduced price subscriptions to U.S. SQUASH members, allowing...

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...

Making Improvements—It’s a Process

By Peter Nicol One of the hardest aspects of trying to improve is the time it can take to make the slightest change and have...

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,...

Attacking the Back Court

By Peter Nicol I was always classed as a defensive, counter-attacking player. However, this was not how I saw myself at all—well not exactly. I...

Different Strokes For Different Folks!

By Peter Nicol Having just played in two Legends of Squash events with the best players of a generation, I was struck by how different each player was....

Fundamentals Are Critical

By Peter Nicol As I now coach year-round, I recognized the importance of taking players I work with to this year’s Tournament of Champions at Grand Central...