Coaching and Development
Coaching and Development
Coaching: How Chaos leads to change
Forget endless reps, trust your feelings and sensations that occur when you do things right
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
My Gevolution learning...
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Creating a pathway for change and improvement to help coaches and players
Putting years of knowledge to the test
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
For players and coaches, the biggest challenge to learning and evolving...
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Coaching survey reveals: “Parents drop their kids off and rush home for seven minutes of frantic copulation”
Coaches rename their job as “child-minding operatives”
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad New Brands Editor
Squash coaching took a massive leap into the future...
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Tony Griffin’s Gevolution Academy: How well are you watching the ball?
‘The top pros are permanently connected to the ball’
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad New Learning Guru
The response to last week’s article was very...
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The Gevolution: A different way of helping squash players evolve and change
‘Research shows repetition is not always the best way to learn’
By TONY GRIFFIN - G Spot Squash and Coaching Analyst
In July I Presented the...
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Colombia to host WSF coaching conference
David Palmer and Sarah Fitz-Gerald lead coaching talks
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
The World Squash Federation has confirmed that Colombia will host...
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Squash Classroom project launches in Pakistan
Squash Classroom project backed by Australia’s sporting diplomacy policy
By Squash Australia
The Pakistan Squash Federation has launched a new development initiative in collaboration with...
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Squash and study brings winning results
Squash and academia partnerships in the UK
By ROSANNA RADLINSKA - Squash Mad Columnist
As a parent of a sixth form student/squash player, I feel it is...
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‘Choose the right squash ball to help players learn and enjoy the game’
In my opinion 90% of squash players are using the wrong ball. It drives me mad watching amateur and junior players using double yellow...
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More podiums, please, say resurgent Scots
Paul Bell heralds new dawn in the North
By MIKE GREGSON - Squash Mad Scottish Correspondent
These are heady days for Scottish Squash. As teams...
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Last chance to apply for top job at Leicester
Leicester Squash Club, one of the leading clubs in the East Midlands with more than 300 members, are seeking a new Head Coach. Applications,...
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Coaching with Hadrian Stiff: Timing and rhythm
Feel and flow come first
By HADRIAN STIFF - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
In the endless search for better ball striking, accuracy and control, the debate...
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Love those lunges
British Open picture special by Patrick Lauson
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
Lunging is a big part of a squash player's workload. The fact that...
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Nick Matthew Academy can take juniors to the top
One Health sponsor world champion's Sheffield academy
By FAYE ANDREWS
Squash superstar Nick Matthew has taken the first steps to securing a lasting legacy in the...
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Activate your body for squash
Taking a new, in-depth look at the warm-up
By DAVE IRESON
We all hear people discussing “warming up” and “cooling down”, and many of us...
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Danny Massaro: When pushing is the right thing to do
Parents, teachers and coaches show they care when pushing pupils to succeed
By DANNY MASSARO - Squash Mad Guest Editor
The phrase “pushy parent” is mostly...
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Tribute to time lord Amr Shabana
Changing pace is the key to greatness
By JOSH TAYLOR - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
What do Mo Farah, Barcelona FC, and Amr Shabana all have in common?...
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Squash Mad City Blogs: Spotlight on Manchester
Squash? Mad for it in Manchester as growth of top-class strategy and academy delivers results
By CHRIS LENGTHORN (2008-2015 Manchester Head Coach)
Manchester has been...
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How squash can build self-esteem in women
A female-only environment can help nervous women to get to grips with squash
By LAUREN SELBY - Off The Wall Squash Academy
My first coaching...
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IOC boss visits Pan-Am Games
IOC boss Thomas Bach visits Pan-Am squash in Toronto
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
IOC chief Thomas Bach popped in to watch the squash...
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Brad Hindle leads squash camps in St Petersburg
Top coach Brad Hindle leads summer squash camps in St Petersburg
Leading squash coach Bradley Hindle arrives in Russia in July. There will be squash camps...
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South Africa wins the numbers game
Sports culture in South Africa brings hundreds of children to the squash courts
By JOSH TAYLOR - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
As squash in England...
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Spirit of Squash launches new academy
Spirit of Squash urban programme grows in London's east end
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
Insert Urban squash programmes are firmly established in the...
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Where is the G-Spot in squash?
If we learn from Gregory Gaultier, maybe we should start calling it the GG-Spot
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent and Author of G-Spot Squash
Let's...
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Squash Mad Tactical Analysis: Andy Whipp on Omar Mosaad
Ramy Ashour reluctantly retired, but don't take anything away from the Big Man Omar Mosaad
By ANDY WHIPP - Squash Mad Special Correspondent. Pictures...
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Why Amr Shabana is king of the swingers
Getting the racket back as well as up is key to a clean, effective swing
By TONY GRIFFIN - Author of G-Spot Squash
I have always...
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Are you thinking when you play?
A more structured approach to your training improves your match-play
By JOSH TAYLOR - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
How many times do you come off court...
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Fearless Fares: Is his style just all-out attack?
Fares has flair and fire in abundance as he rockets up the rankings
By NEAL BROOKER - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
I think its fair...
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Giant-killing: David and Goliath battles on court
From Simon Rosner to Loughborough students, peaking at the right time can produce stunning results
By JOSH TAYLOR - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
Have you ever heard the...
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Train like a world champion with Laura Massaro at Club La Santa
Train like a world champion at Club La Santa with Laura and Danny Massaro
By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
Former world champion Laura Massaro and her husband...
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Lauren Selby is a girl on a mission
Jamie Oliver changed the way kids eat. Lauren Selby wants to do the same with sport
By LAUREN SELBY - Squash Mad Guest Columnist
Off The Wall...
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G-Spot Squash Column: Don’t let talk of winning ruin your game
Focus on each point, shot by shot, and only think about winning when the match is over
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist and Author...
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G-Spot Squash: Tony Griffin joins Squash Mad
Coaching book is spot-on about joining up so many little segments that make the perfect swing
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
We are...
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Are coaches talking a different language?
Coaches: Are you talking another language to the players you teach?
By NEAL BROOKER - Squash Mad Columnist
As a squash coach and personal trainer...
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Danny Massaro on pushy parents and a blame culture that hurts our children
Understand the difference between inspiration and motivation (and always defuse tension with a laugh)
By DANNY MASSARO - Squash Mad Coaching Columnist
Staring through the back-wall...
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Nick Matthew and Nicol David driven by hunger to win
Great champions are often revered more in hindsight than when they are actually playing, especially if, in the twilight of their careers, they slip down the rankings. However, in squash, we have two magnificent, enduring champions in Nick Matthew and Nicol David.
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Coaches are thieves, says Josh Taylor
Learn from the best, then make those ideas your own
By JOSH TAYLOR - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
Thieving other people's knowledge. It's not a new idea....
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Why honesty is always the best policy
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By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor
Squash is a sport that is frequently played at a ferocious pace, both in terms of the speed applied to...
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New WSF coaching system to roll out worldwide
Unified qualifications will help the game to grow say WSF
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Reporter
A unified, worldwide coaching qualification is being launched by the World...
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Danny Massaro on Self-Appreciation and Positive Self Talk
'It's not your job to like me, that's my job'
By DANNY MASSARO - Squash Mad Special Columnist
Self -Appreciation and Positive Self Talk can really help you...