Psychological Strategy – The Key to the Game
By Richard Millman
As I have said before in this column, it is my belief that currently, we are still in the very early stages of development of this wonderful sport of ours.
In my program, ‘The Millman...
Two-Ball Feeds – A Wonderful World of Practices for Three Players
By Richard Millman
If you are working on your game and you have a couple of friends who are just as enthusiastic, two-ball feed drills are a marvelous discipline to help move your game forward.
As...
Elementary, My Dear Watson: Fundamentals and How Simple isn’t Always Easy
By Richard Millman
Sir Conan Doyle's great detective Sherlock Holmes was wont to use his favorite throw away line: 'Elementary, my dear Watson!' on occasions when his sidekick finally understood how Holmes had solved the...
Breathing and Relaxing During Play
By Richard Millman
Our wonderful game is filled with nuance and subtlety—enough to last a lifetime.
As you work on developing your game, especially if you are fortunate enough to have access to an expert coach,...
Mantras: The “Crown Jewels” of Self Speak
By Richard Millman
Competitive squash is a kaleidoscope of variables—technical, physical, tactical and emotional. The complexities of dealing with these areas are a challenge for all of us who profess to be avid participants in...
Survival: The Vital Principal of Squash
By Richard Millman
Recently I hosted one of my intensive training weekends at Meadow Mill Athletic Club in Baltimore.
In the course of the program, one of my students—an eminent lawyer who trains young lawyers—posed an...
Squash Players The Ultimate Goal Keepers
By Richard Millman
Our sport is a modern reflection of the very primeval attitudes and instincts that have allowed us to get this far in our history.
Our two essential survival sensory systems—namely primary focus and peripheral awareness—constantly...
Bisecting the Angles of Opportunity
By Richard Millman
When it comes to strategic positioning on the court, the key factor is to develop your confidence at the same time as keeping your guard up.
This much-misunderstood subject is very accessible once...
Lessoncourt: Movement and Shot Mechanics
By Richard Millman
The longer I study this game, the more I realize how subtle— and almost invisible to the eye—are the essential elements of control that are required to maximize one’s efficiency.
The difference between a player...
Controlling Your Temporal Gaze – Part II
By Richard Millman
Picking up from last month, we will now address the critical differences between future, present and past on the squash court.
First, mechanically speaking, when one moves continuously the legs are necessarily engaged and, as they...