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Practical Leadership Tools for Squash Coaches |
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By Tim Bacon, M.A., B.P.H.E.
Science of Coaching Squash
Smith College
Do you want to have a cohesive team with motivated athletes - and great coach evaluations from your athletes? The you cannot just “be yourself”, because that is a “hit and miss” strategy that we know rarely works.
So how do you become an effective leader-coach? |
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Squash Tips and Tricks from World Champions |
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By Roy Ollier
Visit Roy's Site
During my career, I've been fortunate enough to play 6 World Champions and many of the world's best players over the last 30 years. Let's look at some of the greats of the game and see what parts of their game made them great |
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Pro Tips - Ten Tips from Coach Cyrus Poncha |
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By Cyrus Poncha
1. Hit to a good length
Stroke the ball to the front wall with sufficient judgement to make it bounce at the back of the court behind the service box. The ball should never hit the back wall on the full or fail to hit the back wall, ideally after one bounce and die. Develop it, as a reflex action with practice, by hitting hard below the front wall service line, or soft above the service line. The objective is to confine your opponent to the backcourt, moving him out of the dominating position at the T. |
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Squash Ten Commandments |
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By Cicelia Prudent
Editor: Okay you won't find these squash "commandments" in the Bible and they are certainly not sent down from Heaven (as they are rather basic), but should you truly implement these sage words you're certain to win more matches. |
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Common Training Mistakes Squash Players Make |
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Here is our Top 10 list of common training mistakes.
Okay, they're probably not the definitive 10 most common, but we wanted to get the ball rolling and juices flowing. |
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Pro Tips - A Discussion of Tactics |
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By Chris Walker
European Squash Academy
I frequently get asked questions like, ‘I am younger and fitter than this guy I play at the club, so why can I never beat him? Or when should I play the lob? Or why do I feel that I never really get back to the “T” when I’m playing?’ |
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Pro Tips - Match Day |
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Submitted by Peter Langmaid
1. Arrive at venue at least 45 minutes before matches begin: |
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