Coaching and Development

Dedication to squash has given 14-year-old Faith Shirwatzo a precious education and spared her from life as a peasant farmer in rural Kenya. Faith lives...

Jesse Engelbrecht is a former top 50 squash player and claims that his mental side of the sport held him back from fulfilling his...

Three-time world champion Nick Matthew has been named Director of Squash at Berkshire School in New England, USA. Since retiring from the professional circuit in...

I attended the recent British Junior Open in Birmingham and came away with many observations which caused me concern. But let me begin with...

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and the idiom has certainly proved true for Ahad Raza. When Covid-19 wiped out his squash...

‘For many decades, coaches used Hunt and Barrington as examples to concentrate on fitness above all else’ By JESSE ENGELBRECHT (Squash Mind) The biggest change in...

‘Every top Egyptian player has a very different, unique style’ By ANDY WHIPP - Squash Mad Columnist I am pleased to offer some advice on technique...

Sports science and the art of understanding change By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent How do we measure real change in squash? Is the...

So many sports have male origins and coaching patterns – now it’s time for change  By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent Tony Griffin may...

‘I am worried about by immune system, I have cancelled all my lessons and I won’t be able to pay my rent’  By ALAN THATCHER...

Luxembourg ladies learn and improve By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Correspondent I first meet Sandra Denis in September 2019 when Xavi Blasco, Bertrand Tissot and...

Every sport has its aficionados; people who love to talk about the subtleties of the equipment. And squash is no different, from whether this string at this tension is better than that string and that tension to which racket weight and balance is perfect for which type of player. However, one thing we shouldn't be arguing about is which type of ball to play with.

‘Your memories are stored in your brain, not your muscles’ By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent Muscle or cell memory are terms that I...

Useful tool to help coaches monitor performance  By DOMINIC BENACQUISTA - Squash Mad Correspondent One of the many challenges squash coaches and athletes face, is actually...

‘First shot is always the most important’ By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Correspondent Stephen Hawking once said: “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to changes.”...