Coaching and Development
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Danny Massaro joins Squash Mad
Danny Massaro: Husband, ball machine, bag carrier and coach
By MIKE DALE - Squash Mad UK
Danny Massaro has been a squash coach for 15 years....
Coaching and Development
Jonathon Power lands new role with Squash Canada
Legend known as the McEnroe of squash to lead National Centre of Excellence
Canada’s former world No.1, Jonathon Power, has been hired to lead Squash...
Coaching and Development
Learn from the English Shabana: Jonathan Kemp
Kent Open Final 2013: Jonathan Kemp v Adrian Waller
Fantastic video by Joe Magor showing real quality squash from these two left-handers. Kempy will be...
Coaching and Development
Cassie’s Corner: Building stars of the future
Two junior programs, at opposite ends of the world, share the same goals
As previously reported by Squash Mad, Australia have decided not to send...
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Coach’s Corner: Jonathan Kemp joins Squash Mad
Eliminate the overswing and success will follow, says Jonathan Kemp
By JONATHAN KEMP - SQUASH MAD COLUMNIST
THE backhand drop should be one of the most...
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My squash training secrets by Nick Matthew
How many hours do you spend training a week?
About four hours a day, six days a week. This has altered over the years: I...
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Female stars launch new Manchester programme
Female Squash Stars Launch New Manchester Programme
From SCARLETT SMITH
England’s largest squash coaching programme goes from strength to strength after a boost from sports brand...
Coaching and Development
British Open: Willstrop courts the future in Hull
World number three James Willstrop has opened five new glass back squash courts at a launch party at the University of Hull celebrating the new...
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ESR: Matthew launches The Big Hit
January 28, 2013;Â England Squash and Racketball are hoping the launch of their Big Hit campaign will attract younger players to the sport. The Big...
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ESR: The world flocks to Sheffield for British Junior Open
By SCARLETT SMITH
More than 500 of the world’s leading junior squash players are set to descend on Sheffield next week, when the city stages...
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ESR: Squash receives £13m cash boost from Sport England
Announcement today from Sport England:
Sport England has committed £13.5 million to squash and racketball with the twin aims of increasing the number of people...
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Harvard hail the Egyptian way
From The Harvard Magazine online edition
By CRAIG LAMBERT
TWO PLAYING STYLESÂ dominate elite squash today: English and Egyptian. The English style emphasizes steadiness, long points, and...
Coaching and Development
ESR: Get Involved In Squash film on Sky Sports
Well done to England Squash and Racketball for setting up a Get Involved programme on Sky Sports.
The TV Channel devoted their Saturday morning slot,...
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Why squash is good for you
By BOB HANSCOM
(A message from the author to all the squash players in Southern California)
If you've ever had a question about why playing squash...
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BLOG: Does London have a squash legacy?
The success of the 2012 Olympic Games showcased London as a fabulous host city for major sporting events.
From a squash perspective, that's something we...
Coaching and Development
COACHING: The Four C’s
Squash Psychology
The increased stress of competitions can cause athletes to react both physically and mentally in a manner that can negatively affect their...
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BLOG: Time to give your club a wake-up call
Many squash clubs, big and small, seem to be struggling to survive in an era when electronic stimulation is preferred to athletic endeavour.
Squash is...
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USA: Michelle Obama visits urban squash project
First Lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to urban squash club Squash Smarts in Philadelphia to help promote a health and fitness awareness project...
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Peter Nicol and Jethro Binns relaunch SquashSkills
Peter Nicol and Jethro Binns have already produced an outstanding body of work on their www.squashskills.com website.
Now they have updated and relaunched via their...
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BLOG: Let there be light
By ALAN THATCHER
It's obvious that Joe McManus, the Commissioner of the US-based Pro Squash Tour, is not going to pack up his bags any...
Coaching and Development
BRITISH OPEN: Barrington headlines pre-qualifying event
Allam British Open Pre-Qualifying Set to be Closely Contested
To celebrate the return of the Allam British Open Squash Championships, England Squash & Racketball are, in...
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Egypt win All-Africa junior titles
EGYPT were crowned the All-Africa Junior Squash champions as the curtain came down on the event at St John's Squash Club in Zimbabwe. The...
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Aussie girls love a Hit and a Giggle
New program courts female squash players
From The Melbourne Weekly
BY AMBER WILSON
THE game of squash tends to conjure images of A-type corporate males sweating it...
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Squash surges in Oz
Squash Surges In Australia
11 April 2012
A new four-million (Australian) dollar squash centre close to completion in Darwin is yet another example of squash's resilience and...
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ESF: England retain European junior crown
EUROPEAN SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS:Â European Junior U19 Team Championship, Oporto, Portugal
Final:
ENGLAND bt BELGIUM 3/0
Declan James bt Tom de Mulder 11-9, 11-6, 11-8
Emily Whitlock bt Nele Gilis...
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England meet Belgium in European junior final
EUROPEAN SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS:Â European Junior U19 Team Championship, Oporto, Portugal
Quarter-finals:
ENGLAND bt WALES 3/0
Tom Ford bt Robert Luke 11-3, 11-6, 11-0
Declan James bt Jordan Davies 12-10,...
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English tennis suffers funding loss after slump in numbers
A drop of almost 25% in the number of adults playing tennis has led to Sport England cutting their funding of the sport by...
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ESF: Declan and Emily’s European double in Porto
RESULTS:Â European Junior U19 Championships, Oporto, Portugal
Men's final:
 Declan James (ENG) bt  Tom Ford (ENG) 11-8, 13-11, 11-6
Women's final:
 Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt  Julia Lecoq (FRA) 11-1,...
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ESF: England on course for junior double
EUROPEAN SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS:Â European Junior U19 Championship, Oporto, Portugal
Men's semi-finals:
 Declan James (ENG) bt  Jan van den Herrewegen (BEL) 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10
 Tom Ford (ENG) bt...
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WSF: World Squash Day to Back The Bid
World Squash Day To Back 2020 Olympic Bid
3 April 2012
World Squash Day takes place this year on Saturday October 20th in a global show...
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Darwish hails Egyptian coaches
From the Malaysia Star
KUALA LUMPUR: At 30, Karim Darwish knows that his career is at its tailend. No wonder he is happy to see...
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Blog: Turning on the backhand
I have been enjoying a thread of posts on the Let's Talk forum at Squashsite concerning the act of "turning" Â on a serve.
As a...
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Game Dame Susan gets PM to open Devoy Squash Centre
By DAME SUSAN DEVOY
(From the Bay Of Plenty Times)
It's not every day the prime minister comes to town so we were delighted that he...
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Squash is best for burning calories
SQUASH IS BEST FOR
BURNING CALORIES
Squash heads the calorie-burning league table for indoor sports (per hour) by a distance:
1 Squash (816)
2 Kick Boxing (680)
3 Basketball...
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Why squash is so healthy!
We all know squash (the sport) is good for you!
Thanks to Miriam Stoppard in the Mirror, we can now learn why squash the vegetable...
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James Willstrop on having faith with a coach
Fascinating article by James Willstrop in the Yorkshire Evening Post:
By James Willstrop
Published on Tuesday 17 January 2012
It seems that the 21st century is a bad...
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WSF: Dunlop bounce in with free balls
6 January 2012
National squash federations worldwide have received a boost with the launch of WSF Dunlop KickStart 2012, a newWorld Squash Federation (WSF) initiative which...
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WSF: Ambassadors Nicol David and John White light up Latvia
World Stars Give A Boost To Squash In Latvia
26 November 2011
Squash received a major boost in Latvia when world number ones Nicol David and John White launched...
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BLOG: Nicol David takes centre stage in Olympic bid
By ALAN THATCHER
Nicol David continued her quest to continually raise the bar in athletic achievement when she won her sixth World Open title in...
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BLOG: In praise of JD and Morphine, but what’s the Latin for that?
My friend Sara Rennie Heretick keeps the players in shape at the NAO in Richmond.
She posted an amusing quote to her Facebook page, saying:...