The Benefits of ‘Passive’ Warm-Ups for Squash Players

• Fitness

This blog delves into the benefits of passive warm-up protocols for squash players, shedding light on how they can optimise performance and help prevent injuries.

Vital Vitamin Requirements for the Squash Player (Part 2)

• Nutrition

There are 3 vitamins that athletes and very active exercisers are frequently found to be deficient in – they are: Vitamin D, Vitamin C, and the B Vitamin Complex.

Vital Vitamin Requirements for the Squash Player (Part 1)

• Nutrition

There is a wide range of vitamins that the body needs to be able to function optimally. This 2-part article takes a look at some of those that should be regarded as the most crucial, and discusses how best to fulfil those needs.

Training Slower to Move Faster

• Technique

This article discusses the importance of slowing down your training to develop better speed and efficiency in your movement patterns.

England Squash and SquashLevels team up to encourage clubs to go paper-free in 2023

• Other

England Squash has teamed up with SquashLevels, the world-leading global squash ratings system, to encourage clubs to adopt digital box leagues and ladders and do away with non-environmentally friendly pen-and-paper solutions in 2023.  

Unleashing the Champion Mindset: 3 Winning Strategies for Success

• Psychology

In this blog, Jesse explores three main things that champions do to win more often and how you can change your thinking to reach success!

Put It Into Practice: A Guide To The Floating T – With Jesse Engelbrecht

• Put it into practice

This simple yet powerful technique involves reading the game, and anticipating your opponent’s shots so you can position yourself in the most advantageous spot on the court.

Squash & Fitness Clubs in Norway are currently seeking a Squash Head Coach

• Uncategorised

Squash & Fitness Clubs are currently seeking a Squash Head Coach to oversee the squash program for five clubs in Oslo, Norway.

Breathing During Play/Competition

• Performance

Heightening your awareness of your breathing is key! We need to rely way more on nose breathing rather than mouth breathing.

Put It Into Practice: How To Approach Solo Practice – With Simon Rösner

• Put it into practice

You’ll learn a variety of different drills as well as getting to grips with some of the key technical points you need to address to do the exercises well.

The Myth of the ‘Slow Starter’

• Performance
• Psychology

It’s an oft-heard lament of players, that they’re a ‘slow starter’ and are never able to get going right off the bat in their matches. There’s no real physiological reason why slow starting should be a thing however, if a proper pre-match routine is constructed and adhered to.

Put It Into Practice: How To Use Your Speed To Attack – With Peter Creed

• Put it into practice

We have designed practice sessions to help you attain more speed in a positive and attacking fashion and to enjoy getting onto balls earlier and starting your opponent of valuable time.

Put It Into Practice: How To Develop Your Attacking Skills – With Peter Nicol

• Put it into practice

In these solo and pairs sessions we have designed, you’ll be able to explore and experiment with a bunch of different ways to develop your attacking game as Peter did in his career and have a whole lot of fun doing so.

What Is My Game?

• Psychology

My hope would be by the end of this blog to arm you with tools about how to discover your game of squash and to thoroughly enjoy the process of this exploration.

The Awesome Power Of Dopamine – To Improve Motivation, Hard Work, Discipline, And Consistency

• Psychology

My hope would be that during the reading and by the end of this blog, you will be able to understand the real power of dopamine and how to leverage it correctly when it comes to key aspects around self-improvement such as developing greater motivation, hard work, discipline, and consistency. 

Benefits of Bike Sprints

• Fitness

Whilst finding effective lower-impact squash-specific training methods can be difficult, there is one excellent method that comes highly recommended – Bike Sprints.

Put It Into Practice: Affecting Change To Develop Skills – With Josh Taylor

• Put it into practice

In this brand new playlist, Josh Taylor talks about his process for affecting technical change on the squash court.

Netherlands To Host 2024 WSF World Masters

• Other

Netherlands has been confirmed as the hosts for the 2024 WSF World Masters Squash Championships, with the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam hosting all of the action between August 17-24.

Mastering Consistency During Competition

• Psychology

Put It Into Practice: Back To Basics – With Jesse Engelbrecht

• Put it into practice

No matter what level you are at it will always be worth revisiting the basics. You will often hear top professionals talk about getting their basics wrong in matches they lose. They will very often go back to the drawing board and be sure to check they have their basics down.