By Peter Langmaid

Squash players constantly remind themselves and advise each other to take control of the T—control the T and you control the match. Good advice, to be sure. An equally important, but less obvious, control element in a match is pace of play. If you dictate pace of play—that is, how quickly one point follows another—your chances of success increase.

By Cliff Wenn
Director of Squash
Cross Courts Squash & Fitness

In my first article on deception, I introduced the concept of deception by establishing a tactical pattern of play & then simply changing that pattern.

By Peter Langmaid

Every sport has a language—the language of [American] football is power and intimidation; the language of basketball is grace and accuracy; the language of baseball is precision and repetition. Squash, too, has a language, a language of deception, cunning, and imagination.

By Cliff Wenn
Director of Squash
Cross Courts Squash & Fitness

I’m often asked by students to teach them how to play deceptive shots or how to be ‘tricky’.

By Peter Langmaid

You don’t win squash matches with spectacular winners or trick shots—the percentages will get you every time. Winning squash is a matter of positioning; working your opponent out of position so that an average, high-percentage shot will win a rally. To send an opponent on this journey to oblivion, you must control the action of each rally and put your opponent on the defensive. The best way to take control of a rally is to focus on keeping your opponent behind you in the court. No one ever won a squash match with his or her butt glued to the back wall!

By Peter Langmaid

Ever wondered why some players glide effortlessly around the court while others race around like their pants are on fire?  I have, and I found the answer last summer listening to John McEnroe comment on Roger Federer’s tennis game.

By Peter Langmaid

Successful squash demands two fundamental skills, one mental and one physical: knowing where to hit the ball, and being able to hit it there, repeatedly.