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One Swing, or Many Swings?

Technique

Spoiler alert! There is no single correct way to hit the ball. Here are some important distinctions to always keep in mind:

Achieving a World-Class Mindset: The Path to Improvement for Club Squash Players

Psychology

In this article, we will explore how adopting a world-class mindset can improve the game of club players and contribute to the overall development and enjoyment of squash.

Learn To Hit The Ball Like Jonathon Power

Coaching

This playlist with Jonathon Power is not just about skill development; it’s about thinking differently and understanding the effect that hitting the ball in different ways on the outcome of the shot.

Level Up Your Squash Game: SquashLevels Measures, SquashSkills Improves

Other

If you’re looking to take your game to new heights in the 2023/2024 season, the combination of SquashLevels and SquashSkills could be the tools you’re after..

Albert Zakay SquashSkills experience: A Transformational Journey, Lessons from the Masters

Other

SquashSkills is a venue where you have the top world players, top coaches, top high-performance fitness specialists, top refs and much more sharing with you a world of knowledge and experience about sport and squash skills that is unrivalled in the world.

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.

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’

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.

13 reasons why SquashLevels is a game-changer