Squash Drills

The intermediate phase of a squash player’s development is more critical than the beginner and advanced stages. The squash drills that intermediate players adopt at this phase of their development will go a long way to determining just how successful they will be on a squash court. Depending on your age and health, the progress …

In most racket sports, the backhand can prove to be a somewhat complicated business and squash is not immune to this. Every sportsman has a weakness that his opponent will try to exploit. For beginners the backhand is often one of those weaknesses. It is in your best interests to eliminate as many of your …

There are several reasons why you might want to try squash drills in large groups. The two most common reasons are that you are trying drills with a group of total beginners to the game, or alternatively you are running a session with some kids. It would be unusual for intermediate or advanced players to …

There are many reasons why you would want to attempt squash drills with three players. The main ones are usually: you have limited court space and more players in a team or club that are wanting to play and improve; you just happen to be friends in a three and want to train together; there …

The best time to implement drills involving more than two players are at a very junior or beginner level. That is where the focus will be in this particular blog post about squash drills for four players. All of these drills can be played by kids, and most can be played by adults too. When …

Given that squash is normally a contest between two individuals, there is probably a strong argument to be made that this is also the best way to practise. Why should squash players do drills with at least one more person? Such is the human condition, that preparing on your own provides fertile ground for complacency …

The beauty about squash is that, unlike many sporting codes, it provides ample opportunity for you to develop your game on your own. How can beginners become competitive squash players within months? Squash is not actually a complicated sport and you will be surprised by the level of progress which can be made while training …