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 to watch and learn from the best players in the world....

A Few Things I’ve Learned in 2013

By Peter Nicol As a player I prided myself on trying to learn from every possible avenue—from the best coach in the world, my opponents, and to a club player who observed a specific weakness in my game....

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 that be implemented into your game. A change in technique...

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...

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...

Attack! How to Carry the Game to the Opponent without Self Destruction!

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation The concept of attacking is one that can easily become suffused with emotion and, if this happens, frequently becomes a road to self destruction. The problem is...

The Five Wise Men of the Front Court Game: Why, When, What, How, and...

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation For reasons that are not always immediately clear, we of the Squash playing community seem to lose all sense of reason when finding ourselves with an...

Back Court Essentials: Where is the game played and where do you practice?

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation Approximately 80% of our sport is played at the back of the court, behind the short line. This is where rallies are constructed, where opportunities are...

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 I didn't have issues throughout my career with focus, confidence...

Sum of Its Parts: You don’t strike the ball in match play by ignoring...

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation Languages, cultures, pursuits, attitudes, personalities—all can be reduced to their constituent parts. But once we have taken them to pieces, we need to be very careful...