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PLAY THIS VIDEO TO LEARN THE CORRECT GRIP https://vimeo.com/989135480 Distribute racquets, balls, and eyewear to each student. When starting to teach squash, the best place to start is by demonstrating the proper grip. Ask the students to spread out throughout the gym to find their own space. Hold their...

Guiding Skill Development Using the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA): An Ecological Approach to Coaching - Dr. Rob Gray Get buy in and engagement from players and through constraint led ecological approach, we can provide the player with greater levels of autonomy, built on intrinsic motivation. Dr....

For the warm-up, have each student take their own location around the gym (with a rubber spot to stand on) and complete the warm-up below for 5 minutes. We propose largely 'in-place' warm-ups. WARMING UP FOR TODAY: Ask students to count aloud!! One-Minute Jumping Jacks. 20 Butt...

Now it's time to introduce the 'DROP BOUNCE FEED'. This is one of the most crucial skills to teach students so that they can all feed each other, hit squash balls, and have fun. There are too many students in a Physical Education or...

PLAY THIS VIDEO TO LEARN HOW TO DO THE PARTNER COOPERATIVE STRAIGHT RALLIES ON THE FOREHAND & BACKHAND https://vimeo.com/989135392 Now it's time to go from feeding to cooperative rallies. This is when a 'READY POSITION' is essential, so the racquet does not fall down by the...

Squash originated from the ancient game of racquets, which was played in London prisons in the nineteenth century. Later, in 1830, lads at Harrow School discovered that a perforated ball that "squashed" on collision with the wall added diversity to the game. Squash emerged,...

PLAY THIS VIDEO TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE FUN OFFENSE/DEFENSE TEAM GAME https://vimeo.com/1012015641 Offense/defense is a team game played on two courts, nets or walls. There is one team on each court. Make the team order from #1 down. EQUIPMENT: Each team member will receive a...

PLAY THIS VIDEO TO LEARN HOW TO DO THE FOREHAND AND BACKHAND CROSS COURT DRILL https://vimeo.com/1007663104 The students have learned both the forehand and backhand straight drives. Now it's time to learn about the cross court. Divide the net in half with the red cord (included...

‘The Self-Aware Coach’ Part 1 hosted by People Academy, Phil Ferrar and David Faulkner. The webinar is 90 minutes long, but it is well worth the time. The webinar delves into the DISC system (see below) and behavioral assessments which can hugely benefit coaches...

PLAY THIS VIDEO TO LEARN HOW TO DO THE ONE STRAIGHT, ONE CROSS COURT DRILL https://vimeo.com/1007663476 Students have now learnt both the forehand and backhand straight and cross courts, therefore they will combine the two shots in this drill. PROGRESSION #1:Get two students to demonstrate the one...