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Club file: Nick Clifford working wonders at Wigginton for 40 years
Nick Clifford lives 200 yards from the front door of his beloved Wigginton Squash Club and has given it 40 years of devoted service....
Squash Matters: Distinguishing ‘growing pains’ in your active child
Most of us who are involved in sport will have come across boys or girls dealing with 'growing pains' in their knees or shins.
This...
How Open Squash is igniting New Yorkers’ passion for the sport
The key to turning a non-squash player into a passionate participant is to treat every potential new member of your club as “both a...
Squash Matters: A therapeutic process born in our sport
It has been almost three year since we published our last Gevolution articles. They described an alternative path to squash learning born in and...
Key to Egypt squash success? The generational high standard of competition
He is one of the most respected coaches in squash but one who very rarely shares his thoughts in public.
Omar Abdel Aziz is the...
Lichfield’s resurgence offers hope to ailing grassroots squash clubs
Lichfield Squash Club in Staffordshire, based at King Edward VI High School's two glass back courts, is celebrating a remarkable resurgence following the challenges...
Squash talent proves ‘life-changing’ for girl from Nairobi slums
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...
What held a top athlete back from becoming squash World No.1?
Jesse Engelbrecht is a former top 50 squash player and claims that his mental side of the sport held him back from fulfilling his...
Nick Matthew named Berkshire School Director of Squash
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...
Nick Matthew exclusive: ‘Coaches who try to influence referees should be banned’
I attended the recent British Junior Open in Birmingham and came away with many observations which caused me concern. But let me begin with...
Tech Week: The online video squash coaching innovator
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...
Jesse Engelbrecht: Mastering the State Of Flow is the key to unlocking your squash potential
‘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...
Andy Whipp: Developing individual technique is far more important than creating squash clones
‘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...
Tony Griffin and Gevolution: Measuring change in squash and how your brain learns new skills
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...
How evolution in coaching must lead to gender equality
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...
