Don’t Let Training Cramp Your Style

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S in Human Nutrition If you have ever had a muscle cramp on the court, it is an event that will not be easily wiped from your memory. Muscle cramps have...

The Path to Excellence—A God Given Talent? Part 2

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist  In the previous issue we began to discuss the concept of ‘Talent’ in sport, and considered those factors that seem to explain what separates the very best from...

The Path to Excellence – A God Given Talent?

By Damon Leedale-Brownb, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist How often do we watch a world class athlete or musician perform and marvel at the talent they possess – surely they were destined for excellence and were...

Yoga & Squash

By Peter Nicol I tend to have a short attention span when it comes to my physical conditioning—focusing day-to-day and/or week-by-week with my preparation and recovery. I was not always this way; when I was a professional my...

Endurance Training for Squash? Intervals Part 3

By 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...

The Path to Excellence – A God Given Talent? Part 3

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist The understanding of ‘talent’ in sport—or indeed across other domains such as music and business—is an area which has received more extensive investigation over the last 10-20 years....

Balancing Court Fitness & Body Health – Part 2

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Last month we discussed some of the mechanisms of injury on the squash court that typically are seen when there is too much focus/emphasis on playing, and too...

Off-Season Cross Training for Squash

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist For most players (professional and amateur) the competitive playing season will have recently come to an end. In the US most junior players are finished by mid-March at the...

Managing Your Time: Micro, Macro, Body, Mind and Soul

By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash This month I wanted to give you a simple way of monitoring your progress and development in your game. Everything in Squash is about managing time (and I mean everything). How you...

Balancing Court Fitness & Body Health – Part 1

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Hopefully this article will be read by players of all ages, some with aspirations to further improve their playing level, and others with the goal of simply trying to...