Interleaving is an advanced Deliberate Practice technique that significantly increases the acquisition of complex skills. If you introduce dynamic movement games like this one, the benefits can be explosive AND FUN! The key is to do this TACTICALLY and MODERATELY. Of course always keep in mind what you’re capable of since masters-aged athletes should probably […]
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Carlos practicing the drop into the trash can is not really a “trick”… But the ball-pickup definitely is a “party trick”! It’s what happens when you spend so much time on the court that you have to FIND WAYS to break through the boredom of the basics… In this instance, it reveals masterful eye-foot synchronisation […]
April 1st — Industry insiders are calling it the most disruptive innovation in table tennis since the introduction of sponge rubber. Skeptics are calling it… suspiciously convenient. In a move that has stunned the global table tennis community, a Bitcoin Blockchain enabled Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) formed by unnamed former professional athletes raised capital […]
This video is a great example of biases we all have about the sport and equipment we use. Patrick Mouratoglou is tennis’s top coach and even he was surprised when he challenged himself about a long-held belief about string tension. This video is hilarious as they both are put on the spot and react in […]
Who knew there was a multiple award-winning movie, including an Oscar nomination, that was filmed entirely ON A SQUASH COURT! It’s a French film, but you can add captions in your preferred language. The plot twists are expertly synchronised with the “winner-take-all” game play. It’s worth watching to the very end with constant point-by-point plot […]
One of the key principles of Exponential Mindset Thinking is “Perfection is the poison of profitability.” Simply put, stop trying to be perfect and just get SH*T DONE. This table tennis ball “picker-upper” has been repaired and looks far from perfect, but it’s fit-for-purpose to pick up ping pong balls. My local club has people […]
In a previous post, I addressed the controversial idea of NOT watching the ball, but focusing on your opponent HITTING the ball and LOOKING where and how he/she hits the ball ON HIS/HER STRINGS. Today’s exercise, also based on Deliberate Practice Principles shifts your focus to WHAT SHOT you EXPECT your opponent to hit BEFORE […]
When we left off in the previous blog post, Jeff and Harry were overheard in the squash club locker room. Just as Jeff and Harry were finishing their conversation, the door to the locker room bursts open and in walks David Frickin Goggins. David: Hold on, I thought I heard my name being thrown around […]
…. compared to yesterday’s April’s Fool jokes! Like the one about the right-handed squash racket! Gotcha! All in good fun. Voltswagen had a misstep, which is unfortunate because that was a BRILLIANT idea – pun intended.
Not even Covid-19 can hold back squash fanatics! Who would have thought you could ‘play’ squash in a Car Park?
