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1min Research Paper Breakdown – Lifting and young athletes
Long Story Short Resistance Training, or more simply, lifting objects and putting them down is helpful for youth athletes. It’s not...
May 2, 20211 min read
Daily mental diets…
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, each morning a somewhat younger Coach Frank would drive via a “corner shop” in Ballarat,...
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Bite Size Footwork Technique #1
The first in a six part micro series to provoke a little thought about the way you see your game! Technique, technique, technique. ...
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Dunning–Kruger effect
WHAT IS IT? In a nutshell, the Dunning-Kruger effect may be defined (thanks to your online encyclopedia Brittanica) as “a cognitive bias...
Apr 26, 20212 min read


Mindfulness
Long story short, as the NYT reported: “Hope Trautwein of North Texas threw a perfect game that outdid all the others, striking out 21 in...
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Back in the saddle…
This past weekend the New Jersey Squash Club in Lawrenceville hosted the catchily titled New Jersey Open and saw almost 100 promising...
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Driving, driving, driving…
The drive is the most important shot in the game of squash. Not exactly an exciting way to start any blog, but true nonetheless. ...
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Drop everything – so to speak
Drop what you’re doing and gimme two minutes to read about, well, the drop! It’s the safest way to take the ball short, it’s...
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Between game coaching
“What do you say to players between games?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions to experienced squash coaches, and as...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Ugly ducklings…
The ugly duckling of the squash world is arguably our counter drop. We’ll applaud the rolling cross court volley nick or get enthusiastic...
Apr 16, 20212 min read


Periodization for squash
Fundamentally Squash Tigers is a 12 month a year program designed to assist players to achieve their goals in the sport. We believe in...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
What are the Five Trainables – and why do we care?
BACKGROUND Squash is a complex decision making sport. One of the many reasons we love it so much is because it straddles the limits of...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
What is Long Term Player Development (LTPD)?
WHY IS LTPD IMPORTANT TO JUNIOR SQUASH PLAYERS? Briefly, LTPD is important to junior squash players as a roadmap to assist them in...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Returning to competition
The pandemic obviously caused great disruption to the social, economic and political fabric of the country. Educationally many young...
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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