This is an honest, raw account of the psychological obstacles the very best have to overcome to reach the pinnacle of their sport. Whenever you’re faced with adversity, dig deep and back yourself. Are you a Sydney-based squash player? <– Click here to get on court and maybe even a few coaching sessions! Need a […]
Performing Under Pressure by Josephine Perry is a fantastic book for anyone who wants to understand or improve their mental toughness. While I was reading it as a coach and a high performance elite athlete, I thought what it missed was a summary to cross-reference the great advice, in an easy-to-use table format… So I […]
We’ve all heard the saying “Perfect Practice Makes Perfect“, but until recently, it wasn’t clear WHY it had such a powerful and long-lasting effect on our brains. All competitive athletes understand the concept of Muscle Memory, but the reality is it’s Mental Memory that creates the instantaneous and autonomic reflexes that make champions. This is […]
We know from the Deliberate Practice Principles of champions that having a coach is a must. The video below is from a GREAT online table tennis coach Ping Sunday’s EmRatThich. These qualities apply to coaches for all sports. China’s table tennis coaches are world-renown for their excellence and the reason their players and team (still) […]
It’s rare that squash gets any kind of high profile coverage, let alone in the New York Times. This article focuses on the rising American star Amanda Sobhy while providing a comprehensive summary of squash’s many iterative (r)evolutions. Click here to read about the great game that is squash. Want to give squash a go […]
The newest racket sensor from Artificial Intelligence (AI) SPAC-funded Gull-E-Bull Global Ventures has a Machine Learning (ML) filament woven into the grip to measure 4 characteristics: Your confidence, stress level, arousal level and a proprietary variable they call ‘readiness’. These are mathematically combined according to a sophisticated predictive engine to determine if you should play […]
This 1-minute video conveys an important motivational mantra: “When you see your limits, you see your limits change”. That’s because you can’t change something you can’t see. Elite and High Performance athletes also know from Deliberate Practice Principles; you can’t improve something you don’t measure. Measurement in goal setting starts by being AWARE of the […]
…. 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.
This ground-breaking announcement has been a long time coming. The research and development has included international partners and technologies that have just come to market in recent weeks. If you’re a squash player and play right-handed, you know that using just one side of your body has a cost. Your right forearm is bigger than […]
