Deliberate Practice Principles require you acquire what I call “Valuable Vocabulary“. “You can only PERFORM at the LEVEL of your current VOCABULARY and you can only IMPROVE with the NEXT LEVEL of VOCABULARY. This is because YOU CAN’T IMPROVE something you can’t describe AND fully understand.” An example is understanding the PHYSICS of hitting a […]
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We all knew this day would come (20/20 FutureSight), but I’m pretty sure I am NOT alone being surprised it’s “already here”…! #AI-Mazing! I’m excited even though I’m a qualified squash and table tennis coach. I’ve been using ball-feeding robots for years for my own accelerated skill development and High Performance coaching in both sports. […]
How Self-Belief Is Winning (or Losing) You Points in Squash James arrives at the squash courts ten minutes early. He’s warmed up, stretched, and hit a few loose drives. Physically, he’s fine. But as soon as he hears his opponent warming up next to him — the LOUD, sharp, crisp contact, minimal footsteps — something […]
Deliberate Practice Principle: Visualise Your Practices And/Or Your Current Weaknesses Or Challenges
Most squash players think improvement only happens on court. Wrong. Some of the biggest gains happen: On planes In the car In the shower Before sleep Between meetings When you’re injured, tired, or short on time And the science behind it is rock-solid, much more than most people realise. Let’s start with a famous study […]
You get what you focus on… This is why you MUST define your GOALS and OUTCOMES in the positive and not what you want to avoid… This is critical for Deliberate Practice…
One of the core foundational principles of Deliberate Practice is the use of precision language and vocabulary to clearly articulate the improvements and/or adjustments required for accelerated progressive development. As you speak and write, START to pay attention to the words you use and try to notice the differences between SIMILAR words to ISOLATE and […]
Here is another installment of from QuashBadSquash that sadly shows the expected evolution of cheating in squash. At the professional level, players KNOW how to clear and how to block. Blockers are being rewarded with NO LETS and it’s gonna get a lot worse if ‘the sport’ doesn’t get its act together. On the positive […]
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 […]
Who knew Refinar existed as a word… Perfectly suited to the mess squash finds itself in! Will the new rules help? Only if the officials interpret and apply them to stop the cheating once and for all. As squash players, we are responsible to UNDERSTAND the new rules, the video below coves them all… Be […]
This is sad when a sports celebrates someone NOT cheating. This is where (un)professional squash is right now. Previous posts on Mostafa Asal Cheating: 2025 World Championship Mostafa Asal Cheating Analysis. 2025 Mostafa Asal Cheating Analysis. How top squash players can play with high intensity and very little interference. 2025 El Gouna Championship Mostafa Asal […]
